Asia Pacific|China Scolds US as Standoff Over Seized Drone Intensifies
President-elect Donald J. Trump entered the fray Saturday morning, accusing China on Twitter of seizing the drone from international waters. China steals United States Navy research drone in international waters - rips it out of water and takes it to China in unprecedented act. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Dec. 17, 2016 In a stern tone, the Defense Ministry scolded the United States over what it called its longstanding practice of conducting “clos..>> view originalPowerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Papau New Guinea
People living along Papua New Guinea's coastline fled to higher ground on Saturday after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck east of the Pacific nation, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of its archipelago.A couple of hours after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said the threat had largely passed, although it said government agencies should continue to monitor coastal tides."Based on all available data ... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," the PTWC ..>> view originalDonald Trump's Pick for US Ambassador to Israel Signals Changes in US Policy
Billionaire real estate developer Donald J. Trump, center, his daughter Ivanka Trump, right, and attorney David Friedman exit U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, New Jersey, Feb. 25, 2010. more +. 0 Shares. Email. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for ...>> view originalPhilippines' Duterte to US on aid issue: 'Bye-bye America'
"I understand that we have been stricken out of the Millennium Challenge. Well, good, I welcome it," Rodrigo Duterte said with apparent sarcasm. | AP Photo Philippines' Duterte to U.S. on aid issue: 'Bye-bye America' By Associated Press 12/17/16 08:33 AM EST MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte threatened Saturday to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying "bye-bye America" as he reacted..>> view originalPoland protests: Crowds renew calls for press freedom
Image copyright EPA Image caption Supporters of press freedom kept up their protests outside parliament in Warsaw Demonstrators in the Polish capital Warsaw have renewed their protest against government plans to restrict journalists' access to parliament.Crowds gathered outside the presidential palace on Saturday morning and then marched to parliament.On Friday protesters blockaded the parliament building, leading to a late-night stand-off with police..>> view originalAleppo evacuation: Thousands wait to leave as new deal reached
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Aid workers say children are among those waiting in freezing temperatures in east Aleppo Trapped civilians and rebels are waiting to leave east Aleppo in Syria after a new deal was reportedly reached for evacuations to resume.Government and rebel sources say the agreement will allow people to leave several besieged enclaves in Syria.But hours after the announcement, aid agencies were still waiting for the operatio..>> view originalAnne Frank may have been discovered by chance, new study says
Image copyright AFP PHOTO /ANNE FRANK FONDS Image caption Anne Frank's diary has provided new hints about how and why her hiding place was uncovered World-famous wartime diarist Anne Frank may have been discovered by chance and not because her hiding place was betrayed, a new theory suggests.The Anne Frank House museum in Amsterdam believes the address could have been raided over ration fraud.Researchers say the police who found the secret annexe may ..>> view originalRussia's Hacks Followed Years of Paranoia Toward Hillary Clinton
Photo Hillary Clinton last month Washington. “It’s not just they didn’t like Clinton, but they actually thought that she represented a threat,” said Mark Galeotti, a Russia expert at the Institute of International Relations. Credit Cliff Owen/Associated Press Russia’s unprecedented intervention in the United States election came amid more than United States-Russia tension and Donald J. Trump’s praise of Vladimir V. Putin, the Russian president. It also coincided with a ..>> view originalEurope|Car Bomb Kills 13 Turkish Soldiers on Bus; 7 Suspects Held
ISTANBUL รข€” A suicide car bomber set off an explosion Saturday that demolished a public bus transporting off-duty soldiers in Turkey's central province of Kayseri, killing 13 troops and wounding 56 other people, authorities said.Saturday's blast comes a week after a car bomb attack claimed by Kurdish militants killed 44 people, mainly riot police, and wounded over 150 others near a soccer stadium in Istanbul.Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the identity of the Kayseri attacker was known ..>> view original
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