International
Archive · China to improve quality of goods & manufacturing
Beijing, August 25 -- Within five years China is determined to improve the quality of consumer goods. The new guidelines for standards and quality for 2016-2020 has been…
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International
Archive · Israeli IsraAid group to help in Louisiana flooding
Israel, August 24 -- Israeli international aid organization IsraAid will be sending an assistance force to Baton Rouge, Louisiana to help in the aftermath of latest floodings. The…
International
Archive · USS Nitze harassed by Iranian Navy
Straits of Hormuz, August 24 -- US Navy posted a video showing USS Nitze (DDG-94) guided missile destroyer being approached by four Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN)…
International
Archive · North Korea’s Kim Jong Un test fires Pukguksong
Pyongyang, August 24 (25 local) -- North Korean leader Kim John Un successfully test-fires ballistic missile "Pukguksong" from a strategic submarine from high depth. The SLBM's (submarine-launched ballistic…
International
Archive · 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Italy
Central Italy, August 24 -- The 6.2 magnitude earthquake registered in Italy early Wednesday in city of Norcia at deapth of 10km. The later aftershock registered 5.2 magnitude.…
International
Archive · Karkamis near Syrian-Turkey border evacuated
Turkey, August 23 -- Islamic State war in Syria is spilling into Turkey. During fighting in Syrian town of Jarablus two shells have managed to hit a nearby…
International
Archive · Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau likely killed
Nigeria, August 23 -- In the latest air strikes by the Nigerian Air Force against terrorist group Boko Haram resulted in a possible fatal wounding of Boko Haram's…
Politics
Archive · Clinton email pot keeps churning
United States, August 22 -- As much as additional 15,000 emails are under scrutiny by the US State Department which were undisclosed by Ms. Hillary Clinton. Some of…
Business
Archive · Supplier crisis at Volkswagen factories
Germany, August 22 -- German car manufacturer Volkswagen has apparently stopped production amid key supplier disagreements. DW reports as many as 30 thousand people are affected. Supplier of…
International
Archive · German court orders no niqabs in German school
A student who wanted to wear her niqab (a veil that covers entire face but the eyes) to school in northern German city of Osnabruck was denied by…