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Nearly 170,000 flee violence in Syria's Afrin: UN
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» GENEVA - Nearly 170,000 people have fled after a Turkish-led assault on the Kurdish-majority Syrian city of Afrin, the UN said Friday, pointing to the harrowing conditions faced by those displaced.
Rebels cornered as Syria and Russia pummel Ghouta
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» HARASTA (SYRIA) - The Syrian regime sought to seal its reconquest of Eastern Ghouta Friday as rebels evacuated a pocket close to Damascus and others were forced into talks by relentless bombardment.
Two dead as IS supporter takes hostages in France
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» TREBES, France: At least two people were killed after a gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group opened fire and took hostages at a supermarket in southwest France on Friday.
China hits back as US opens second trade-war front
News Agencies, Published on 23/03/2018
» BEIJING: China has announced a $3-billion list of US goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with US President Donald Trump and is bracing for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sank on fears of global disruption.
Suspected IS gunman takes hostages in France
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» PARIS - A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group fired shots and took hostages at a supermarket in southwestern France on Friday, a local prosecutor said.
Obesity could become chief avoidable cancer cause: UK charity
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» LONDON - Obesity could overtake smoking as the chief avoidable cause of cancer-related deaths, the world's largest independent funder of cancer research said Friday.
Myanmar parliament selects expected presidential choice
Associated Press, Published on 23/03/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar's parliament took a first step Friday in selecting a replacement for President Htin Kyaw, who retired this week with ill health, by filling the empty seat of one of the country's three vice presidents.
Sarkozy mounts fightback in Libya probe
AFP, Published on 23/03/2018
» PARIS - Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will appeal court restrictions imposed on him after he was charged with financing his 2007 election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, his lawyer said Friday.
SET closes lower, regional bourses plunge
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 23/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index closed slightly lower, while other Southeast Asian stock shares fell sharply on Friday along with global equities amid an escalating trade spat between the United States and China.
Rabies alert in Bangkok's Suan Luang area
Online Reporters, Published on 23/03/2018
» The Livestock Development Dept on Friday announced a rabies alert zone centred on Soi On Nut 36 in Bangkok's Suan Luang district after a dead dog tested positive for the lethal disease.