At least 20 dead after botched prison escape in Brazil

6 years ago

    RIO DE JANEIRO – At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday when inmates attempted to escape from a prison in northern Brazil, official sources said.  ...

6 missing after landslide in southwestern Japan

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    TOKYO – Six people remain unaccounted for after a landslide buried three houses on Wednesday in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, local officials said.  According to...

Daughter in Salisbury poisoning discharged from hospital: reports

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  LONDON, April 10 (AFP): Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned with a nerve agent in the English city of Salisbury last month along with her Russian ex-spy father, has...

Ukraine urges cancellation of Russia-Germany gas pipeline

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  FRANKFURT AM MAIN – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Monday urged Germany to abandon plans to build a controversial second pipeline to bring gas from Russia, saying it would...

Journalist shot inside residence near Indian capital

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    NEW DELHI –A journalist was fired upon and wounded critically inside his residence near the Indian capital city New Delhi, police said Monday. The TV journalist...

Hungarian PM Orban wins election

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    BUDAPEST – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition won the general elections in Hungary on Sunday, with 49.42 percent of the vote, at 81 percent...

Trump's national security spokesperson to leave White House

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    WASHINGTON –U.S. President Donald Trump's National Security Council spokesperson Michael Anton was planning to leave the administration, the White House said on Sunday.The announcement came one...

Ex-S.Korean president Lee Myung-bak indicted over corruption charges

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    SEOUL –Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was indicted on Monday over corruption charges, including bribery, embezzlement and tax evasion. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office...

Ban Ki-moon elected BFA chairman

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  BOAO, Hainan –Former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Kimoon Monday was elected chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), replacing former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Chinese Vice...

Trump Tower fire kills one, injures four

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    NEW YORK – An elderly man died late Saturday and four firefighters were injured after a blaze erupted on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New...

Indian police detain 24 lawmakers for protesting outside Modi's residence

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  NEW DELHI – Indian police on Sunday detained as many as 24 lawmakers from a regional party for holding a sit-in protest outside the official residence of Prime Minister...

Indian court grants bail to Bollywood star Salman Khan

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  JODHPUR, India – An Indian court on Saturday granted bail to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan so he can contest a five-year prison sentence for killing endangered wildlife nearly two...

Putin, Macron discuss Syrian issue by phone

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    MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron exchanged views on the Syrian issue in a phone conversation at France's initiative Friday, the...

Facebook apologises after Myanmar groups blast Zuckerberg

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  YANGON –Facebook apologised on Friday to Myanmar civil society groups who took issue with Mark Zuckerberg's defence of the platform's record on curbing hate speech roiling the country.  ...

Malaysian PM announces dissolution of parliament, calls for election

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    KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Friday that the parliament will be dissolved on Saturday, paving way for the next general election to...