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Liverpool and Spurs set for all-English showdown
AFP, Published on 01/06/2019
» MADRID: Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool are aiming to make up for several recent near misses while Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham can dream of winning the Champions League for the first time as the two English clubs meet in Saturday's final in Madrid.
Dutchman held by IS-linked rebels killed in Philippines: army
AFP, Published on 31/05/2019
» MANILA - A Dutch birdwatcher held by Islamic State-linked militants was killed Friday during a firefight between his kidnappers and soldiers in the southern Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot by his captors as he tried to escape.
Ingenious gadgets, real-world quandaries at Washington's all-new Spy Museum
AFP, Published on 08/05/2019
» WASHINGTON: A lipstick pistol, a button-hole camera, a lethal umbrella and an authentic waterboarding table: the espionage world's heroic, ingenious and sordid sides are all on show in Washington's all-new, much-expanded International Spy Museum.
Iranians brace for harder times as US oil sanctions close in
AFP, Published on 24/04/2019
» TEHRAN - Iranians, already hard hit by punishing US economic sanctions, are bracing for more pain after Washington abolished waivers for some countries which had allowed them to buy oil from Iran.
Venezuelans protest as Guaido declares history's 'greatest escalation'
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» CARACAS - Opposition supporters thronged the streets of Caracas and other cities on Saturday in protest against the regime of President Nicolas Maduro, as massive blackouts and the collapse of water supplies further exacerbated a growing political crisis.
Venezuela's Guaido calls for protest march
AFP, Published on 06/04/2019
» CARACAS: Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services.
Doomed jihadists retreat within shrinking Syria bastion
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - Holdout jihadists scurried along the reedy banks of the Euphrates in an increasingly desperate defence Tuesday of the last scrap of their "caliphate" in eastern Syria.
Turkey building collapse death toll rises to 21
AFP, Published on 10/02/2019
» ISTANBUL - The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Istanbul rose to 21 Saturday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said authorities have "lessons to learn" from the incident.
Osaka sets up Svitolina last-eight test, Serena faces showdown
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» MELBOURNE: Japanese US Open champion Naomi Osaka ground her way into an Australian Open quarter-final with sixth seed Elina Svitolina Monday ahead of Serena Williams facing her biggest tennis test since giving birth.
Sixth seed Svitolina unlocks Keys to make Open quarters
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» MELBOURNE - Sixth seed Elina Svitolina dug deep to overcome 17th seeded American Madison Keys in three sets to reach the Australian Open quarter-finals for the second time in a row on Monday.