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Israel names its first woman judge for Sharia courtAFP, Tel AvivIsrael appointed its first woman judge in its sharia court system on Tuesday, a move...
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French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack
Reuters, Paris :French intelligence has concluded that forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out a sarin nerve gas attack on April 4 in...
Humans threaten crucial ‘fossil’ groundwater: Study
AFP, Vienna :Human activity risks contaminating pristine water locked underground for millennia and long thought impervious to pollution, said a study Tuesday that warned of...
China launches first home-built aircraft carrier amid South China Sea tension
Reuters, Beijing :China launched its first domestically built aircraft carrier on Wednesday amid rising tension over North Korea and worries about Beijing’s assertiveness in the...
Le Pen’s father criticizes her presidential campaign as she steps back from party
Reuters, Paris :French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen said on Tuesday his daughter Marine, who faces centrist Emmanuel Macron in a May 7 presidential runoff,...
North Korea stages large-scale artillery drill as US submarine docks in South
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea conducted a big live-fire exercise on Tuesday to mark the foundation of its military as a U.S. submarine docked in South...
Hollande calls for unity at tribute to slain officer Jugelé
BBC Online :French President François Hollande has used a ceremony to honour a police officer slain in Paris last week to call for unity in...
Ivanka Trump forced to defend father at G20 women`s summit
BBC Online :Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka was met with groans as she defended her father’s attitude towards women at the G20 women’s summit in Berlin.The...
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3 men attacked in New Delhi for transporting cattleAFP, New DelhiThree men who were transporting buffaloes in their truck to a slaughterhouse were attacked by...
UN finds torture widespread in Afghanistan
Reuters, Kabul :Torture and mistreatment of detainees by Afghan security forces is as widespread as ever, according to a U.N. report released on Monday, despite...
Trump`s approval rating hits record low
AP, Washington Post :Six days before marking his first 100 days in office, President Trump has the lowest approval rating of any president in more...
US Defense Secy Mattis in Afghanistan to discuss war needs
AP, Kabul :U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrived unannounced in Afghanistan on Monday to assess America’s longest war as the Trump administration weighs sending more...