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Trump Suggests Using Bedrock China Policy as Bargaining Chip
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2016 21:37
Defending his recent phone call with Taiwan's president, Mr. Trump said the United States was not bound by the One China policy, a 44-year diplomatic understanding.
ISIS And Assad Forces Fight For Control Of Ancient City Of Palmyra
The Huffington Post - 11 Dec 2016 16:46
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Coptic Cathedral in Cairo bombed, killing dozens
CBSNews - 11 Dec 2016 19:01
Officials say someone tossed a bomb into a chapel of the country's main Orthodox Christian church
Trump Team Pushes Back on Reports Russian Hackers Sought to Sway Election
ABC News - 11 Dec 2016 03:31
A transition team statement cast doubt on the credibility of U.S. intelligence.
IMF chief Lagarde faces negligence trial in France
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 19:30
Christine Lagarde is taking time off her day job solving the world's financial crises to face trial Monday, accused of negligence after the French state handed $425 million to a …
Kyrgyzstan votes on constitutional changes amid instability
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 04:04
Voters in Kyrgyzstan are casting ballots in a constitutional referendum that includes amendments that boost the power of prime minister -- something opposition groups have criticized in the ex-Soviet Central …
Where's the outrage over Russia's hack of the US election?
CNN - 11 Dec 2016 02:34
Now we know: Russia was apparently trying very hard to get Donald Trump elected, and the two parties reacted very differently to that fact.
WATCH: Frigid Temperatures Set in for Millions Around the US
ABC News - 11 Dec 2016 05:25
22 states face winter weather alerts of snow or ice as temperatures dip below freezing in different parts of the country.
Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 45
Fox News - 11 Dec 2016 04:34
A suicide bomber on Saturday blew himself up inside an army base in the southern city of Aden, killing 45 soldiers and wounding another 50, security officials said.
The chilling stories behind Japan's 'evaporating people'
New York Post - 11 Dec 2016 01:23
As a newlywed in the 1980s, a Japanese martial arts master named Ichiro expected only good things. He and his wife, Tomoko, lived among the cherry blossoms in Saitima, a prosperous city just outside of Tokyo. The couple ...
Mexico's drug war as seen through the eyes of children
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2016 15:33
Children's drawings depicting extreme violence and distrust of government forces reveal the impact of narco-culture.
GOP wins final Louisiana Senate race for 52-seat majority
The Week - 11 Dec 2016 15:08
Louisiana State Treasurer John Kennedy won his state's runoff Senate election Saturday, cementing the Republican Party's 52-seat Senate majority. Democrats hoped challenger Foster Campbell would pull off an upset victory...
Another 4,000 Syrians flee fighting in Aleppo
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 14:54
Syria's state news agency says another 4,000 people have fled the northern city of Aleppo, where government forces are closing in on a rapidly shrinking rebel enclave. State TV on …
Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 25
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 14:46
A bombing at a chapel adjacent to Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 25 people and wounded another 49 during Sunday mass, in one of the deadliest attacks carried out …
The Latest: Syrian activists say IS has seized Palmyra
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 14:19
The Latest on the fight against the Islamic State group (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Syrian opposition activists say the Islamic State group has regained control of the ancient town …
Hong Kong votes to elect panel to choose next leader
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2016 13:50
Polling under way to elect committee which will be responsible for choosing the city's next chief executive.
Spain plans $528M in environmental taxes to meet EU goals
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 13:49
Spain wants to raise 500 million euros ($528 million) from new environmental taxes as part of a package of fiscal measures to meet the European Union's budget deficit goals. The …
Romanians vote in parliamentary election
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2016 13:35
Romanians head to the polls a year after a series of scandals forced the government to quit.
Church collapses in Nigeria's Uyo, killing 'scores'
Al Jazeera English - 11 Dec 2016 07:33
At least 60 people killed after church roof came crashing down on worshipers in southern city of Uyo, officials say.
In Italy, Anguish on Both Sides of Asylum Pleas
The New York Times - 11 Dec 2016 06:52
As Giorgio De Francesco, who oversees an asylum commission, hears migrants' impassioned requests for protection, he grapples with knowing that he must vote against many of them.
Cargo train in China hits workers, killing 6
Miami Herald - 11 Dec 2016 06:51
Six workers are dead in China after being hit by an express cargo train on the railway line connecting Beijing and the southern city of Guangzhou. A local government statement …
Rex Tillerson: Everything You Need to Know About Trump's Likely Pick for Secretary of State
ABC News - 11 Dec 2016 06:42
Rex Tillerson has emerged as the likely pick for Secretary of State