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UN chief calls for 'total elimination' of nuclear weapons
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» GENEVA - The UN chief said Thursday the "total elimination" of nuclear weapons remained a UN priority, warning against a burgeoning new arms race.
US says Europeans did nothing to counter Iran missiles
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Europeans Thursday of having done nothing to counter Iran's program to develop ballistic missiles.
Cuba regrets CIA Bay of Pigs veteran died without trial
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» HAVANA - Havana expressed regret Thursday that a former CIA agent who led a bloody campaign against Fidel Castro had died without ever being brought to justice for "terrorist" crimes against Cuba.
Trump cancels Singapore summit with Kim
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump informed Kim Jong Un Thursday he is cancelling their nuclear summit next month in Singapore, blaming "anger" and "hostility" from the North Korean regime for the collapse of the historic event.
Fans return 1,000 tickets as Champions League price hikes spell misery
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» KIEV - Real Madrid fans have returned 1,000 tickets for Saturday's Champions League final against Liverpool as spiralling accommodation and travel costs deter supporters from travelling to Kiev.
Missile that downed MH17 plane came from Russian military: investigators
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» UTRECHT (NETHERLANDS) - Investigators probing the 2014 downing of flight MH17 said Thursday for the first time that the missile which brought down the plane over eastern Ukraine originated from a Russian military brigade.
UN threatens sanctions for using hunger as weapon of war
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - With famine on the rise worldwide, the UN Security Council threatened sanctions Thursday against governments, armies and rebels that block humanitarian aid from reaching civilians in war zones.
Phra Buddha Isara disrobed, detained
Published on 24/05/2018
» Phra Buddha Isara ended his monkhood and was immediately whisked away by authorities to jail on Thursday after the Criminal Court rejected his bail request.
North Korea dismantles nuclear test site ahead of US summit
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» SEOUL - North Korea has dismantled its nuclear test site, media invited to attend the ceremony said Thursday, in a carefully choreographed move portrayed by the isolated regime as a goodwill gesture ahead of a potential summit next month with the US.
Malaysia court sentences Australian woman to death
Published on 24/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian court on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging an Australian mother of three, for trafficking more than a kilogramme of crystal methamphetamine into the Southeast Asian nation, but her lawyer said she was appealing.