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Erdogan asks Riyadh to ‘prove’ journalist left consulateAFP, AnkaraTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked Saudi officials to prove their claim that missing journalist...
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Seoul says Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit North Korea
AP, Seoul : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Pope Francis to visit the officially atheist country, South Korea said Tuesday.South Korea’s presidential office said...
UN urges Turkey, Saudi Arabia to investigate journalist disappearance
Reuters, Geneva :The United Nations human rights office voiced deep concern on Tuesday at the “apparent enforced disappearance” and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal...
Australia plans to settle migrants in rural areas to ease congestion
AFP, Sydney: Australia is drawing up plans to require migrants to temporarily settle in regional and rural areas to ease congestion in major cities, the...
Brexit deal possible in weeks, says Northern Irish party
Reuters, Brussels : A Brexit deal is “eminently possible” within weeks but there can be no regulatory barriers within the United Kingdom, the head of the...
Turkey asks to search Saudi consulate in missing journalist case: TV
AFP :Turkey has sought permission to search Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul after a prominent journalist from the kingdom went missing last week following a...
Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil vote but not outright victory
The Guardian :The far-right Brazilian populist Jair Bolsonaro has secured a resounding victory in the first-round of his country’s presidential election, but fallen just short...
Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova killed in Ruse
Police in Bulgaria are investigating the killing of investigative reporter Viktoria Marinova.Her body was found in a park in the northern city of Ruse, near...
More bodies found as death toll from Indonesia quake nears 2,000
AFP :Nearly 2,000 bodies have been recovered from Indonesia’s disaster-ravaged Palu city, an official said Monday, as the search for victims ended at a hotel...
Interpol’s former Chinese chief accused of bribery
AFP :The former Chinese head of Interpol, who went missing last month, was accused of accepting bribes on Monday, becoming the latest top official to...
Pompeo says Kim `ready` to invite inspectors to nuclear site
AFP :International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea’s dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with...
Pope says abuse and its cover-up can no longer be tolerated in Church
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis said on Saturday that silence on sexual abuse can “no longer be tolerated” as he ordered an investigation into Vatican...