Russia-US row: Putin rules out tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats
(BBC) Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out a tit-for-tat response after the US expelled 35 Russian diplomats amid a row over hacking.
He said...
Russia sanctions announced by White House
(CNN) President Barack Obama took unprecedented steps Thursday retaliating against what the administration described as "Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities," including sanctioning six Russian individuals and...
Amazon files patent for flying warehouse
(BBC) Amazon has filed a patent for massive flying warehouses equipped with fleets of drones that deliver goods to key locations.
Carried by an airship,...
World’s highest bridge opens to traffic in China
(CCTV) Guizhou province in southwest China is already home to seven of the 10 highest bridges in the country. And the Beipanjiang Bidge, now the...
Bangladesh blocks 560 porn websites in morality drive
(AFP) Bangladesh authorities have blocked more than 500 pornographic websites as part of a major morality drive, officials said Thursday.
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission...
Blood and benefits: Duterte imposes his hometown formula on the Philippines
By Manny Mogato, Karen Lema, David Lague and Jerome Morales (Reuters)
The president has brought the iron-fist approach he used to rule Davao to the...
Trump: ‘NOT’ a smooth transition after Obama roadblocks
By Eugene Scott, CNN
(CNN) Donald Trump accused President Barack Obama on Wednesday of making "many inflammatory statements and roadblocks" during the President-elect's transition...
North Korea ‘racing ahead’ on nuclear plan, defector says
(CNN) Political uncertainty in the United States and in South Korea could give North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "an apt time" to develop...
China plans ‘toilet revolution’ to boost tourism
(Reuters) China said it will boost investment in tourism, with plans to develop rustbelt regions and upgrade public toilets high on its to-do list...
Cheetahs face extinction as population crashes
By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent
(BBC) The sleek, speedy cheetah is rapidly heading towards extinction according to a new study into declining numbers.
The report estimates...