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Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests
March 10, 2016
Locals eating radioactive food 30 years after Chernobyl: Greenpeace tests
Economic crises convulsing Russia, Ukraine and Belarus mean testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has been cut…
China expresses alarm at Philippines-Japan aircraft deal
March 10, 2016
China expresses alarm at Philippines-Japan aircraft deal
China expressed alarm on Thursday about an agreement in which the Philippines will lease five aircraft from Japan to help…
Merkel’s Turkish gamble: breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis?
March 10, 2016
Merkel’s Turkish gamble: breakthrough or landmine in migrant crisis?
For the second time since Europe's migration crisis began last year, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stunned her European Union…
China says takes ‘distinctly Chinese approach’ to national security
March 9, 2016
China says takes ‘distinctly Chinese approach’ to national security
China is taking a "distinctly Chinese approach" to national security with a raft of new laws, including one on counterterrorism,…
Trump takes Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment
March 9, 2016
Trump takes Michigan in repudiation of Republican establishment
US Republican front-runner Donald Trump racked up primary wins in the big prize of Michigan and in Mississippi on Tuesday,…
Trump already a tainted name in Indonesia after Muslim ban remarks
March 8, 2016
Trump already a tainted name in Indonesia after Muslim ban remarks
Few villagers living near a half-built golf course in Indonesia's West Java province know the name Donald Trump, and fewer…
North Korea tried to hack South’s railway system: spy agency
March 8, 2016
North Korea tried to hack South’s railway system: spy agency
North Korea has tried to hack into email accounts of South Korean railway workers in an attempt to attack the…
As crunch votes loom, Merkel says migrant plans gaining traction
March 8, 2016
As crunch votes loom, Merkel says migrant plans gaining traction
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday things were moving in the right direction after the EU agreed a draft…
US strikes Al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed
March 8, 2016
US strikes Al Shabaab training camp in Somalia, more than 150 killed
The United States launched an air strike in Somalia that killed more than 150 fighters with the Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group…
China hints more bases on way after Djibouti
March 8, 2016
China hints more bases on way after Djibouti
China hinted on Tuesday that it was planning more global bases following the setting up of its logistics centre in…