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EU, Japan Schedule Summit To Strike Trade Deal
The European Union and Japan will hold a summit Thursday in hopes of sealing broad agreement on a massive trade deal...
Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...
Under-Pressure Qatar Vows To Boost Gas Production
Under-pressure Qatar vowed a major boost to gas production Tuesday as a deadline approached for Doha to meet the...
Japan Panda Fans Get Latest Fix of Cute With New Footage
Japan's panda-obsessed public got their latest fix of cute Tuesday as a Tokyo zoo released footage of its 20-day-old...
Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Talk Trade, North Korea At Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over...
N.Korea’s ICBM Capability
North Korea declared Tuesday that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental ballistic...
Coming To A Chinese Cinema Near You
Chinese cinema-goers now have to sit through a short clip promoting "core socialist values" and President Xi Jinping's...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Indian Cinemas Shut In Tax Protest
More than 1,000 cinemas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have closed in protest at a hike in taxes after the...
China Defends N.Korea Efforts, After Trump Outburst
China defended its "relentless efforts" to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue on Tuesday following a Twitter...
Sri Lanka Ends Decades-Long Occupation of Tamil Port
Sri Lanka's military said Tuesday it has ended its occupation of a major fishing harbour after 27 years and allowed...
Vietnam’s Capital To Ban Motorbikes By 2030
Officials in Vietnam's traffic-choked capital Hanoi vowed on Tuesday to banish motorbikes by 2030 to ease environment...
Singapore PM Accused of Lying In Parliament By Brother
The brother of Singapore's prime minister Tuesday accused him of lying in parliament about the final wishes of their...
N.Korea’s Veteran Newsreader Returns To Declare ICBM Launch
Pyongyang deployed one of its most symbolic media assets to declare a key moment in North Korea's missile development...
Saudi Agrees To Iran Consulates During Hajj
Iran will be allowed to set up temporary consulates in Saudi Arabia during the hajj pilgrimage despite the absence of...
Bangladesh Factory Blast Death Toll Rises To 10
The death toll from a blast at a Bangladesh garment factory has risen to 10 after two victims died in hospital,...
Under-Pressure Qatar Says To Boost Gas Production 30%
Energy-rich Qatar said on Tuesday it plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent over the next several...
Australia A Train Despite Tour Boycott Threat
Players turned up for training Tuesday ahead of the Australia A tour of South Africa, despite the threat to boycott the...
Japan Typhoon Grounds Flights, Injures Three
A typhoon slammed into Japan on Tuesday, grounding dozens of flights, injuring at least three people and prompting...