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Syrian, Russian bombings blamed for rising civilian casualties: UN
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» GENEVA - UN investigators on Tuesday said aerial bombardment by Syrian forces and their ally Russia were mostly to blame for swelling numbers of civilian casualties in Syria's devastating conflict.
GM settles two ignition-switch injury suits
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» NEW YORK - General Motors said Tuesday it had reached settlements in two closely-watched "bellwether" cases of people seriously injured in accidents tied to its faulty ignition switches.
A mother's grief: Afghan woman dies after blasts kill son
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» KABUL - A double tragedy befell an Afghan family when a policeman was killed in twin Taliban blasts in Kabul -- and unable to cope with the anguish, his mother also died.
Two Turkish soldiers killed in IS attack in Syria
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» ISTANBUL - Two Turkish soldiers were killed and five wounded on Tuesday in a rocket attack by Islamic State (IS) militants in northern Syria, in the first deadly attack on Ankara's armed forces to be blamed on the jihadists in Turkey's cross-border incursion.
Indonesia in triumphant return to international competition
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» SOLO (INDONESIA) - Indonesia's coach Tuesday praised his hard-working team after they made a triumphant return to international competition following a year-long FIFA ban with a thumping 3-0 victory against regional foes Malaysia.
Pizza Hut dismisses allegations
Business, AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» Jakarta: US chain Pizza Hut's Indonesian operation insisted yesterday that its restaurants were safe after it was accused of using ingredients up to six months past their expiry date.
Clinton, Trump spar on taxes, security as race narrows
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» TAMPA - Hillary Clinton, sensing the urgency of a presidential campaign entering its home stretch, assailed Donald Trump on multiple fronts Tuesday, including hiding his taxes, as she looked to generate momentum after polls showed a dead heat.
Most humpback whales taken off US endangered species list
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - Most populations of humpback whales are no longer on the United States endangered species list thanks to international conservation efforts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday.
Nearly 50 million children 'uprooted' worldwide: UNICEF
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Almost 50 million children throughout the world are "uprooted," forcibly displaced from their home countries by war, violence or persecution, the United Nations children's program said Wednesday.
US senate blocks Zika funding for third time
AFP, Published on 07/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - US Senate Democrats blocked a $1.1 billion bill to combat the Zika virus for a third time after Republicans inserted provisions that would end funding for a major abortion provider.