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Trump touts Cher’s worries over LA immigrants
President Donald Trump touted an unlikely new ally Monday in his battle with Democrats over illegal immigration --…
Socialist Sanders’ tax returns show millionaire status
Self-described Democratic socialist Bernie Sanders, the 2020 presidential candidate who has long assailed America's…
NY Times, Wall Street Journal win Pulitzers for Trump probes
The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal were awarded Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for their separate…
Chinese netizens blast censored Game of Thrones
While Game of Thrones fans worldwide were laughing and howling their way through the premiere of the latest season,…
Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO
Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last…
Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest
Ecuador said on Monday it has suffered 40 million cyber attacks on the webpages of public institutions since…
Malaysia forced to revive corruption-laced China railway to avoid $5B penalty
Malaysia would have faced a $5-billion penalty if a China-backed rail project was axed, the prime minister said…
Secrets and crimes: gay S. Korean soldiers trapped in legal bind
Productive and driven, he was a model army officer, but he had a secret: he was in a gay sexual relationship with a…
White House denies Trump inciting violence against Muslim lawmaker
Donald Trump's spokeswoman Sarah Sanders defended the president Sunday against accusations that he was inciting…
Backlash to Belt and Road: Rising Chinese loans weighing heavily on Indonesian…
Indonesia has become the latest election battleground for Beijing's soaring economic clout, as the opposition warns…
Gay mayor from ‘Rust Belt’ America to launch presidential bid
Pete Buttigieg, the gay, liberal mayor of a small American city in the conservative bastion of Indiana, was…
Trump questions why Democrats should get Mueller report
US President Donald Trump questioned Saturday whether Congressional Democrats should have access to a redacted…
Finland: from suicide hotspot to world’s happiest country
by Sam KINGSLEY When the UN crowned Finland the world's happiest nation last month for the second year running,…
ICC turns down Afghan war crimes probe as US hails victory
The International Criminal Court turned down Friday a request to open a war crimes probe in Afghanistan, with the…
Kim gains more power in N.Korea leadership shuffle
North Korea has replaced its long-serving head of state with a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un, promoting a man…
Chinese logger permit suspended for bribery, abuse of environment
Gabon has suspended a logging licence issued to a Chinese timber company after a British watchdog group, the…
‘Mikhail Gorbachev’ running for office in Indonesia polls
Mikhail Gorbachev is running for office in Indonesian elections next week, but it's not the octogenarian ex-Soviet…
Young Chinese to be sent back to villages in Mao-style move
China is planning to send millions of youth "volunteers" back to the villages, raising fears of a return to the…
More transparency please: IMF, World Bank urge caution with China loans
Increased lending by China to developing nations is increasingly under the spotlight amid concerns that growing…
Ex-pope Benedict blames Church sex abuse crisis on ’68 which dubbed…
Former pope Benedict XVI on Thursday blamed the Catholic clerical sex abuse scandals on the 1960s sexual revolution…
The no-hopers, dead or alive, in India’s election
Jubilant about his impending defeat, Fakkad Baba is one of a colourful host of no-hoper candidates in India's…
Julian Assange: a decade of stunning leaks of US secrets
The US government has regarded WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a dangerous national security threat ever since…
Snowden says Assange arrest ‘dark moment for press freedom’
Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden on Thursday slammed the arrest in London of WikiLeaks founder Julian…
North Korea-like isolation? Russian MPs approve controversial bill restricting…
Russian lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would allow Moscow to cut the country's internet traffic from…
