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China confirms ‘weapons’ on disputed island INTERNATIONAL

China confirms ‘weapons’ on disputed island

China confirmed that it has weapons on a disputed island in the South China Sea, state media said Thursday, as US Secretary of State John Kerry slammed Beijing for ‘militarisation’ of the strategically vital region.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead INTERNATIONAL

Former UN chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali dead

Former UN secretary-general Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who led the world body from 1992 to 1996, has died, the UN Security Council announced Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Refugee crisis 'a near existential' threat to Europe: Kerry INTERNATIONAL

Refugee crisis 'a near existential' threat to Europe: Kerry

The mass influx of refugees and other migrants into Europe spells a ‘near existential threat’ to the continent, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia decries 'new Cold War' as East-West tensions cloud talks INTERNATIONAL

Russia decries 'new Cold War' as East-West tensions cloud talks

The world has plunged into a "new Cold War", the Russian premier said Saturday, as East-West tensions over Syria and Ukraine dominated a gathering of world leaders in Germany.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia ready to discuss Syria ceasefire at international talks ASIA

Russia ready to discuss Syria ceasefire at international talks

Russia said Thursday it was ready to discuss a ceasefire in Syria as foreign ministers gathered in Munich in a bid to kick-start peace talks derailed by the regime onslaught on the besieged city of Aleppo.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India mob beats, partly strips Tanzanian student INTERNATIONAL

India mob beats, partly strips Tanzanian student

India police arrested five people Thursday over an enraged mob's attack on a Tanzanian student who was beaten, her shirt ripped off and car set ablaze in the city of Bangalore.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon INTERNATIONAL

US warship sails by island claimed by China: Pentagon

A US warship sailed within 12 nautical miles of a disputed island in the South China Sea Saturday to assert freedom of navigation, drawing a protest from Beijing, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East INTERNATIONAL

Pope urges Iran to act for peace in Middle East

Pope Francis on Tuesday urged Iran to back peace efforts in the Middle East as the Islamic Republic's emergence from international isolation took a significant step forward with President Hassan Rouhani's first visit to the Vatican.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swedish rights activist held in China returns home INTERNATIONAL

Swedish rights activist held in China returns home

A Swedish human rights activist arrested in China earlier this month for allegedly posing a threat to national security has returned home after his expulsion, he said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran arrested 100 over Saudi embassy attack: judiciary ASIA

Iran arrested 100 over Saudi embassy attack: judiciary

Iran has arrested around 100 people over the attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy that led to Riyadh cutting diplomatic ties with Tehran, a judiciary spokesman said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer ASIA

Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the Sunni power and its predominantly rival Iran.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, Davos experts warn INTERNATIONAL

Abandon coal, oil or face climate disaster, Davos experts warn

Humanity must stop burning coal, oil and gas to power the global economy or face an irreversible climate catastrophe, scientists, business chiefs and analysts warned at an elite gathering in the Swiss Alps.

4:45 AM November 25 2016