International

UN chief "outraged" at number of child victims in conflict

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UNITED NATIONS –UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday was "outraged" at the high number of the more-than 21,000 violations committed against children in armed conflict in 2017, including the more...

Flood deaths in northern Vietnam increase to 22

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HANOI –Floods and landslides triggered by downpour over the weekend in Vietnam's northern mountainous provinces have killed 22 people and left nine others missing, the country's Central Steering Committee for...

Mumbai light plane crash kills five

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MUMBAI –A small plane crashed into a construction site in a densely populated area of India's financial capital Mumbai on Thursday, killing five people including one on the ground, officials...

South Sudan foes agree 'permanent' ceasefire within 72 hours

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KHARTOUM –South Sudan President Salva Kiir and arch-foe Riek Machar agreed Wednesday to a "permanent" ceasefire to take effect within 72 hours, raising hopes of a deal to end their...

13 militants killed in E. Afghan province

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GHAZNI, Afghanistan –Thirteen insurgents have been killed and three others injured in two separate incidents in Afghanistan's eastern Ghazni province, a local official said Wednesday. In one incident,...

20,000 Vietnamese die of liver cancer each year

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HANOI –Some 20,000 Vietnamese people die of liver cancer each year, according to the Vietnam Liver and Bile Association on Wednesday. The high cancer death rate is attributed...

6 policemen killed, 4 wounded in landmine blast in east India

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NEW DELHI –At least six policemen were killed and four others wounded after a vehicle they were travelling in was hit by a landmine blast in India's eastern state of...

Fighting displaces 45,000 in southern Syria: UN

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BEIRUT – Air strikes and ground fighting in southern Syria have forced at least 45,000 people to flee, the United Nations said on Tuesday, the largest displacement in the area...

Brexit bill becomes law, allowing UK to leave the EU

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LONDON – A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the speaker of parliament announced on Tuesday to cheers from Conservative...

Iran's Rouhani calls for unity in face of economic woes

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TEHRAN –Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Tuesday for national unity to preserve "confidence" and "hope" in the face of unrest over the Islamic republic's mounting economic woes. ...

Two dead, including policeman, in rare Japan violent crime

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TOKYO –Two people including a policeman were killed in Japan Tuesday, officials said, when a man stabbed the officer, seized his gun and shot a security guard dead in a...

Turkey opposition chief says won't congratulate 'dictator' Erdogan

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ANKARA –The leader of Turkey's main opposition party on Tuesday refused to congratulate President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his decisive election victory, describing the strongman as a "dictator" running a...

Polish minister enters race to lead World Anti Doping Agency

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PARIS – Poland's Sports Minister Witold Banka has told AFP he is running for the presidency of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in 2019 and will seek unity between federations...

Afghan president meets British FM in Kabul

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KABUL –Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani met British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson here on Monday and exchanged views on matters pertaining mutual interests including the war on terror and situation...

9 police killed in suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan

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ASADABAD, Afghanistan –Some nine police personnel were killed and three others wounded in a suicide bomb blast in Afghanistan's eastern province of Kunar Monday night, a local official said Tuesday. ...

Desperate search for 12 children trapped in Thailand cave

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MAE SAI, Thailand –Desperate parents led a prayer ceremony outside a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 children have been trapped for days as Navy rescue divers packing food...