Obama points finger at Putin for cyber attacks on US election
WASHINGTON – United States’ President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally oversaw the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence officials say…
Rich nations urged to resettle more Syrian refugees to save lives
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Less than three percent of Syrians who fled the civil war crossing into a neighbouring state have been resettled to a rich country, a charity…
China says no country can be exception to “one China” principle
BEIJING – The “one China” principle is the basis for developing ties with China and no country can be an exception to this rule, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told…
US election agency breached by hackers after November vote
The US agency charged with ensuring that voting machines meet security standards was itself penetrated by a hacker after the November elections, according to a security firm working with law…
Red Cross evacuates 3,000 civilians from Aleppo
Some 3,000 civilians and more than 40 wounded people, including children, were evacuated from east Aleppo on Thursday in two evacuations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said…
Dwarf planet Ceres is flush with ice, NASA studies show
SAN FRANCISCO – The dwarf planet Ceres, an enigmatic rocky body inhabiting the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is rich with ice just beneath its dark surface, scientists…
Traces of explosives found in Egyptair crash – investigators
CAIRO/PARIS – Egyptian investigators said on Thursday traces of explosives had been found on the remains of victims of an Egyptair flight that crashed en route from Paris to Cairo,…
Race complaint lodged over ‘comfort women’ statue in Australian church
A Japanese community group in Australia has lodged a legal complaint under racial vilification laws objecting to a statue commemorating Korean “comfort women” in a Sydney church, the group’s president…
Trump tells Vietnam prime minister he hopes ties will grow stronger
HANOI – In a telephone call, US President-elect Donald Trump told Vietnam‘s prime minister he wanted to further strengthen fast-warming ties between the two countries, the government of the Southeast…
Vietnamese transgender body builder making waves in the conservative country
A transgender bodybuilder from Vietnam promoting LGBTIQ rights has been making headlines across the conservative country. 27-year-old Nguyen Thi Trang, who has been using the name “Kendy” after coming out…
