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Canada says 13 nationals detained in China since arrest of Huawei executive

The thirteen include former diplomat Michael Kovrig and consultant Michael Spavor, arrested on December 10, for activities said to threaten national security

Supreme Court expresses dismay over violations of Section 66A of IT Act

SC Bench, headed by Justice R F Nariman, sought the Centre's response over the alleged prosecutions even after the apex court scrapped Section 66A

Taiwan arrests 6 BASF engineers for 'leaking technology' to China

In a statement on its local website, BASF said one current local employee was under investigation

Despite Ghosn fiasco, alliance with Renault 'not in danger': Nissan CEO

Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors swiftly removed Ghosn from his leadership positions after his arrest

Indonesia landslide toll reaches 32 after a week-long search for victims

Several others were injured in the December 31 disaster in Indonesia

Fearing death if deported, Saudi woman held at Bangkok airport seeks asylum

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun said she ran away from her family while travelling in Kuwait because they subjected her to physical and psychological abuse

Strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Indonesia; no tsunami warning

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties and Indonesia's geophysics agency did not issue a tsunami alert

In historic first, Malaysia's king Sultan Muhammad V steps down

Palace statement announces head of state's abdication ending weeks of speculation

'Yellow vest' protesters return to French streets, storm ministry in Paris

The interior ministry put the number of protesters at 50,000

30 gold miners killed in tunnel collapse in Afghanistan: Officials

Villagers had dug a 60-metre (200-feet) deep shaft in a river bed to search for gold. They were inside when the walls fell in

Carlos Ghosn to 'vigorously' defend himself in Japanese court, says his son

The auto tycoon who has been held since his shock arrest in November on allegations of financial misconduct is due to appear in a Japanese court on Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention

3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley as brawl leads to shooting

Authorities have not identified the victims nor suspects or released details about what led to the shooting

Trump says 'not much headway' in talks as US govt shutdown drags on

Trump, who did not attend the discussions, spent the morning tweeting about US-Mexico border security

US witnessed stellar hiring in December 2018, employers added 312,000 jobs

Job growth at this pace is a sign that the economy will continue to expand for a 10th straight year, even if overall growth slows somewhat

New US Congress convenes with Democrats seizing control of the House

The clerk of the House rapped the gavel to signal the chamber was into session, with 235 Democrats and 199 Republicans reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and being sworn in

US to hold first-ever missile drill in Japan to counter China, says report

Experts say China's increasingly active maritime activities are part of a plan to establish control of waters

Donald Trump says received 'great' letter from N Korea's Kim-Jong un

In a brief tweet on Tuesday, Trump said he "look(s) forward to meeting with Chairman Kim who realizes so well that North Korea possesses great economic potential!"

Shutdown 'could last a long time': Trump stands firm on border wall demand

Trump is set to meet top Democratic lawmakers Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer in a bid to break the long impasse

Aadhaar Act amended to bar private entities from storing individuals' data

The amendment says that UIDAI can now give directions as it may consider necessary to any entity in the Aadhaar ecosystem

Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro takes aim at corruption, left-wing ideology

In his speech, Bolsonaro repeatedly hammered leftwing "ideology" that he said had brought Brazil low