February2017
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Suspected IS gunmen killed at least 6 Afghan employees of Red Cross
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday as they carried supplies in the north of the country to areas hit... -
Turkish army and Syrian rebels close in on Islamic State town
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Syrian rebels supported by Turkish armed forces have seized control of strategically important hills around the Islamic State-controlled town of al-Bab, Turkey’s military said on Wednesday. It said in a statement that 58 Islamic... -
Mexicans back president’s Trump snub despite mounting disapproval
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Mexicans approve of President Enrique Pena Nieto’s decision to withdraw from a planned summit with U.S. counterpart Donald Trump, even as the Mexican leader’s popularity has sunk to a four-year low, a poll showed... -
Japan’s Abe hopes promises on jobs, defense will temper Trump’s tone on trade
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington on Thursday hoping promises to help create U.S. jobs and bolster Japan’s military will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to turn down the heat on trade and... -
United States should ‘brush up on’ South China Sea history, China says
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: The United States needs to brush up on its history about the South China Sea, as World War Two-related agreements mandated that all Chinese territories taken by Japan had to be returned to China,... -
Trump, Erdogan agree to act jointly against Islamic State in Syria
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a phone call overnight to act jointly against Islamic State in the Syrian towns of al-Bab and Raqqa, both controlled by the militants,... -
DeVos confirmed as U.S. education secretary as Pence breaks tie
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump’s choice of billionaire Betsy DeVos to be education secretary was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but only after Vice President Mike Pence was called in to break a tie... -
China halts construction at major Lotte project amid THAAD tension
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: South Korea’s Lotte Group said Chinese authorities have halted construction at a multi-billion dollar real estate project in the northeastern city of Shenyang after a fire inspection. South Korean media have described a string... -
Appeals court presses Trump administration on travel ban
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning U.S. entry to people from seven Muslim-majority countries came under intense scrutiny on Tuesday from a federal appeals court that questioned whether the ban unfairly targeted people over... -
Suarez hero and villain as Barca reach King’s Cup final
Feb 8, 2017News Hour: Luis Suarez scored and was sent off as holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive King’s Cup final after drawing 1-1 with a resilient Atletico Madrid in an action-packed semi-final second leg on Tuesday, reports...
