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28 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

US Senate confirms Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary in vote

The US Senate voted 72-27 in favour of confirming billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as US commerce secretary.

28 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trump seeks to hike US defence spending by 10%

President Donald Trump is looking to increase American defence spending by 10% in his proposed budget plan for 2018.

28 Feb 2017

Chile

3 dead, several missing after Chile floods

At least 3 people are dead and 19 others are missing after torrential rains sparked large scale flooding near Chile's capital, Santiago.

28 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pervez Musharraf turns TV analyst

Former President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, is back in the public eye and has chosen to relaunch his career as a television analyst.

28 Feb 2017

South Korea

UN report identifies North Korean front company in Malaysia

A UN report, drafted for the Security Council has identified a property in Malaysia, operated by a front company for North Korea's intelligence agency.

28 Feb 2017

Indonesia

Indonesia, Australia restore military ties

Indonesia and Australia restored full military ties weeks after Indonesia cut off all cooperation with Australian defence forces.

Heterosexuals surveyed on sexual orientation

A Florida University professor who teaches 'human sexuality' asked her heterosexual students in class to take a mock survey.

27 Feb 2017

White House

US governors unite for infrastructure wishlists

The governors of all American states met at the National Governors Association.

27 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Ex-White House staffer blames Trump's anti-Islamic rhetoric for quitting

Rumana Ahmed, a Hijab-clad Muslim former White House staffer, has opened up about why she quit her job, eight days after President Donald Trump took office.

27 Feb 2017

Michael Flynn

Trump Navy secretary nominee withdraws nomination

Philip Bilden, private equity investor and Army veteran, has withdrawn his nomination as US President Donald Trump's secretary of the US Navy, due to his business interests.

China made a mistake of ignoring India's talent: Chinese Media

Chinese official media said that China has made a "mistake of ignoring" science and technology experts from India.

25 Feb 2017

World

Fire breaks out in luxury Chinese hotel, many feared trapped

A massive blaze broke out on the second floor of HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in east China's Jiangxi Province, trapping an unknown number of people.

25 Feb 2017

North Korea

Trump seeks US nuclear supremacy

US President Donald Trump has stated that he would want to see the US at "top of the pack", when it comes to nuclear weapons.

25 Feb 2017

World

Islamic State resorting to coercive tactics

The Islamic State is resorting to forcibly putting children and disabled people into trucks that are laden with explosives.

25 Feb 2017

Labour Party

Dutch Freedom Party candidate suspends campaigning

Geert Wilders, the Dutch anti-Islam politician has suspended all further public campaigning ahead of the general elections next month due to security concerns.

23 Feb 2017

Sweden

Swedish politician argues for paid sex break

A small town Swedish politician, named Per-Erik Muskos, from the town of Övertorneå in northern Sweden, has proposed that Swedish citizens should get an hour-long paid break from work to go home and have sex with their partners.

23 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan legalizes 'test tube' babies

Pakistan's 'Federal Shariat Court' has finally legalized the use of test-tube babies to conceive in Pakistan.

23 Feb 2017

Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong leader gets 20 months for corruption

Donald Tsang, who served as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012 has been sentenced to 20 months in prison over allegations of corruption.

22 Feb 2017

Afghanistan

Afghanistan to penalize abuse of boy sex slaves

In a landmark move against the deeply entrenched practice of sexual abuse against boys, the Afghan government is set to lay out set of stringent penalties for people who engage in "bacha bazi".

22 Feb 2017

India

India, EU face-off over trade treaty

India may reject a proposal by the EU to sign a stand-alone Bilateral Investment Treaty with the bloc, as a precursor to the stalled Broad-based Trade and Investment Agreement.

21 Feb 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistani transgenders in the pursuit of reformation

Transgenders in Pakistan in today's contemporary society claim to be cultural heirs to the eunuchs who were present in the courts of Mughal-emperors.

20 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trump confuses all with "what happened in Sweden" remark

US President Donald Trump stoked controversy when he suggested that security situation had arisen in Sweden "last night", but nothing had actually happened.

20 Feb 2017

Jet Airways

Germany sends fighter planes after Jet Airways flight loses contact

Germany scrambled two Eurofighter Typhoon jets after the Mumbai-London Jet Airways flight 9W 118, lost contact with the Air Traffic Control tower.

19 Feb 2017

Iraq

The Islamic State's "business model" is doomed to fail

According to a new analysis released by accounting firm Ernst & Young and the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence (ICSR), the "business model" of the Islamic State is on the path to failure.

18 Feb 2017

World

Hitler's personal phone goes under the hammer

A phone owned by Adolf Hitler is being auctioned in Maryland with bids starting at $100,000.

17 Feb 2017

Michael Flynn

Donald Trump holds unscheduled news conference

On Thursday, Donald Trump scheduled a spontaneous news conference for the purpose of taking his message "straight to the people".

16 Feb 2017

World

Tragedy strikes Sufi shrine in Sindh, Pakistan

An explosion ripped through a Sufi shrine in Sindh, Pakistan leaving at least 30 people killed and nearly 100 injured.

15 Feb 2017

Google

UK reviews "irresponsible" companies exploiting labour laws

Concerned that some employers are classifying regular employees as "self-employed" to avoid tax bills, the UK government may introduce new laws to help such workers claim rights such as pensions, minimum wage and holiday pay.

15 Feb 2017

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi: $125 billion sovereign fund takes shape

Abu Dhabi is close to getting the 14th largest global fund with an approximate assets worth of $125 billion.

Venezuelan Vice President sanctioned for drug trafficking by US

Venezuelan Vice President Tareck El Aissami has been sanctioned by the US Department of Treasury under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.

California: Crew completes emergency fixes before fresh storms

Engineers successfully managed to conduct emergency repairs on a crumbling overflow channel of the Oroville Dam in California.

14 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Trudeau walks a diplomatic tight rope during Trump meeting

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau visited the White House to meet US President Donald Trump.

14 Feb 2017

Switzerland

Swiss vote to relax citizenship norms

Swiss citizens voted in favour of relaxing naturalization norms for third generation immigrants, in a recently held referendum.

14 Feb 2017

World

Undercover report reveals mismanagement in British prison

An undercover report has revealed shocking details of mismanagement in one of Britain's largest prisons, HMP Northumberland.

12 Feb 2017

China

India allows captured Chinese soldier to return home

A Chinese soldier, Wang Qi, was caught while entering Indian territory soon after the Sino-India War of 1962.

11 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Donald Trump "growing increasingly frustrated" in new job

US President Donald Trump is "growing increasingly frustrated" in the face of realistic governing challenges in his new job.

11 Feb 2017

HIV

Hospital in China infects 5 with HIV

In a shocking incident of medical negligence, the Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine accidentally infected 5 people with the HIV virus.

11 Feb 2017

Prime Minister

Iranians mark 38th anniversary of 1979 revolution

Thousands of Iranian citizens poured on to the streets in Tehran to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The celebrations come amidst renewed tensions between Iran and the new US President Donald Trump.

11 Feb 2017

Donald Trump

Reports: Trump denounces Obama-era nuclear deal during call with Putin

During his first phone call as president with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced the New START treaty, according to unnamed US officials.

10 Feb 2017

Hong Kong

17 injured in Hong Kong metro arson attack

A firebomb attack on the Hong Kong subway train caused injuries to at least 17 people.