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House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
World

House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat

The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to…
Netanyahu wants US release of Israeli spy Pollard kept low-key
Middle East

Netanyahu wants US release of Israeli spy Pollard kept low-key

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli officials to keep low-key about Friday's scheduled release by the United States of…
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
World

Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security

US President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Friday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at…
Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America
World

Syrians flee war to brave smugglers’ gauntlet in volatile Latin America

A group of five Syrians paid smugglers US$10,000 each to travel through multiple countries before being detained for carrying false…
Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials
World

Several Paris attackers were on US watchlists: officials

At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the US intelligence community,…
Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West
Middle East

Drop Assad demands if you want to unite against Islamic State: Russia to West

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday the West had to drop its demands about the political exit of…
Obama puts South China Sea dispute on agenda as summitry begins
World

Obama puts South China Sea dispute on agenda as summitry begins

US President Barack Obama put tensions over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea squarely on the agenda ahead of…
US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa
World

US says Russia gave advance notice of strikes on Syria’s Raqqa

Russia gave the United States advanced notice before launching a "significant number" of strikes in Syria on Tuesday targeting the…
G20 vows more intelligence sharing, but little shift on Syria
World

G20 vows more intelligence sharing, but little shift on Syria

World leaders promised to tighten border controls, step up intelligence sharing and crack down on terrorist financing at a summit…
Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe
Science

Mobile information superhighway super expensive in US compared to Europe

Perhaps everything's bigger in America, as the old saw goes, but when it comes to mobile phone calls and data…
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