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China punishes 970 people for misuse of poverty relief funds - Xinhua 23 Dec 2017 - 09:01 am

SHANGHAI, China has punished 970 people for misusing funds earmarked for a poverty relief campaign intended to lift everyone in rural areas out...

Miss America suspends CEO over misogynistic emails 23 Dec 2017 - 08:41 am

New York, The Miss America pageant suspended its CEO on Friday after dozens of former beauty queens demanded he step down over leaked...

Record crowds celebrate Japan emperor's 84th birthday 23 Dec 2017 - 08:23 am

Tokyo, Record crowds flocked to Japan's Imperial Palace on Saturday to celebrate the 84th birthday of Emperor Akihito as he prepares to abdicate...

Nearly 90 dead in Philippine mudslides, flooding as storm hits: Officials 23 Dec 2017 - 08:14 am

MANILA, A tropical storm in the Philippines triggered mudslides and flooding that killed nearly 90 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster...

Macron in Niger says Sahel jihadist fight to continue in 2018 23 Dec 2017 - 08:03 am

Niamey, President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Niger late Friday for a morale-boosting visit to France's Barkhane anti-jihadist force and told troops the fight...

Trump signs tax, government spending bills into law 22 Dec 2017 - 07:13 pm

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump signed Republicans’ massive $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law on Friday, cementing the biggest legislative victory of his...

UK passports changing back to blue after Brexit 22 Dec 2017 - 06:57 pm

London: Britain will return to blue passports after leaving the European Union in 2019, "to restore our national identity", the government announced Friday....

Britain's Johnson, Lavrov exchange smiles and barbs on Moscow visit 22 Dec 2017 - 06:35 pm

Moscow: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson clashed Friday over Russia's alleged interference in the Brexit vote even...

Putin slams 'aggressive' new US defence strategy 22 Dec 2017 - 05:57 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday described the new defence strategy unveiled by US counterpart Donald Trump as "aggressive," saying Moscow would...

Paris truffle find hailed as boon for urban gardeners 22 Dec 2017 - 05:51 pm

Paris: French gourmets were celebrating Friday after a wild truffle was discovered for what experts said was the first time ever in Paris....

Three dead, six missing as storm hits southern Philippines 22 Dec 2017 - 11:54 am

Manila: At least three people were killed and six others were missing after a tropical storm struck the southern Philippines Friday, unleashing floods...

UN General Assembly rejects Trump's Jerusalem move 22 Dec 2017 - 10:27 am

A resounding majority of United Nations member states has defied unprecedented threats by the US to declare President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem...

Man had 166 live cats and 55 dead ones in his home 21 Dec 2017 - 07:52 pm

GAHANNA, Ohio: An Ohio man who had 166 cats and 55 dead ones at his home has been charged with animal cruelty. The...

Raul Castro to step down as Cuba's president in April 2018 21 Dec 2017 - 07:33 pm

Havana: Cuban President Raul Castro will step down in April 2018 straight after elections that same month to choose his successor, according to...

Turkey summons UAE diplomat over tweet on Erdogan 21 Dec 2017 - 07:21 pm

Istanbul: Turkey summoned a senior United Arab Emirates diplomat on Thursday to complain about a tweet by an Emirati minister that offended Turkish...

U.N. war crimes court that prosecuted Milosevic closes doors 21 Dec 2017 - 07:06 pm

THE HAGUE: The U.N. war crimes court that prosecuted atrocities committed during the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s, and put former Serbian...

Lebanon conducts first-ever census of Palestinian refugees 21 Dec 2017 - 06:15 pm

Beirut: More than 174,000 Palestinian refugees live in Lebanon, authorities announced Thursday, in the first-ever census of its kind for a country where...