German police test facial recognition cameras at Berlin station
German police have deployed the first facial recognition cameras at a main railway station in Berlin, testing new technology that could help track and arrest crime and terrorism suspects. “We…
Trump fires communications director Scaramucci in new White House upheaval
US President Donald Trump has ousted recently hired White House communications chief Anthony Scaramucci over an obscene tirade, sources familiar with the decision said, in the latest staff upheaval for…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul
Militant group Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack on the Iraqi embassy in Kabul today that began with a suicide bomber blowing himself up at the main gate,…
Trump and Japan’s Abe talk about “grave and growing” North Korea threat
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has spoken with US President Donald Trump and agreed on the need for more action on North Korea just hours after the US Ambassador to…
Indonesia drug czar warns methamphetamine seizures tip of iceberg
Indonesia is probably only stopping a fraction of what could be hundreds of tonnes of methamphetamine flooding in from countries such as China, even after a record seizure this month, its…
US considering some sanctions on Venezuela oil sector: sources
The Trump administration is considering imposing US sanctions on Venezuela‘s vital oil sector in response to Sunday’s election of a constitutional super-body that Washington has already denounced as a “sham” vote,…
Chinese president inspects troops on military’s 90th anniversary
Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a large-scale military parade at a remote north China base on Sunday at an event to mark 90 years since the founding of the…
Typhoon injures over 80 in Taiwan, traps dozens
A strong typhoon has swept across Taiwan, injuring more than 80 people, forcing the capital to shut down essential services and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Forty…
N.Korea claims all of US in strike range as Trump says China has done “nothing”
North Korea said on Saturday it had conducted another successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that proved its ability to strike America’s mainland, drawing a sharp warning from…
Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with retired General Kelly
US President Donald Trump has replaced his beleaguered White House chief of staff, Reince Priebus, after only six months on the job, installing retired General John Kelly in his place…
