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Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote

Polls opened in Taiwan Saturday with the island expected to elect its first female president in a historic vote likely to end eight years of closer China ties.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran says reactor core removed in key step for deal ASIA

Iran says reactor core removed in key step for deal

Iran has removed the core of its Arak heavy water reactor and filled part of it with cement, a crucial step under a soon to be implemented nuclear agreement with world powers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran expects nuclear deal implementation by Sunday ASIA

Iran expects nuclear deal implementation by Sunday

The final implementation of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers is expected by Sunday, Iranian state media said, quoting deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kuwait sues IOC powerbroker Ahmad over suspension CULTURE

Kuwait sues IOC powerbroker Ahmad over suspension

Kuwait's government is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from Sheikh Ahmad Fahad al-Sabah, one of the most powerful men in sport, over the Gulf state's isolation in international sport.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bahrain jails 29 over bomb attack on police ASIA

Bahrain jails 29 over bomb attack on police

Bahrain has handed down sentences ranging from five years to life in prison to 29 people found guilty of attempting to murder policemen in a bomb attack last year.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Myanmar activist jailed for satirical army Facebook post INTERNATIONAL

Myanmar activist jailed for satirical army Facebook post

A Myanmar court sentenced a female activist to six months in jail on Monday for a Facebook post satirising the powerful military

4:45 AM November 25 2016