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The leadership transition in Cambodia
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 23: Cambodia officially has a new parliamentary and government leadership at the first session of the...
Medvedev said Russia could annex South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Moscow [Russia], August 23: Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow could annex two breakaway regions...
Japan discharging wastewater in its own backyard: Rabuka
Tokyo [Japan], August 23: Prime Minister SitiveniRabuka is firm about his stance regarding the discharge of treated radioactive water from...
Maui wildfire victims fear land grab may threaten...
Hawaii [US], August 23: Deborah Loeffler felt she could not lose much more after a wildfire destroyed the home in...
Reforms planned for int'l students with desire to...
Canberra [Australia], August 22: International students who want to migrate to Australia may no longer be penalized when applying for...
S. Korean banks' loan delinquency ratio falls in...
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: South Korean banks' loan delinquency ratio fell in three months in June owing to higher...
Spain's king begins talks with parties on forming...
Madrid [Spain], August 22: King Felipe VI of Spain has begun consultations on the formation of a new government, about...
12 dead in Turkey bus accident
Istanbul [Turkey], August 22: At least 12 people have been killed and 19 people injured after a bus accident in...
Ecuador presidential elections heading for run-off on October...
Quito [Ecuador], August 22: With over 90 percent of the ballots counted in Ecuador's presidential election, voters appear to have...
Burkina Faso police kill 40 fighters after ambush
Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], August 22: Police in the West African country of Burkina Faso have killed 40 Islamist fighters, the...
Kim oversees N Korea cruise missiles tests
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has overseen the launch of strategic cruise missiles as...
Serial baby murderer given life sentence by British...
London [UK], August 22: A British former nurse will spend the rest of her life in jail for her "cruel,...
Outsider Bernardo Arevalo wins Guatemala's presidential vote
Mexico City [Mexico], August 22: Outsider Bernardo Arevalo, a social democrat, emerged as the winner of a run-off election for...
Trump confirms not participating in election debate
Washington [US], August 22: Former US President Donald Trump has said he will not participate in the first Republican presidential...
Hurricane Hilary rages California, threatens Nevada
Calfornia [US], August 22: As Tropical Storm Hilary moved deeper into southern California, US state officials warned "the worst of...
Denmark and the Netherlands set conditions when giving...
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 22: The Russian side issued a warning after Denmark and the Netherlands pledged to provide dozens of...
North Korea warns of 'thermonuclear war' because of...
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 22: North Korea condemns annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea, and warns...
Trump confirmed that he was about to go...
Washington [US], August 22: Former US President Donald Trump will go to prison to pay more than 4.7 billion dong...
Cambodia's King expressed confidence in the new government...
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 22: Addressing the opening session of the 7th National Assembly of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni expressed...
An American woman was arrested for threatening to...
Washington [US], August 22: Prosecutors in Chicago said a woman was arrested on August 21 for allegedly sending emails threatening...
Thaksin appeared at Singapore airport, expected to return...
Singapore, August 22: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared at Seletar Airport in Singapore on the morning of August...
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 22: A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.
UAE stocks generate strong cash flows Monday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 22: UAE stocks generated strong cash flows Monday as the International Holding Company (IHC) maintained...
3 dead, 6 injured in U.S. Seattle shooting
San Francisco [US], August 21: Three people were killed and six more injured in a shooting early Sunday at a...
Singaporean PM says recent political scandals will not...
Singapore, August 21: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday stressed that the leadership renewal is on track and...
Solomon Islands' PM hails Chinese medical ship services
Honiara [Solomon Islands], August 21: Prime minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare visited the Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark"...
Taxis in Japan to stop displaying driver's name,...
Tokyo [Japan], August 21: Japan's transport ministry has abolished the requirement for taxi drivers to display their name and photograph...