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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s US stopover set to irk China
BEIJING (AP) — An official with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team said Saturday that neither Trump nor transition officials would be meeting with Taiwanese...
China’s air pollution crisis: Coal is the major cause
For weeks northern China has been covered in a thick toxic smog. It is one of the worst episodes of air pollution the country...
Putin and the Russian Government developed a clear preference for President-elect...
WASHINGTON: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an effort to help Republican Donald Trump's electoral chances by discrediting Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential...
Fort Lauderdale airport shooting claims 8 lives, suspect in custody
Police said a lone gunman opened fire Friday at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, international airport, killing five people and injuring eight others in a...
US puts Osama’s son Hamza bin Laden on global terrorist list
Al-Qaeda leader Hamza bin Laden, the son of the terror group’s slain leader Osama bin Laden, was on Thursday designated as a “global terrorist”...
Brooklyn: Train crashes at the end of platform leaving 100 people...
NEW YORK (AP) — A packed Long Island Rail Road rush hour train crashed at the end of a platform as it pulled into...
Five Indian-Americans sworn in as members of US Congress
Creating history for a minority ethnic community that comprises just one per cent of the US population, five Indian Americans took oath as members...
Brazil: Gunman shoots 11, himself in New Year’s party rampage
A gunman stormed a house party and killed 11 people, including his former wife and 8-year-old son, before shooting himself in the head during...
Istanbul night club terror attack leaves 39 dead including 16 foreigners
At least 16 foreigners were among 39 people people killed in the gun attack on an Istanbul club during New Year festivities, Turkish Interior...
Israel: Immediate travel warning issued to citizens in India
JERUSALEM/NEW DELHI: Israel has issued a warning for its citizens travelling to India ahead of the new year celebrations citing a "concrete basic threat"...