August2017
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Mercosur suspends Venezuela, urges immediate transition
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: South American trade bloc Mercosur suspended Venezuela indefinitely on Saturday, adding more international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to dismantle a newly created pro-government constituent assembly and restore democracy. Foreign ministers of Argentina, Paraguay,... -
Police charge Australian man over weapons after ‘IS-inspired’ plane plot raids
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: An Australian man who was detained during raids to disrupt what authorities described as an Islamic State-inspired plot to bomb an Etihad Airways flight has been charged with weapons offences and released on bail,... -
Israel offers to take Iranian blogger from Turkey
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: Israel offered asylum on Sunday to a Turkey-based Iranian blogger who it said faced forcible deportation to Iran, where she would be at risk given her work for an Israeli news site. The Times... -
United Nations bans key North Korea exports over missile tests
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: The United Nations Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Saturday that could slash by a third the Asian state’s $3 billion annual export revenue over its two intercontinental ballistic missile... -
China wish North Korea dialogue
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: China’s foreign minister said on Sunday new U.N. Security Council sanctions on North Korea were the right response to a series of missile tests, but dialogue was vital to resolve a complex and sensitive... -
Tillerson, Russia’s Lavrov hold talks in Manila
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began talks on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations forum in Manila, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported on Sunday.... -
Emirates Boeing plane in 2016 crash had no mechanical faults
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: UAE investigators looking into the cause of the 2016 Emirates crash at Dubai International Airport have found no mechanical issues with the aircraft prior to the incident. Investigators were “working to determine and analyze... -
Trump’s frustration carries echoes of Obama years in Afghan review
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: Since taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump has shown an affinity, and perhaps even a deference, to the generals he has surrounded himself with in his Cabinet and at the White House, save one... -
ASEAN communique stalls amid disagreement on South China Sea stance
Aug 6, 2017News Hour: Southeast Asian foreign ministers failed to release a customary communique at the end of a high-level meeting on Saturday after what diplomats said was a lack of consensus about how to refer to disputes... -
Three U.S. Marines missing, Australia sends navy ships, divers after aircraft crash
Aug 6, 2017The Australian government said on Sunday it would deploy its armed forces to assist in recovery efforts after the U.S. Marine Corps suspended a search for three Marines missing since their aircraft crashed off Australia’s northeast...
