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...

Israeli missiles strike near Damascus airport: Syrian state media

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DAMASCUS –Two Israeli missiles struck targets near Damascus airport early Tuesday, Syrian state media said, while a monitoring group said they hit arms depots for Hezbollah.  In a...

Taliban key commander among 12 killed in N. Afghanistan

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MAIMANA, Afghanistan – A Taliban key commander Mullah Wais is among 12 militants killed and their attack to overrun a district in the northern Faryab province has been repulsed on...

Freed Mill takes on police brutality at BET Awards

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LOS ANGELES –Rapper Meek Mill, free after a controversial jail sentence, returned to the stage Sunday with a vigorous attack on police brutality as he premiered a song at the...

Berlin museum returns Nazi-looted treasure

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BERLIN – A Berlin museum Monday said it had formally restituted a 15th century religious wooden sculpture to the heirs of former owners, a Jewish couple who fled the Nazi...

Heavy rain causes water-logging in Mumbai

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Mumbai ,Maharashtra, India – Heavy rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, lashed Maharashtra's Mumbai city on Monday morning, causing water-logging and disruption of local train services.  The downpour ...

World reaction to Erdogan's election victory

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PARIS –Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in an election, handing him five more years in office with sweeping new powers.  Here are some of...

Turkey's Erdogan fetes poll triumph, opposition troubled

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ISTANBUL –President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday celebrated winning five more years in office with sweeping new powers after a decisive election victory, as Turkey's opposition raised bitter questions over...

Moon Jae-In seeks Putin's support for Korean denuclearisation

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Seoul ,South Korea –South Korean President Moon Jae-In, who is set to return from Russia after wrapping up his maiden three-day visit, sought his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's support for...

32 Fula civilians killed in Mali attack: local group

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BAMAKO –Traditional hunters known as "Dozo" killed 32 civilians after surrounding an isolated village in the centre of Mali, local officials told AFP on Sunday.  "They surrounded the...

Trump adviser questions Abbas desire for peace with Israel

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JERUSALEM –US President Donald Trump's adviser Jared Kushner on Sunday questioned the ability and willingness of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas to make concessions for a peace agreement with Israel.  Kushner's...