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Ethiopian PM wins Nobel Peace Prize
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» OSLO: Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.
Modi, Xi look to patch up India-China ties
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» MAHABALIPURAM (INDIA) - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India Friday for an "informal" seaside summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi aimed at mending relations between the historically prickly Asian giants after sharp words over Kashmir.
S.Africa court rules ex-leader Zuma must face corruption trial
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» PIETERMARITZBURG (SOUTH AFRICA) - South Africa's scandal-plagued former president Jacob Zuma will face trial on corruption charges over a 1990s arms deal, a court ruled Friday, in one of multiple alleged graft cases over his long political career.
Vivid gladiator fresco discovered at Pompeii
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» ROME - A vivid fresco depicting an armour-clad gladiator standing victorious as his wounded opponent stumbles gushing blood has been discovered in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's culture ministry said Friday.
German suspect admits anti-Semitic attack, far-right motive
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» BERLIN - The German suspect in a deadly attack targeting a synagogue has admitted to the shooting rampage and confessed that it was motivated by anti-Semitism and right-wing extremism, federal prosecutors said Friday.
First spacewalker Alexei Leonov dies
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» MOSCOW: Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness.
Terror probe after mass stabbing in Manchester
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» MANCHESTER: Counter-terror police are investigating a mass stabbing at a shopping centre in northwest England that left four people injured and needing hospital treatment on Friday.
First spacewalker Alexei Leonov dies
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» MOSCOW: Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died in Moscow on Friday aged 85 after a long illness.
Rough road ahead for Abiy after Nobel triumph
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed faces stark challenges on the very issues that earned him a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, and analysts say the coming months may tell whether he can translate this early applause into concrete success.
Exodus as Turkey pounds Syrian border towns
AFP, Published on 11/10/2019
» RAS AL-AIN, Syria: Turkish and allied forces faced stiff Kurdish resistance Friday as they battled to seize key border towns, on the third day of a broad offensive that sparked a civilian exodus.