WASHINGTON - China has doubled its military bases overseas
- 2019-05-03 18:15:56
China may increase its military bases around the world to protect its projects linked to the "New Silk Road" program, the Pentagon said in a report published Thursday. According to the Pentagon´s annual report to Congress, "Chinese officials are using China´s .. المزيد
Vietnam Former President "Le Duc An" is rumored to be in an official funeral
- 2019-05-03 18:14:37
Former Vietnamese President Lee Duc Anh, known for fighting the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, was sworn in Friday at an official funeral. Anh died on 22 April in Hanoi after suffering a brain haemorrhage in February. Le Duc Anh fought four wars since 1945 and was the supreme commander of the Vietnamese .. المزيد
More than 1 million people evacuated in eastern India due to cyclone Fannie
- 2019-05-03 18:13:41
Indian authorities have evacuated more than 1 million people from coastal areas of the eastern state of Udisha, with a major hurricane landing on Friday. Peshinobada Sethi, the special relief commissioner in Odesha, said Hurricane Fannie was starting to land near the famous tourist area of .. المزيد
A total of 376 people were killed in the fighting around Tripoli in April
- 2019-05-01 23:10:38
The fighting in Tripoli last month killed 376 people and wounded 1822, the WHO office in Libya said. "The total number of people killed in April 2019 was 376 and 1822 wounded," the organization´s office said in a tweet published on its Twitter account on Wednesday. The organization .. المزيد
Moscow and Washington exchanged accusations of escalating the conflict in Venezuela
- 2019-05-01 23:09:05
Russia and the United States have accused each other of escalating the conflict in Venezuela. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his US counterpart Mike Pompeo discussed the latest developments in Venezuela. The Russian Foreign Ministry issued a statement saying that Washington´s .. المزيد
Dismissal of British defense minister over national security leaks
- 2019-05-01 23:06:51
British Prime Minister Theresa May dismissed Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday over allegations that he leaked information on national security discussions about the potential participation of China´s fifth-generation communications giant Huawei United Kingdom. "The .. المزيد
Turkish police arrest 120 people in Istanbul Labor Day demonstrations
- 2019-05-01 23:05:04
Turkish police arrested 127 people during demonstrations on Labor Day in Istanbul on Wednesday, the private CNN-Turk reported. The official Anatolia news agency estimated earlier today the number of arrests 84 people. The agency said that 14 people were arrested in Taksim Square in the heart of .. المزيد
Turkey arrests 22 Syrians and Iraqis on suspicion of membership
- 2019-04-29 19:50:17
Turkish police have arrested 22 Syrian and Iraqi nationalities in a series of raids on suspicion of links to a terrorist group, the Anatolia news agency reported on Monday. The report said the raids were carried out in the capital, Ankara. According to Anatolia, 17 Iraqis and five Syrians, who .. المزيد
Trump´s "false and misleading" statements exceeded 10,000 statements
- 2019-04-29 19:47:58
After more than 800 days in office, President Donald Trump´s "false or misleading" statements exceeded 10,000 statements, the Washington Post reported. The statistics of the fact-finding team in the newspaper were supposed to cover the first 100 days of Trump´s .. المزيد
A strike and demonstrations in Tunisia´s Sidi Bouzid
- 2019-04-29 19:46:56
A large number of Tunisians demonstrated on Monday in Sidi Bouzid in Tunisia´s west-central region against the government and protest against marginalization after 12 people, including seven agricultural workers, died in a horrific traffic accident. The accident occurred Saturday near the .. المزيد
