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Thu, February 20, 2020 | 00:12
New chief of China's HK liaison office hopes city returns to 'right path'
New chief of China's HK liaison office hopes city returns to "right path"
The new head of China's liaison office in Hong Kong, the most senior mainland official based in the territory, said on Monday China was the strongest backer of the Asian financial hub, which he hoped would return to "the right path".
2020-01-06 15:18
Japan says Ghosn's escape inexcusable, orders investigation
Japan says Ghosn's escape inexcusable, orders investigation
Japan's justice minister on Sunday called the flight of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn as he awaited trial on financial misconduct charges inexcusable and vowed to beef up immigration checks
2020-01-05 17:23
Iran supreme leader vows 'severe revenge' for Soleimani killing
Iran supreme leader vows 'severe revenge' for Soleimani killing
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed "severe revenge" after the United States killed the commander of the Islamic republic's Quds Force, General Qasem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Friday. "Martyrdom was the reward for his ceaseless efforts in all these years," Khamenei said on his Farsi-language Twitter account in reference to Soleimani, also declaring three days of...
2020-01-03 15:14
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Soleimani was Iran's celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East
Soleimani was Iran's celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East
Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, the top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, helped Iran fight proxy wars across the Middle East by inspiring militias on the battlefield and negotiating with political leaders. His death on Friday in a U.S. air strike on his convoy at Baghdad airport marked the end of a man who was a celebrity at home and clos...
2020-01-03 15:08
  • Iran's most powerful general killed in airstrike ordered by Trump
Iran's most powerful general killed in airstrike ordered by Trump
Iran's most powerful general killed in airstrike ordered by Trump
The Pentagon said Thursday that the U.S. military has killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, at the direction of President Donald Trump. An airstrike killed Soleimani, architect of Iran's regional security apparatus, at Baghdad's international airport Friday, Iranian state television and three Iraqi officials said, an attack that's expected to draw...
2020-01-03 14:37
  • Iran supreme leader vows 'severe revenge' for Soleimani killing
  • Soleimani was Iran's celebrity soldier, spearhead in Middle East
Taiwan's military chief killed in chopper crash
Taiwan's military chief killed in chopper crash
Taiwan's military chief was killed in a helicopter crash on Thursday, the defence ministry said, just days before the island goes to polls to elect a new president. The chief of the general staff, Shen Yi-ming, was among eight senior officers - including three major-generals - who died when their Black Hawk helicopter smashed into mountains near Taipei.
2020-01-03 10:50
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia orders evacuation of fire-ravaged towns before heatwave
Australia ordered residents and tourists out of the path of raging bushfires Thursday as the country braced for a weekend heatwave expected to fan the deadly inferno. Catastrophic blazes ripped through the country's south-east on New Year's Eve, killing at least eight people and stranding holidaymakers.
2020-01-03 09:58
Japanese prosecutors raid Nissan ex-chair Ghosn's Tokyo home
Japanese prosecutors raid Nissan ex-chair Ghosn's Tokyo home
Japanese prosecutors on Thursday raided the Tokyo home of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn after he skipped bail and fled to Lebanon before his trial on financial misconduct charges
2020-01-02 17:52
16 dead, thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia's capital
16 dead, thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia's capital
Severe flooding in Indonesia's capital as residents celebrated the new year has killed at least 16 people, displaced tens of thousands and forced an airport to close, the country's disaster management agency said Thursday
2020-01-02 14:08
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront
Raging wildfires trap 4,000 at Australian town's waterfront
Wildfires burning across Australia's two most-populous states trapped residents of a seaside town in apocalyptic conditions Tuesday and were feared to have destroyed many properties and caused fatalities. In the southeastern town of Mallacoota, around 4,000 residents fled toward the waterside as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire towards their homes. The town was shroud...
2019-12-31 14:17
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