UN expert to lead int’l inquiry into Khashoggi murder
Reuters, Geneva :The United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions told Reuters on Thursday she will travel to Turkey next week to...
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Pope in Panama blasts ‘fears, suspicions’ over migration
AFP, Panama City :Pope Francis said in Panama Thursday that the Church must work to overcome the world’s “fears and suspicions” of migration, and pledged...
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India, South Africa to boost defense tiesAP, New Delhi India and South Africa will boost ties in key areas such as defense, maritime security, information...
Frustration and sadness as Italy migrant centre closed
AFP, Italy :“I found a family here, I worked with the parish priest, I helped with mass, I went to school,” said Nigerian Anthony Ehikwe,...
Macron popularity up
AFP, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron’s popularity is creeping up in opinion polls as he tours the country as part of a “great national debate”,...
Lack of jobs in India drove migrants on to boat for New Zealand, say relatives
Reuters, New Delhi :In a dark alleyway no wider than arms’ length, a single ladies’ shoe is all that remains on the boarded-up doorstep of...
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Ukrainian court finds ex-president guilty of treasonAP, MinskA court in the Ukrainian capital Kiev has found former President Viktor Yanukovych guilty of treason.Yanukovych fled Ukraine...
South Australia heatwave smashes records with 49 deg celsius
AFP, Adelaide :Temperatures in southern Australia topped 49 degrees on Thursday, shattering previous records as sizzling citizens received free beer and heat-stressed bats fell from...
Taliban says talks with the US enter fourth day in Qatar
AFP, Qatar :Negotiations between the Taliban and US officials in Qatar entered a fourth straight day Thursday, according to the insurgents, as the two sides...
Trump ex-lawyer delays testimony over President’s ‘threats’: Attorney
AFP, New York :Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen alleged Wednesday that he had been “threatened” by the president and postponed planned testimony in Congress.Cohen’s...
Venezuela’s Juan Guaido declares himself interim President
AFP, Caracas :Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself interim president on Wednesday, while hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans poured onto the streets to demand...
Russia takes wraps off new missile to try to save US nuclear pact
Reuters, Moscow :Russia showed foreign military attaches on Wednesday a new cruise missile that the United States says breaches a landmark arms control pact, billing...