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5:55am, 3rd August, 2019

South Korea warns Japan of security pact risk, calls for 'cooling-off' in trade row

South Korea is exploring all options in a bitter trade row with Japan, including scrapping an intelligence sharing pact, but wants a cooling off period with Tokyo, a senior South Korean official said on Saturday.

Brexit and subsidy row cloud strong Airbus profits

3:37am, 31st July, 2019

Business

Brexit and subsidy row cloud strong Airbus profits

Airbus urged European governments to step up plans for a "likely" no-deal Brexit and settle a long-running subsidy dispute with the United States to help limit trade risks for Europe's largest planemaker.

Pakistan opponents of death row Christian's blasphemy acquittal get bail

9:18pm, 14th May, 2019

World

Pakistan opponents of death row Christian's blasphemy acquittal get bail

A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted bail to the leader of a ultra-right Islamist group arrested last year after his supporters shut down cities and threatened judges following the acquittal of a Christian woman accused of blasphemy.

China says will 'never surrender' as U.S. trade row heats up

3:47am, 13th May, 2019

Business

China says will 'never surrender' as U.S. trade row heats up

China will never surrender to external pressure, the government said on Monday, though stopped short of announcing how Beijing will hit back after Washington renewed its threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports in an escalating trade dispute.

China says will never surrender to outside pressure as U.S. trade row heats up

3:45am, 13th May, 2019

Politics

China says will never surrender to outside pressure as U.S. trade row heats up

China's foreign ministry said on Monday the country will never surrender to external pressure after Washington renewed its threat to impose tariffs on all Chinese imports in an escalating trade dispute.

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

10:30am, 12th May, 2019

World

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka's west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.

Christian woman who was on death row has left Pakistan, lawyer says

1:06am, 9th May, 2019

World

Christian woman who was on death row has left Pakistan, lawyer says

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row falsely charged with blasphemy has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.

Death row Christian woman has left Pakistan, lawyer says

10:41am, 8th May, 2019

World

Death row Christian woman has left Pakistan, lawyer says

A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row falsely charged with blasphemy has left the country, her lawyer and media said on Wednesday, more than six months after she was acquitted by Pakistan's top court.

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

12:02pm, 20th March, 2019

US

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared poised to side with a black Mississippi death row inmate tried six times for a 1996 quadruple murder who accused a prosecutor of repeatedly removing black jurors to help win a conviction, in an oral argume...

Camembert causes stink in French parliament in row over quality rules

4:26pm, 13th March, 2019

World

Camembert causes stink in French parliament in row over quality rules

A row over changes to a quality label for camembert cheese reached the French parliament on Wednesday as supporters of a traditional raw-milk recipe distributed samples of the creamy, odorous speciality to lawmakers.

Leader of EU conservative bloc seeks talks with Hungary's Orban over party row

10:27am, 9th March, 2019

World

Leader of EU conservative bloc seeks talks with Hungary's Orban over party row

The leader of the main center-right party in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, said he aims to talk to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban soon to warn him he is on course to be excluded from the grouping.

UK PM May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding

4:25pm, 6th March, 2019

World

UK PM May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she will hold a special meeting on tackling Britain's soaring knife-crime rate as she battles accusations that her government's austerity policies are partly to blame.

9:54am, 6th March, 2019

UK

May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday she will hold a summit on how to tackle Britain's soaring knife-crime rate as she battles accusations that her government austerity policies are partly to blame.

Ukraine drops Eurovision singer over Russia row

8:42am, 26th February, 2019

Entertainment

Ukraine drops Eurovision singer over Russia row

Ukraine's national broadcaster has dropped the singer who was meant to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest due to apparent political differences over Russia.

U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate

3:10pm, 19th February, 2019

US

U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate

Texas cannot execute a black death row inmate convicted in the 1980 Houston murder of a grocery store clerk, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, concluding that he is intellectually disabled and therefore exempt from capital punishment.

Brexit row risks ruining PM May's date with parliament

11:57am, 14th February, 2019

UK

Brexit row risks ruining PM May's date with parliament

British Prime Minister Theresa May could be defeated in parliament on Thursday over her plan to renegotiate the Brexit deal, undermining her pledge to the European Union that, with changes, she can get the agreement approved.

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

2:20pm, 13th February, 2019

Entertainment

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

A row over whether films produced for streaming platform Netflix should be shown at the Berlin Film Festival has overshadowed the premiere of "Elisa & Marcela", Isabel Coixet's tale of two Spanish lesbians.

Fewer foreign students coming to United States for second year in row: survey

12:57am, 13th November, 2018

World

Fewer foreign students coming to United States for second year in row: survey

The number of international students entering U.S. colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row, a nonprofit group said on Tuesday, amid efforts by the Trump administration to tighten restrictions on foreigners studying in the Un...

South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labor row

10:29pm, 6th November, 2018

World

South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labor row

Japan should avoid aggravating historical tensions in a diplomatic row over South Koreans forced to work for Japanese firms during World War Two, South Korea's foreign ministry has warned.

Aoun says Lebanon government row 'not easy', signals differences with Hezbollah

3:57pm, 31st October, 2018

World

Aoun says Lebanon government row 'not easy', signals differences with Hezbollah

Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Wednesday the differences blocking a deal over a new national unity government were "not easy" and signaled he was at odds with his ally Hezbollah over the last outstanding issue.

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South Korea warns Japan of security pact risk, calls for 'cooling-off' in trade row

Brexit and subsidy row cloud strong Airbus profits

Pakistan opponents of death row Christian's blasphemy acquittal get bail

China says will 'never surrender' as U.S. trade row heats up

China says will never surrender to outside pressure as U.S. trade row heats up

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Christian woman who was on death row has left Pakistan, lawyer says

Death row Christian woman has left Pakistan, lawyer says

Thomas speaks as U.S. high court weighs death row inmate's race claim

Camembert causes stink in French parliament in row over quality rules

Leader of EU conservative bloc seeks talks with Hungary's Orban over party row

UK PM May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding

May calls knife-crime meeting amid row over police funding

Ukraine drops Eurovision singer over Russia row

U.S. Supreme Court bars Texas from executing death row inmate

Brexit row risks ruining PM May's date with parliament

Netflix row overshadows premiere of film about Spanish lesbians

Fewer foreign students coming to United States for second year in row: survey

South Korea pushes back at Japan in forced labor row

Aoun says Lebanon government row 'not easy', signals differences with Hezbollah

After election threat, MPs begin no-deal Brexit showdown

Divers search for last bodies in California boat fire, investigations begin

Hungary charges Syrian accused of beheading, killing for IS

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