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Iran opposition suspected alongside Israel in scientist's killing, Shamkani says
A senior Iranian official said on Monday an opposition group was suspected alongside Israel in the killing of a prominent Iranian nuclear scientist, an attack that has raised the prospect of a new standoff between Tehran and its longtime enemy.
30 November 2020, 12:26 PM
Chinese defence minister suspends visit to Dhaka
Chinese Defence Minister Gen Wei Fenghe has suspended his visit to Dhaka that was scheduled for this week.
30 November 2020, 06:56 AM
Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
US President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation.
30 November 2020, 04:33 AM
Trump senior aide Kushner and team heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar
White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his team are headed to Saudi Arabia and Qatar for talks in a region simmering with tension after the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist.
29 November 2020, 20:25 PM
Nigeria buries 43 farmers killed by suspected militants, some beheaded
Villagers in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state on Sunday buried 43 farmers killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants while security forces searched for dozens of people who are still missing.
29 November 2020, 18:09 PM
French ship pulls 64 from Channel
Sixty-four migrants “including a pregnant woman and children” were rescued Saturday in the English Channel after their improvised boat found itself “in trouble” off Dunkirk, French authorities said.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Vaccine giant to apply for pandemic licence in ‘2 weeks’
The world’s largest vaccine manufacturer by volume said Saturday it would apply for an emergency licence for a coronavirus vaccine within two weeks, and that confusion over the efficacy would not delay its distribution.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Tigray fighting ‘completed’
Rockets launched from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region targeted the capital of Eritrea several hours after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared military operations in the region were over, diplomats told AFP yesterday.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Boko Haram kills at least 70 farm workers in Nigeria
Boko Haram fighters killed at least 70 farm workers and injured six in rice fields near the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Saturday,
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Army never put pressure over foreign policy: Pak PM
Claiming that there is “no pressure” on him from the military in running the government affairs, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday forcefully
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Baby born with Covid antibodies in S’pore
A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump loses another election court challenge
The US state of Pennsylvania’s supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald Trump on Saturday, further reducing his already near-impossible odds of overturning the results.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Mysterious monolith in US desert ‘disappears’
A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said.
29 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Argentine prosecutors investigate death of soccer star Maradona
Argentine justice officials are investigating the death of soccer star Diego Maradona and have ordered the search of properties of his personal doctor.
29 November 2020, 17:49 PM
‘Solidarity, not division’: OIC foreign ministers meet ends
The meet of the 57-member OIC’s foreign ministers has concluded in Niamey seeking fund for legal battle over Rohingya genocide, urging Muslim solidarity to fight Islamophobia and terrorism as well as retreating support to the principle of Arab initiative of the two-state solution over Palestine cause.
29 November 2020, 14:56 PM
Thai protesters challenge king’s military command
Thai anti-government protesters have challenged King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s personal control over some army units to condemn the military’s role in politics.
29 November 2020, 14:01 PM
Severe fire danger for Australia as temperatures smash records
Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.
29 November 2020, 06:13 AM
Israeli minister says 'has no clue' who killed Iranian nuclear scientist
Israeli cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday he had “no clue” who was behind the killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran.
29 November 2020, 04:30 AM
Ethiopian military has taken 'full control' of Tigray capital, government says
Ethiopian troops have taken “full control” of the Tigray region’s capital Mekelle, the government said this evening, a major development in a three-week-old war that is sending shockwaves through the Horn of Africa.
28 November 2020, 18:06 PM
‘Piles of cash at home’
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has “piles of cash” at home as she has no bank account after the United States slapped sanctions on her in response to a draconian security law China imposed on the city.
28 November 2020, 18:00 PM