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China to accelerate militarising its new islands: Daily
Beijing, Dec 21: China will "accelerate militarising its newly built islands", warned a state-run daily after a US bomber flew close to it in the South China Sea.
The Pentagon said that an American B-52 bomber "unintentionally" flew over…
91 People missing in Chinese industrial park landslide
Beijing, Dec 21: A total of 91 people remain missing a day after a landslide hit an industrial park in Shenzhen city, China's Guangdong province, according to authorities.
The missing people include 59 males and 32 females after Sunday's…
After ‘big mistake’, Philippines beauty crowned Miss Universe
Las Vegas, Dec 21: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was announced as the Miss Universe 2015, after the ceremony's host Steve Harvey admitted to making a big mistake by mixing up the names of the winners.
There were as many as 80…
Sikh Americans lead efforts to counter attacks on minorities
Washington, Dec 19: With hate crimes against Muslims and Sikhs rising in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris and California, 15 diverse civil rights and faith-based organisations, led by the National Sikh Campaign (NSC), have joined…
Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo crowned Miss World 2015
Beijing, Dec 20: The finale of the 2015 Miss World contest came to a conclusion with Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo claiming the crown in Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan province.
Mireia, a 23-year-old medical…
China urges US to stop provocative actions
Beijing, Dec 20: China urged the US to stop provocative actions following the flight of two B-52 bombers over the area near China's Nansha islands.
"China takes the incident seriously and has lodged solemn representation with the US,"…
Two People killed in Indonesian military plane crash
Jakarta, Dec 20: Two pilots were killed on Sunday when their military plane crashed during an air show in Indonesia, authorities said.
The South Korean-made T50 trainer plane crashed at the Adi Sucipto airport in Yogyakarta city on Java…
Don’t speak against India, Sharif tells his ministers
Islamabad, Dec 19: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stopped his ministers from giving anti-India statements so that the peace process is not hit, an official said.
A close aide to Sharif said on Friday that the ministers and…
Foreigners account for less than seven percent EU population
Brussels, Dec 19: Foreign citizens accounted for fewer than seven percent of people living in EU member states in 2014, Eurostat said.
The statistical office of the EU published data on foreign citizens on the occasion of Friday's…
UN Security Council endorses roadmap for Syria peace process
United Nations, Dec 19: The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution endorsing an international roadmap for a Syrian-led political transition in order to end the country's conflict, which calls for Syria peace talks to begin in…