Japan minister admits files altered in scandal dogging Abe
AFP :Japan’s finance minister admitted Monday that official papers related to a favouritism scandal dogging Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had been altered, but denied any...
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Putin ordered plane shot down during Olympics threat
Al Jazeera News :Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the shooting down of a Turkish passenger jet after a bomb threat was made just before the...
Slovak interior minister quits after journalist murder
AFP :Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak announced his resignation Monday following tensions sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist probing...
Five dead in New York river helicopter crash
AFP :Five people have died after a helicopter owned by a tour group plunged into Manhattan’s East River, police said on Monday.The red chopper, which...
Trump sees ‘tremendous success’ in upcoming North Korea talks
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump predicted “tremendous success” Saturday in upcoming groundbreaking talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and suggested the reclusive state...
Jews could be behind US election meddling: Putin
Newsweek :Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Jews may be behind alleged meddling in the U.S. presidential election.In an interview broadcast late Friday, Putin was...
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Japan marks 7th anniversary of tsunami AP, TokyoPrime Minister Shinzo Abe led a sombre ceremony Sunday as Japan marked the seventh anniversary of a deadly...
Libyan navy rescues 335 immigrants off western coast
Xinhua, Tripoli : The Libyan navy on Saturday night rescued 335 illegal immigrants off the country’s western coast, a navy spokesman said.The coast guard picked up...
Five years on, Pope under fire over sex abuse scandals
AFP, Vatican City :As Pope Francis marks the fifth year of his papacy next week, the pontiff once hailed as a fearless reformer is under...
Syria army cuts off main rebel town in Ghouta as death toll tops 1,000
AFP, Douma, Syria :Syrian regime forces continued their offensive against Eastern Ghouta Sunday, a day after they cut off the rebel-held enclave’s largest town, pressing...
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Trump to make first trip to Latin AmericaAFP, Washington Donald Trump will make his Latin America debut next month, visiting Peru and Colombia after harsh...
US forces face laser weapons off Yemen coast
Newsweek :U.S. naval forces operating off the coast of Yemen say the country’s ongoing civil war has created a surge in the use of laser...