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US at UN makes case for military action against Syria
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the UN Friday that no decision had been taken about military action against Syria, but use of force would be in response to multiple chemical attacks carried out by President Bashar al-Assad's forces.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan faces new rape accusation
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» GENEVA - The prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is in French detention over several rape allegations, is facing a new accusation of rape, this time in Switzerland, a Swiss daily reported Friday.
UN's health body urges Hepatitis C offensive
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Hepatitis C is easily cured. Yet, about 400,000 people die of the liver disease every year as only a smattering get the medicine they need.
Family says no hope for German billionaire lost in Swiss Alps
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» BERLIN (GERMANY) - Family members of German retail billionaire Karl-Erivan Haub have lost hope of finding him alive, a week after he went missing while skiing in the Swiss Alps, his company Tengelmann group said Friday.
Suspected Syria chemical attack: what we know
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» BEIRUT (LEBANON) - As Western leaders consider military action over a suspected poison gas attack in Syria -- with US President Donald Trump leading the charge -- chemical weapons inspectors are due to start work in the country on Saturday.
Macron tells Putin he wants to 'intensify' Syria dialogue
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» PARIS (FRANCE) - French President Emmanuel Macron told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a telephone call Friday that he wanted to "intensify" talks on bringing peace to Syria.
Trump demands prosecution of ex-FBI chief Comey
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former FBI chief James Comey on Friday, unleashing a vitriolic response to the lawman's tell-all memoir.
Britain says Russia spied on Skripals before poisoning
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Russia was spying on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were poisoned with a nerve agent, Britain's National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill said in a letter to NATO released on Friday.
Britain says Russia spied on Skripals before poisoning
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» LONDON (UNITED KINGDOM) - Russian intelligence was spying on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia for at least five years before they were poisoned in a nerve agent attack, Britain's National Security Adviser Mark Sedwill said in a letter to NATO on Friday.
Bayern v Real Madrid and Liverpool v Roma in Champions League semis
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» NYON (SWITZERLAND) - Defending champions Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals of the Champions League while Liverpool play AS Roma in a repeat of the 1984 final.