Hong Kong Finance Minister Resigns, May Be Next City Leader
Hong Kong’s finance minister has resigned, a move that many see as his first step toward staking a bid for the city’s top job. John Tsang handed his resignation in…
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China: ‘Serious Concern’ About Trump’s Taiwan Comments
China said Monday it has “serious concern” about comments by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump questioning whether the United States should continue its “one China” policy unless the Chinese government offers…
continue readingVietnam Pivots Away from US-Led Trade Zone as Trump Preps for Office
Vietnamese officials once excited by joining the U.S.-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping Pacific Rim trade zone, are looking instead to other deals that would stimulate their export-dependent economy…
continue readingVietnam Pivots Away from US-Led Trade Zone as Trump Preps for Office
Vietnamese officials once excited by joining the U.S.-led Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), a sweeping Pacific Rim trade zone, are looking instead to other deals that would stimulate their export-dependent economy…
continue readingNigerian Governor Orders Arrest of Building Contractor of Collapsed Church
The governor of Nigeria’s southern Akwa Ibom state where the roof of a church under construction collapsed on worshippers Saturday, killing many people, has ordered the arrest of the building…
continue readingSchools Shut, Navy on Alert as Cyclone Bears Down on South India
Indian authorities closed schools and colleges on Monday and prepared to move people out of low-lying areas as a cyclone bore down on the southeast coast. Cyclone Vardah is moving…
continue readingSchools Shut, Navy on Alert as Cyclone Bears Down on South India
Indian authorities closed schools and colleges on Monday and prepared to move people out of low-lying areas as a cyclone bore down on the southeast coast. Cyclone Vardah is moving…
continue readingState Media: Turkey Detains More than 100 in Raids Against Pro-Kurdish Party
Turkish police have detained 118 people in raids across Turkey targeting officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over allegations of links to Kurdish PKK militants, state-run Anadolu agency…
continue readingState Media: Turkey Detains More than 100 in Raids Against Pro-Kurdish Party
Turkish police have detained 118 people in raids across Turkey targeting officials from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over allegations of links to Kurdish PKK militants, state-run Anadolu agency…
continue readingMacedonia’s ‘Romany Music Queen’ Dies At 73
Macedonia’s “Romany music queen” Esma Redzepova has died aged 73. …
continue readingFearing Trump Crackdown, ‘Dreamers’ Advised to End Travel
Immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, but were protected from deportation by President Barack Obama, are being warned by some advocates to make sure they are…
continue readingPakistan Names New ISI Head
Pakistan has named a new head of its military Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI). …
continue readingPakistan Names New ISI Head
Pakistan has named a new head of its military Inter-Services Intelligence agency (ISI). …
continue readingOil Prices Soar After Non-OPEC Reduction Deal
The price of oil soared on world markets after a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC members in which they agreed to reduce their production in a bid to…
continue readingOil Prices Soar After Non-OPEC Reduction Deal
The price of oil soared on world markets after a landmark deal by Russia and other non-OPEC members in which they agreed to reduce their production in a bid to…
continue readingChinese Daily Calls Trump ‘Naive’ After Taiwan Comments
A Chinese daily has said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is “naive” after his comments questioning the long-standing “one-China policy” of recognizing Beijing and not having diplomatic relations with Taiwan. …
continue readingSocial Democrats Easily Win Romania Parliamentary Elections
Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power, near-final results released Monday showed. Election authorities…
continue readingSocial Democrats Easily Win Romania Parliamentary Elections
Romania’s left-leaning Social Democrats easily won parliamentary elections a year after a major anti-corruption drive forced the last Socialist prime minister from power, near-final results released Monday showed. Election authorities…
continue readingSyrian Army Seizes Aleppo District, Loses Palmyra Again
The Syrian military has taken a major district in the besieged city of Aleppo but has also retreated from historic Palmyra as extremist Islamic State (IS) fighters have retaken the…
continue readingSyrian Army Seizes Aleppo District, Loses Palmyra Again
The Syrian military has taken a major district in the besieged city of Aleppo but has also retreated from historic Palmyra as extremist Islamic State (IS) fighters have retaken the…
continue readingBill English Sworn In as New Zealand’s Prime Minister
New Zealand Finance Minister Bill English was sworn in Monday as the country’s new prime minister after last week’s surprise announcement that John Key was stepping down after eight years…
continue readingSouth Korea PM to be Briefed on State Affairs After Park Impeachment
Having taken over the reins of state, South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn will begin receiving official briefings from aides of disgraced President Park Geun-hye on Monday, following her impeachment…
continue readingReport: Syrian Rebels Receive US-backed Proposal for Abandoning Aleppo
Three Syrian opposition officials say outmatched rebels battling Russia-backed government forces in eastern Aleppo have received a U.S.-backed proposal to join with civilians in leaving the city, under safe passage…
continue readingReport: Syrian Rebels Receive US-backed Proposal for Abandoning Aleppo
Three Syrian opposition officials say outmatched rebels battling Russia-backed government forces in eastern Aleppo have received a U.S.-backed proposal to join with civilians in leaving the city, under safe passage…
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