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Khashoggi strangled and 'cut into pieces' in consulate: Turkish prosecutor
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» ISTANBUL - Journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and then "cut into pieces", Turkey's chief prosecutor said Wednesday, making details of the murder public for the first time.
Merkel nemesis gears up to grab the throne
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» BERLIN - Angela Merkel faces strong headwinds in her bid to see out her fourth and final term as Germany's chancellor as a long-time nemesis emerged in the race to succeed her as party chief.
Myanmar officials try to convince Rohingya to return
Published on 31/10/2018
» DHAKA/YANGON: Myanmar officials visited camps for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh on Wednesday in an effort to kickstart a process to repatriate hundreds of thousands who fled an army crackdown last year.
Missing girl's family demands Vatican truth on bones
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» VATICAN CITY - The family of a teenager who went missing in Italy in 1983 called Wednesday on the Vatican to provide more details on the discovery of human remains in one of its properties.
Thai Red Cross wants bloody-minded donors for Halloween
Associated Press, Published on 31/10/2018
» Thailand's Red Cross Society may not measure its blood supplies by the bucket, but it knows how to throw a Halloween party.
Pregnant Meghan the star as Pacific royal tour ends
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» ROTORUA, New Zealand: Prince Harry and pregnant wife Meghan visited the New Zealand resort town of Rotorua Wednesday to wrap up a lengthy Pacific tour which has confirmed the star appeal of Britain's newest royal.
Car stolen a year ago returned to Hua Hin Brit
Assawin Pakkawan, Published on 31/10/2018
» PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: A business couple whose car was stolen in Hua Hin over a year ago was delighted when police returned it to them in the southern province of Phatthalung on Wednesday.
South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» JUBA - South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba for the first time in more than two years Wednesday for a ceremony to welcome the latest peace accord for the war-ravaged country.
With rose petals and guns, India inaugurates world's tallest statue
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» SARDAR SAROVAR DAM (INDIA) - India inaugurated the world's tallest statue on Wednesday with fireworks, folk dances and floral tributes, deploying tight security amid an outcry by local groups over the soaring cost of the 182-metre (600-feet) sculpture of an independence hero.
Philippines races to free 23 trapped under landslide
Published on 31/10/2018
» MANILA, Philippine rescuers worked with bare hands and shovels to try to free 23 people trapped under earth and rubble on Wednesday, after Typhoon Yutu dumped heavy rains on the northern mountainous region, triggering floods and deadly landslides.