Petroleum minister arrested over fatal shooting in Sri Lanka crisis
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Police arrested Sri Lanka's petroleum minister Monday, a day after a man was killed…
6 years ago
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In photos: Search teams recover personal items, wreckage from site of Indonesian plane crash
Various personal items and wreckage were recovered at the site of the Indonesian Lion Air jet which plunged into the…
6 years ago
All 189 on board crashed Indonesian jet feared dead
by Harry Pearl Agence France Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- All 189 passengers and crew aboard a crashed Indonesian…
6 years ago
Turkey to unveil giant new Istanbul airport
by Gokan GUNES Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Monday due to…
6 years ago
Saudis vow ‘complete’ probe of Khashoggi murder: Mattis
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia has promised a "full" investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, US…
6 years ago
INC holds Aid to Humanity event in Phuket, Thailand as part of Church’s global efforts to fight poverty
https://youtu.be/6-NJfsGmGV8 In Phuket, Thailand, the Iglesia Ni Cristo also held its "Aid to Humanity" event on Sunday, October 28,…
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Sri Lanka president suspends parliament as crisis worsens after ouster of Prime Minister
by Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France Presse COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament Saturday…
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Saudi rejects Turkey call to extradite Khashoggi killers
by Sylvie Lanteaume with Natacha Yazbeck in Dubai Agence France Presse MANAMA, Bahrain (AFP) -- Riyadh Saturday dismissed Ankara's…
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Malaysian drug trafficker hanged in Singapore
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- A convicted Malaysian drug trafficker was hanged in Singapore on Friday, officials said, after the city-state rejected…
6 years ago
Jordan flood death toll rises to 20, most of them school pupils
AMMAN, Jordan (AFP) -- At least 20 people, most of them school pupils, have been killed in flash floods in…
6 years ago
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