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 […]
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the closure of Venezuelan border with Colombia for 72 hours till Thursday to deal with the “mafias” operating and smuggling out Venezuelan currency. The measure came on the heels of his decision to withdraw the 100-bolivar bill from circulation, Efe news reported on Tuesday. “We’re intercepting about $95,000 that […]
Sri Lankan parliament will have a three-day debate in January on the proposals for a new Constitution, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said on Monday. Sri Lanka sponsored the resolution adopted by the UNHRC in September last year to work out a political solution to the country’s Tamil issue, Xinhua news agency reported. The […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the practice of laid-off American workers being made to train foreigners brought over to replace them, a move which could impact Indian technology workers and outsourcing companies. Trump called these incidents “demeaning” and said: “We are not going to let it happen to our people any more.” […]
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos travelled to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, together with representatives of the thousands of victims of the country’s half-century conflict, the media reported on Friday. Santos on Thursday invited “some 40 people, many of them close friends and relatives, but also (peace) negotiators and about 10 representatives of […]
Italian President Sergio Mattarella and party leaders have started talks over how to form a transitional government after Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned on Wednesday. Renzi’s resignation followed defeat in the December 3 referendum on constitutional reform law, Xinhua news agency reported. The talks which started on Thursday are expected to end by Saturday, according […]