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...
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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...
Scientist shows how easily American voting machines can be hacked
At a Boston technology conference last month, computer scientist Alex Halderman showed how easy it was to hack into an electronic voting machine and change...
Kavanaugh sworn in at US Supreme Court after divisive fight
Conservative US judge Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed to the Supreme Court Saturday by a razor-thin margin in the Senate, ending months of partisan rancor over...
Missing toll soars to 5,000 in engulfed Indonesia quake neighbourhoods
AFP, Palu (Indonesia) :The number of people believed missing from the quake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Palu city has soared to 5,000, an official...
US, N Korea make progress on nuclear issue : Pompeo
AFP, Seoul :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Seoul Sunday, after his fourth visit to North Korea where he met with Kim Jong...
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Israeli PM will meet Putin soonReuters, Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin soon to discuss...