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Yemen raids kill 79 rebels in 48 hours
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» ADEN - Saudi-led coalition air strikes in Yemen have killed almost 80 Huthi rebel fighters over 48 hours in the western province of Hodeida, military and medical sources said Tuesday.
South Africa finance minister resigns over graft testimony
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» CAPE TOWN - South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene resigned Tuesday over undisclosed meetings with a business family at the heart of a corruption scandal, dealing a blow to President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Nikki Haley resigns as Trump's UN ambassador
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - Nikki Haley resigned Tuesday as the US ambassador to the United Nations, in the latest departure from President Donald Trump's national security team.
Star Russian footballers face jail after 'racist' assault
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» MOSCOW - Disgraced Russian football players Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin could face up to five years in prison for assaulting a government official at a Moscow cafe, in a case that sparked outrage in Russia on Tuesday.
Second Skripal suspect decorated by Putin: Bellingcat probe
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» LONDON - One of the two suspects behind the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Britain was an intelligence operative who was personally decorated as a hero by President Vladimir Putin in 2014, investigative group Bellingcat said on Tuesday.
Hurricane Michael reaches Category 2, threatens southern US
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» MIAMI - Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100-mile-per-hour winds on Tuesday as Florida's governor warned it could bring "total devastation" to parts of the southern US state.
Hurricane gains strength, takes aim at north Florida
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2018
» MIAMI: Hurricane Michael intensified into a Category 2 over warm Gulf of Mexico waters Tuesday amid fears it would strike Florida on Wednesday as an even stronger hurricane. Mandatory evacuations were issued as beach dwellers rushed to board up homes just ahead of what could be a devastating hit.
Russian Premier League urges 'severe punishment' for cafe brawl players
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» MOSCOW - The Russian Premier League on Tuesday condemned disgraced players Pavel Mamaev and Alexander Kokorin for assaulting a government official in a cafe brawl and said they should face "severe" punishment.
Duterte told cabinet he doesn't have cancer, say officials
Associated Press, Published on 09/10/2018
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told his Cabinet that medical tests show he doesn't have cancer, though he won't release a detailed public report on his health, officials said Tuesday.
Man held in Bulgarian journalist murder probe: police
AFP, Published on 09/10/2018
» RUSE (BULGARIA) - A Romanian has been detained as part of the probe into the killing of a Bulgarian journalist in the northern town of Ruse, police said on Tuesday.