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Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal in sex abuse cover-up
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» LYON - Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of French cardinal Philippe Barbarin who was handed a six-month suspended jail sentence this month for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority, prompting surprise among Church leaders and condemnation from victims.
Pope rejects resignation of French cardinal in sex abuse cover-up
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» LYON - Pope Francis has rejected the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who was handed a six-month suspended sentence for failing to report sex abuse by a priest under his authority, the cardinal said on Tuesday.
Longtime Kazakh leader announces shock resignation
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» ASTANA (KAZAKHSTAN) - Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev shocked the nation on Tuesday by announcing his resignation after nearly 30 years in power.
UK returns 3,000-year-old tablet looted during Iraq War
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» LONDON - A 3,000-year-old carved stone tablet from Babylonia, which promises a curse on those who would destroy it, is to be flown home from Britain after being looted during the Iraq War.
Zimbabwe cyclone survivors tearfully list dead relatives
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» CHIMANIMANI, Zimbabwe: Agony is etched in Tapiwa Chanyawo’s face as he tells of the night the storm came, a mudslide swept away their home, and his family died.
Trump hosts 'Trump of the Tropics' Bolsonaro at White House
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» WASHINGTON - Finally, Trump of the Tropics -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro -- is meeting the Bolsonaro of the North -- Donald Trump himself.
Letter points to 'terror' in Dutch tram attack
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» UTRECHT (NETHERLANDS) - Dutch authorities said Tuesday they were "seriously" investigating a terrorist motive for the Utrecht tram attack because of evidence including a letter found in the suspected gunman's getaway car.
Doomed jihadists retreat within shrinking Syria bastion
AFP, Published on 19/03/2019
» BAGHOUZ (SYRIA) - Holdout jihadists scurried along the reedy banks of the Euphrates in an increasingly desperate defence Tuesday of the last scrap of their "caliphate" in eastern Syria.
Korean, maid hurt in Phuket gun attack
Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 19/03/2019
» PHUKET: A South Korean national and a maid were wounded in a gun attack by a housekeeper of a spa parlour run by the Korean’s daughter in Muang district of this island province on Tuesday morning. The gunman was later found dead in a park with a gunshot wound following a police hunt.
Thanathorn faces new complaint over 'blind trust'
Online Reporters, Published on 19/03/2019
» An activist has asked the Election Commission to probe the Future Forward Party’s leader for making a false claim that he is the first politician to transfer shares to a blind trust.