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Australian media defend George Pell trial reports

Australian media defend George Pell trial reports

-- 2019-04-15 14:08:14

Dozens of journalists and major news outlets in Australia have begun defending accusations that they breached a reporting ban on the sexual abuse trial of Cardinal George Pell. Pell, the ex-Vatican t...

Tornadoes kill five in US South

Tornadoes kill five in US South

-- 2019-04-15 12:32:19

Five people, including three children, were killed in US South on Saturday as severe weather lashed parts of the South, as tornadoes tore through homes and hail and flash floods battered the region....

Ecuador president says Assange used embassy for ‘spying’

Ecuador president says Assange used embassy for ‘spying’

-- 2019-04-15 11:28:49

Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said. Lenin Moreno also said no other nation had influenced the decision to revoke the WikiLeak...

Nigerian oil unions deny fuel scarcity

Nigerian oil unions deny fuel scarcity

-- 2019-04-14 21:02:54

Nigerian oil unions on Saturday denied reports about fuel scarcity hitting parts of the oil-producing country and called on citizens to stop panic buying of petrol and diesel. Local media reported on...

Singapore airport opens massive mall for transit passengers Apr 17   

Singapore airport opens massive mall for transit passengers Apr 17  

-- 2019-04-14 20:51:22

A sprawling retail complex with the world's tallest indoor waterfall is what Singapore hopes will bring more travellers and visitors to the airport to shop and dine, says a Reuters report. As global...

Maduro to recruit more militia to defend him

Maduro to recruit more militia to defend him

-- 2019-04-14 16:35:57

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has said he wants a million more people to join his civilian militia by the end of the year, reports BBC. The call to expand the militia - which answers di...

New Palestinian govt takes oath

New Palestinian govt takes oath

-- 2019-04-14 16:27:32

A new government for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority took oath on Saturday, led by a veteran peace negotiator and harsh critic of Gaza's Hamas rulers, says an AP report. President Mahmoud A...

Iranian woman gets jail term for removing scarf

Iranian woman gets jail term for removing scarf

-- 2019-04-14 16:23:29

An Iranian woman who removed her obligatory Islamic headscarf in a public protest has been sentenced to one year in prison but pardoned by the supreme leader, her lawyer said on Sunday, reports AP. P...

Texas tornado kills two children

Texas tornado kills two children

-- 2019-04-14 15:21:52

Two children were killed in Texas on Saturday as severe weather lashed parts of the South, with tornadoes tearing through homes and warnings of hail and flash floods. The children, who were 3 and 8,...

Democrats set April 23 deadline over Trump's tax returns

Democrats set April 23 deadline over Trump's tax returns

-- 2019-04-14 14:55:38

US congressional Democrats on Saturday headed for a showdown with the Internal Revenue Service over US President Donald Trump’s tax returns, setting a new hard deadline of April 23 for the feder...

Three killed in Nepal plane crash

Three killed in Nepal plane crash

-- 2019-04-14 13:35:01

A small passenger plane crashed into a parked helicopter during takeoff at the only airport in Nepal’s Everest region on Sunday, killing at least three people and injuring four others, officials...

World's largest plane makes first flight

World's largest plane makes first flight

-- 2019-04-14 12:05:35

The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Micros...

Shooting outside Australia nightclub leaves one dead

Shooting outside Australia nightclub leaves one dead

-- 2019-04-14 10:30:40

A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne inflicted "horrific injuries" that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said on Sunday, but there was no su...

New Brexit referendum ‘good chance’ to make breakthrough

New Brexit referendum ‘good chance’ to make breakthrough

-- 2019-04-14 10:14:25

The idea of a second Brexit referendum is very likely to be put before Britain’s parliament again although the government remains opposed to any new plebiscite, the British finance minister said...

London police fire shots as vehicle rams Ukraine ambassador's car

London police fire shots as vehicle rams Ukraine ambassador's car

-- 2019-04-13 21:35:22

British police fired shots after a vehicle rammed the parked car of Ukraine’s ambassador in London on Saturday, the Ukrainian embassy said. No one was injured, it said. The ambassador’s o...

27 Taliban militants die in Afghanistan

27 Taliban militants die in Afghanistan

-- 2019-04-13 15:46:48

Taliban massive offensive to capture Shirzad district in the eastern Nangarhar province has been repulsed and the militant group fled away after leaving 27 bodies behind, said a statement. The milita...

UK likely to consider ‘new Brexit referendum’

UK likely to consider ‘new Brexit referendum’

-- 2019-04-13 15:35:56

The idea of a second Brexit referendum is very likely to be put before Britain’s parliament again although the government remains opposed to any new plebiscite, the British finance minister has...

Seven die in Mexico highway car crash

Seven die in Mexico highway car crash

-- 2019-04-13 15:02:57

Seven people were killed after a van collided with a semi-truck on a highway in the central State of Mexico, authorities said on Friday. According to the Federal Police, the accident occurred at arou...

North Korea's Kim gives US a deadline to change stance

North Korea's Kim gives US a deadline to change stance

-- 2019-04-13 10:41:34

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the breakdown in talks with the United States has raised the risks of reviving tensions, and he is only interested in meeting President Donald Trump again if the U...

Sudan’s military council head steps down

Sudan’s military council head steps down

-- 2019-04-13 10:38:58

The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests. Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decisi...

US withdraws nomination for top diplomat for South Asia

US withdraws nomination for top diplomat for South Asia

-- 2019-04-12 20:41:33

The White House said on Thursday it had withdrawn a nomination it made to the US Senate to fill the post of America's top diplomat for South Asia, a position that has remained unfilled since President...

India's top court asks political parties to give details of funding through bonds

India's top court asks political parties to give details of funding through bonds

-- 2019-04-12 20:13:51

The Supreme Court on Friday asked political parties taking part in ongoing elections to provide details of funds received through electoral bonds. In 2017, India proposed these bonds as a transparent...

Blackouts threaten death blow to Venezuela's industrial survivors

Blackouts threaten death blow to Venezuela's industrial survivors

-- 2019-04-12 17:49:43

The latest power outage started another tough week for factory owner Antonello Lorusso in the city of Valencia, once Venezuela’s industrial powerhouse. For the past month, unprecedented nationw...

WHO fears outbreaks of infectious diseases in Libya

WHO fears outbreaks of infectious diseases in Libya

-- 2019-04-12 17:10:44

The World Health Organisation (WHO) fears outbreaks of infectious diseases due to dirty water and people fleeing fighting nearing Tripoli, where it has about two weeks of emergency supplies for hospit...

Assange arrest followed drawn-out dispute with Ecuador

Assange arrest followed drawn-out dispute with Ecuador

-- 2019-04-12 16:00:20

Ecuador’s decision to abruptly end Julian Assange’s seven-year asylum in its London embassy on Thursday followed a long deterioration in relations, driven in part by suspicions he was secr...

Kim Jong Un consolidates power as North Korea shuffles leadership

Kim Jong Un consolidates power as North Korea shuffles leadership

-- 2019-04-12 15:43:14

In one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in years, North Korea named a new nominal head of state and a new premier, and gave leader Kim Jong Un a new title, state media reported on Friday, moves ana...

18 Taliban militants die in Afghan province

18 Taliban militants die in Afghan province

-- 2019-04-12 15:08:59

At least eighteen Taliban militants have been killed in a special operation in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, the country's intelligence agency National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Friday....

16 die in Pakistan market bombing

16 die in Pakistan market bombing

-- 2019-04-12 13:01:24

A bomb hidden among bags of potatoes at a Pakistani market killed at least 16 people, half of them ethnic Hazaras, officials said, in an attack apparently aimed at minority Shi’ite Muslims. At...

Sudanese protesters defy curfew after army ousts Bashir

Sudanese protesters defy curfew after army ousts Bashir

-- 2019-04-12 12:43:05

Large crowds have remained on the streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, ignoring a curfew declared by the country's new military council. Long-time President Omar al-Bashir was overthrown and ar...

Sudan military ousts, arrest president

Sudan military ousts, arrest president

-- 2019-04-11 18:06:27

After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says. Speaking on state TV, Awad Ibn Ouf said the army had decided to oversee a two-y...