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Alitalia cancels more than 300 flights due to strikeAP, Milan Italy’s struggling airline Alitalia has canceled over 300 flights because of a 24-hour strike called...
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US will respond with ‘great force’ if Iran attacks interests: Trump
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump warned on Monday Iran would be met with “great force” if it attacked US interests in the Middle East,...
Sri Lanka tightens security ahead of Catholic schools reopening
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka has tightened security ahead of the reopening Tuesday of some Catholic schools for the first time since the Easter bombings that...
Brexit shifts politics in Ireland as parties look north
Reuters, Dublin :When Britain voted to leave the European Union, few voters outside Northern Ireland thought about what it would mean for the British province.Three...
Sherpa climbs Everest twice in a week for record 24th
Agencies, Kathmandu :Just a week after breaking his own record for the most number of summits on Mount Everest, Kami Rita Sherpa yet again climbed...
India’s Congress urges workers to ignore ominous exit polls, be vigilant
Reuters, New Delhi :India’s main opposition Congress party has told its workers not to lose heart and to remain vigilant at vote-count centers after exit...
If Iran wants to fight, that will be official end of it”: Donald Trump
AFP, Washington: US President Donald Trump issued an ominous warning to Iran on Sunday, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will...
Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in northwest Syria
AFP, Syria :Clashes between regime forces and jihadists raged Monday on the edge of the region held by Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate, following the deadly...
Doctors start halting support for vegetative Frenchman
AFP :French doctors Monday began switching off the life support of a quadriplegic man who has been in a vegetative state for the last decade,...
32 dead in Tajikistan prison riot
AFP :At least 32 people were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan, including 24 members of the Islamic State jihadist group and three guards,...
Ukraine inaugurates comedian Zelensky as president
AFP :Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country wracked...
Swedish prosecutor requests Julian Assange’s detention over rape allegation
Reuters, Stockholm :The Swedish prosecutor heading an investigation into a rape allegation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange filed a request with a local court on...