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2nd Guatemalan migrant child dies in US custodyAFP, WashingtonAn eight-year-old migrant from Guatemala died in government custody on Tuesday, US Customs and Border Protection said,...
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Indonesian rescuers struggle against heavy rain to reach tsunami-hit villages
Reuters, Sumur :Indonesian rescue teams on Wednesday struggled to reach remote areas on the western coast of Java amid an “extreme weather” rain warning after...
Pope urges ‘fraternity’ in Christmas message
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis called for peace and “fraternity” and Queen Elizabeth II warned against “tribalism”, as millions across the world celebrated Christmas on...
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N Korea blasts UN resolution on rights abuseAFP, SeoulNorth Korea on Tuesday hit back at a latest UN resolution that condemned Pyongyang’s rights abuses, calling...
Military Santa tracker live despite US govt shutdown
The US government shutdown may have temporarily dimmed Washington’s National Christmas Tree but never fear, Santa Claus still came to town-with the military tracking his...
Poll shows Israel’s Netanyahu cruising toward re-election
AP, Jerusalem :A public opinion poll published Tuesday, the first following the announcement of snap elections in Israel, predicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cruise...
Erdogan invites Trump to Turkey amid Syria pullout
AFP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent more troops to Syria’s border on Monday ahead of an imminent US withdrawal, as the White House...
Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll tops 400
Reuters, Labuan :Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a...
Choose simplicity over Christmas greed: Pope
Reuters, Vatican City :Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler, less...
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
AFP :US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand...
Order signed for US troops pullout from Syria
AFP :The US military has confirmed that the order to withdraw American troops from Syria had been signed, after President Donald Trump held talks with...
