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Chinese angry at US probe in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: A US Navy destroyer this week sailed near the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed lagoon claimed by China in the South China Sea, US officials said on Saturday, and Beijing vowed to take "necessary measures" to protect what it said was its sovereignty.
Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed again
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday for what a judge described as his "leading" role during some of the 2014 pro-democracy "Umbrella Movement" street demonstrations.
Bus catches fire in Kazakhstan, killing 52
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» ALMATY: A bus fire in northwestern Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia, the Kazakh Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Snowstorm, deep freeze leaves 4 dead in US South
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» ATLANTA: A winter storm that caused at least four deaths in the US South brought record low temperatures on Wednesday to parts of the region, where it coated roads with ice, snapped power lines and prompted public school closures.
20 countries consider more North Korea sanctions
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» VANCOUVER: Twenty nations including Thailand agreed on Tuesday to consider tougher sanctions to press North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Pyongyang it could trigger a military response if it did not choose negotiations.
Social media firms 'accelerate' hate-speech removals
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2018
» BRUSSELS: Social media companies Facebook, Twitter and Google's YouTube have greatly accelerated their removals of online hate speech, reviewing over two-thirds of complaints within 24 hours, new EU figures show.
India test-fires missile 'to deter' China, Pakistan
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» NEW DELHI: India tested its longest-range intercontinental missile on Thursday, the defence ministry said, part of efforts to build a nuclear deterrent against neighbouring Pakistan and China.
Singapore seeks to extradite Canadian 'bank robber' released from Thailand
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» SINGAPORE: Singapore said on Monday it was seeking to extradite a Canadian man suspected of a rare bank robbery in the city-state, after he was detained by authorities in Britain last week.
Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2018
» BAGHDAD: Two suicide bombers blew themselves up at a busy street market in central Baghdad on Monday, in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi health and police officials said.
Plan to sell Huawei smartphones in US halted
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» NEW YORK: US telecoms carrier AT&T has dropped plans to sell Chinese brand Huawei's smartphones in the United States, dealing a setback to the No.3 global phone maker's expansion plans, according to news reports.