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King warns Jordan 'at crossroads' over economic protests
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» AMMAN: Jordan's King Abdullah II has warned that the country is "at a crossroads", after a week of anti-austerity protests that continued overnight despite the prime minister's resignation.
Bad air day: Indian city chokes on world's worst pollution
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» KANPUR, India: Soot turned the white handkerchief around Abhash Kumar Sharma's face to black as the police officer tried to direct gridlocked traffic in the Indian city with the world's dirtiest air.
Orangutan forest being logged despite Indonesian govt vow
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2018
» JAKARTA: Environmentalists say a tropical forest that's home to critically endangered orangutans on Borneo island is being logged more than a year after Indonesia's forestry and environment ministry ordered a halt to the forest's exploitation.
Rohingya say Myanmar targeted the educated in genocide
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2018
» BALUKHALI REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: The last time Mohammed Hashim saw his brother alive, he begged for his life, his arms bound behind his back as soldiers marched the 35-year-old teacher away.
US prosecutors accuse Manafort of attempted witnesses tampering
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» WASHINGTON: US prosecutors on Monday accused Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is facing multiple charges of money laundering, bank fraud and illegal lobbying, of attempting to tamper with witnesses.
Guatemala volcano death toll up to 69, expected to rise
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2018
» EL RODEO, Guatemala: Rescuers pulled survivors and bodies from the charred aftermath of the powerful eruption of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire, as the death toll rose to 69 on Monday and was expected to go higher from a disaster that caught residents of remote mountain hamlets off guard, with little or no time to flee to safety.
Cross-Pacific swimmer begins epic 9,000km quest
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» CHOSHI, Japan: Ben Lecomte dived into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, kicking off an epic quest to swim 9,000 kilometres from Tokyo to San Francisco through shark-infested waters choking with plastic waste.
Germany asks Trump envoy to clarify call to 'empower' the right
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» BERLIN - Germany on Monday said it had asked the new US ambassador in Berlin, outspoken Trump loyalist Richard Grenell, to clarify his reported comments on far-right website Breitbart that he wants to "empower" European conservatives.
Starbucks chief Schultz retiring, may run for president
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» WASHINGTON - Howard Schultz, who built a small Seattle coffee chain into the global powerhouse Starbucks, announced Monday he was retiring from the company, fueling speculation he may seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020.
Toll rises in Guatemala volcano as more bodies recovered
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» ALOTENANGO (GUATEMALA) - Rescue workers Monday pulled more bodies from under the dust and rubble left by an explosive eruption of Guatemala's Fuego volcano, bringing the death toll to at least 62.