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November 12, 2016 8:33 AM

Vice President-elect Pence to head Trump transition team

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Vice President-elect Mike Pence as the head of his White House transition team that would shape the direction of the real estate tycoon's administration. Three of Mr Trump's children as also part of the group.<br/><br/>The Republica...

November 12, 2016 8:08 AM

Trump's election poses a risk to EU-US ties: Jean Claude Juncker

European Union (EU) Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has warned that US President-elect Donald Trump's statements on security policy can have pernicious consequences. Addressing a conference in Luxembourg, he said Donald Trump's election as US President poses the risk of upsetting ...

November 12, 2016 8:06 AM

Obama administration leaves TPP deal in President-elect's hands

US President Barack Obama's administration has suspended its efforts to win congressional approval for the Asian free-trade deal before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, saying <br/>Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact's fate was up to Trump and Republican lawmakers. <br/...

November 12, 2016 7:21 AM

6.2-magnitude quake rocks east Japan

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan this morning. The US Geological Survey said, the quake, at a depth of 44 kilometres, struck near the northeast coast of the main Honshu island, some 350 kilometres from Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualty. No tsunami wa...

November 12, 2016 7:17 AM

6.2-magnitude quake rocks east Japan

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan this morning. The US Geological Survey said, the quake, at a depth of 44 kilometres, struck near the northeast coast of the main Honshu island, some 350 kilometres from Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of any damage or casualty. No tsunami wa...

November 11, 2016 8:15 PM

IS kills 40 civilians in northern city of Mosul

In Iraq, Islamic State militants shot dead 40 civilians on Tuesday in the northern city of Mosul after accusing them of treason. A spokesman of UN Human Rights Commissioner said, their bodies were then hung from electricity poles in several districts.<br/><br/>A man was also shot dead in...

November 11, 2016 6:21 PM

Arab Spring 'cost region $614 billion' in lost growth, UN says

The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region 614 billion dollars in lost growth since 2011. UN's Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in its report said, it is equivalent to 6 percent of the region's total GDP between 2011 and 2015.<br/><br/> The estimate is ...

November 11, 2016 5:44 PM

Taliban attack German consulate in Afghanistan; 6 killed

In Afghanistan, suicide bomb attacks at the German consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif yesterday killed at least six people and left more than 120 wounded, mostly civilians.<br/><br/>Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan heavily damaged the consulate after fighting their way into the building...

November 11, 2016 8:52 AM

Belgium freezes assets of 15 people linked to terrorism

Belgium has frozen the assets of fifteen people allegedly linked to terrorism, including a Belgian man, Oussama Ata identified as being a possible organizer of the deadly attacks on Paris and Brussels.<br/><br/>A royal decree announcing the freeze says the 15, including alleged organizer...

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