Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held talks onWednesday at a regional summit in Indonesia, in what was only the second time the two leaders have met since taking power. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asian-African Summit in
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A Greek minister has said the “great powers” of Europe need to take more responsibility for the unfolding crisis in the Mediterranean Sea. Deputy Defence Minister Kostas Isichos told the BBC that northern Europe must do more to rescue and shelter migrants. He said that Greece, Italy and Spain were working on a common position […]
So she’s pushed her whole campaign into the slow lane. …JACK SHAFER Thousands have run for president, but only one candidate has ever unrun for the office: Hillary Clinton. Ever since she finally announced her entry into the contest a couple of weeks ago, she has been unrunning with ferocity. First she road-tripped a minivan […]
Afghan officials say an explosion near a southern police station has killed three people and wounded 17. Samim Khpalwak, spokesperson for the provincial governor, said the explosion on Tuesday morning struck the city of Kandahar, the capital of Kandahar province. Authorities initially believed a car bomb caused the explosion, but later said they were unsure […]
Governor Cuomo took a closer look at some vintage US cars during his visit to Havana Andrew Cuomo has become the first US state governor to visit Cuba since a thaw in relations began last year. Mr Cuomo led a delegation of business executives from New York state to the island where he held talks […]
Seven coal miners have died and 17 are trapped after a shaft flooded at a mine in northern China. State radio said on its website that more than 600 rescue workers were pumping water on Tuesday and drilling holes from the surface in hopes of reaching those still inside the Jiangjiawan mine near the city […]
Iran is calling for an immediate cease-fire in Yemen, where Houthi rebels have seized territory and drawn in a Saudi-led campaign of airstrikes backing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday the proposal for a halt in fighting, talks among the Yemeni parties and the formation of an inclusive government is the […]
South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo offered to resign Tuesday after becoming caught up in a bribery scandal. Prime Minister Lee has faced allegations he accepted illegal funds from a businessman who committed suicide earlier this month. Just before his death, the businessman, Sung Wan-jong, told local media he had bribed several top government officials, […]
Pakistan sought to alleviate China’s concerns on terrorism as President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day trip to the South Asian country. While the two countries focused on China’s projected $46 billion of investment and loans to develop an economic corridor through Pakistan, terrorism and militancy also featured heavily in their discussions. Addressing the
The Tunisian captain of a boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, killing hundreds of migrants, has been charged with reckless multiple homicide, Italian officials say. He has also been charged along with a member of the crew with favouring illegal immigration, BBC reports. The two were among 27 survivors who arrived in Sicily late […]
The members of the Security Council are outraged by Tuesday’s attack against a United Nations vehicle in Garowe, Somalia, for which Al Shabaab has claimed responsibility and which has caused numerous deaths and injuries. The members of the Security Council condemned this appalling act in the strongest terms. The members of the Security Council offered […]
Cash-strapped Venezuela has received $5bn in financing from China, President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday as his country struggles with an economic crisis. “We just received $5bn more in financing for development,” Maduro said in a radio and television address. He did not provide further details on the loan from China, a major […]
More than 180 people were rescued early on Monday from a ferry which ran aground off a Turkish island in a storm, after an overnight ordeal lasting 14 hours, state media and officials said. The passenger ferry was travelling to the island of Gokceada near the mouth of the Dardanelles Strait in the Aegean […]
The White House has condemned “in the strongest terms” the mass murder of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya claimed by Islamic State. A spokeswoman said Sunday, “That these terrorists killed these men solely because of their faith lays bare the terrorists’ vicious senseless brutality.” She said the killings show the urgent need
Islamic State fighters captured more territory outside the capital of Iraq’s Anbar province Wednesday, residents and local officials said. In an offensive that began at dawn, the militants seized control of several villages – Albu-Ghanim, Sjariyah and Soufiya – near Ramadi, The Associated Press reported. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said last week that Iraqi forces
Cuba is praising President Barack Obama’s decision to remove the Caribbean island nation from Washington’s list of state sponsors of terrorism. Josefina Vidal, Havana’s chief diplomat for U.S. affairs, issued a statement Tuesday welcoming Obama’s “fair decision to take Cuba off a list that it never should have been included on.” Obama
Five children drowned in a river in the northern Philippines during a family outing, police said on Wednesday. The victims, aged 11 to 14, were on a picnic near the river in Bugallon town in Pangasinan province, 169km north of Manila, when the accident happened. The parents did not know how to swim so when […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is in talks to reach a final nuclear agreement with six world powers, not with U.S. lawmakers. Rouhani’s remarks on Wednesday were an apparent reaction to developments Tuesday in Washington, where President Barack Obama pledged to sign a bill that would subject the agreement to U.S. congressional review. In […]
North Korea celebrated its biggest holiday of the year Wednesday, commemorating the birth of its late founder Kim Il Sung. The Day of the Sun celebrations make efforts to bolster Kim Jong Un’s leadership by recalling the rule of his grandfather. A military parade and rally on Sunday kicked off a week of festivities marking […]
Hungary will send up to 150 troops to help guard a military training centre in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil as part of international efforts against ISIS extremists. The proposal approved on Tuesday 137-57 by lawmakers authorises the contingent’s mission until December 2017. Defense Minister CsabaHende said Hungary had been asked by the United […]
