Vietnamese ex-president who ousted Khmer Rouge dies aged 99

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HANOI– General Le Duc Anh, a Communist party hardliner and former Vietnamese president who led the invasion of Cambodia which led to the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, has...

Ukraine comedian Zelensky wins presidency in landslide

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KIEV–A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine's presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to his country's political establishm ...

Fresh arrests as Sri Lanka Easter attack toll hits 290

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 COLOMBO–The death toll from bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka rose dramatically Monday to 290 -- including dozens of foreigners -- as police announced...

Urgent: 5.7-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Philippines

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MANILA– A 5.7-magnitude earthquake, which was strongly felt in Manila, struck northern Zambales province in the Philippine main Luzon island on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. ...

At least 42 dead in Sri Lanka church, hotel blasts: police

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 COLOMBO– A string of blasts hit high-end hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday, injuring hundreds of people as worshippers attended Easter services. The first explosions were reported...

Global measles cases up 300 percent year-on-year: WHO

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 GENEVA–Measles cases rose 300 percent worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said Monday, as concern grows over the impact...

At least 5 killed, 17 missing in heavy rains, floods in western Afghanistan

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 HERAT, Afghanistan–At least five people were killed and 17 others went missing after heavy rains and floods hit Afghanistan's western province of Herat, a local official said Tuesday. "Five...

Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild

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 PARIS– A raging fire that tore through Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris was under control early Tuesday after the blaze brought its towering spire and roof crashing to the ground,...

Mahathir says Chinese contractor will help run new rail link

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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia –Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Monday a Chinese company building a rail link across peninsula Malaysia will jointly help to manage, operate and maintain the network that will...

Blast kills 7 children in Afghanistan

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Laghman ,Afghanistan–Seven children lost their lives while scores of people were wounded after a bomb went off here on Sunday evening, according to Provincial Governor's Spokesman Assadullah Dawlatzai. The children...

Iran flood death toll rises to 76

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TEHRAN– Seventy-six people have been killed in Iran by floods in recent weeks, according to a new toll published Sunday with warnings still in place for large swathes of the...

Clash kills 15 including 8 police in N. Afghanistan

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 KUNDUZ, Afghanistan– At least 15 fighters including eight police and seven militants have been killed as a clash broke out in Chardara district of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Thursday,...

Australian prime minister sets election for May 18

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 SYDNEY–Australia's prime minister on Thursday called a national election for May 18, firing the starting gun on what promises to be a bareknuckle campaign focused heavily on climate and the...

WikiLeaks' Assange arrested at Ecuador embassy in London

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 LONDON– Police in London say they've arrested WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy on a court warrant dating back to 2012. In a statement Thursday, police said...

Modi favourite as India's incredible election begins

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 NEW DELHI –India's gargantuan election, the biggest in history, kicked off on Thursday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second term from the South Asian behemoth's 900 million voters. ...