US newspapers hit back at Trump, defend free press
AFP, Washington US newspapers big an:d small hit back Thursday at President Donald Trump’s relentless attacks on the news media, launching a coordinated campaign of...
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Trump blacklists critical ex-CIA chief BrennanAFP, Washington Donald Trump revoked the security clearance of former Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan Wednesday, warning several other...
Georgia woman facing ‘longest sentence’ for leaking to media
AP, Savannah :A Georgia woman who mailed a secret U.S. report to a news organization faces the “longest sentence” ever behind bars for a federal...
War and Ebola: A double nightmare in eastern DR Congo
AFP, Beni :First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them.Now Ebola, a name almost...
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New Mexico judge gets death threatsReuters, TaosA New Mexico judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse on Tuesday a day after she granted bail to...
“World says sleeping elephant has woken up”: PM lauds pace of reforms
AFP, New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed India’s growing role in the world economy, calling it a “sleeping elephant” that has woken...
Putin ready to meet N Korean leader Kim at ‘early date’
AFP, Seoul :Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at an early date”, the North’s state media...
Trump calls sacked White House aide a
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, calling her a “dog” as his fellow...
Australian politicians condemn call to ban Muslim migration
Reuters, Sydney :Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties on Wednesday condemned a speech by a minor senator who used the term...
For lesbian sex, 2 Malaysian women to be caned, fined
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Two Malaysian women have been sentenced to caning after they admitted having sex in contravention of strict Islamic laws, an official said...
Israel reopens its only goods crossing with Gaza
AFP, Gaza City : Israel reopened its only goods crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to relative calm on the border after months...
Vermont nominates 1st US transgender candidate for governor
AFP, Washington :Christine Hallquist won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in the US state of Vermont on Tuesday, moving a step closer to becoming the nation’s...