Polish Supreme Court chief says goverment staging 'coup'

7 years ago

WARSAW,  The chief justice of Poland's Supreme Court on Friday accused the right-wing government of staging a "coup" against it through a new law, part of a string of highly...

Russia warns US decision to arm Ukraine encourages 'new bloodshed'

7 years ago

MOSCOW,  Moscow warned Saturday that Washington was encouraging "new bloodshed" in eastern Ukraine by its decision to provide the ex-Soviet nation with lethal weapons, while Kiev expressed the hope arms...

Pro-Unity Ciudadanos wins Catalan election but secessionists maintain majority

7 years ago

  BARCELONA, Spain, The pro-unity Catalan party Ciudadanos (Cs) won the most votes with 25 percent in the snap regional election on Thursday, with 99.5 percent of votes counted.  ...

Indonesia boosts security for Christmas, New Year

7 years ago

  JAKARTA, Indonesia will deploy some 180,000 security personnel ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, authorities said Friday, following the arrests of more than a dozen suspected...

UN Security Council to vote on new sanctions against DPRK

7 years ago

UNITED NATIONS,  The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on a new draft resolution that would tighten sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response...

UN votes on Jerusalem after Trump warns 'we're watching'

7 years ago

UNITED NATIONS, United States,  UN member-states will vote Thursday on a motion rejecting US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, with President Donald Trump threatening to cut funding to countries...

16 confirmed dead in S. Korean building fire

7 years ago

  SEOUL, .  At least 16 people have been confirmed dead in a big fire accident in South Korean's southeastern city of Jecheon, according to local media.  The fire...

Philippine ferry sinks; 4 dead, 88 missing, 166 rescued

7 years ago

  MANILA, Philippines A Philippine inter-island ferry with 258 passengers and crew, including Christmas holiday travelers, sank Thursday after being battered by fierce winds and big waves off the...

1,600 IS fighters killed in past 9 months in Afghanistan: media

7 years ago

  KABUL, -Up to 1,600 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) have been killed in Afghanistan over the past nine months, local news agency Pajhwok reported on Thursday.  ...

China sentences 85 people, including 44 Taiwanese, for scams

7 years ago

BEIJING, A Beijing court on Thursday convicted 85 people, including 44 from self-ruled Taiwan, of running phone scams in Kenya and Indonesia that targeted Chinese people. Two Taiwanese were sentenced...

DPRK rejects U.S. accusation of being responsible for WannaCry cyber attack

7 years ago

PYONGYANG,  The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Thursday rejected the U.S. accusation that it was responsible for the Wannacry ransomware attack upon global cyber space in May.  A foreign...

India acquits ex-telco minister of corruption

7 years ago

NEW DELHI, India's former telecoms minister was cleared Thursday of his alleged role in a multi-billion dollar rort that ballooned into one of the country's biggest-ever political scandals.  A New...

Rahul Gandhi seen as last hope for India's opposition Congress party

7 years ago

NEW DELHI,  With Rahul Gandhi formally taking over the reins of India's main opposition Congress party last week, the oldest party in India has placed its best bet on the...

White House says Trump accepts invitation to visit Britain, defends Trump on Russia

7 years ago

WASHINGTON, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders said here Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by British Prime Minister Theresa May to visit her nation and the...

Nigerian forces kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in raid

7 years ago

ABUJA,  Twenty Boko Haram fighters have been killed by Nigerian forces in an ongoing operation to rout remnants of the terrorists, the Nigerian military said Wednesday.  Timothy Antigha, the army...