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mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 09, 2017 08:33 PM EST
Japan on Monday recalled its ambassador to South Korea in protest of a statue in Busan dedicated to the women and girls forced to work in Japan's wartime brothels. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 09, 2017 07:47 PM EST
On Sunday, the North Korean government declared that it has the capabilities to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time and from any location decided by its leader Kim Jong Un. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 09, 2017 10:32 AM EST
A recently released public version intelligence report said that British intelligence provided a vital tip off to the United States government about the extent of Russian hacking on the Presidential election. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 09, 2017 09:50 AM EST
With China continuing to flex its muscles in South China Sea, India and Vietnam are now going all out to shore up their defence cooperation. Several reports suggest that New Delhi has started discussion with Vietnam on sale of Akash surface-to-air missile. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 09, 2017 07:37 AM EST
China's popular nationalistic tabloid on Sunday warned U.S President Elect Donald Trump that Beijing would set on a 'revenge 'mode if he renounces the "One China" policy. The warning comes barely hours after Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen made a controversial stopover at America's Houston city. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 09, 2017 08:35 AM EST
India's prominent political leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a weeklong tour to China from next week, sources said. Gandhi has been officially invited Communist Party of China (CPC) for a weeklong tour that commences on January 15. read more
Desiree Sison | Jan 09, 2017 03:55 AM EST
China on Friday vehemently denied the US' accusation that the Chinese military has been launching cyber attacks against Washington using two hotels in Beijing as their headquarters. read more
Frances Diana Roullo | Jan 09, 2017 03:13 AM EST
A Palestinian man plowed a truck into a group of soldiers in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four people and injuring over a dozen. read more
Charissa Echavez | Jan 09, 2017 02:44 AM EST
The United States dropped an estimated 26,171 bombs in seven countries last year, which were 3,027 more than that of in 2015, according to the data released by the Council on Foreign Relations. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 09, 2017 01:43 AM EST
US Texas senator Ted Cruz along with Governor Greg Abbott met with Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday during her transit stopover in Houston. However, there was no meeting between Trump and Tsai during the transit stopover. read more
Frances Diana Roullo | Jan 08, 2017 08:28 PM EST
Mexican authorities are seeking for a gunman disguised as a female nurse who shot a US consular official on Friday night in the western city of Guadalajara, prompting the FBI to offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to the suspect. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 09, 2017 08:52 AM EST
US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that only "stupid" people or "fools" would be against creating closer ties with Russia. read more
Steve M.C. | Jan 07, 2017 09:03 PM EST
Protest erupted in Sri Lanka on Saturday after a group of Buddhist monks and village rallyist joined hands to protest against the leasing of 15,000 acres worth of agricultural zone near the Hambantota port to a Chinese firm. read more
Frances Diana Roullo | Jan 07, 2017 11:59 AM EST
Days after Brazil has witnessed one of the goriest penitentiary mayhem, another prison killing spree in the nation's Amazon region occurred on Friday, with at least 33 inmates reported dead. read more
Steve M.C. | Jan 08, 2017 05:29 AM EST
The law banning the trade and processing of ivory products in China last December has been well-received globally. The move follows after several reports revealed that elephants in Africa were nearing the brink of extinction had the poaching continued. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
