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Paris gas blast toll rises to 4 as body found in rubble
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» PARIS - The death toll from a powerful gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found a woman's body in the rubble, investigators said Sunday.
May: Scuppering Brexit would be 'catastrophic'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned MPs ready to reject her EU divorce deal next week that failing to deliver Brexit would be a "catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy".
Greek PM calls confidence vote after minister quits over Macedonia deal
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» ATHENS - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras on Sunday called for an "immediate" confidence vote in parliament over the resignation of a top minister, after his coalition government collapsed in a row over a name change deal with Macedonia.
Trump rejects report that he hid details of Putin meetings
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has rejected a Washington Post report that he has refused to share details of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin with top US government officials.
Paris gas blast toll rises to four after body found in rubble
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» PARIS - The death toll from a gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found a woman's body in the rubble, investigators said Sunday.
Malaysian police meet Chinese officials on Jho Low: report
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/01/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police said they’ve met Chinese authorities to boost efforts in the hunt for fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, according to Bernama news agency.
Indonesian airlines slash fares after outcry over holiday surge
Published on 13/01/2019
» Indonesian airlines reduced air fares for some local routes by as much as 60% starting last week in response to a backlash over a surge in ticket prices during the peak holiday season.
Cathay Pacific in new first-class blunder
Published on 13/01/2019
» First-class tickets on Cathay Pacific Airways from Portugal to Hong Kong were sold for US$1,512 (48,000 baht) instead of $16,000 on Sunday, less than two weeks after a similar incident on the carrier’s website sparked a frenzy among eagle-eyed buyers.
Abhisit urges clear mandate from voters to tame senate
Online Reporters, Published on 13/01/2019
» Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Sunday urged citizens to vote, saying a clear mandate for a party to run the country would keep the Senate at bay.
Fugitive Italian ex-militant arrested in Bolivia, faces extradition
AFP, Published on 13/01/2019
» BRASíLIA - Cesare Battisti, a former Italian communist militant sought by Rome for four murders in the 1970s, has been arrested after an international police squad tracked him to Bolivia where he faces extradition to Brazil and then likely to Italy.