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April 26, 2017 7:40 PM

Japan seeks China to put more pressure on North Korea

Japan has sought China's cooperation in putting more pressure on North Korea to refrain from further provocation. The head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Kenji Kanasugi, made the request during talks with China's special envoy on North Korea, Wu ...

April 26, 2017 7:35 PM

Turkey detains more than 1,000 for links to Gulen

Turkish authorities have detained more than a thousand people suspected of having links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The overnight crackdown was one of the largest operations in months against the network, which Turkey blames for orchestrating a failed coup in July. <br/><br/>Inte...

April 26, 2017 7:32 PM

British PM May's conservatives up 6 % points on 49 %

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party has increased its lead over the opposition Labour Party and now has 49 percent support ahead of a June 8 election, a lead equivalent to that held by Margaret Thatcher in 1983. <br/><br/>The telephone poll of 1,004 adults conduc...

April 26, 2017 2:30 PM

Thailand cabinet approves new version of Criminal Procedure Code

In Thailand, a new version of the Criminal Procedure Code that allows police to intercept communication under certain conditions was approved by the Cabinet today.<br/><br/>The move aims to give police the authority to wiretap communication by amending a 1934 Criminal Procedure Code and ...

April 26, 2017 2:28 PM

US President will meet Australian PM on 4th May in New York

US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the 4th of next month in New York City as the two nations seek to repair a relationship strained by a row over an asylum seeker resettlement deal. <br/><br/>The meeting will be the first between the two lea...

April 26, 2017 2:26 PM

US military starts deploying THAAD missile defence system in South Korea

US military has started deploying the THAAD missile defence system in South Korea, amid high tensions over neighbouring North Korea's nuclear and missile ambitions. China has expressed its serious concern about the move.<br/><br/>The Thaad system is designed to protect against threa...

April 26, 2017 2:25 PM

NASA launches stadium-sized balloon begins collecting data in near space

A stadium-sized pressure balloon launched by NASA in New Zealand began collecting data in near space today, beginning a 100-day planned journey after several launch attempts were thwarted by storms and cyclones. <br/><br/>The balloon to detect ultra-high energy cosmic particles from beyo...

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