Australian minister apologises for foul-mouthed tirade

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SYDNEY –A senior Australian politician apologised Thursday after a torrent of foul language he unleashed at a female mayor sparked accusations of misogyny.  Health Minister Greg Hunt, who...

Russian FM arrives in DPRK on visit

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PYONGYANG –Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived here Thursday for a one-day visit to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the invitation of his counterpart Ri Yong Ho,...

India's Nipah virus outbreak death toll rises to 16

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NEW DELHI –The death toll in Nipah virus outbreak in India has risen to 16, with the death of two more persons in southern state of Kerala, officials said Thursday.  ...

Syria's Assad threatens force against US-backed Kurds

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DAMASCUS –Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has warned US-backed Kurdish forces he would not hesitate to use force to retake the third of the country they control.  He told...

Landmines kill 8 civilians in eastern Libya's Darna

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TRIPOLI –Landmines on Wednesday killed eight civilians in Libya's eastern city of Darna, where the army is fighting militants who have controlled the city since earlier in May, a military...

Iraqi electoral commission cancels ballots of over 1,000 polling stations over irregularities

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BAGHDAD – The Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) Wednesday said it has cancelled the ballots of 1,021 polling stations inside and outside Iraq after checking complaints over irregularities in...

Sri Lanka warns of health crisis following floods

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COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's Health Ministry warned on Wednesday that diseases such as dengue, leptospirosis and skin-related disorders could spread in districts affected by the recent floods and urged the...

At least 20 burned to death in Nigeria road accident

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ABUJA –At least 20 people were burned to death following a road accident in Nigeria's southwestern state of Ondo, according to local media and officials on Wednesday.  The...

7 killed in truck-bus collision in southern India

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NEW DELHI –At least seven people were killed and 22 injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a bus in southern Indian state of Telangana, police said Wednesday.  ...

District police chief killed in E. Afghan car-bomb attack

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KABUL – A district police chief and four assailants were killed and 12 people wounded following a car-bomb attack and ensuing gunfight on a police station in Afghanistan's eastern Logar...

Russian journalist shot dead in Kiev: police

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KIEV – A Russian war correspondent who fled to Kiev after criticising Moscow's role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine was shot dead Tuesday in the Ukrainian capital, police said.  ...

Top North Korean heads to US to meet Pompeo ahead of summit

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WASHINGTON –A senior North Korean official was Wednesday bound for New York for high-level talks with US officials as preparations for a historic nuclear summit between Donald Trump and Kim...

Top N. Korea general at Beijing airport en route to US

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BEIJING – A senior North Korean official arrived at Beijing's international airport on Wednesday to board a flight to the United States for high-level talks ahead of a planned summit...

Pakistani, Indian military agree to reduce border escalations: military

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ISLAMABAD –Senior Pakistani and Indian military officials agreed on Tuesday to reduce escalations along the borders in view of the sufferings of the civilians living on both sides, the Pakistani...

Italy's PM-designate to unveil technocrat cabinet line-up: reports

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ROME –Italian Prime Minister-designate Carlo Cottarelli is expected to select and unveil the line-up of his technocrat cabinet on Tuesday, according to local media.  Cottarelli, a former official...