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Lebanon`s Hariri named Prime Minister, wins speaker`s support

Lebanons president asked Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri to form a new government on Thursday (Nov. 3) after he won ...

Minister Pudjiastuti Warns Countries That Illegal Fishing Is Transnational Crime

Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has warned governments across the world of illegal ...

BNPT, US delegation discuss counter-terrorism

The head of the National Counter-Terrorism Agency (BNPT), Commissioner General Suhardi Alius, met with a US delegation ...

Syria`s Nusra front breaks ties with Al-Qaida

The al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front group announced on Thursday breaking its ties with the larger al-Qaida terrorist ...

US appreciates appointment of 12 new ministers

The US government showed their appreciation for the appointment of 12 new ministers, following the reshuffling of ...

For Chinese officials, Trump perhaps better the devil they don`t know

In 2010, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provoked outrage in Beijing when she pushed the South China Sea to ...

China slams South China Sea case as court set to rule

An international court said it would deliver a hotly anticipated ruling in the Philippines case against China over the ...

Philippines President-elect says won`t rely on United States

Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said his country would not rely on long-term security ally the United ...

Killer of New York`s Kitty Genovese dies in prison

The convicted murderer of Catherine "Kitty" Genovese, a 28-year-old New York City bartender whose 1964 slaying became ...

United States delivers first payment to Global Climate Fund

The United States has paid $500 million into the United Nations Green Climate Fund, the first tranche of the $3 ...

US says SE Asian Summit `not anti-China`

A summit with Southeast Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting later this month is "not anti-China," a ...

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 ...

China fears regional conflict as Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran

China said on Monday it was concerned about the prospect of an intensification of conflict in the Middle East after ...

US urges Mideast leaders to take `steps to calm tensions`

The United States on Sunday urged Mideast leaders to take measures to soothe tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia ...

Brussels extends terror alert as US issues travel warning

Brussels will stay at the highest security threat level for another week over fears of an imminent attack, the Belgian ...