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Saudis back Opec extension of oil production cuts
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BAGHDAD - Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Monday that he doesn't expect any objections to a nine-month extension to the existing production cut deal between Opec and non-Opec members - an agreement that would extend the deal through March 2018.
North Korea 'ready to mass-produce' war missiles
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» TOKYO - North Korea said Monday it is ready to start mass-producing a new medium-range missile after a weekend test-launch confirmed its combat readiness.
US delivers 6 patrol boats to Vietnam coast guard
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» HANOI -- The United States has delivered six coastal patrol boats to Vietnam's coast guard in a move that expands their security cooperation amid tension in the disputed South China Sea.
Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BEIJING -- A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours.
2 men in Indonesia caned for gay sex
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia -- Two men in Indonesia's Aceh province were publicly caned dozens of times Tuesday for consensual gay sex, a punishment that intensifies an anti-gay backlash in the world's most populous Muslim country and which rights advocates denounced as “mediaeval torture."
IS claims concert bombing
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» MANCHESTER - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for the suicide bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester that left 22 people dead and sparked a stampede of young concertgoers, some still wearing the American pop star's trademark kitten ears and holding pink balloons.
Philippine troops battle IS-linked gunmen
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops battled heavily armed militants allied with the Islamic State group on Tuesday in an effort to capture a top extremist suspect in a southern city where the gunmen burned houses to sow confusion during the fighting.