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House passes bill to slow Syrian refugees despite Obama veto threat
World
November 20, 2015
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
November 20, 2015
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
November 20, 2015
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
November 20, 2015
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
November 20, 2015
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
November 18, 2015
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
November 17, 2015
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
November 17, 2015
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
November 16, 2015
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
November 15, 2015
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…