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Putin calls report which said Russia had damaging details on Trump a hoax

  (Reuters) -- President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (January 17) an unsubstantiated report that alleged Russia had gathered compromising…

Samsung chief arrives at court for hearing on arrest warrant

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee arrived at the Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday…

China tells local meteorological bureaus to stop smog alerts

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China is suspending local meteorological bureaus from issuing smog alerts, media reported Wednesday, raising suspicions the…

Australia on the defensive offers hope of new MH370 hunt

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's transport minister Wednesday defended the suspension of the undersea search for MH370, after relatives of…

Sinkhole swallows 16 wheeler truck in Georgia

GEORGIA, United States (Reuters) -- According to local media, traffic was blocked as the 55,000-pound (25,000KG) truck's rear cargo container…

Assange welcomes Obama’s decision to commute Manning sentence: lawyer

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Tuesday welcomed the decision by US President Barack Obama to…

Nigerian air force kills 50 and wounds 120 in northeast – MSF

(Reuters) -- Nigeria's air force killed 50 people and injured 120 in an air strike on a camp for displaced…

US contributes $500-million to UN Green Climate Fund

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The outgoing Barack Obama administration announced Tuesday a contribution of half a billion dollars to…

Florida nightclub gunman’s wife accused of misleading police

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- The wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando,…

Brazil calls up army to quell prison violence

by Johannes MYBURGH Agence France-Presse NATAL, Brazil (AFP) - Brazil's government Tuesday ordered the armed forces to help secure the…

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