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mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 24, 2016 02:25 AM EST
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has reacted angrily at the United Nation's human rights chief, Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, by calling him an "idiot" after the UN official urged the country's authorities to investigate the leader for murder. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 23, 2016 01:07 PM EST
An Egyptian author who had been imprisoned after a magazine published a sexually explicit excerpt of his novel, "The Use of Life," has been released. read more
Girish Shetti | Dec 23, 2016 10:49 AM EST
China's state owned nationalistic tabloid, The Global Times, has warned India over its recent interference in China-Mongolian standoff. It advised New Delhi that it should not take advantage of the Dalai Lama issue to harm China's core interest in the region. read more
Girish Shetti | Dec 23, 2016 12:54 PM EST
China's nationalistic tabloid has slammed Donald Trump's latest decision to appoint a hawkish Chinese author as head of the newly formed trade council. The hard-line stance taken by state owned tabloid stands completely in contrast to muted response of Chinese leadership. read more
Girish Shetti | Dec 23, 2016 06:32 AM EST
China on Thursday refuted the Taiwanese government's allegation that it used its financial clout to force Sao Tome to break diplomatic ties with self-ruled island nation. The Chinese government claimed that Sao Tome government was correcting its "past mistake" by recognizing the "One China" policy. read more
S. Rina | Dec 23, 2016 12:48 PM EST
Carl Icahn has been nominated as special adviser to the president-elect on regulatory reforms. In an interview with CNBC, Icahn discussed various issues including the possibility of hostile trade relationship with China. The activist investor claimed that he does not have any opinion regarding the effects of trade war on the US interests. read more
Steve M.C. | Dec 22, 2016 07:29 PM EST
The Mongolian government on Wednesday said that the Dalai Lama would not be allowed to enter the country again as long as the current government is still in power. read more
Girish Shetti | Dec 22, 2016 05:37 AM EST
In another apparent blow to Sino-China relationship, Donald Trump has now appointed a well known anti-Chinese critic as the head of a new national trade body. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 22, 2016 09:06 AM EST
A provincial newspaper publisher in the Philippines was shot dead after writing an article that alleged that there was official negligence over the recent discovery of a methamphetamine laboratory. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 21, 2016 07:34 PM EST
Russia has warned on Wednesday that it will take adequate measures after the US increased sanctions on Russian citizens and organizations in response to the 2014 annexation of the Crimea. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 21, 2016 06:32 PM EST
Russian media is reporting that nearly all communication channels between Kremlin and the United States are frozen. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 21, 2016 11:52 AM EST
The United Nations said that an estimated 15,000 people have crossed the border from Myanmar to China in the past month after fighting between government troops and armed ethnic groups intensified. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Dec 21, 2016 11:05 AM EST
As a sign of thawing relations between the two previous rivals, the Philippines is set to accept $14 million worth of firearms from China. This is in addition to the $500 million long-term soft loan for other equipment that the mainland offered. 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
