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China decries US spending bill
World
January 19, 2014
China decries US spending bill
China's Commerce Ministry has condemned a $1.1-trillion spending bill passed by the US Congress last week over clauses that limit…
IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
World
January 19, 2014
IMF, UN officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul,…
Egypt president expected to call for elections in March: report
Egypt
January 18, 2014
Egypt president expected to call for elections in March: report
Egypt's president will announce that presidential elections will be held in March, in a statement expected to come hours after…
Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack
World
January 18, 2014
Thai protesters march on, defiant after grenade attack
Anti-government protesters marched defiantly through Thailand's capital on Saturday, with one group entering a police compound, undeterred by a grenade…
Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash
World
January 18, 2014
Turkey purges bank watchdog, telecoms body, state TV in graft probe backlash
Turkey has extended a purge of official bodies to the banking and telecoms regulators and state TV, firing dozens of…
US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority
World
January 17, 2014
US urges Myanmar to probe attacks on Muslim minority
The United States on Friday urged Maynmar to investigate reports that security forces and Buddhist mobs attacked members of the Rohingya Muslim…
Tension mounts in Thailand after blast wounds 36 protesters
World
January 17, 2014
Tension mounts in Thailand after blast wounds 36 protesters
An explosive device tossed at anti-government protesters wounded 36 in central Bangkok on Friday and tension rippled through the Thai…
Eastern Chinese province first to ease one-child policy
World
January 17, 2014
Eastern Chinese province first to ease one-child policy
China's wealthy eastern province of Zhejiang became the first to implement a new landmark relaxation of the country's strict one-child…
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
World
January 17, 2014
Hundreds flee homes as heatwave fans Australia bushfires
Extreme heat and high winds fanned dozens of bushfires across Australia on Friday, prompting hundreds to flee their homes in some…
Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions
World
January 17, 2014
Indonesia bristles over ‘deplorable’ Australian sea incursions
Indonesia will increase maritime patrols after what it called deplorable territorial violations by Australia's navy as it tried to turn…