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Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - The first open impeachment hearings into US President Donald Trump will begin next week, the congressman leading the probe said Wednesday, as it heads into a highly-anticipated public phase.
Head of UN Palestinian agency resigns amid ethics probe
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has resigned amid an internal probe into alleged mismanagement and ethical abuses at the organization, the United Nations said Wednesday.
French film icon Catherine Deneuve suffers stroke
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» PARIS: The veteran French actress Catherine Deneuve is in a Paris hospital after suffering a small stroke, her family told AFP Wednesday.
Public hearings in Trump impeachment probe start next week
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» WASHINGTON - The first open hearings in the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump are set for next week, the congressman overseeing the process said Wednesday, as the investigation heads into a much-anticipated public phase.
Three charged in US with spying on Twitter users for Saudi Arabia
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Two former Twitter employees and a third man were charged in San Francisco Federal Court Wednesday with spying on Twitter users critical of the Saudi royal family, the US Justice Department announced.
37 killed in Burkina Faso's deadliest attack in five years
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» OUAGADOUGOU - An ambush on a convoy transporting employees of a Canadian mining company in Burkina Faso killed 37 people on Wednesday, the deadliest attack in nearly five years of jihadist violence in the West African country.
Chile president fends off police abuse claims amid fresh clashes
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» SANTIAGO - Chile's president said Wednesday his government had "nothing to hide" concerning allegations that police killed, tortured and sexually assaulted civilians during deadly protests against him.
A disgrace, says South Africa great about weakened Olympics side
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa football legend Neil Tovey says a club-versus-country tug of war over the team that will compete in an Olympic Games qualifying tournament from this weekend is a "disgrace".
Mexico probes narco group 'La Linea' in Mormon murders
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» BAVISPE (MEXICO) - Mexico alleged Wednesday that a drug cartel called "La Linea" massacred nine Mormon women and children in a case of mistaken identity, but devastated relatives insisted their loved ones were deliberately targeted.
Soweto to welcome World Cup winning Springboks, a team they once hated
AFP, Published on 07/11/2019
» JOHANNESBURG - A national tour by Rugby World Cup winners the Springboks begins on Thursday and one of the first stops will be Soweto, a township near Johannesburg where they were once hated.