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January 13, 2017 11:09 AM

Australian health minister resigns over expenses scandal

In Australia, Health Minister Sussan Ley has resigned over expenses scandal. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has accepted her resignation and said, Australians are entitled to expect that politicians spend taxpayers' money carefully, ensuring at all times that their work expenditure represents ...

January 13, 2017 10:35 AM

Russia, Turkey agree to coordinate strikes in Syria

Russia and Turkey have signed an agreement to coordinate their air forces in Syria when conducting strikes on terrorist targets. Russia's Defense Ministry said in a statement in Moscow that, both the countries have signed a memorandum on preventing aircraft accidents and ensuring aviation safet...

January 13, 2017 7:47 AM

Syria: At least 8 people killed in suicide bombing in Damascus

In Syria, a suspected suicide bomber killed at least eight people in a high security area of the capital, Damascus. The bombing occurred near a government-run sport club in Kafarsuseh west of Damascus. The state TV sana reported the explosion occured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive bel...

January 13, 2017 7:23 AM

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe signs 1 trillion yen aid package to Philippines

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signed a 1-trillion yen, about 8.7 billion dollars, aid package over the next five years to the Philippines, meant to improve economic and political relations between the two island nations.<br/><br/>The package is focused on infrastructure and ener...

January 13, 2017 7:20 AM

Syria: At least 8 people killed in suicide bombing in Damascus

In Syria, a suspected suicide bomber killed at least eight people in a high security area of the capital, Damascus. Syrian State TV SANA reported, that a series of explosions ripped through Mezzeh military airport on the western outskirts.<br/><br/>Syria has accused Israel of being behin...

January 13, 2017 6:23 AM

Obama Ending 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Policy for Cubans

US President Barack Obama has ended a two-decade-old 'wet foot, dry foot' policy that allows only Cuban migrants who arrive in the US without a visa to become permanent residents. <br/><br/>The move is likely to be one of the final foreign policy decisions of Obama's term ...

January 13, 2017 6:12 AM

Barack Obama awards Joe Biden with highest civilian honour

Outgoing US President Barack Obama has awarded Vice President Joe Biden with the highest civilian honour, commemorating an extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service. Mr Biden accepted the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony in his honour at the White House. <br/>...

January 13, 2017 5:32 AM

Suicide bomber kills 8 people in Damascus

In Syria, a suspected suicide bomber has killed at least eight people in a high security area of the capital, Damascus, state TV has said. Police said the attack happened in the Kafr Sousa neighbourhood where some of the country's key security installations are located. <br/><br/>Fo...

January 13, 2017 5:28 AM

Trump pick Seema Verma meets US lawmakers ahead of hearing

In United States, Indian-American Seema Verma, a nominee for a top health position in the incoming Trump administration and seen as key to replacing Obamacare, has met top US lawmakers ahead of her confirmation hearing. <br/><br/>Verma, from Indianapolis, is President-elect Donald Trump&...

January 13, 2017 5:24 AM

John McCain makes a pitch for hard power

Reflecting a change in strategy from "soft power" articulated by the outgoing Obama administration, Chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, John McCain has made a pitch for "hard power". <br/><br/>McCain said it is the global striking power of Americ...

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