Iraq cuts Kurdistan air links with outside world
AFP, Arbil :The Iraqi government cut autonomous Kurdistan’s direct air links with the outside world indefinitely on Friday, partially isolating the northern region after it...
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Poll shows Tokyo governor`s party threat to Abe
AFP, Tokyo :Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s lead in next month’s election has shrunk as the popular Tokyo governor pushes to unite opposition forces, a survey...
Twitter reveals Russia-backed ads ahead of US election
AFP, Washington :Twitter on Thursday revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 by a Russian media group suspected of...
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White House probing use of private emailAFP, WashingtonThe White House has launched an internal probe of the use of private email for official business by...
Merkel, Macron pledge to lead EU forward post-Brexit
Reuters, Tallinn :French President Emmanuel Macron won backing from Angela Merkel for plans to reform the European Union after Brexit, founded on what the German...
Zika virus mutated around 2013, leading to birth defects
AFP, Miami :Zika has been around for decades but only recently began to cause birth defects due to a single mutation the mosquito- borne virus...
Britain `unconditionally` committed to EU security: May
AFP, Tapa (Estonia) :Britain is “unconditionally committed” to European security despite Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May told British troops stationed with NATO in Estonia on...
Barcelona mayor calls for EU mediation in Catalonia
AFP, London :Barcelona’s mayor Ada Colau on Thursday called for European Union mediation in the standoff over Catalonia’s planned independence referendum in an opinion piece...
Interpol approves membership for State of Palestine
Reuters. Jerusalem :Interpol voted on Wednesday to admit the State of Palestine as a member over Israeli objections at the international police organization’s general assembly...
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US anti-terror chief warns IS global threat ‘intact’ AFP, Washington The global threat posed by the Islamic State group has not been diminished by its...
Trump feud exposes racial divide in US sport
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump’s feud with black athletes in the NBA and NFL has drawn attention to the racial fault lines which divide sport in...
Fugitive former PM Yingluck is in Dubai : Thai junta leader
Reuters, Bangkok :The leader of Thailand’s military junta said on Thursday that Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister ousted three years ago, was in Dubai, where...