Kim in Beijing for talks
BEIJING, Jan 08 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday at the start of a four-day visit, in what's likely an effort to coordinate with his only major ally ahead of a second summit with US President Donald Trump that could happen early this year.A...
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Sporadic violence marks nationwide Indian strike
KOLKATA, Jan 08 (AFP): Police clashed with stone-throwing protestors in Kolkata on Tuesday, authorities said, as tens of millions of Indians staged a 48-hour nationwide strike months before Prime Minister Narendra Modi runs for re-election.Unions said that some 200 million workers took part in what they called the biggest show...
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Saudi woman seeks asylum
BANGKOK, Jan 08 (Agencies): An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend has reiterated her plea for asylum in Canada, the United States, Australia or the UK.Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun refused to board a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait on Monday and barricaded herself into her airport hotel...
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France to crack down on protests
PARIS, Jan 08 (BBC): French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests after seven weeks of anti-government unrest.His government wants to draft new legislation that will ban troublemakers from protests and clamp down on the wearing of masks at demonstrations.He said 80,000 members...
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Taliban, US hold peace talks today
DOHA, Jan 08 (Al Jazeera): Afghan Taliban representatives and the United States officials will hold peace talks for two days starting today (Wednesday) in the Gulf State of Qatar.Senior Taliban members, however, said Afghan government officials will not be involved in the talks.The Taliban has rejected numerous requests from regional...
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News in Brief (9-1-2019)
Trump to visit US-Mexico border tomorrowWASHINGTON, Jan 08: President Donald Trump will visit the US-Mexican border this week, his spokeswoman said on Monday, in the latest bid to pressure Congress over border wall negotiations that have led to a partial government shutdown. He will "travel to the Southern border on...
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