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Israel-Iran flare-up raises spectre of major confrontation
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» PARIS - Deadly strikes by Israel against alleged Iranian sites in Syria have raised fears of a dramatic escalation in regional conflict, but the situation remains shrouded by conflicting accounts and uncertainty.
Rooney agrees 'deal in principle' to move to MLS: reports
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» LONDON - Wayne Rooney has agreed a "deal in principle" to join Major League Soccer side DC United from Premier League club Everton, reports said Thursday.
Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq set for Test debut against Ireland
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» DUBLIN - Imam-ul-Haq is set to make his Test debut when Pakistan face Ireland in Dublin on Friday.
Trump says Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.
Detained Russian director gets standing ovation at Cannes
AFP, Published on 10/05/2018
» CANNES (FRANCE) - A new film by the enfant terrible of Russian theatre -- who is under house arrest in Moscow -- received a standing ovation and rave reviews Thursday after it was shown at the Cannes film festival.
Trump-Kim summit set for June 12 in Singapore
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, Mr Trump announced Thursday, hours after suggesting that the release of three Americans held in the North heralded a potential breakthrough toward denuclearising the Korean Peninsula.
UK apologises 'unreservedly' for role in Libyans' kidnapping
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» LONDON: Britain acknowledged Thursday that its intelligence agents played a role in the kidnapping and torture of an opponent of the late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and the man's wife -- a rare admission of wrongdoing by British spies.
Palace: Mahathir invited to form next government
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's king, Sultan Muhammad V, has decided to invite Mahathir Mohamad to form the next federal government, palace officials said in a statement on Thursday.
Vietnamese rice prices soar to near 4-year high
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2018
» BENGALURU, India: Export prices for rice surgedto a near four-year high in Vietnam this week due to strong demand, while slow buying interest put pressure on prices of Indian rice.
At least 41 killed as dam bursts in Kenya
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» NAIROBI, Kenya: A dam burst its banks in Kenya's Rift Valley, killing at least 41 people and forcing hundreds from their homes, officials said Thursday. At least 20 of the dead were children, police said.