Egypt sentences ex-President Mursi, 19 others to three years in jail for insulting judiciary
A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison
China rejects Trump accusation on N. Korea sanction breaches
open view web desk China on Friday rejected accusations that it had helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that Beijing was turning a blind eye to oil transfers to North Korea. Trump’s tweet was the latest salvo in his battle to persuade […]
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India chides Pakistan for treatment of officer’s family
Open View Web desk NEW DELHI — India lashed out at Pakistan on Thursday for its treatment of the wife and mother of an Indian naval officer on death row for spying during their first meeting since his arrest. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accused Pakistan of […]
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Khaleda Zia appears before court in corruption cases
Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday appeared before a Dhaka”>Dhaka court
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In the heart of Trump Country, his base’s faith is unshaken
Open View Web Desk SANDY HOOK, Ky. — The regulars amble in before dawn and claim their usual table, the one next to an old box television playing the news on mute. Steven Whitt fires up the coffee pot and flips on the fluorescent sign in the window […]
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Obama warns of social media dangers, in interview with Prince Harry
Former US President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry he was concerned social media was “corroding civil discourse”, in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House
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Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993
Japan’s unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world’s third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the pace is slow. Figures released by the government showed unemployment stood at 2.7 percent last […]
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Julian Assange’s Twitter account briefly disappears
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s Twitter account had disappeared for a while; however the account reappeared shortly.
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Queen Elizabeth praises British spirit in Christmas address after attacks, fire
SANDRINGHAM, England – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth praised the resilience of London and Manchester after “appalling attacks”, in a Christmas message that also paid tribute to her husband, Prince Philip, who retired from regular royal duties this year. The “powerful identities” of the capital and the northern English city […]
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Pakistan allows wife, mother to visit Kulbhushan Jadhav
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan allowed the wife and mother of Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav, an Indian man convicted of spying, to visit him on Monday in Islamabad, eight months after he was sentenced to death by a military court. Jadhav, a former officer in the Indian navy, was arrested […]
