Search For Survivors Continues
Rescuers are continuing their search for survivors in Indonesia's Aceh province a day after a powerful quake struck the area killing 97 people. The magnitude 6.5 tremor damaged or toppled more than...
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Many Dead and Dozens of Buildings Collapse
An undersea earthquake off Indonesia’s Aceh province has killed at least 24 people, with dozens feared trapped in rubble, authorities said. The 6.4 magnitude quake struck near the town of Sigli on...
Earthquake In Indonesia’s Aceh Province Kills 25
A badly damaged building is seen after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck At least 25 people were killed in an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Aceh province Wednesday morning according to the head...
Parliamentary Elections In the Shama Constituency; Another Case of A Choice of A Lesser Evil?
The U. S presidential elections brought with it new conspiracies, concepts and theories. Most notably and important for this piece, it was conceived that the world’s most powerful country and...
Indonesians Rally Against Purnama Over Blasphemy Claims
Tens of thousands of Muslims are rallying in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, against the city's Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is accused of insulting the Quran. Protesters chanting, praying...
Oil Price Soars As Opec Agrees Output Cut
Saudi Arabia agreed to cut output by about 500,000 barrels per day - a total reduction of 4.5%. The oil cartel Opec has agreed its first supply cut in eight years in order to boost the price of oil....
Oil Prices Drop Ahead of Opec Meeting
The price of benchmark crude oil has fallen almost 4% as traders question whether Opec can agree on a deal to limit production. In September the oil exporting cartel members voted for the first...
Orphan Europe
After Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections (which was, by the way, a surprise only to those indoctrinated, seduced or simply bought), Europe, or to be more precise: the European...
Trump Sinks Asia Trade Pact
An ambitious Asia-Pacific trade pact linking the United States and 11 countries lay in tatters on Tuesday after U. S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would kill the deal on his first day in...
Matthew McConaughey Does It Again
The actor gained 45 pounds for his role as Kenny Wells in 'Gold From losing weight to gaining weight, Matthew McConaughey is a pro when it comes to undergoing physical transformations for his film...
Ghana To Do Palm Oil Business Without Causing Deforestation
Ghana, together with six other African countries, has agreed in a declaration signed on Wednesday to protect their tropical forests from being cut down to make way for palm oil crops. The other...
Stratcom Africa Wins Global Award For Excellence In PR
Strategic Communications Africa Ltd. (Stratcomm Africa) has won the United Nations Award for Public Relations and Sustainable Development at this year’s International Public Relations Association...
Mystery Over Dutch WW2 Shipwrecks Vanished From Java Sea Bed
Three Dutch World War Two ships considered war graves have vanished from the bottom of the Java Sea, the Dutch defence ministry says. All three were sunk by the Japanese during the Battle of the Java...
2016 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week Kicks Off In Peru
2016 APEC Economic Leaders' Week kicks off on Monday in Lima, capital city of Peru, with the theme "Quality growth and human development." Running from Nov. 14th to 20th, it will bring together...
China’s Prez Xi Jinping’s APEC Remarks Under Review
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 24th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation （APEC） Economic Leaders’ Summit in Lima, Peru from November 19 to 20. China has been an active participant...
Startcom Wins UN Award For PR Excellence
Strategic Communications Africa Ltd (Stratcomm Africa), has won the United Nations Award for Public Relations and Sustainable Development at this year’s International Public Relations Association...
Measles Jab Saves 20 Million Young Lives
Measles jab saves more than 20 million young lives in 15 years, but hundreds of children still die of the disease every day, United Nations health agencies report has revealed. According to the...
Singapore PM Visits Indonesia To Further Economic Collaboration
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will be in Semarang, Indonesia from Sunday to Monday to attend the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders' Retreat with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, said the...
China Pledges To Cooperate With Interpol
China supports the work of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) and will do more to work with members to combat cross-border crimes. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang...
Asia Shares, Emerging Currencies Stumble As Trump Anxiety Deepens
A searing selloff rocked Asian shares and emerging market currencies on Friday as investors feared higher U. S. interest rates under incoming President Donald Trump will spark capital outflows from...