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Salvadorans vote in key legislative and municipal elections
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SAN SALVADOR - Salvadorans voted Sunday in legislative and municipal elections that will serve as a test of strength of leftist President Salvador Sanchez Ceren in his final year of office.
PNG quake leaves 67 dead as aftershocks rock homes: Red Cross
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SYDNEY - At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea's remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water.
Asian markets sink again as Trump fans trade war fears
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» HONG KONG - Asian markets turned negative again on Monday as the fallout from Donald Trump's steel and aluminium tariffs continues to feed concerns of a global trade war.
Eni and Shell go on trial over Nigeria kickback scandal
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» MILAN - Oil giants Eni and Shell go on trial in Milan on Monday, charged with bribery and corruption in the purchase of an offshore oilfield in Nigeria.
An ancient holy book symbolises the fate of Sarajevo's Jews
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» SARAJEVO - Eli Tauber, a pillar of Sarajevo's Jewish community, waited anxiously for worshippers to arrive at the synagogue as there must be at least 10 men present before starting the Sabbath prayers.
Iran foreign minister criticises EU 'extremism' towards Tehran
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» TEHRAN - Iran's foreign minister slammed the European Union for "extremism" in relationship to Tehran in an interview published Monday ahead of a meeting with his French counterpart.
Berlusconi: Italy's comeback king on the ropes
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» ROME: Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, suffered a humiliating setback in Sunday's election by coming second to the far-right League party in an alliance he expected to dominate.
Fresh air raids on Syria's Ghouta kill 14: monitor
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» Fresh air raids by the Syrian regime on the besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta killed at least 14 civilians overnight, a monitor said Monday.
Passenger tied up after stripping naked on Malaysia flight
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Bangladeshi passenger who reportedly stripped naked and attacked a stewardess during a flight from Malaysia has been arrested, the airline said Monday.
Turkey detains 12 in anti-IS raids after US embassy closure
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» ANKARA: Turkey on Monday launched a crackdown on the Islamic State extremist group and boosted security in Ankara after the US embassy said it would be closed for a day.