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North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
October 7, 2017
North Korea preparing long-range missile test: RIA cites Russian lawmaker
North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United…
Russia: Greek ruling on Russian bitcoin fraud suspect is illegal
October 6, 2017
Russia: Greek ruling on Russian bitcoin fraud suspect is illegal
Russia said on Friday a decision by a Greek court to clear the way for a suspected Russian money launderer…
How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown
October 6, 2017
How Catalonia separatists pulled off vote despite crackdown
The ballot boxes arrived from France under the cover of night, were stored in homes and improvised hiding places, and…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear campaign group
October 6, 2017
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear campaign group
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, a group of mostly young…
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
October 6, 2017
UN braces for more Rohingya to flee, seeks access to Rakhine, Myanmar
Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible “further exodus”, the UN…
Australians hand over 51,000 illegal firearms in gun amnesty
October 6, 2017
Australians hand over 51,000 illegal firearms in gun amnesty
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said about 51,000 illegal firearms, a fifth of all illegal guns in the country, were…
Factbox: Passport to Catalonia – how to achieve independence
October 5, 2017
Factbox: Passport to Catalonia – how to achieve independence
Leaders of Spain’s industrialized northeastern region of Catalonia have said the regional population voted for independence in a ballot that…
Tillerson denies wanting to resign as secretary of state
October 5, 2017
Tillerson denies wanting to resign as secretary of state
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has declared he never considered resigning as President Donald Trump’s top diplomat, disputing what he…
Nerve agent VX found on shirts of women accused of North Korean murder, expert says
October 5, 2017
Nerve agent VX found on shirts of women accused of North Korean murder, expert says
Traces of a deadly nerve agent that killed the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un were found…
Macron’s sharp tongue throws French Twitter into a frenzy
October 5, 2017
Macron’s sharp tongue throws French Twitter into a frenzy
Emmanuel Macron, who at the age of 39 has brought youth and vigor to the French presidency, is also developing…