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Italy threatens to send stranded migrants 'back to Libya'
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» ROME - Italy's far-right interior minister threatened Sunday to send "back to Libya" nearly 180 people stranded for three days on an Italian coastguard ship if the EU did not step in to resolve another migrant row with Malta.
Trump lashes out at Russia probe as 'McCarthyism'
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on Sunday angrily denounced the federal probe of Russia's 2016 election meddling as "McCarthyism at its WORST!," insisting he had authorized his White House counsel to testify to bring the matter to a close.
Monk disrobed, charged over attack on novice at temple
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/08/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A senior monk was defrocked and police immediately pressed an assault charge against him after an attack on a novice left the boy severely injured.
Genoa toll hits 43 as search for answers ramps up
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» GENOA (ITALY) - The toll of Genoa's bridge collapse rose to 43 Sunday as rescuers confirmed they had found the remains believed to be of a missing family, a day after Italy held a funeral for the disaster victims.
More bodies found in flooded Kerala as toll hits 357
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» THRISSUR, India: Rescuers searched submerged villages in southwest India on Sunday in a desperate hunt for survivors after floods killed more than 350 people and stranded thousands without food or water.
Indonesia president a social media hit after motorbike stunt
Ethan Bronner, Published on 19/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo has created a buzz on social media after a video sequence shown at the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games culminated with the 57-year-old leader roaring into Jakarta's main stadium on a powerful motorbike.
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» MECCA, Saudi Arabia: More than two million Muslims from around the globe started the hajj pilgrimage on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest annual gatherings in a country undergoing unprecedented change.
Temple novice in coma after alleged attack by monk
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 19/08/2018
» KANCHANABURI: A temple novice is in coma after the boy suffered multiple injuries from an alleged attack by a senior monk.
NCPO: No reason to change election road map
Online Reporters, Published on 19/08/2018
» There is now no reason for the election, tentatively scheduled for early 2019, to be postponed, Maj Gen Piyapong Klinpan, a spokesman for the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) said on Sunday.
More than 2 million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
AFP, Published on 19/08/2018
» MECCA: More than 2 million Muslims from around the globe on Sunday started the hajj pilgrimage at Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest annual gatherings.