Govt critic Caputova elected Slovakia's first female president

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BRATISLAVA– Vocal government critic and anti-corruption activist Zuzana Caputova will become Slovakia's first female president after provisional results showed her winning Saturday's run-off election.  Envir ...

Moon, Trump to hold summit on April 11 in Washington

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SEOUL– President Moon Jae-in and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, plan to hold a summit on April 11 in Washington D.C. the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Friday, amid...

Bangladesh skyscraper inferno death toll rises to 25

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DHAKA–The death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh skyscraper rose on Friday to 25, including some who leapt to their deaths, as firefighters combed through the...

8 dead, 30 injured after speeding bus rams into truck on Yamuna Expressway

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Greater Noida,India– Eight persons lost their lives while 30 others sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck at Yamuna Expressway in the early hours...

Vietnam seizes 9 tonnes of suspected ivory from Congo

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HANOI–Vietnam has seized more than nine tonnes of suspected ivory in a timber shipment from the Republic of Congo, customs officials said Friday, in one of the country's largest illegal...

At least 24 killed in checkpoint clashes in 2 Afghan provinces

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KABUL–About 24 people, including 14 police officers, were killed and several others wounded after Taliban militants attacked police checkpoints in two Afghan provinces overnight, local officials said on Friday.  ...

30 Guatemalans killed by hit-and-run truck driver

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GUATEMALA CITY –At least 30 indigenous Guatemalans were killed on Wednesday night when they were struck on a highway by a semi-trailer truck which then fled the scene, a rescue...

13 killed in military helicopter crash in Kazakhstan

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan– A military helicopter has crashed in southwestern Kazakhstan, killing all 13 servicemen on board, the defence ministry said Thursday.  The crash involving the Russian-made Mi-8 aircraft...

Gaza: Palestinian territory ravaged by war and poverty

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GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories– The Gaza Strip run by Islamist movement Hamas is a poverty-stricken and overcrowded Palestinian coastal enclave under a crippling blockade by Israel and Egypt.Here is some...

Pakistan says it found no links to Kashmir suicide blast

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ISLAMABAD–Pakistan Thursday said it had found no links between militants swept up in a recent dragnet and a suicide attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last month that brought the nuclear-armed rivals...

Pompeo meets with Egyptian FM on bilateral ties

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WASHINGTON–U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday discussed bilateral relations with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, according to the State Department.  Pompeo and Shoukry discussed ways...

India shoots down satellite, joining space superpowers: Modi

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NEW DELHI– India on Wednesday destroyed a low-orbiting satellite in a missile test that makes the country a space superpower, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.  India became the...

Chinese president returns to Beijing after European visits

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BEIJING– Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday returned to Beijing after state visits to Italy, Monaco and France.  Xi's entourage, including his wife Peng Liyuan; Ding Xuexiang, member of the Political...

Southwest Airlines 737 Max lands safely after engine trouble

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Orlando ,USA –A Southwest Airlines 737 MAX 8 aircraft made an emergency landing at the Orlando airport on Tuesday (local time) after it experienced engine-related problems, the US Federal Aviation...

Russia, Venezuela to sign 20 agreements next month: Maduro

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Caracas ,Venezuela– Russia and Venezuela will sign around 20 agreements on cooperation in different sectors including energy and education, said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday.  "In April,...