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China Willing to Engage in Talks with Vatican but Catholics must be Patriots

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 29, 2016 03:24 AM EST

China's head of religious affairs said on Tuesday that Beijing is willing to engage in dialogue with the Vatican but warned that the country's Catholics must be willing to be patriotic and adapt Catholicism to Chinese society. read more

Russia, Turkey to Spearhead Syria Ceasefire

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 29, 2016 02:42 AM EST

Turkish foreign minister said on Wednesday that Turkey and Russia have prepared a ceasefire agreement for the war-ravaged Syria, adding that Ankara will not relent on its insistence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should step down. read more

6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Japan; No Tsunami Alert Issued

Charissa Echavez   | Dec 28, 2016 08:58 AM EST

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 hit the eastern part of Japan, near Honshu, on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake shook the northern Ibaraki Prefecture at around 9:38 p.m. (local time). read more

Taiwan Calls on Military to Prepare for War Against China

Desiree Sison   | Dec 28, 2016 04:22 AM EST

Taiwan rallied its armed forces to be prepared for combat as a measure against the increasing military threats by China, a day after Beijing's first aircraft carrier sailed near the former's controlled islands across the East China Sea. read more

As China Raises Concern over Agni-V Missile Test, India Claims Missile not Targeted Against any Third Country

Girish Shetti   | Dec 28, 2016 04:08 AM EST

India on Tuesday clarified that the Agni-V missile test was not targeted against any third country and the test was well within the international obligation. New Delhi's clarification comes barely hours after China cautiously responded to the Agni-V missile test, which was successfully tested on Monday morning in the Indian state of Odisha. read more

China Says Strategic Balance in South Asia Important After India Tests Agni-V Missile

Girish Shetti   | Dec 28, 2016 02:52 AM EST

Without mentioning Pakistan, China on Tuesday urged to maintain strategic balance in South Asian region as India successfully test fired the nuclear capable Agni-V ballistic missile. read more

Taiwan Moves Closer to Legalize Same Sex Marriage; Draws Mixed Reactions from Netizens

Girish Shetti   | Dec 27, 2016 08:01 PM EST

Taiwan's Parliament on Monday took a first step towards legalizing the same sex marriage by passing first draft of the controversial marriage equality bill. The controversial bill now awaits final hurdle in mid next year when it will come for final review in the parliament. read more

Twitter User Claims Breach of Russian Visa Center's Security System

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 28, 2016 08:21 PM EST

A 17-year-old Russian hacker claimed that he targeted a Russian visa center in the United States over the holiday weekend to reveal how weak its systems security is. read more

India on Edge as China, Nepal Set to Conduct Military Exercise Next Year

Girish Shetti   | Dec 27, 2016 08:19 AM EST

Nepal will conduct its first ever joint military exercise with China on Feb. 10, in what is apparently a beginning of a new chaper in the Sino-Nepal military engagement, senior military officials told Nepalese media. read more

China, Pakistan, Russia to Conduct Trilateral Talks over Islamic State Threats in Afghanistan

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 27, 2016 07:42 AM EST

A meeting among top Foreign Ministry officials from China, Pakistan, and Russia will be held in Moscow on Tuesday. The meeting will review what the three countries see as a growing threat posed by Islamic State (IS) extremists based in Afghanistan. read more

US Intelligence: China Plans to Put Missiles on Disputed Islands

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 27, 2016 07:16 AM EST

The United States intelligence agencies are convinced that the numerous surface-to-air missiles that China recently shipped to its Hainan Island in the South China Sea will soon be moved to the country's disputed man-made islands. read more

Russian Ambassador's Assassination was Premeditated: Turkish Interior Minister

mwaniki wanjiku   | Dec 27, 2016 03:47 AM EST

The assassination was not a result of the killer's initiative, or out of personal vengeance. read more

Remembering Robert Jermain Thomas, North Korea's Christian Martyr

Theena Ocay   | Dec 31, 2016 10:23 AM EST

While Christians all over the world just celebrated Christmas, North Korea may apparently be secretly honoring the season as 2016 marked the anniversary of a great Christian martrydom on the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang. read more

Russia Plane Crash: Non-Stop Search Operation and First Black Box Found

Theena Ocay   | Dec 29, 2016 07:31 AM EST

A non-stop search operation is ongoing for Russian military plane with 92 people on board that crashed in the Black Sea and on Wednesday the flight data recorder which is the first "black box" of Tu-154 has been found, Russian officials say. read more

Imran Khan Gives Reassurance on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Girish Shetti   | Dec 27, 2016 01:14 AM EST

Pakistan's Imran Khan reassured again that his political party had nothing against the $46 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project, the prominent politician said on Sunday at a public rally in the village of Swabi in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) where his hordes of supporters gathered. read more

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