World
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
December 26, 2017
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of…
US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget
December 26, 2017
US says it negotiated $285M cut in United Nations budget
The US government says it has negotiated a significant cut in the United Nations budget. The US Mission to the…
Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines
December 26, 2017
Vietnam escapes worst of typhoon that battered Philippines
A powerful storm that left a trail of death and destruction in the Philippines was downgraded to a tropical depression…
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens
December 26, 2017
Venezuela’s opposition reinvents itself with soup kitchens
Miguel Castillo hurried up a narrow, dusty street in a poor neighborhood in Venezuela’s capital city carrying a boy who…
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
December 26, 2017
China hands down harshest sentence in multi-year rights crackdown
China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest…
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast
December 26, 2017
North Korea likely to pursue talks, South says in rosy New Year forecast
South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in…
Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president
December 26, 2017
Russian officials bar Navalny from running for president
Russian election officials on Monday formally barred Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running for president, prompting calls from him…
China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea
December 25, 2017
China launches world’s largest amphibious aircraft with an eye on South China Sea
China tested the world’s largest amphibious aircraft on Sunday. The 37-meter (121-feet) long AG600 aircraft plane, codenamed “Kunlong,” took off…
Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead
December 25, 2017
Vietnam braces for typhoon as Philippine toll rises to 230 dead
Authorities in Vietnam prepared to move a million people from low-lying areas along the south coast on Monday as a…
Donald Trump signs US tax overhaul into law
December 25, 2017
Donald Trump signs US tax overhaul into law
US President Donald Trump signed into law on Friday the most extensive overhaul of the US tax code in nearly…