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12 Russian intelligence officers indicted for hacking US Democrats
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» WASHINGTON - Twelve Russian intelligence officers were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday, just three days before President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
Suicide bomb kills 85 at Pakistan election rally
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» QUETTA (PAKISTAN) - The death toll in a suicide bombing in southwestern Pakistan Friday jumped to 85, an official said, the deadliest in a string of attacks on political rallies that have raised security fears ahead of nationwide polls on July 25.
Turkey to lift state of emergency next week
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» ANKARA - Turkey will next week lift the state of emergency introduced after a failed 2016 coup and which granted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government greater powers to detain suspects, his spokesman said on Friday.
Huge iceberg off Greenland sparks flooding fears
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» STOCKHOLM - A massive iceberg drifting off Greenland has triggered fears of flooding if it breaks up, leading the authorities to evacuate a high-risk zone.
Pakistan violence kills 44 ahead of Sharif return
Published on 13/07/2018
» At least 44 people were killed on Friday in two attacks targeting political rallies in Pakistan ahead of elections later this month, according to authorities
Supreme Court orders Vatana, 10 more jailed over Klong Dan
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2018
» The Supreme Court has sentenced fugitive politician Vatana Asavahame and 10 others to between three and six years in jail in connection with the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project, one of the largest and longest-running corruption cases in the country’s history.
Enforced silence marks China's anniversary of Liu Xiaobo's death
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» BEIJING - People around the world marked the one year anniversary of Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's death Friday with black ribbons, statements and performance art.
Thousands mass in London for anti-Trump protests
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» LONDON - Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in London on Friday against US President Donald Trump, whose four-day visit to Britain has been marred by his extraordinary attack on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy.
Civilians among 54 dead in anti-IS strike in Syria
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» BEIRUT - An air strike on one of the last holdouts of the Islamic State group in Syria has killed 54 people, more than half of them civilians, a war monitor said on Friday.
France seek World Cup redemption after 2016 Euro pain
AFP, Published on 13/07/2018
» MOSCOW: France fine-tuned their preparations for the World Cup final against Croatia on Friday, desperate to overcome the bitter disappointment of losing the Euro 2016 final as FIFA declared Russia 2018 the best-ever tournament.