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May 10, 2017 8:10 AM

China South Korea: Tunnel coach crash kills 11 children

In China, at least eleven young children, mostly South Korean,were killed when a coach crashed in a tunnel in eastern Shandong province yesterday. The driver of the coach was also killed and a teacher was seriously injured. <br/><br/>The children, aged between three and seven, were being...

May 10, 2017 8:07 AM

US President Donald Trump fires FBI director James Comey

US President Donald Trump has fired the FBI Director James Comey who was leading the investigation into whether his election campaign had ties to Russia's and its interference in last year's election. <br/><br/>In a letter, Trump communicated Comey that his services are termina...

May 10, 2017 8:05 AM

Moon begins term as S Korea president: Election Commission

Left-leaning former human rights lawyer Moon Jae-In began his five-year term as president of South Korea this morning after winning a landslide victory in polls a day before. <br/><br/>The National Election Commission said Moon, of the Democratic Party, took 41.1 per cent of the votes, f...

May 10, 2017 7:53 AM

US to arm Syrian Kurds fighting Islamic State, despite Turkey's ire

US President Donald Trump has approved supplying weapons to Kurdish forces fighting so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria. The Pentagon said Kurdish elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) would be equipped to help drive IS from its stronghold, Raqqa. The US was keenly aware of Turkey's ...

May 10, 2017 7:53 AM

US warns against North Korea travel after new arrest

The US has strongly warned its citizens against travelling to North Korea following the arrest of a fourth US citizen there. The State Department said Americans in North Korea are at serious risk of arrest and long-term detention under its system of law enforcement. <br/><br/>US citizen,...

May 10, 2017 7:15 AM

Trump delays decision on Paris climate deal

US President Donald Trump has delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from Europe late this month. <br/><br/>The White House postponed a key meeting that could have determined the fate of the 196-nation accord, and later said there would be...

May 10, 2017 7:14 AM

UN chief tells Macron he looks forward to France's engagement

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has telephoned French President-elect Emmanuel Macron to say that he looks forward to France's strong engagement in global affairs. <br/><br/>His spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the election of Macron is welcome news at the United Nations as it...

May 9, 2017 6:27 PM

South Korea exit poll forecasts win for Moon Jae-in

Exit polls in South Korea forecast that Liberal candidate Moon Jae-in will win an election today to succeed ousted President Park Geun-hye. <br/><br/>It put Mr Moon on 41.4 per cent, with his nearest challenger, Conservative Hong Joon-Pyo, on 23.3 per cent. Mr Moon favours greater dialog...

May 9, 2017 5:22 PM

South Korea's ousted leader alone, kept in dark on election

South Korea's ousted leader is expected to spend election day alone in a solitary cell without any visitors. Park Geun-hye has been jailed at a detention centre since March in a small cell. <br/><br/>She will be kept in the dark about the voting for most of the day. Park's firs...

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