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US global-warming decision 'after G7 summit'
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump will not make a decision on whether the United States should remain in the Paris climate agreement until after he returns from the May 26-27 G7 summit, the White House said Tuesday.
Over Turkey objections, Trump grants arms to Syrian Kurds
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Trump administration announced Tuesday it will arm Syria's Kurdish fighters "as necessary" to recapture the key Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, despite intense opposition from NATO ally Turkey, which sees the Kurds as terrorists.
Trump abruptly fires FBI chief
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump abruptly fired FBI Director James Comey Tuesday, dramatically ousting the nation's top law enforcement official in the midst of an FBI investigation into whether Trump's campaign had ties to Russia's meddling in the election that sent him to the White House.
Vietnam puts pork on menus as farmers face glut, low prices
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» XUAN SON, Vietnam - Pork may be hogging menus in Vietnam's factories and army canteens for some time to come, as the country tries to keep pig farmers stricken by a glut in supply from going under.
Myanmar police fire warning shots after religious tension
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» YANGON -- Police in Myanmar's main city fired warning shots overnight to break up a confrontation between dozens of Buddhists and Muslims that left at least one person injured.
Protests in Jakarta after blasphemy verdict
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» JAKARTA - Hundreds of supporters of Jakarta's Christian governor sang patriotic songs outside the Indonesian capital's City Hall on Wednesday to protest his imprisonment for blasphemy after a trial that drew concerns over rising religious intolerance.
US reps, Dalai Lama pinpoint China sore spot Tibet
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2017
» DHARMSALA -- As President Donald Trump appears to be warming to China, a bipartisan group from the US House of Representatives took aim Wednesday at one of Beijing's sore spots: Tibet.
Turkey to US: don't arm Kurds in Syria
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2017
» Turkey objected strongly to US President Donald Trump’s decision to arm Kurdish forces in Syria, calling the plan unacceptable and amounting to support for terrorists.