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New envoy in Syria to revive UN mediation efforts
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» DAMASCUS - The new special UN envoy to Syria began his first trip to Damascus on Tuesday, facing the daunting task of rekindling moribund peace talks and succeeding where his three predecessors failed.
Blast, gunfire in Islamist attack at Nairobi hotel, office complex
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» NAIROBI - A huge blast followed by a gun battle rocked an upmarket hotel and office complex in Nairobi on Tuesday, causing casualties, in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shabaab Islamist group.
Top court orders compensation for Myanmar workers
Thomson Reuters Foundation, Published on 15/01/2019
» The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered compensation be paid to 14 migrant workers from Myanmar whose accusations against a chicken farm of abuses sparked a landmark legal case for migrant labourers.
Ominous Serena, Djokovic make Open statements
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» MELBOURNE - A focused Serena Williams sent an ominous Australian Open warning with a 49-minute first-round demolition Tuesday as world number one Novak Djokovic destroyed his opponent as he targets a record seventh title.
Explosion, gunfire at Nairobi hotel and office complex
AFP, Bangkok Post, Published on 15/01/2019
» A gunfight was underway following a blast at a hotel and office complex in a leafy Nairobi neighbourhood Tuesday, an AFP reporter and a witness said.
B18bn projects approved for upper North
Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/01/2019
» The cabinet has approved in principle 10 infrastructure projects worth a combined 17.7 billion baht for four upper northern provinces.
Ivory Coast ex-strongman Gbagbo in shock ICC acquittal
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday over a wave of post-electoral violence, in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Ivory Coast ex-strongman Gbagbo in shock ICC acquittal
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo over a wave of post-electoral violence, in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Zimbabwe police fire tear gas as crackdown tightens
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BULAWAYO (ZIMBABWE) - Zimbabwe police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the second city of Bulawayo on Tuesday, a day after the country was rocked by violent demonstrations against a sharp hike in fuel prices.
Chinese cotton seed sprouts on moon
AFP, Published on 15/01/2019
» BEIJING: A small green shoot is growing on the moon in an out-of-this-world first after a cotton seed germinated on board a Chinese lunar lander, scientists said Tuesday.