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Rohingya refuse repatriation to Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 16/11/2018
» COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: The head of Bangladesh's refugee commission said plans to begin the repatriation of 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped after officials were unable to find anyone who wanted to return.
Hundreds of illegal migrants at US-Mexico border
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» TIJUANA, Mexico: The bulk of the migrant caravan crossing Mexico began arriving Thursday at the US border, as around 800 Central Americans reached the city of Tijuana aboard 22 buses after more than a month's trek.
Trump seethes against Russia probe 'disgrace'
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump seethed Thursday that investigators probing alleged collusion between Russian agents and his election campaign have gone "totally nuts" and are a "disgrace."
Migrant caravan arrives at US-Mexico border
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» TIJUANA (MEXICO) - The Central American migrant caravan trekking toward the United States converged on the US-Mexican border Thursday after more than a month on the road, undeterred by President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of American troops near the border.
North Korea 'tests high-tech new weapon': report
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of a "high-tech" new weapon, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday according to Yonhap news agency.
Newly assertive Melania Trump puts the first back in First Lady
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - In the White House this week, Trump's the boss. Melania Trump, that is.
North Korea 'tests high-tech new weapon': KCNA
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the testing of a "high-tech" new weapon, Pyongyang's state media reported Friday, in a move that raises the temperature over denuclearisation talks.
US studying Turkey's demands to extradite preacher
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: The United States is studying Turkey's demands for the extradition of preacher Fethullah Gulen, who is accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed 2016 coup attempt, the State Department said Thursday.
Hockney sells for $90m, sets living artist record
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» NEW YORK: An iconic swimming pool picture painted by British legend David Hockney sold for US$90.3 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new auction record for a living artist, Christie's said.
El Chapo bribed Interpol, Mexican officials to keep drugs flowing, informant says
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» NEW YORK - Drug baron Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman paid huge bribes to Mexican prosecutors, police, military and even Interpol to ensure smooth operations for his Sinaloa cartel, a key informant said at his US trial on Thursday.