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Myanmar's captured elephants 'die younger' than domestic-born
AFP, Published on 08/08/2018
» PARIS: Asian elephants snatched from the wild and conscripted to haul logs in Myanmar's timber industry live on average five years less than working elephants born in captivity, researchers said Tuesday.
Germany jails couple for pimping young son online
AFP, Published on 07/08/2018
» FREIBURG, Germany: A court handed down lengthy jail sentences Tuesday to a couple for repeatedly sexually abusing their young son and selling him to paedophiles online, in a shocking case that raised pointed questions about the competence of child protection services.
Trump warns countries against doing business with Iran
AFP, Published on 07/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that sanctions reimposed on Iran were the "most biting ever" as he warned other countries from doing business with Tehran.
Earth risks tipping into 'hothouse' state: study
AFP, Published on 07/08/2018
» TAMPA: The planet urgently needs to transition to a green economy because fossil fuel pollution risks pushing the Earth into a lasting and dangerous "hothouse" state, researchers warned on Monday.
Five killed, dozens shot in Chicago 'violent night'
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» WASHINGTON: Forty-four people were shot across the Midwestern US city of Chicago Sunday, US media reported, with five killed in a wave of violence police branded "totally unacceptable."
7.0 quake rocks Lombok, tsunami alert cancelled
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» LOMBOK, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok Sunday, sending people running from their homes and triggering a tsunami alert that was cancelled.
Saudi hackathon seeks high-tech fixes to hajj calamities
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» JEDDAH: Fuelled by caffeine, pizza and adrenaline, sleep-deprived programmers in a marathon Saudi contest this week explored high-tech solutions to prevent a repeat of past calamities in the annual hajj pilgrimage.
Venezuela president unharmed after drone 'attack' with explosives
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro escaped an "attack" Saturday when multiple drones carrying explosives detonated near him as he gave a speech at a military ceremony Saturday, his government said, adding seven soldiers were wounded.
North Korea says US impatience 'alarming'
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: North Korea on Saturday said the US was acting with "alarming" impatience on the issue of denuclearisation, after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stressed the need to maintain full sanctions pressure on Pyongyang.
Erdogan sanctions US officials in row over pastor
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey would impose sanctions on two US officials in retaliation for a similar move by Washington in a row over the detention of an American pastor.