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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump challenged Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to “compare IQ tests,” delivering a sharp-edged ribbing that threw a bright spotlight on his seemingly shaky relationship with his top diplomat. The White House insisted the president was only joking. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, speaks following a meeting […]

China sent a guided-missile frigate, two fighter jets and a helicopter to warn off the USS ‘Chafee’ near disputed islands in the South China Sea, accusing the US of damaging the country’s sovereignty and security interests in the region. FILE PHOTO. CNS Huangshan (FFG-570) © Wikipedia Beijing condemned the mission of the guided-missile destroyer USS […]

Iraq’s Federal Judicial Authority  Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Iraq ordered on Wednesday the arrest of officials in charge of Kurdistan’s commission that supervised the highly divisive referendum on independence from Iraq in September 25th. The Higher Judicial Council said the Rusafa investigation court in Baghdad ordered the arrest of commission officials based on a petition filed by […]

Deputies of the State Duma from the Liberal Democratic Part of Russia (LDPR), who visited North Korea (the DPRK) in early October, were asked to support the intention of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to fight back the United States. A delegation of three LDPR members paid a visit to Pyongyang on October 2-6, […]

      Kenya Navy officers patrol Hindi in Lamu County after the start of Operation Linda Boni. Ten AP officers narrowly escaped death on Tuesday evening in a Shabaab ambush. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP  More than 10 administration police officers escaped death after the vehicle they were travelling in narrowly missed running over a […]

A view from Zugspitze inside the old cable car. Photo: DPA. Operation of the new cable car which will take visitors up the 2,962 metre-high Zugspitze, Germany’s highest peak, is set to start in about ten weeks’ time. But not everyone is looking forward to it. The new cable car in the Bavarian Alps, which […]

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, takes-off to fly a bilateral mission with Japanese and South Korea Air Force jets in the vicinity of the Sea of Japan, from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, October 10, 2017. © Staff Sgt. Joshua Smoot / U.S. Air Force / Reuters […]

NEW DELHI: In a landmark verdict, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled that sex with a wife who is under 18 years of age is rape and therefore a crime. The top court did not rule on ‘marital rape’, which is sexual intercourse forced upon a spouse no matter what their age. Before today’s SC ruling, there was […]

Top Turkish officials have lashed out at the US, stating that Turkey “is not a tribal state” and does not need Washington’s permission to detain and prosecute suspects. The Turkish prime minister promised to “retaliate” over the suspension of non-immigrant visas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. © Murad Sezer / Reuters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan […]