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Three killed in fresh violence in Indonesia’s PapuaAFP, JakartaThree people have been killed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region with police saying the victims were civilians,...
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Millions face power cuts as California fires spread
AFP, Healdsburg :Californian officials warned Saturday that “extreme” wind conditions were set to fan wildfires across the north of the US state as residents were...
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Rescue ship Ocean Viking stuck at sea with 104 migrantsAP, Milan The humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking remained stuck at sea Friday with 104 migrants...
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Rescue ship Ocean Viking stuck at sea with 104 migrantsAP, Milan The humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking remained stuck at sea Friday with 104 migrants...
UN investigator regrets no probe of chain to Khashoggi slay
AP, United Nations :A U.N. independent investigator said Friday that she regrets that neither Saudi Arabia nor the U.N. secretary-general and U.N. decision-making bodies have...
Pakistan confirms arrest of activist following US criticism
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistan on Friday confirmed it detained the father of a prominent activist who has fled the country, in an incident that’s fueled fears...
US troops, armoured vehicles going to Syria oil fields: Esper
AP, Brussels :The United States will send armoured vehicles and combat troops into eastern Syria to keep oil fields from potentially falling into the hands...
Lebanon Hezbollah warns protests could lead to chaos, war
AP, Beirut :The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said Friday that nationwide protests against the country’s political class have been exploited by foreign powers and...
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos
AFP, Hong Kong :A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including...
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Denmark passes law to strip jihadists of nationalityAFP, Sweden Denmark’s parliament on Thursday passed a controversial law allowing the government to strip dual-national suspected jihadists...
Bolivian President claims victory in disputed election
AFP, La Paz :Bolivian President Evo Morales declared victory Thursday in elections whose disputed results have triggered riots, a general strike and opposition charges that...
Trump cancels subscriptions to New York Times, Washington Post
President Donald Trump doesn’t like what he reads in two of America’s biggest newspapers, The New York Times and Washington Post-so he won’t be getting...