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China trains ‘fishing militia’ to sail into disputed waters
May 1, 2016
China trains ‘fishing militia’ to sail into disputed waters
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan island is getting everything from military training and subsidies…
Apple’s stock suffers worst week since 2013
April 30, 2016
Apple’s stock suffers worst week since 2013
Apple Inc on Friday ended its worst week on the stock market since 2013 as worries festered about a slowdown…
Rescuers search rubble of Nairobi building, at least 12 dead
April 30, 2016
Rescuers search rubble of Nairobi building, at least 12 dead
Rescue workers raced on Saturday to save more residents from the rubble of a six-storey building in Nairobi after it…
Anti-Trump protests staged for second day in California
April 30, 2016
Anti-Trump protests staged for second day in California
Protests were staged in California for the second day in a row on Friday against U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump,…
US military punishes 16 over 2015 Afghan hospital bombing
April 29, 2016
US military punishes 16 over 2015 Afghan hospital bombing
The U.S. military will announce on Friday that has it taken disciplinary action against 16 service members over a deadly…
South Sudan names unity cabinet in step towards peace
April 29, 2016
South Sudan names unity cabinet in step towards peace
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir named a new cabinet including former rebels and members of the opposition on Thursday, a…
North Korea sentences Korean-American ‘spy’ to 10 years hard labor
April 29, 2016
North Korea sentences Korean-American ‘spy’ to 10 years hard labor
North Korea's Supreme Court on Friday sentenced a Korean American man to 10 years of hard labor for subversion, North…
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
April 28, 2016
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew up exactly 30 years ago. Since April 26, 1986, European peers have poured millions…
Don’t pressure Britain before EU vote, German foreign minister warns
April 28, 2016
Don’t pressure Britain before EU vote, German foreign minister warns
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier cautioned on Thursday against piling pressure on Britain in the run-up to the country's referendum…
China passes law tightening controls on foreign nonprofits
April 28, 2016
China passes law tightening controls on foreign nonprofits
China passed a law Thursday tightening controls over foreign non-governmental organizations by subjecting them to close police supervision, a move…