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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.
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.
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.
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.
Crashed Indonesia Lion Air jet fuselage believed found
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» JAKARTA: The smashed fuselage of a crashed Indonesian jetliner may have been found, the country's military chief said Wednesday, two days after the deadly accident feared to have killed 189 people.
Seven killed in suicide attack near Kabul prison
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» KABUL: A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country.
India deploys huge security to inaugurate world's biggest statue
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» SARDAR SAROVAR DAM, India: Thousands of police guarded the world's biggest statue ahead of its inauguration by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday with local people threatening protests over the enormous figure.
Chinese literary giant Jin Yong dies, aged 94
AFP, Published on 31/10/2018
» HONG KONG: Renowned Hong Kong author Louis Cha, whose epic martial arts thrillers inspired numerous films and sold some 300 million copies worldwide, has died aged 94.