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Widespread protests sign of Iran regime's failure: US, France

January 8, 2018 5:54 AM

Widespread protests sign of Iran regime's failure: US, France

US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have agreed that the widespread protests in Iran were a sign of the Iranian regime's failure to serve its people's needs instead diverting the nation's wealth to fund terrorism and militancy abroad. The White House s...

Explosion at Syria jihadist base kills 23

January 8, 2018 5:27 AM

Explosion at Syria jihadist base kills 23

In Syria, an explosion at a base for Asian terrorists in northwestern Idlib city has killed 23 persons including seven civilians. Extremist groups fighting in Syria count thousands of Asians among their ranks, including many from central Asian states and members of the Muslim Uighur ethnic minority ...

Pyongyang needs to take series of steps to mend ties with US: Nikki Haley

January 8, 2018 2:59 AM

Pyongyang needs to take series of steps to mend ties with US: Nikki Haley

A day after US President Donald Trump said he is open to talks with the North Korean leader, his top Indian-American diplomat to the US said that Pyongyang needs to take a series of steps to make that happen. <br/><br/><br/>Prominent among them being stop testing missiles and nucle...

Russia and others are trying to undermine elections in US: CIA

January 8, 2018 2:59 AM

Russia and others are trying to undermine elections in US: CIA

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency today said that Russia and others are trying to undermine elections in the United States. CIA Director Mike Pompeo told CBS that the Russian interference is longstanding, and continues. <br/><br/><br/>US intelligence agencies have conclud...

Sudan bread protests break out across country, opposition leader detained

January 8, 2018 2:58 AM

Sudan bread protests break out across country, opposition leader detained

In Sudan, protests over rising bread prices broke out across the country including capital Khartoum on Sunday, leading to death of a student and the arrest of a prominent opposition leader. <br/><br/><br/>Authorities also confiscated newspapers and looked to clamp down on growing u...

Former WTO DG Sutherland dies at 71

January 8, 2018 2:58 AM

Former WTO DG Sutherland dies at 71

Former World Trade Organization Director General Peter Sutherland died in Dublin, Ireland today. He was 71. Sutherland became the WTO's first chief in 1995, having previously been head of its precursor, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. <br/><br/><br/>Born in Dublin ...

Jordan agrees to UN request to send aid to stranded Syrians

January 8, 2018 2:55 AM

Jordan agrees to UN request to send aid to stranded Syrians

Jordan today said it had agreed to a UN request to deliver humanitarian aid to tens of thousands of Syrians stranded near a border crossing between the two countries. Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammed al-Kayed said it will be a "one-off" operation to send humanitarian aid across the Rukb...

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