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December 17, 2016 1:42 PM

Italian court suspends Finmeccanica ex-boss' corruption sentence

Italy's highest court has suspended a sentence handed earlier this year to the former boss of aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, for false accounting and corruption in connection with the sale of 12 luxury helicopters to India. <br/><br/>The decision yesterday ...

December 17, 2016 1:35 PM

Obama alleges Putin for cyber attacks during US election

US President Barack Obama has alleged that Russia possibly under President Vladimir Putin's directions carried out cyber attacks during the US polls as he urged his successor Donald Trump to ensure that the American election process is not under potential foreign influence.<br/><br/&gt...

December 17, 2016 1:23 PM

UN extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for a year till December 2017. The council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution. <br/><br/>The mission will include a new regional force of 4,000 troops. US Ambassador Samantha Powe...

December 17, 2016 1:23 PM

US increases reward on IS leader to $25 million

The United States has more than doubled, to 25 million dollars, the reward for information leading to the capture of Islamic State terror group leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The US State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced the increase yesterday from 10 million dollars, saying th...

December 17, 2016 11:40 AM

UN extends peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for a year till December 2017. The council unanimously adopted a US-drafted resolution. <br/><br/>The mission will include a new regional force of 4,000 troops. US Ambassador Samantha Powe...

December 17, 2016 11:24 AM

China destroys narcotics worth millions of dollars

Chinese officials have destroyed 1.04 tonnes of narcotics worth more than 57.5 million US dollar in the country's east Zhejiang province.<br/><br/>The narcotics, seized in various operations in the past four years, consisted of 102 kilogrammes of heroin, 665 kilogrammes of methamphe...

December 17, 2016 11:07 AM

Pentagon asks China to immediately release its naval vessel

The US asked China to immediately return its unmanned naval probe in international waters in the South China Sea which it alleged has been unlawfully seized by them. <br/><br/>Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook yesterday said that using appropriate government-to-government channels, the...

December 17, 2016 10:50 AM

Costa Rica scraps entry for EU Schengen, Japan visa holders

Costa Rica this week changed its migration policy to stop visitors using visas for the EU's Schengen zone or for Japan from entering the country. It came into effect on Tuesday.<br/><br/>The European Union's Schengen zone encompasses 26 countries, including some non-EU countrie...

December 17, 2016 10:40 AM

Italian court suspends Finmeccanica ex-boss' corruption sentence

Italy's highest court has suspended a sentence handed earlier this year to the former boss of aerospace and defence group Finmeccanica, Giuseppe Orsi, for false accounting and corruption in connection with the sale of 12 luxury helicopters to India. <br/><br/>The decision yesterday ...

December 17, 2016 8:26 AM

Dispute holds up evacuation from Aleppo

In Syria, the evacuation of the last opposition-held areas of the city of Aleppo was suspended yesterday after pro-government militias demanded that wounded people should also be brought out of two Shi'ite villages being besieged by rebel fighters. <br/><br/>The second day of the op...

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