North Korea on Thursday said South Korea’s planned deployment of new US stealth fighter jets was an “extremely dangerous action” that would compel it to use “special armaments” to shoot them down….
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24 killed in Papua New Guinea tribal massacres
Twenty-four people have died — including two pregnant women with their unborn children — in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea’s lawless highlands, prompting the prime minister on Wednesday to promise swift…
US, China negotiators resume trade war talks
Top US and Chinese negotiators held phone talks on Tuesday as the world’s top two economies seek to resolve their trade war, more than a week after they declared a truce. Talks…
Pompeo taps abortion foe for fresh look on human rights
Charging that human rights advocates have deviated from core principles, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday named a staunch abortion opponent to lead a new panel to set the future direction…
Washington DC hit by torrential rain, flooding
Torrential rain lashed Washington DC and surrounding areas on Monday, flooding many neighborhoods and hobbling electricity and transportation networks. The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning as the storm hit,…
29 killed in bus crash on Indian expressway
International Desk : A bus careered off one of India’s busiest roads early Monday killing at least 29 people, police said. The driver of the bus was suspected to have fallen asleep…
Pope says migrants symbol of ‘all who are rejected’
Migrants are human beings who symbolise all those rejected by globalisation, Pope Francis told a special mass on Monday, saying “the weakest and most vulnerable must be helped”. “These least ones are…
Greece votes in election expected to oust leftist Tsipras
International Desk : Greek voters cast their ballots on Sunday in the country’s first national election of the post-bailout era, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s Syriza party expected to be ousted…
China station next target for Hong Kong protesters
International Desk : Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong plan to rally later Sunday outside a controversial station where high-speed trains depart for the Chinese mainland as they try to keep up pressure…
Netanyahu calls Iran plan to breach uranium cap ‘dangerous step’
International Desk : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called an announcement by his country’s arch-foe Iran that it would breach the uranium enrichment cap set by an endangered nuclear deal…
North Korea says released Australian student was ‘spying’
An Australian student who was released after being held in North Korea had been “spying” in the reclusive country, state media said Saturday. Alek Sigley, 29, disappeared around two weeks ago prompting…
Police identify 27th victim of Hungary boat sinking
Hungarian police said Saturday they had identified the 27th victim of the sinking of a boat carrying South Korean tourists in the capital Budapest on 29 May, leaving one person still missing…