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The cold-blooded killer of Russia's Turkey envoy
AFP, Published on 21/12/2016
» ISTANBUL - Mevlut Mert Altintas, 22, had been a Turkish police officer in the capital Ankara all his working life.
Bunnies, brains, breast implants: Welcome to LA's odder museums
AFP, Published on 22/12/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Breast implants, a photo of the brain of John F. Kennedy, a cheerleader's outfit and the sketches of a serial killer: all are on display in some of Los Angeles's quirkiest museums.
Russia bids farewell to slain Turkey envoy
AFP, Published on 22/12/2016
» MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Thursday bade farewell to Andrei Karlov at a packed memorial ceremony in Moscow for the diplomat who was assassinated in Turkey by an off-duty policeman.
Mass arrests in DR Congo's second city
AFP, Published on 23/12/2016
» LUBUMBASHI (DR CONGO) - Soldiers sealed part of Congo's second city and carried out mass arrests of young men on Thursday, residents said, as talks to defuse the country's explosive political crisis continued.
Serbia PM moved to safety after weapons found near home
AFP, Published on 30/10/2016
» BELGRADE - Serbia's pro-European Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was moved to a safe location Saturday after an arsenal of weapons, including a rocket-launcher, was found close to his house near Belgrade, which a minister said was "preparation for assassination".
Armed men in police uniforms free five in India jailbreak
AFP, Published on 27/11/2016
» NEW DELHI - At least 10 armed men disguised as policemen attacked a high security prison Sunday and freed a top Sikh militant commander and four others in India's Punjab state, officials said.
Throngs to pay homage to Cuba's Fidel Castro
AFP, Published on 28/11/2016
» HAVANA - Throngs are set to pay tribute to Fidel Castro at Havana's iconic Revolution Square on Monday, kicking off a week-long farewell to Cuba's divisive Cold War titan.
Park says she'll resign after lawmakers act
Published on 29/11/2016
» SEOUL - South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she'll resign if parliament comes up with a plan to transfer power, her latest attempt to fend off impeachment efforts and massive street protests amid prosecution claims that a corrupt confidante wielded government power from the shadows.
S. Korea's 'female Rasputin' returns to face scandal
AFP, Published on 30/10/2016
» SEOUL - The woman at the heart of a lurid political scandal engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye returned to the country on Sunday to face accusations of influence-peddling and meddling in state affairs.
Laws full of hot air
News, Postbag, Published on 28/10/2016
» Re: "Vape to lose weight", (BP, Oct 27).