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Pope steps up rhetoric over US clerical child abuse 'atrocities'
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis condemned Monday the "atrocities" revealed by a far-reaching US report into clerical child sex abuse in the state of Pennsylvania issued last week and once again pledged action to combat the scandal which continues to rock the Catholic Church.
Bodies found as floods recede in India's Kerala
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» KOCHI (INDIA) - Floodwaters receded in Kerala on Monday, leaving Indian rescuers the grim task of retrieving bodies as the death toll from the worst monsoon rains in a century rose above 400.
Multiple attacks claimed by IS on police in Chechnya
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» MOSCOW - Armed assailants injured several policemen in attacks in three locations in the Russian republic of Chechnya on Monday, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
Wissanu: Poll to happen May 5 at the latest
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2018
» Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam says the general election will be held on Feb 24 at the earliest or May 5 at the latest.
Worst anthrax outbreak in 20 years hits French farms
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» GAP (FRANCE) - More than 50 cows, sheep and horses have died in France's most serious outbreak of anthrax in two decades, according to officials who have warned of a vaccine shortage.
Thai stocks extend gains, Indonesia jumps nearly 2%
Published on 20/08/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets, including the Stock Exchange of Thailand, rose in line with broader Asia on Monday as investors cheered planned Sino-US trade talks.
Thailand drops as country Chinese feel most welcomed
Online Reporters, Published on 20/08/2018
» Thailand and Japan have swapped their top positions as the countries Chinese travellers felt comfortable visiting in the latest survey by Hotels.com.
Malaysia lobbies for Chinese help amid fiscal woes
Associated Press, Published on 20/08/2018
» BEIJING: Malaysia's leader said Monday that he hoped China would sympathise with his country's fiscal problems as he met with the country's leaders after suspending multi-billion-dollar construction projects financed by Chinese loans.
Afghanistan waits for Taliban response to truce offer
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» KABUL - Afghanistan was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani's proposal of a three-month ceasefire, an offer welcomed by the United States and NATO after nearly 17 years of war.
Pope condemns 'atrocities' of US clerical child abuse
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis condemned Monday the "atrocities" revealed by a far-reaching US report into clerical child sex abuse in the state of Pennsylvania issued last week.