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Koreas mark war anniversary in mood of detente
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» SEOUL: The two Koreas Monday marked their war anniversary in a mood of detente, with Pyongyang dropping its customary anti-US rhetoric and Seoul saying talks have begun on moving the North's artillery back from the tense border.
Spain and Portugal target last 16 as Russia ride momentum
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» MOSCOW - Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and 2010 winners Spain can lock down spots in the World Cup last 16 on Monday, as hosts Russia ride a wave of national euphoria into their clash with Uruguay.
Taiwan's Tsai urges world to stand up to China: AFP interview
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen called on the international community to "constrain" China by standing up for freedoms, casting her island's giant neighbour as a global threat to democracy.
First fatality after Zimbabwe presidential rally blast: radio
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» HARARE - A blast that narrowly missed Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a weekend rally in Bulawayo has claimed its first fatality, a state-run radio station reported Monday.
Families flee as regime, Russia pummel Syria's south
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» DARAA (SYRIA) - Syria's government ramped up its bombardment of the southern city of Daraa on Monday, forcing dozens of families to flee an expected assault on the cradle of a seven-year uprising.
FBI to help probe into Ethiopia rally blast
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» ADDIS ABABA - The US is sending the FBI to help investigate a grenade attack in Addis Ababa which killed two people at a rally addressed by Ethiopia's reformist prime minister, state media said Monday.
Two dead from Zimbabwe presidential rally blast
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» HARARE - A blast that narrowly missed Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at a pre-election rally has claimed two victims, a senior medical official said Monday.
EU sanctions Venezuelan VP, 10 others over election abuses
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» LUXEMBOURG: The European Union on Monday hit the Venezuelan vice-president and 10 other officials with sanctions over rights abuses and irregularities in the re-election of President Nicolas Maduro, which the bloc condemned as "neither free nor fair".
Putin praises Erdogan's 'great political authority'
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» MOSCOW: Russian strongman Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election triumph in a phone call, after saying the result showed the Turkish leader's "great political authority" and mass support.
Italy's Salvini in Libya as migrants in limbo at sea
AFP, Published on 25/06/2018
» TRIPOLI - Italy's pugnacious new government took its fight to block migrants to Libya on Monday as a new boat with hundreds on board remained stranded at sea, deepening a crisis shaking Europe.