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Saudis intercept ballistic missile fired from Yemen
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» RIYADH - Saudi air defence on Monday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen, the Arab coalition backing the Yemeni government said, slamming a "dangerous escalation" as peace talks with rebels falter.
France to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres, PM says
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» PARIS - France will create regional de-radicalisation centres, the prime minister said Monday as he set out measures in response to last year's terror attacks that killed 147 people.
Greece creditor agreement 'in coming days': EU commissioner
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» BRUSSELS - Greece and its EU-IMF creditors will reach a deal to release the next tranche of its 86-billion-euro bailout "in the coming days", said a senior EU official on Monday after talks in Brussels.
'Concert of century' adds second weekend
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Organizers of a mega-concert that will bring together rock legends including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney on Monday announced they would hold a second weekend.
IS leader for Iraq's Anbar province killed in air strike: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - A US-led coalition air strike has killed a senior Islamic State leader in Iraq's Anbar province and three other jihadists, the Pentagon said Monday.
Battle against Canada inferno turns to oil sites, infrastructure
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» FORT MCMURRAY (CANADA) - Firefighters battled Monday to protect oil installations in Canada's wildfire-ravaged city of Fort McMurray, capital of the country's oil sands region, as rain and cooling temperatures slow the spread of the blaze.
Panama Papers released online
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists published online Monday detailed data from the Panama Papers trove on more than 200,000 secret offshore companies.
Terror fears loom over Cannes
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» CANNES (FRANCE) - Bomb experts will carry out daily sweeps at the Cannes film festival, opening this week under maximum security as France faces its highest ever terror threat, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday.
Tough-talking Duterte wins Philippines presidency
Published on 10/05/2016
» MANILA - A brash and tough-talking mayor who has pledged to kill suspected criminals and end crime within six months is the next president of the Philippines, taking an overwhelming lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's elections.
Duterte wins Philippine presidential election: monitor
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» MANILA - Anti-establishment firebrand Rodrigo Duterte secured a huge win in the Philippine presidential elections, according to a poll monitor, after an incendiary campaign dominated by his profanity-laced vows to kill criminals.