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December 3, 2016 8:58 AM
In US, President-elect Donald Trump has picked retired Marine General James Mattis as his Defence Secretary, but Mattis will need a change in a federal law to be able to take the job. <br/><br/>Trump, appearing at a post-election victory rally in Cincinnati, Ohio, made his choice officia...
December 3, 2016 8:57 AM
Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, it is an annual event promoted by the United Nations to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities since 1992. It also seeks to increase awareness ...
December 3, 2016 8:51 AM
A 16-year-old Indian environmental activist Kehkashan Basu has won this year's prestigious International Children's Peace Prize for her fight for climate justice and combating environmental degradation. Kehkashan, based in the UAE was presented the award by Bangladesh's Nobel peace la...
December 3, 2016 8:50 AM
In Gambia, the longtime President Yahya Jammeh has conceded defeat to opposition leader Adama Barrow, accepting that the people have decided that he should take the back seat. Jammeh, who came to power in 1994 as a 29-year old army officer following a military coup, had won four previous polls. <...
December 3, 2016 7:47 AM
Europol has warned that terrorists from Islamic State (IS) will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. <br/><br/>European police force says more foreign fighters will try to come back to Europe, and several dozen capable of attacks could alrea...
December 3, 2016 7:38 AM
South Korea's National Assembly announced yesterday that the vote to impeach President Park Geun-hye had been postponed until December 9th. The President has been embroiled in a multimillion-dollar influence-peddling scandal that has decimated her image as a strong, incorruptible leader. <br...
December 3, 2016 7:26 AM
US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken directly with the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen breaking with US policy set in 1979 when formal relations were cut. Mr Trump's transition team said the two leaders noted close economic, political, and security ties between the US and Taiwan in a pho...
December 2, 2016 9:37 PM
Hong Kong's government is moving to disqualify four pro-democracy lawmakers from Parliament. The government is launching legal challenges against Nathan Law, Edward Yiu, Lau Siu-lai and Leung Kwok-hung, arguing that the oaths they took when being sworn in were invalid. <br/><br/>It ...
December 2, 2016 9:36 PM
In a setback to UK Prime Minister Theresa May, a eurosceptic lawmaker today registered a massive victory in the by-election in a posh London suburb, indicating a rebuke over the government's plans to pull Britain out of the EU. <br/><br/>Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Olney, who f...
December 2, 2016 9:13 PM
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Gen James Mattis, a former marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, as his Defence Secretary. <br/> <br/>Gen Mattis, who is known as "Mad Dog", was an outspoken critic of the Obama administration's Middle East policy, particularl...
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