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Trump chooses governor Nikki Haley for U.N. ambassador

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has picked South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who was critical of him during his ...

UNHCR names Indonesian philanthropist as eminent advocate for refugees

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) has named Dato Sri Tahir, an Indonesian conglomerate and philanthropist, as ...

Dalai Lama says will visit Trump

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday that he would visit U.S. President-elect Donald ...

Senior Al Qaida leader killed in U.S. airstrike in Syiria: Pentagon

The U.S. Ministry of Defense on Tuesday confirmed that a senior al Qaeda leader was killed in a U.S. air strike near ...

Magnitude 7.3 quake jolts Northeastern Japan, 1st tsunami wave observed

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck northeastern Japans Fukushima on Tuesday, the weather agency ...

91 killed, over 150 injured in train accident in Northern India

In one of the worst railway tragedies in India in recent years, at least 91 people were killed and more than 150 ...

Indonesia, Vietnam leaders meet in Lima

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang held a bilateral meeting in Lima, Peru, ...

Indonesia's commitment to reducing gas emission questioned

Indonesian plan to build coal fired power plants with a total capacity of 20,000 megawatts under its energy program ...

Global terrorism deaths fall, but rise 650% in OECD countries: Report

Deaths from terrorism in OECD countries increased by 650 percent last year despite a marked fall globally as Islamic ...

Thailand`s "floating basket" festival muted as country mourns King

Celebrations for Thailands Loy Krathong "floating basket" festival were muted on Monday as the country mourns late ...

Zuckerberg again rejects claims of facebook impact on U.S. election

Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg again rejected the idea that the social network affected the U.S. ...

China`s Xi tells Trump cooperation is only choice

Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a phone call on Monday that cooperation was the ...

Tsunami hits New Zealand after series of strong quakes

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 struck central New Zealand just after midnight (1102 GMT Sunday), the U.S. ...

S.Korea`s Park faces calls to resign at huge protest rally

South Korean President Park Geun-hye faced mounting pressure to step down on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of ...

Anti-Trump protesters gather for third night, one shot in Portland

Thousands of protesters took their frustrations over Donald Trumps election as the next U.S. president onto the ...