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China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
August 16, 2016
China launches ‘hack-proof’ communications satellite
China on Tuesday launched the world's first quantum satellite, which will help it establish "hack-proof" communications between space and the…
Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates
August 16, 2016
Pentagon announces single largest transfer of Guantanamo inmates
U.S. officials said on Monday 15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, the single…
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
August 15, 2016
South Korea expresses regret as Japan leaders pay tribute to wartime shrine
South Korea expressed deep regret and China's state-run news agency called on Tokyo to repent its wartime past on Monday…
Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls
August 15, 2016
Boko Haram video claims to show missing Nigerian school girls
Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has published a video apparently showing recent footage of dozens of school girls kidnapped two…
Clashes flare southwest of South Sudan’s capital
August 14, 2016
Clashes flare southwest of South Sudan’s capital
Fighting flared in South Sudan late on Saturday southwest of the capital between forces loyal to the president and those…
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
August 14, 2016
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on Saturday by a man armed with a knife…
Muslim cleric and associate shot to death on New York street
August 14, 2016
Muslim cleric and associate shot to death on New York street
A Muslim cleric and an associate were fatally shot by a lone gunman on Saturday while walking together following afternoon…
Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday
August 13, 2016
Cubans salsa into Fidel Castro’s 90th birthday
Thousands partied along Havana's Malecon seafront into the early hours of Saturday, celebrating retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro turning 90…
New suspect in French priest killing formally charged
August 13, 2016
New suspect in French priest killing formally charged
A man under arrest since Monday as part of the investigation into the killing of a French priest last month…
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
August 13, 2016
US drone kills Islamic State leader for Afghanistan, Pakistan: officials
The leader of Islamic State's branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan was killed in a US drone strike on July 26,…