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Eight UN peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» BENI (DR CONGO) - Eight United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an operation against a rebel militia in eastern DR Congo, the UN Security Council said on Thursday.
Facebook to launch independent body for calls on content
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook announced Thursday it is creating an independent body to make potentially precedent-setting calls on what content should be yanked from the social network.
Three things to look out for in Ireland v New Zealand
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» DUBLIN - Six Nations Grand Slam winners Ireland play world champions New Zealand in a clash of the two top-ranked teams in rugby at Lansdowne Road on Saturday.
Number of missing in California fire soars beyond 600
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» LOS ANGELES: The number of people listed as missing in one of California's deadliest wildfires has skyrocketed past 600, authorities said on Thursday, as the remains of seven additional victims were found by rescuers.
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty of genocide
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Two top leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime were found guilty of genocide on Friday, in a landmark ruling almost 40 years after the fall of a brutal regime that presided over the deaths of a quarter of the population.
'Angel', 80, drives to aid of poor St Petersburg pensioners
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Long retired from her job as a Saint Petersburg trolley driver, 80-year-old Galina Yakovleva still spends her days behind the wheel, but now in a mini-van distributing food to needy pensioners.
Julian Assange charged in US: WikiLeaks
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged in the United States, the organisation said, in a development that could have implications for Robert Mueller's probe into alleged Russian meddling in the US presidential election.
Home DNA tests doom anonymity for sperm, egg donors
AFP, Published on 16/11/2018
» WASHINGTON - All Ryan Kramer had to do was to swab his cheek and embark on nine days of geneological research to identify his biological father, a man who thought he would remain anonymous when he donated his sperm and never took a DNA test himself.
Indian protesters block woman activist's plan to enter temple
Published on 16/11/2018
» KOCHI/NEW DELHI: Thousands of protesters blocked all the exits at a southern Indian airport on Friday to stop a women's rights activist from heading to a Hindu temple to defy a centuries-old ban on the entry of women of menstruating age.
May bids to win over public in Brexit battle
Published on 16/11/2018
» LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to voters to back her Brexit plan on Friday as she waited to see whether rivals within her party have gained enough support to launch a leadership challenge.