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Hong Kong officer hit by arrow
Associated Press, Published on 17/11/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong police officer was hit in the leg by an arrow Sunday as authorities used tear gas and water cannons to try to drive back protesters occupying a university campus and blocking a major road tunnel under the city's harbour.
Trump pulls US out of Iran nuclear accord
Associated Press, Published on 09/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he will follow through on his campaign threat to pull out of the landmark nuclear accord with Iran, dealing a profound blow to US allies and potentially deepening the president's isolation on the world stage.
US military to meet 'migrant caravan' at Mexico border
Associated Press, Published on 04/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants to use the military to secure the US-Mexico border until his promised border wall is built.
'Systematic slaughter': Rohingya mass graves confirmed
Associated Press, Published on 02/02/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir finally recognised his friends only by the colours of their shorts.
Five previously unreported Myanmar mass graves confirmed
Associated Press, Published on 01/02/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The faces of the men half-buried in the mass graves had been burned away by acid or blasted by bullets. Noor Kadir could only recognise his friends by the colours of their shorts.
US Congress struggles to avoid financial shutdown
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday he's confident that his GOP-controlled chamber will pass a stopgap government-wide funding bill, even as growing opposition from Senate Democrats made prospects in that chamber increasingly dicey.
Chanel waterfall, Vuitton VIPs steal the show in Paris
Associated Press, Published on 05/10/2017
» PARIS: The Paris sun shone through the Grand Palais glass ceiling, past Chanel's awe-struck celebrity guests, until it formed a rainbow on a 15-metre waterfall on the final day of Paris Fashion Week.
Rihanna rides into New York Fashion Week like a rock star
Associated Press, Published on 11/09/2017
» Rihanna didn't walk into New York Fashion Week. She rode through it.
Saudi teen arrested for dancing to 'Macarena'
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2017
» DUBAI - Saudi police arrested a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to <i>Macarena</i> at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jiddah, according to local media reports on Wednesday.
Winter in ‘Game of Thrones’, springtime for spinoffs
Associated Press, Published on 17/07/2017
» New York -- Last night (Monday morning in Thailand), the first-to-last season of “Game of Thrones” premiered on HBO as devoted fans gleefully embraced the return of favourite characters, gruesome violence, and the series signature spider web of political intrigue. The houses of Westeros are still going at it -- at least for now, anyway.