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The world has a surplus of food. So why can’t we eliminate hunger?

April 14, 2017

Never has there been so much food in the world. Farmers have grown far more this past year than all seven billion of us could possibly consume, so mountains of surplus foodstuffs are piling up in dozens of countries, including Canada. And the price of that food is falling fast.

Putin Meets With Tillerson in Moscow

April 11, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Moscow on Wednesday as tensions between the two countries continued to escalate over the American military strike in Syria, Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed.

Swedish police suspect arrested man was driver in truck attack

April 07, 2017

STOCKHOLM: Swedish police said Saturday that a man arrested on "suspicion of terrorist crime" was likely to be the driver of a truck that ploughed into a crowd of people in central Stockholm a day earlier.

South Korea court approves warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye

March 29, 2017

A South Korean court on Friday approved a warrant to arrest ousted president Park Geun-hye, the country's first democratically elected leader to be thrown out of office, on accusations of bribery and abuse of power.

Fights erupt at pro-Trump rally on California beach

March 23, 2017

Supporters of President Donald Trump holding a rally on a popular southern California beach clashed with counter-protesters on Saturday and four people were arrested, law enforcement said.

Multiple fights broke out and at least one Trump supporter was doused with pepper spray when pro-Trump demonstrators marching along Bolsa Chica State Beach encountered a small group opposed to the Republican president who had gathered to denounce the rally.

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DPP blames China over missing Taiwanese man

March 25, 2017

China’s failure to respond on the matter of a Taiwan man missing on the mainland is causing his family “anxiety and panic”, Taiwan’s ruling party said, as it called on authorities to protect the rights of Taiwan people.

Tillerson to meet allies as Nato races to save talks

March 24, 2017

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet with Nato members next week in Brussels, officials said Friday, as alliance diplomats worked to nail down the date.

The minimum age of criminal responsibility continues to divide opinion

March 15, 2017

COMMON law has long held that committing a crime requires both a prohibited act and a “mens rea”, or “guilty mind”—the criminal knowing that the act was wrong.

Belize’s Ambassador to Taiwan fingers former Deputy Mayor Eric Chang in “Citizen Kim” passport scandal

March 14, 2017

Former Belize City deputy mayor Eric Chang, was summoned to appear in front of the Senate Select Committee on Wednesday primarily to address claims made in a special report by the Auditor General that he (Chang) and Belize City Council Financial Controller, Patrick Tillett, allegedly bought 8 visa stickers that were stolen from the Immigration Department.

South Korea: Park Geun-hye breaks silence as she leaves official residence

March 12, 2017

The disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye has broken her silence over the corruption scandal that led to her removal from office, saying she is sorry she could not finish her mandate but is confident “the truth will be revealed”.

Two caught trying to stow onboard flight to Singapore from Jakarta

March 09, 2017

SINGAPORE — Two Indonesian men were caught at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport recently for attempting to fly to Singapore by hiding in the wheel well of an aircraft, Indonesian media report.

Thai king's aide jailed for royal defamation

March 03, 2017

BANGKOK: A senior aide to Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been jailed for five and a half years for royal defamation and other offences, police said, the latest secrecy-shrouded downfall of a palace official.

Hundreds of suspected militants detained in Pakistan sweep

March 02, 2017

LAHORE: About 1,300 suspected militants were arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan’s largest province of Punjab, police said Friday.

South Korea blasts news of Kim Jong-nam's murder to North

February 22, 2017

South Korea is using giant loudspeakers to blast news of the dramatic assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother across the border with its reclusive northern neighbour, it was reported Thursday.
 

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