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China military to hold secret anti-graft inspections over holidays

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's armed forces will carry out secret inspections over the new year holidays, both Western and lunar, to ensure orders against corruption are being followed, the defense ministry said on Thursday.

In the ring with Senegal's man mountains

Senegalese wrestling is a sport for giants -- and they're more than happy to grind your bones. A sport that was once down on its luck is now a national favorite, with participation and investment booming.

Japan to bolster coastguard amid island dispute with China

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will step up efforts to bolster its coastguard as a territorial dispute with China over a group of East China Sea islets shows no signs of abating, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday.

More than two dozen people killed in DRC protests

Fears grow after Human Rights Watch reports at least 26 people killed in demonstrations as Joseph Kabila refuses to go.  

Trump picks hockey team owner, businessman for Army job

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Vincent Viola, a New York businessman, West Point graduate and owner of the Florida Panthers hockey team, as his secretary of the Army. 

Reports: ISIS retakes ancient Syrian city of Palmyra ISIS forces have retaken the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria, according to Syrian government media, the ISIS media wing and a human rights monitor.

AgustaWestland: India ex-air force boss arrested for bribery

Indian police arrest former air force chief SP Tyagi over corruption allegations in helicopter deal.

New Zealand passport robot thinks Asian man's eyes are closed

It's a common annoyance, you're filling out a form online and you get some error.

Boris Johnson slammed over Saudi criticism

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has accused Saudi Arabia, a longstanding British ally in the Middle East, of engaging in proxy wars, "puppeteering" and "abusing religion" in the pursuit of its political objectives.

Arab Knesset members vow to 'sue Netanyahu'

Joint List promises to sue PM over "incitement" against Palestinians during fires, but lawyers say plan is not feasible.

Donald Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year

US President-elect Donald Trump is named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016.

Trolls and triumph

Politics and social media has collided under President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines.

Pakistan hotel fire kills at least 11 people

Guests describe their escape from a deadly hotel fire in Karachi, Pakistan.

Trump names Gen James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defense secretary

Donald Trump names Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Gen James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defence secretary.

Donald Trump reportedly praises Pakistan's 'terrific' PM

It's a case of he said, he said between two of the world's most powerful men.

'Vectors, miss!' Audio surfaces of final moments in Colombia plane crash

LaMia Flight 2933 was just minutes away from its destination at Medellín International Airport.