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Palestinian teen in 'slap video' reaches plea deal
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» OFER MILITARY COURT (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - A Palestinian teenager arrested after a viral video showed her hit two Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank has reached a plea deal with prosecutors to serve eight months in jail, her lawyer said Wednesday.
Sarkozy charged over suspected Kadhafi campaign financing
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was charged with corruption and illegal campaign financing on Wednesday over allegations that the late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi helped fund his 2007 election campaign, a judicial source told AFP.
Zuckerberg: Facebook must 'step up' after data scandal
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg broke his silence Wednesday on the data scandal rocking the social media giant, admitting mistakes that led to a "breach of trust" with its two billion users, and vowing to step up.
Peru's embattled president Kuczynski announces resignation
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» LIMA - Peru's President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski announced his resignation Wednesday in an address to the nation, the day before he was to face an impeachment vote in Congress.
Thai, Cambodian ties 'best ever'
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 22/03/2018
» Thai and Cambodian relations have improved immensely with moves to shelve overlapping border conflicts and push ahead with plans to upgrade checkpoints to bolster trade and transport links, the two sides say.
Trump to announce China trade sanctions on Thursday
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is poised on Thursday to unveil sanctions against China for the "theft" of US intellectual property, a White House official said, teeing up a second potential confrontation in as many months.
US lawmakers clinch spending deal to avert govt shutdown
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: US congressional budget negotiators said Wednesday they had reached a deal on federal spending for the remainder of fiscal 2018, two days before a deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown.
Trump to announce China trade sanctions on Thursday
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sanctions against China Thursday for the "theft" of US intellectual property, a White House official said, teeing up a second potential confrontation in as many months.
US spending deal clinched, could avert government shutdown
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» WASHINGTON - US congressional budget negotiators said Wednesday they had reached a deal on federal spending for the remainder of fiscal 2018, two days before a deadline to fund the government or risk a shutdown.
Firefighter tells court of finding French nanny's remains on bonfire
AFP, Published on 22/03/2018
» LONDON - A British firefighter has described discovering the charred remnants of a young French nanny, during the trial of a couple accused of killing her and disposing of the body in a bonfire in their garden.