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Reuters Reporters Covering Rohingya Crisis Charged Under Official Secrets Act
Reuters President and Editor-In-Chief Stephen J. Adler said he was extremely disappointed that the authorities were seeking to prosecute the pair.
This Firm Will Get $70 Million if MH370 is Found in New Search Operation
The Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people -- mostly from China -- on board en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, triggering one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
US May Keep Up the Pressure, Ask Pakistan to Pay Back Its Debts
A senior official said that up to $2 billion of equipment and funding was at stake. However, with US aid declining significantly in recent years, the economy improving and Beijing just a phone call away, sources said the negative effects would be "margina...
Donald Trump Deserves 'Big' Credit for North Korea Talks, Says South Korea's Moon
The talks were held on Tuesday on the South Korean side of the demilitarised zone, which has divided the two Koreas since 1953, after a prolonged period of tension on the Korean peninsula over the North's missile and nuclear programmes.
Donald Trump Wants 'Bill of Love' for Dreamers, Bats for Merit-Based Immigration
"It should be a bill of love," Donald Trump said of a measure under negotiation that would protect hundreds of thousands of so-called "Dreamers" from deportation.
Paid Less Than Her Male Colleagues, BBC Editor Quits China Post
The BBC has come under fire recently for paying male employees more and has pledged to close the gender gap by 2020.
PM Modi's Call to Saudi King Helped India's 'Operation Rahat' in Yemen: Sushma Swaraj
Operation Rahat was launched by Indian Armed Forces to evacuate more than 4,000 Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies.
Sudan Seizes Newspapers After Bread Price Rise Criticism
Several newspapers have criticised the decision concerning wheat imports, while the country's opposition groups called for nationwide demonstrations against the price rise.
'All Options on the Table' as Team Trump Weighs Pakistani Blowback After Aid Freeze
Pakistan is a crucial gateway for US military supplies destined for US and other troops fighting a 16-year-old war in neighbouring, landlocked Afghanistan.
UN Security Council to Meet on Iran Protests, at US Request
US Ambassador Nikki Haley has praised the demonstrators, saying "the UN must speak out" to support them. But Russia has warned against "external interference" in what it sees as an Iran's internal affairs.
As Drone Demand Soars, New Jersey Poised to Bar Drunken Droning
New Jersey's Assembly on Thursday is slated to vote on a Senate-approved bill to ban inebriated or drugged droning, as well as outlaw flying unmanned aircraft systems over prisons and in pursuit of wildlife.
White House Questions Mental Health of North Korea Leader Kim Jong-un
"I think the President and the people of this country should be concerned about the mental fitness of the leader of North Korea. He's made repeated threats," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters.
Donald Trump Looks to US Midterm Elections in Year-end Tweets
"Why would smart voters want to put Democrats in Congress in 2018 Election when their policies will totally kill the great wealth created during the months since the Election," Trump said.
Donald Trump Lays Out Immigration Deal Demands
Trump's declaration casts doubt over how Democrats and Republicans will come together on DACA.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen Says China Military Causing Regional Instability
China considers self-ruled and democratic Taiwan to be its sacred territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring what it views as a wayward province under Chinese control.
Obama Urges 'Leaders' Not to Split Society With Online Biases
Former U.S. president Barack Obama said the way people communicate via social media risked splintering society and leaders had to ensure the Internet did not cocoon users within their biases.