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Paris attacks suspect planning 'something in Brussels'
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» BRUSSELS - Detained Paris terror attack suspect Salah Abdeslam has told investigators he had been planning to target Brussels, Belgium's foreign minister Didier Reynders said on Sunday.
Indonesia to summon Chinese envoy after boat confrontation
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» JAKARTA - Indonesia will summon the Chinese envoy in Jakarta after a confrontation between vessels from the two countries in the South China Sea, a minister said Sunday.
Hong Kong student leader Wong to set up political party
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» HONG KONG - The teenage face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement announced on Sunday he will head a new political party to be set up to contest legislative elections in September.
Indonesian military chopper crashes,13 aboard
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» JAKARTA - A military helicopter carrying 13 people crashed in central Indonesia on Sunday, with preliminary reports saying all people on board were killed, a spokesman said.
Top Philippine presidential candidates oppose legalising divorce
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» MANILA - The Philippines looks likely to remain one of the few countries where divorce is illegal, based on a survey of the four leading presidential candidates on Sunday.
Obama seeks to cement Cuba thaw
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/03/2016
» Washington -- US President Barack Obama arrives Sunday in Havana seeking to end what he sees as a futile US policy toward the island nation and to lift one of the biggest impediments to closer US alliances across Latin America.
Turkey blames IS recruit for Istanbul suicide blast
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» ANKARA - A Turkish Islamic State recruit, Mehmet Ozturk, carried out the suicide bombing that killed four foreigners on a major shopping artery in Istanbul, Interior Minister Efken Ala said Sunday.
Philippines says defence strengthened under US 'rotational' deal
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday hailed a new accord giving the US military access to five of its bases, saying this would strengthen its defensive capabilities and maritime security.
Unesco adds 20 new sites to list of biosphere reserves
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» LIMA - The United Nation's cultural body UNESCO has added 20 new sites to its network of protected biosphere nature reserves, including two in Canada and two in Portugal.
Coral bleaching at Barrier Reef 'severe': Australia
AFP, Published on 20/03/2016
» SYDNEY - Australian authorities said Sunday coral bleaching occurring in the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef had become "severe", the highest alert level, as sea temperatures warm.