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Syria probe mission on hold amid security fears
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» BEIRUT: The world's chemical arms watchdog froze its probe into an alleged chemical attack near Damascus Wednesday, demanding "unhindered access" after a UN reconnaissance mission came under fire.
Pilot hailed as 'American hero' for landing stricken jet
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» NEW YORK - Captain Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first women fighter pilots in the US Navy, was hailed as an American hero Wednesday for calmly landing a stricken passenger jet after a midair engine explosion that killed a mother-of-two.
Macron faces spreading student protests, rail strikes
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» SAINT-DIé-DES-VOSGES (FRANCE) - President Emmanuel Macron faced booing from hostile railway workers Wednesday while touring a town in eastern France, as spreading student protests and the fourth round of crippling train strikes in a month piled on the pressure.
Erdogan calls Turkey snap polls for June 24
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called snap elections in Turkey for June 24, bringing the polls forward by over a year-and-a-half after a call from his main nationalist ally.
Shark bites confirmed for Norwegian in Hua Hin
Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 18/04/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A Norwegian tourist was bitten by a shark, officials confirmed for the first time on Wednesday, as they planned more safety measures for swimmers.
Trump says CIA chief met Kim in North Korea, as peace deal mooted
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday that his CIA chief has held secret talks with North Korea's leader in Pyongyang, as the South said it was exploring paths to a peace deal with the nuclear-armed North.
Britain accuses 'reckless Russia' of breaking chemical arms ban
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» THE HAGUE: Britain accused Russia on Wednesday of breaking the two-decade international ban on chemical weapons at emergency talks into last month's poisoning with a nerve agent of a former Russian spy.
De Bruyne in as Man City dominate Premier League team of the year
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» LONDON: Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne and his Manchester City team-mates made up almost half of the Professional Footballers' Association's Premier League team of the year revealed on Wednesday.
Philippines' Duterte personally ordered arrest of Australian nun
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday that he had personally ordered the detention of an elderly Australian Catholic nun, warning that any foreign critics of his government face deportation.
Russia says to probe Facebook after Telegram crackdown
AFP, Published on 18/04/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia's telecoms watchdog plans to probe Facebook before the end of the year after blocking access in the country to the popular messaging app Telegram, its head said on Wednesday.