Halimah, Singapore's eighth President, succeeds Tony Tan Keng Yam and Thursday will be marked as the first day of her six-year term.
In her much-anticipated new memoir, What Happened, the former presidential candidate likens her treatment by the Republicans during the election campaign to the humiliation experienced by Lena Headeys Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones.
Speaking at the annual state of the union address, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker issued a warning to Britian, which is currently slowly progressing with exit negotiations, saying that we will always regret this, and I think you will regret this too.
Speaking at the annual state of the union address, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker issued a warning to Britian, which is currently slowly progressing with exit negotiations, saying that we will always regret this, and I think you will regret this too.
Singapore welcomes a new dawn, victory of Halimah Yacob as the first female President-elect attracts further appreciation.
North Koreas ambassador to Peru, Kim Hak-Chol, blasted Lima for expelling him, saying the decision amounted to throwing gasoline on the fire. Peru announced its decision on 11 September, giving Kim five days to leave the Andean country. The move comes following Pyongyangs sixth nuclear test earlier this month, but Kim vowed that North Korea would continue to pursue its nuclear program without wavering.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein denounced the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmars Rakhine State as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing in Geneva on September 11.
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein denounced the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmars Rakhine State as a textbook example of ethnic cleansing in Geneva on September 11.
Thailand to hold its general elections in mid-October 2018 or latest by December next year and is gearing up to produce 10 organic Bills.
The account belonging to US Senator Ted Cruz liked a pornography video on Twitter posted by an account called Sexuall Posts on 11 September. Predictably, people on the internet found this hilarious, and soon Ted Cruz was trending worldwide.
There was a festive atmosphere at the San Diego Zoo in California, US, on 7 September as giant panda Bai Yun was treated to a 26th birthday party. The mother of six, also known as the ambassador of hope for her species, tore open her present boxes that were filled with hay, apple sauce, bread cake, and bamboo sticks.
The UK government has won a vote on the EU Withdrawal Bill with 326 MPs voting in favour and 290 against. The bill passed its second reading which now means it goes through to the committee stage, with the vote seen as the first parliamentary test of the two-year Brexit timetable.
North Korea has once again threatened repercussions against the US if it attempts to impose more United Nations-wide sanctions on Pyongyang. The UN is expected to vote on a resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea on 11 September in response to Pyongyangs sixth and largest nuclear test on 3 September.
The 16th anniversary of the 9/11/2001 terror attacks were commemorated in Washington DC, Arlington, VA and New York City, as well as other tributes throughout the country.
This eyewitness video shows the power of Hurricane Irma. More than 6.5 million Florida residents were asked to evacuate, after the deadly storm swept in from the Caribbean.