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Man Detained in Turkey After Firing Shots Outside US Embassy
Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.
Cops Threaten Pak Lawmakers for Backing Bill Against Forced Conversions
Police in Pakistan's Sindh province have warned 13 lawmakers and a bureaucrat, who were part of the recently-passed Minorities Bill which criminalises forced conversions in the Muslim-majority country, that religious parties and defunct organisations coul...
Keep the Drone You Stole from US, Donald Trump Taunts China
President-elect Donald Trump has said on Twitter the United States should let China keep the US Navy's unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea.
Mosul Battle Leaving Legacy of Environmental Damage in Iraq
The battle to retake Mosul from the Islamic State is leaving a legacy of environmental damage and health risks that will pose dangers to people for years to come.
China on Red Alert as Beijing, 23 Cities Hit by High Pollution
Twenty-three cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Satu...
Donald Trump Taps Conservative South Carolina Republican as Budget Chief
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped South Carolina Republican Representative Mick Mulvaney as his budget director, naming a tough-on-spending conservative and an advocate of balancing the federal budget to the important post.
Greece Approves Pension Handout Defying Eurozone Creditors
Greek lawmakers have approved a pension handout that has set the country on a collision course with hardline European creditors who accuse the struggling eurozone member of defiance. A total of 196 lawmakers out of 257 present from across the party divid...
Aleppo's Liberation Writes New Chapter of History: Syrian President Bashar al Assad
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Thursday that the liberation of the northern city of Aleppo from the rebels changes the time into a history being written now, according to state news agency SANA.
Trump's Aide Hints Major Overhaul in White House Briefing Room
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming White House chief of staff Reince Priebus on Thursday hinted at major overhaul in the White House press briefing room.
UN Says 100 People Killed in Central Africa Since August
The Central African Republic has seen an "alarming increase" in human rights violations since August, with at least 100 people killed, the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said.
Indian-Origin Student Charged With Launching Cyber Attacks in US
An Indian-origin computer science student arrested after a multinational operation to crackdown on young hackers has been charged with carrying out cyber attacks on a chat site, according to officials.
France's New PM Bernard Cazeneuve Wins Confidence Vote
France's newly-appointed Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Tuesday won the National Assembly's confidence vote with a large majority, according to the lower house of parliament.
Many Aleppo Children Trapped in Building Under Attack: UNICEF
Many unaccompanied children, possibly more than 100, are trapped in a building that is under heavy attack in besieged eastern Aleppo in Syria, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said in a statement on Tuesday, citing an unnamed doctor in the city.
Taiwan Not 'Bargaining Chip', US Committed to 'One China': White House
President Barack Obama's White House made it clear that US' ties with Taiwan was not a "bargaining chip" and that America was firmly committee to the decades-old "One-China" policy.
Australia Committed To F-35 Fighter Jets Despite Trump Criticism: Minister
Australia has invested heavily in the F-35 JSF programme, with two of the fighter jets currently on order with 16 options likely to be taken up over the next three years at $90 million a piece.
Airstrikes Kill 34 in Syria's Hama
At least 34 people were killed on Monday in airstrikes on rebel-held areas in central province of Hama, a monitor group reported.