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Libyan PM accuses France of backing ‘dictator’ HaftarAFP, ParisLibyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli, angrily denounced France Wednesday for...
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Fake German heiress on trial in US for duping people of $275,000
AFP, New York :A jury in New York on Tuesday began deliberating the fate of a German-Russian woman charged with 10 counts of fraud and...
African leaders urge ‘peaceful’ transition in Sudan, ceasefire in Libya
AFP, Cairo :Egypt hosted African leaders for emergency talks Tuesday on the upheavals in neighbouring Sudan and Libya, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned against...
New Zealand offers residency to families of mosque victims
AFP, Wellington : New Zealand opened a two-year window Wednesday for people directly affected by the Christchurch terror attacks to apply to stay permanently in the...
Pro-EU party launches election campaign as UK MPs return from break
A new anti-Brexit political party launched its campaign Tuesday for next month’s European Parliament elections as British lawmakers returned from their Easter break with rumours...
Innovative child malaria vaccine to be tested in Malawi
A large-scale trial of what has been called the world’s first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children is due to start in Malawi.The...
Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him
AFP ;US President Donald Trump said Monday that Congress “can’t impeach” him over the findings of the Mueller report into Russian election meddling and his...
Kim-Putin: North Korean and Russian leaders to meet for first time
North Korean state media has confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Russia “soon” for his first ever meeting with Vladimir Putin.While no date...
Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’: Govt
AFP :Islamist suicide bombings that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka at the weekend were carried out in revenge for last month’s attacks...
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors
AFP :Philippine rescuers were scrambling Tuesday to reach some two dozen people feared buried under a building near Manila that collapsed a day earlier in...
Sudan’s military council warns against road blocks as protests continue
Reuters, Khartoum : Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) warned on Monday against protesters blocking roads and limiting the movement of citizens as protests continued after...
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Cambodian, Thai leaders mark reopening of rail linkAP, Phnom PenhThe leaders of Cambodia and Thailand met Monday at the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet to...