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December 16, 2016 7:42 AM

US world boxing champion Terence Bud Crawford jailed

US world boxing champion Terence Bud Crawford has been given a 90-day jail term after a fracas at a car body shop. <br/><br/>A judge also ordered Crawford, 29, to serve two years probation and do 120 hours of community service. <br/><br/>He was found guilty of disorderly cond...

December 16, 2016 7:29 AM

Donald Trump announces two appointments to NSC

US President-elect Donald Trump announced two appointments to the National Security Council. Retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg as Chief of Staff and Executive Secretary, and former Fox News Channel analyst Monica Crowley as Senior Director of Strategic Communications. <br/><br/&...

December 16, 2016 7:25 AM

UNSC to hold meeting on Aleppo evacuation

UN Security Council will meet behind closed doors today to discuss the crisis in Aleppo after civilians began evacuating and Syrian forces moved to assert full control over the city.<br/><br/>France requested the urgent consultations, to push for international observers to be sent to the...

December 16, 2016 7:15 AM

China: Beijing, Tianjin issue red alerts for air pollution

In China, Beijing and its neighboring Tianjin Municipality have both issued their first red alerts for air pollution this year with heavy smog forecast in northern China today. <br/><br/>Local environmental protection authorities said yesterday that the red alerts will be active from 8 P...

December 16, 2016 7:11 AM

Syria: Over 3,000 evacuated from rebel-held Aleppo

In Syria, more than 3,000 people have been evacuated in buses and ambulances from a besieged rebel-held enclave in the city of Aleppo, officials say. The International Committee of the Red Cross says the full evacuation of civilians and rebels is likely to take several days. <br/><br/>Go...

December 16, 2016 7:07 AM

Babies made from three people approved in UK

In UK, babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the fertility regulator. The historic and controversial move is to prevent children being born with deadly genetic diseases. <br/><br/>Doctors in Newcastle, who developed the advanced form of IVF, are expected to be the ...

December 16, 2016 6:44 AM

EU agrees to extend sanctions on Russia for six month

European Union leaders meeting yesterday in Brussels agreed to extend sanctions on Russia for another six months, EU officials said. <br/><br/>The one-day summit, which ran late into the evening, capped a turbulent year for the 28-member group as questions loom over the integrity and fut...

December 16, 2016 6:38 AM

Nigeria's Amina Mohammed named UN's Deputy Secretary-General

Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Nigeria's Environment Minister Amina Mohammed to be the UN's deputy secretary-general. <br/><br/>Senior Brazilian foreign ministry official, Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, will serve as Guterres' ...

December 16, 2016 4:11 AM

Boris Johnson summons Russian and Iranian ambassadors

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson summoned the Russian and Iranian ambassadors today to convey his concern over their countries' role in Aleppo, Syria, the Foreign Office said. <br/><br/>Mr Johnson said in a statement in London that both Russia and Iran have failed to uphold t...

December 15, 2016 5:13 PM

Beijing issues this year&apos;s first red alert for severe air pollution

Beijing issues its first red alert for air pollution this year as heavy smog is set to engulf the capital city and surrounding areas and is expected to last for five days. <br/><br/>China National Environmental Monitoring Centre said that high polluting vehicles will not be allowed to pl...

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