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Kim Jong-Un Praises Nuke Programme, Promotes Sister to Centre of Power
In a speech to a meeting of the powerful Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party on Saturday, a day before Trump's most recent comments, state media said Kim had addressed the "complicated international situation".
China Wants US to Recognise Pakistan's Efforts to Combat Terrorism
"Pakistan is at the forefront of the fight against terrorism," the Chinese Foreign Ministry said, reacting to Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Joseph Dunford's remarks that Pakistan's spy agency ISI has connections with terrorist groups and Is...
Moscow Faces 130 Fake Bomb Calls, Evacuates 100,000 People
Among those targeted by the bomb calls Friday were all four Moscow airports, five railway stations, 15 shopping malls, several hotels, more than 20 schools and many other venues.
United Nations Blacklists Saudi-led Coalition for Killing Children in Yemen
In 2016, the coalition was responsible for 683 child casualties and for 38 verified attacks on schools and hospitals, it said.
Donald Trump Suggests Senate Investigate Journalists
"Why Isn't the Senate Intel Committee looking into the Fake News Networks in OUR country to see why so much of our news is just made up-FAKE!" Trump said in a tweet.
After Scarfless Appearance on TV, Qatari Woman Now Becomes a Jockey
Maryam al-Subaiey has defied expectation and tradition -- as well as any fear of controversy -- to pursue her "dream" of racing horses, which even a nasty fall this year could not crush.
North Korea Threatens Japan With Nuclear Destruction
In an article released by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Pyongyang responded to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's speech at the UN General Assembly last month, in which he called for "pressure, not dialogue" to force North Korea to abandon its nucl...
United States to Ask Cuba to Cut Embassy Staff by 60 Percent, Say Officials
The United States previously had roughly 50 American workers at its embassy in Havana, so the 60 percent reduction will bring the figure down to roughly 20.
Saudi Women Can Drive at Last But Some Say Price is Silence
While the royal decree ending the ban on women driving has been hailed as proof of a new progressive trend in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom, some women say they have been cowed into not speaking about it - a charge the government denies.
In a First, Saudi Arabia King set for Russia Visit This Week
Saudi Arabia's ministry of information called the visit by 81-year-old Salman "historic" as it would be the first official visit to Russia by a Saudi monarch.
UAE Begins Collecting ‘Sin’ Taxes on Tobacco, Soft Drinks
Beginning Sunday, tobacco and energy drinks will be taxed at 100 percent and soft drinks at 50 percent. Shoppers could be seen stocking up the day before.
Suicide Bomber Kills Six Near Kabul Shiite Mosque, IS Claims Responsibility
At least 20 people were wounded in the Islamic State-claimed attack, which happened in the north of the Afghan capital as worshippers were inside Hussainia mosque, one of the biggest Shiite centres in the city, for Friday prayers.
Race Row Hampers Rohingya Registration in Bangladesh
On Thursday, the coordinator for the registration centers said refugees were objecting to the language on the form, which refers to them simply as Myanmar nationals.
Iraqi PM Demands Annulment of Kurd Independence Vote
Pressure has been mounting on the Kurds since the vote, not just from Baghdad but also from Ankara, with Turkey threatening a range of measures including cutting off key export routes for the region.
Give Us Time to Get Rid of Hafiz Sayeed and LeT, They Are Liabilities, Says Pakistan's Foreign Minister
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said the United States had considered such men as "darlings" until a few years ago.
Hindus Recount Massacre in Myanmar as Mass Graves Unearthed
Eyewitnesses said the bloodshed occurred outside their small Hindu village in Kha Maung Seik in northern Rakhine state, where Myanmar authorities have exhumed 45 corpses from mass graves since Sunday.