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December 29, 2016 4:07 PM

China to expand bullet train network by 2020

China will expand its bullet train network to 30,000 kms covering 80 per cent of its big cities as part of the country's efforts to establish a comprehensive transport system by 2020, a white paper, titled Development of China's Transport, says. <br/><br/>China will also move t...

December 29, 2016 2:18 PM

US official says top Islamic State commander killed in Syria

A senior US defense official has confirmed that a top Islamic State military commander Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti has been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria near Tabqa Dam on Monday. He was a key leader of the group in Raqqa. No other details are available. The US confirmation is the first officia...

December 29, 2016 1:45 PM

US set to take action against Russia over vote meddling: Reports

The outgoing Obama administration is planning a series of fresh sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in cyber hacking into servers and emails of American political parties and leaders in the run up to the general elections, multiple media reports say.<br/><br/>Quoting unnamed se...

December 29, 2016 1:07 PM

South Korea investigators look into alleged artist blacklist

South Korean investigators have summoned the country's ambassador to France as they widen their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye. It is alleged that her administration blacklisted thousands of artists for their political beliefs. <br/><br/&g...

December 29, 2016 1:00 PM

US official says top Islamic State commander killed in Syria

A senior US defense official has confirmed that a top Islamic State military commander Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti has been killed by a coalition airstrike in Syria near Tabqa Dam on Monday. He was a key leader of the group in Raqqa. No other details are available. The US confirmation is the first officia...

December 29, 2016 12:44 PM

Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa confident of making comeback in power

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has expressed confidence that he will make a comeback in country&apos;s government adding that people are with him. Talking to a group of foreign correspondents in Colombo this morning, Mr. Rajapaksa asserted that the dawn of new year will bring the real...

December 29, 2016 12:02 PM

Syrian war 'cancer on a global scale': New UN chief

Incoming UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says, the Syrian conflict has become a cancer on a global scale. He hoped that Washington and Moscow will overcome their differences to help end the crisis. <br/><br/>The war has caused not only the suffering of the Syrian people but also sp...

December 29, 2016 12:02 PM

One person dead, four militant killed in China's Xinjiang province

In China's restive Xinjiang province, one person was killed after militants attacked the office of ruling Communist Party of China on Wednesday. All four attackers were shot dead, according to Chinese official media. <br/><br/>The attack was reported after several months of lull in ...

December 29, 2016 11:38 AM

33 wounded in twin Philippine bombings

At least 33 people have been injured in two separate bomb attacks in the Philippines, the first incident, occurred in the central island of Leyte, wounding 27 people while they were watching a boxing match in Hilongos. An unexploded bomb was also found in the town, which is about 620 kilometres sout...

December 29, 2016 8:28 AM

Trump slams Obama for inflammatory remarks

US President-elect Donald Trump has accused President Barack Obama of making inflammatory statements and complicating the impending transfer of power. The unorthodox personal and public criticism of a sitting president comes less than a month before the Trump takes office. <br/><br/>Trum...

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