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Trump attacks civil rights leader who questioned his election win
January 15, 2017
Trump attacks civil rights leader who questioned his election win
The pesident-elect Donald Trump began a long holiday weekend that honors slain black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
January 13, 2017
Obama administration ends special immigration policy for Cubans
The Obama administration on Thursday repealed a measure granting automatic residency to virtually every Cuban who arrived in the United…
Amazon halts sales of Indian flag doormat after visa threat
January 13, 2017
Amazon halts sales of Indian flag doormat after visa threat
Amazon.com removed doormats resembling the Indian tri-colour flag from its Canadian website on Wednesday, after an Indian government threat to…
Chinese tabloid says U.S. needs to ‘wage war’ to block off South China Sea islands
January 13, 2017
Chinese tabloid says U.S. needs to ‘wage war’ to block off South China Sea islands
Blocking Chinese access to islands in the South China Sea would require the U.S. to "wage war", an influential Chinese…
Former MI-6 spy known to US agencies is author of reports on Trump in Russia
January 12, 2017
Former MI-6 spy known to US agencies is author of reports on Trump in Russia
Christopher Steele, who wrote reports on compromising material Russian operatives allegedly had collected on US President-elect Donald Trump, is a…
Belgium charges two new suspects over 2015 Paris attacks
January 12, 2017
Belgium charges two new suspects over 2015 Paris attacks
Belgium has charged two suspects with providing false documents to a man linked to the November 2015 Paris attacks, who…
China should be barred from South China Sea islands: Trump’s secretary of state nominee
January 12, 2017
China should be barred from South China Sea islands: Trump’s secretary of state nominee
US President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state set a course for a potentially serious confrontation with Beijing on…
Afghan officials probe attacks as death toll rises to at least 50
January 11, 2017
Afghan officials probe attacks as death toll rises to at least 50
Afghan security officials began investigating Tuesday's attacks in the capital Kabul and the southern city of Kandahar as the death…
New Icelandic center-right coalition to give parliament vote on EU referendum
January 11, 2017
New Icelandic center-right coalition to give parliament vote on EU referendum
Iceland's center-right Independence, Reform and Bright Future parties agreed on Tuesday to form a coalition government after a two-month impasse…
Trump given unverified reports that Russia had damaging details about him
January 11, 2017
Trump given unverified reports that Russia had damaging details about him
Classified documents that the heads of four U.S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that…