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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.
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.
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.
Typhoon may bring 75cm of rain to Tokyo
Published on 11/10/2019
» TOKYO: A powerful typhoon is forecast to bring up to 75 centimetres of rain and damaging winds to the Tokyo area and Japan's Pacific coast this weekend, and the government is warning residents to stockpile necessities and leave high-risk places before it's too dangerous.
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.
NBA goes silent in China
Published on 11/10/2019
» SHENZHEN: The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence.
Khao Yai elephant carcass dismembered
Published on 11/10/2019
» The corpse of one wild elephant has been dismembered and removed from Haew Narok waterfall as the operation to clear the area was battered by heavy rains over Khao Yai National Park on Friday.
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.
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.