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Japanese PM Abe re-elected amidst record low turn out in snap polls
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won comfortable re-election in a snap poll he had billed as a referendum on his…
Haiti prime minister resigns amid political crisis
Haiti´s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced his resignation early morning yesterday, following repeated calls for him to step down amid…
Obama briefed on Australian hostage situation: White House official
US President Barack Obama has been briefed about the situation at a cafe in Sydney where hostages were being held…
Australia: Hostages held inside Sydney cafe by suspected Muslim terrorists
Hostages were being held inside a cafe in central Sydney earlier today with a flag displayed against a window, according…
US Congress passes $584 billion defense bill
The US Congress adopted a massive US defense spending bill for 2015 Friday which includes emergency funding for military operations…
Powerful storm batters California
About 150,000 people were left struggling for power yesterday as the strongest storm to lash the US West Coast in…
Spying saga: S. Korea acquits family convicted of spying 35 years ago
SEOUL: A South Korean court today overturned a 35-year old conviction of spying for North Korea against a family of…
“Oceans laden with 269,000 tons of plastic”: International study
MIAMI: The world´s oceans are laden with nearly 269,000 tons of plastic pollution, international researchers said on Wednesday after a…
6.1 Magnitude quake shakes Taiwan coast: USGS
A strong, 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck northeast off the island of Taiwan earlier today, the U.S. Geological Survey stated. It said…