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Germany to speed up repatriations as migrants near million mark
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» ATHENS - Germany said Thursday it would speed up the repatriation of rejected asylum-seekers as new figures showed the country inching closer to the million-migrant mark and EU forecasts showed even more people seeking refuge in Europe next year.
Terminal 'Star Wars' fan gets early screening
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» CHICAGO - A terminally ill "Star Wars" fan whose dying wish went viral was granted an early screening of the latest installment of the sci-fi blockbuster and a phone call from director J.J. Abrams, his wife said Thursday.
US, China least concerned about climate change, poll finds
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» MIAMI - China and the United States are the world's biggest polluters, but their residents are among the least concerned about the harms of climate change, a global poll found Thursday.
NLD unlikely to win in diverse Rakhine state
Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/11/2015
» SITTWE, MYANMAR - Despite the nationwide popularity of Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, neither her National League for Democracy (NLD) nor the ruling military-backed Union Solidarity Development Party (USDP) are likely to win Sunday's polls in ethnically diverse Rakhine state, where deadly sectarian riots between Buddhists and Muslims occurred in 2012.
At least 17 dead as dam bursts at Brazil mining waste site
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» MARIANA (BRéSIL) - A dam burst at a mining waste site in Brazil, killing at least 17 people and injuring more than 50, a fire chief said.
Britain's Cliff Richard interviewed over 1980s sex claim
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» LONDON - British pop singer Cliff Richard has been interviewed by police over an allegation of a sex crime involving a young boy in the 1980s, a spokesman for the star said.
Fugitive gangster arrives back in India: report
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» DENPASAR (INDONESIA) - An alleged Indian gangster on the run for more than 20 years arrived in Delhi Friday after being deported from Indonesia, where he was arrested on the resort island of Bali on the weekend, reports said.
Designer cells reverse baby girl's cancer in world first
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» LONDON - A one-year-old girl in Britain has become the first in the world to be treated with "designer" immune cells genetically engineered to reverse her cancer, doctors said.
Prince Charles delights All Blacks with Aussie jibe
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» WELLINGTON - Britain's Prince Charles scrapped his New Zealand tour schedule Friday to congratulate the All Blacks on their Rugby World Cup win, delighting locals with a joke about losing finalists Australia.
Foreign aid workers shy away from Afghanistan as violence surges
AFP, Published on 06/11/2015
» KABUL - Afghanistan was once a magnet for foreign aid workers but surging violence has left NGOs struggling to recruit staff and restricted their ability to deliver crucial aid to the country's vulnerable.