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Escalating Libya conflict prompts international alarm
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» TRIPOLI - The military conflict shaking Libya escalated Sunday as forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an air strike on a suburb of Tripoli and the UN-backed government vowed a major counteroffensive.
Ghosn to name names as wife flees Tokyo
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» PARIS - Arrested former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is set to name the people he believes are responsible for his downfall in Japan, his wife said in an interview on Sunday as she fled Tokyo out of fear she could be detained.
Rwanda 'a family again', 25 years after genocide: Kagame
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» KIGALI - President Paul Kagame said Sunday that Rwandans had become a family again, 25 years after more than 800,000 people were slaughtered in a genocide that shocked the world.
Turkey slams Netanyahu's 'irresponsible' remarks on settlements
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» ISTANBUL - Turkey on Sunday condemned what it called Benjamin Netanyahu's "irresponsible" remarks after the Israeli leader said he planned to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins upcoming elections.
Thousands of Sudanese press on with rally outside army HQ
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» KHARTOUM - Thousands of Sudanese protesters rallied outside the army's headquarters in the capital Sunday for a second day calling on the military to back them in demands that President Omar al-Bashir resign as police fired tear gas to disperse them.
Netanyahu pledges to annex West Bank settlements after vote
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to annex settlements in the occupied West Bank if he wins Tuesday's elections, a deeply controversial move that could prove to be the death knell for the two-state solution.
Bombardment kills 13 civilians in northwest Syria: monitor
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» BEIRUT: A bombardment killed 13 civilians in northwest Syria on Sunday, the large majority in regime fire on areas of the jihadist-held Idlib region, a war monitor said.
Anutin joins campaign to help Daycha on marijuana charges
Online Reporters, Published on 07/04/2019
» Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has stepped in to help Daycha Siripatra and his aide after they were charged for possessing marijuana plants and extracts following a raid at their office that raised questions about the real motive of the authorities.
Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win
AFP, Published on 07/04/2019
» MALé, Maldives: The former Maldives president on Sunday vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading his party to a landslide victory just five months since returning from exile.
Thai, US navies kick off anti-submarine exercise
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 07/04/2019
» The Royal Thai Navy (RTN) and the US Navy on Sunday kicked off the annual Guardian Sea joint naval exercise in the Andaman Sea to enhance mutual capabilities in anti-submarine warfare while also improving information sharing between the two navies.