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Beijing, Nov 27: China has asked its Muslim citizens to resolutely oppose religious ‘extremism' and stick to socialism with Chinese characteristics as it tightened security in the restive Muslim-majority Xinjiang province with stern measures. Chinese Muslims should resolutely oppose religious extremism, Wang Zuo'an, chief of the State Administration for religious affairs, said. In his address at

Nov 27: While the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro prompted cheers from the country's exiles in Miami, the 90-year-old revolutionary leader's passing produced expressions of respect in other parts of the world and measured responses from governments that saw the devoted socialist as a threat. US President Barack Obamanoted that while “discord and profound political disagreements” marked the

West Palm Beach, Nov 27: His inauguration less than eight weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump was confronted by new developments Saturday in recount efforts in three states pivotal to his Nov. 8 victory, even as he worked to fill foreign policy and national defense jobs in his incoming administration. The New York billionaire, whose defeat of Democrat Hillary Clinton surprised even some

Beijing, Nov 26: Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move as "very bold", China's official media today said it was a "gamble" that would create a precedent irrespective of whether it succeeds or fails and China will draw lessons from its impact on corruption. "Modi's move is very bold. We cannot imagine what would happen in China if the country bans its 50 and 100 yuan notes,"

Havana, Nov 26: Former President Fidel Castro, who led a rebel army to improbable victory in Cuba, embraced Soviet-style communism and defied the power of 10 US presidents during his half century rule, has died at age 90. With a shaking voice, his younger brother, Raul Castro, announced on state television that his brother died at 10:29 p.m. on Friday night. Castro's reign over the island-nation

Madison, Nov 26: President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key Midwestern battlegrounds that could complicate Trump's push for national unity. Stein, who earned little more than 1 percent of the national vote, formally requested a Wisconsin recount Friday afternoon

Beijing, Nov 25: Chinese police detained 17 people for the deadly accident at an under construction power plant in Jiangxi Province as the death toll today mounted to 74. In addition to the fatalities, two persons sustained injuries when a platform for a cooling tower under construction collapsed at the Fengcheng Power Plant in the city of Yichun yesterday. The search and rescue operations were

Washington, Nov 24: President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he would “love” to clinch a deal to end the intractable conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, despite Israel's revived plans to build 500 new homes for Jewish settlers in annexed east Jerusalem. “I would love to be the one who made peace with Israel and the Palestinians, that would be such a great achievement,” Trump said in an

Washington, Nov 23: Nikki Haley was today picked up by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as US ambassador to the United Nations, becoming first Indian-American to be appointed to a cabinet-level post in the US administration. 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley is first woman tapped by Trump for a top-level administration post during his transition to the White House. Citing a

Geneva, Nov 23: More than half the world's population does not use the internet, with prohibitive broadband costs keeping billions offline, a United Nations report said today. The UN's International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said that 3.9 billion people do not have home or mobile internet access and that the problem was most acute among the world's "female, elderly, less educated, lower