British Prime Minister Theresa May wants an early deal on Britons living in the European Union countries, the media reported on Friday. She said as much while updating her fellow leaders while attending the European Council summit meeting in Brussels on Thursday, BBC reported. May left the meeting without answering any questions on Britain’s break […]
India has called for the adoption of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) to prevent terrorists getting weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Chastising nations for holding it up, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative Tanmaya Lal emphasised the need for adopting the CCIT, which has been hung up in the UN for two decades. Lal said, […]
Responding to criticism from all quarters over the spread of fake news, Facebook has asked its users to flag fake news stories which will be verified by third party fact-checkers. According to media reports, Facebook was going to work with five fact-checking agencies – ABC News, AP, FactCheck.org, Politifact and Snopes. Facebook believes in giving […]
South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products posted the first rebound in 14 months despite weak demand for smartphones, report showed on Thursday. There has been brisk exports of chips and display panels that helped, Xinhua news quoted the government report. The ICT exports increased 3.3 per cent from a year earlier […]
Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the Australian government modified its war crimes bill to allow servicemen to engage in wider range of hostile terrorist targets without fear of prosecution, Xinhua […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has backed Ronna Romney McDaniel – the head of the Michigan GOP and Mitt Romneys niece – to lead the Republican National Committee in 2017. The RNC would need to formally install her in the post in January, but Trump’s selection was expected to be affirmed, Fox news reported. In preparation […]
The Syrian Army is in full control over Aleppo and the operation to re-take the eastern part of the city from rebels is over, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Tuesday. “The latest information that we have received during the past hour or so is that military operations in eastern Aleppo have concluded,” […]
In a clear message to US President-elect Donald Trump, the famed National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that government surveillance programmes will create “vulnerabilities” for social media users. “The same technologies that are being used to connect us, to tie us together, to let you listen to this right now, are also […]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday regretted the crash-landing of a US Marine aircraft in its waters. The US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft crash landed in the sea off Okinawa Prefecture, south of Japan, on Tuesday night, Efe news reported. “It is regrettable that an accident of this seriousness occurred. It is essential […]
Australia is in danger of losing its position as an Antarctic leader, as well as its claim over the frozen continent, unless it maintains funding for its scientific research program, experts said. Countries including China and Russia were seeking to broaden their share and exert more power, ABC news reported on Tuesday. The Australian program […]