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Hezbollah’s harsh words aim to draw ‘red lines’ for Trump: source
February 19, 2017
Hezbollah’s harsh words aim to draw ‘red lines’ for Trump: source
The Hezbollah leader's harsh words for Israel and US President Donald Trump this week were aimed at drawing "red lines"…
Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent
February 18, 2017
Scientists claim existence of drowned Pacific Ocean continent
A continent two-thirds the size of Australia has been found beneath the south-west Pacific Ocean, scientists reported in the journal…
Wilders launches campaign bid to ‘de-Islamize’ the Netherlands
February 18, 2017
Wilders launches campaign bid to ‘de-Islamize’ the Netherlands
Geert Wilders kicks off his election campaign on Saturday, promising to ban Muslim immigration and close all the mosques in…
Malaysia arrests North Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam’s death escalates
February 18, 2017
Malaysia arrests North Korean man as row over Kim Jong Nam’s death escalates
Malaysian police said on Saturday they had arrested a North Korean man in connection with the murder of the estranged…
German Social Democrats’ candidate Shulz ahead of Merkel for chancellor vote: poll
February 17, 2017
German Social Democrats’ candidate Shulz ahead of Merkel for chancellor vote: poll
Martin Schulz, the German Social Democrats' candidate for federal elections in September, would beat Chancellor Angela Merkel if balloting was…
Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens
February 17, 2017
Supreme Court to set guidelines for Trump treatment of non-citizens
The US Supreme Court will decide three cases in coming months that could help or hinder President Donald Trump's efforts…
Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
February 17, 2017
Mattress on cell floor, toilet in the corner for Samsung scion
For Jay Y. Lee, the third-generation leader of South Korea's massive Samsung Group and scion of the country's wealthiest family,…
YouTube, Disney ditch PewDiePie over anti-Semitic content
February 16, 2017
YouTube, Disney ditch PewDiePie over anti-Semitic content
YouTube and Walt Disney Co have cut their ties with influential Swedish social media star PewDiePie after he posted a series of…
US lawmakers push for answers on Trump team’s Russia ties
February 16, 2017
US lawmakers push for answers on Trump team’s Russia ties
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump's aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing number of Trump's fellow…
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in US: watchdog
February 16, 2017
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in US: watchdog
The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in part to radical…