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U.S. to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan

DOHA, Qatar - The United States and the Taliban on Saturday signed a peace deal in Doha after months of negotiations, aimed at ending the 19-year long war in Afghanistan and which will pave the way for Washington to withdraw all its troops from the country within 14 months.According to a report by Al Jazeera, the agreement was signed between the representatives of the U.S. and the Taliban in Qatar's capital Doha in the presence of representatives...

Mahathir reneging on deal with Anwar costs them both the top job

Mar 2,2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Muhyiddin Yassin, a Malay nationalist politician backed by the corruption-tarnished former ruling party, was sworn in as prime minister...

Children’s futures altered forever due to Rhode Island woman’s frauds

Mar 1,2020

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, United States – A Rhode Island woman who preyed on the trust of friends, family, and neighbors in a dubious investment...

Questions mount over Cardinal Pell conviction

In this note I assess the evidence regarding the claim that Pell’s complainant had prior knowledge of the Priests’ Sacristy, in particular, that he...

Syria, Russia claim Turkish soldiers were fighting with ‘terrorists’

Feb 29,2020

BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO was holding an emergency meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Friday following the death of 33 members of Turkey’s...

Massive outburst 390 million light-years from Earth discovered

PERTH, Western Australia – The biggest explosion in the universe after the Big Bang has been discovered by scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster....

Virus crisis grips global markets, biggest falls since GFC

Feb 28,2020

NEW YORK, New York – Stocks have plunged on world markets for a fourth day, with the Dow Jones index shedding 1,190.95 points, its...

Duterte vows Filipino forces will defeat enemies without American help

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine military said Thursday that its armed forces would survive and safeguard the nation from internal and external threats even...

Trump tries to reassure Americans he has corona-crisis well in hand

WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump faces a critical personal challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: asking Americans to believe him after...

Trump lauds India visit

Feb 27,2020

WASHINGTON, DC – United States President Donald Trump has described his India visit as “great” and “very successful.” “Just landed. India was great, trip...

Hyperinflation in Venezuela causing partial starvation of millions

CARACAS, Venezuela – Hyperinflation in Venezuela means that roughly one-third ofthe population more than nine million people do not get enough to eat andare...

Pell case hiatus to test Australian High Court

The Crown has been check-mated by the hiatus in the George Pell case. According to the prosecution the complainant was assaulted during an interval...

Stocks continue to plunge in United States and globally

Feb 26,2020

NEW YORK, New York – U.S. stocks plunged again on Tuesday as fears the coronavirus could become a pandemic. The number of deaths in...

Japan’s hosting of 2020 Olympics thrown into doubt by coronavirus

A senior International Olympic Committee member said this summer’s Tokyo Olympics could be canceled if the coronavirus is not under control by late May....

Hundreds infected with coronavirus after attending service in South K.

WASHINGTON, DC – The number of coronavirus cases in South Korea skyrocketed to 833 on Monday, a roughly 27-fold increase in just six days....

Iran needs to account for violent response to protests, says HWR

Feb 25,2020

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Iranian authorities have failed to hold security forces accountable for excessive and unlawful use of lethal force in confronting large-scale protests...

Turmoil in Malaysia as PM Mahathir resigns

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned on Monday in a shock move after his political allies sought to bring down the government and block...

WHO monitoring evolution of epidemic around the clock

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization says the coronavirus outbreak does not yet fit the criterion for a pandemic – but warns a...

U.S. stocks tumble,

NEW YORK, New York – World stock markets shattered on Monday. Dramatic falls were sparked firstly in Asia when the Malaysian prime minister abruptly...

WikiLeaks founder facing last throw of dice

A fearless campaigner for democratic openness, or a criminal trying to avoid justice: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a highly polarising figure who finds...

Trump proposal for Israel-Palestine, a challenge to international law

Nothing is further from a peace effort than the plan that Israel and the Donald Trump administration have concocted for Palestine. Previous American administrations...