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No Excuses for Foreign Officials Meeting Dalai Lama, Says China
China considers the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, to be a dangerous separatist. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk says he simply seeks genuine autonomy for his Himalayan homeland.
Missing Pak Journalist on Trail of Indian Engineer Found After 2 Years
Zeenat Shahzadi, a 26-year-old reporter of Daily Nai Khaber and Metro News TV channel, went missing on August 19, 2015, when some unidentified men allegedly kidnapped her while she was en route to her office in an auto-rickshaw from her home in a populate...
George W Bush Condemns Bigotry in a Veiled Attack on Donald Trump
Asked whether the speech was aimed at Trump, a spokesman for Bush said the long-planned remarks echoed themes the 43rd president had discussed for years.
Air Berlin Pilots Suspended After 'Farewell' Fly-by
When coming into land from Miami on Monday morning, the A330 jet flew low across the runway, then pulled up and banked sharply to the left before landing on its second approach.
China Combat Veteran, Close Ally of Xi Jinping, to Get Promotion
Zhang Youxia, 67, one of just a few senior military officers with combat experience, is tipped to become one of at least two vice chairmen of China's Central Military Commission.
Donald Trump Celebrates Diwali in Oval Office
The tradition of Diwali celebration was first started by former President George Bush.
Japanese PM Abe Sends Ritual Offering to Yasukuni Shrine For War Dead
Shinzo Abe was expected to refrain from visiting the shrine during the festival, which will last until Friday, the Nikkei business daily and Kyodo news agency reported.
Theresa May, European Commission Chief Call for Faster Brexit Talks
Both sides have been calling for a faster pace of talks as time ticks down to Britain's withdrawal from the EU in March 2019.
What Austria's Election Says About Europe's Political Landscape
Early projections showed the centre-right People's Party (OVP), led by Sebastian Kurz, had won the most votes in Austria, with about 31 percent.
US Diplomacy With North Korea to Continue Until 'First Bomb Drops': Rex Tillerson
Tillerson's comments Sunday come amid soaring tensions between the United States and North Korea following a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang and a war of words between the two countries' leaders.
After Crash, Driver Leaves Indian-Origin Woman to Die in Blazing Car
Harleen Grewal was burned to death on Friday after Saeed Ahmad, 23, slammed his luxury Infiniti 35G into a concrete barrier on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the New York Daily reported.
Afghanistan Air Force Gets its Own Black Hawk Choppers
With the Afghanistan war turning 16 this month, the United States is looking to flip what officials have been calling a "stalemate" with the Taliban into a winning strategy that will force the insurgents to the negotiating table.
Trump Signs Order to Weaken Obamacare, Boost Bare-bones Insurance
Trump signed an executive order aimed at letting small businesses band together across state lines to buy cheaper, less regulated health plans for their employees with fewer benefits.
US Withdraws From UNESCO Citing Anti-Israel Bias
The United States is withdrawing from UNESCO, the United Nation's cultural and educational agency, effective December 31, the U.S. State Department said in a statement on Thursday.
At Least 21 Dead, Hundreds Missing as Winds Fan California Wildfires
Flames erupted on Sunday night when gale force winds toppled power lines across the region, possibly igniting one of the deadliest wildfire outbreaks in California history.
Nawaz Sharif's Son-in-Law Muhammad Safdar Seeks Sacking of Ahmadiyyas from Pakistan Army
Safdar gave references of appointment of and promotion of military officers who he said were members of the Ahmadi community and said that they "could not be trusted" with the responsibility of guarding the country's frontier.