Tillerson looks to defuse Qatar crisis on Gulf tour
by Omar Hasan Agence France-Presse KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) - United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived Monday…
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German minister compares G20 rioters to ‘neo-Nazis, terrorists’
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Germany's Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere on Monday compared the far-left and anarchist radicals who rampaged…
8 years ago
Qatar Petroleum and Total to launch joint venture
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- State-owned Qatar Petroleum and French energy giant Total will formally launch a 25-year joint venture to…
8 years ago
Trump congratulates Iraqi PM on Mosul ‘victory’
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump hailed Iraq's "victory" over the Islamic State group in Mosul Monday, claiming…
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Iraqi PM hails victory over ‘brutality and terrorism’ in Mosul
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with W.G. Dunlop in Baghdad Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory…
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Wildfires rage in sweltering California forcing thousands to flee
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Wildfires roared Sunday across much of California, forcing thousands to evacuate homes as the…
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Austria bars Turkish economy minister over rally plans
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) - Austria said Monday it had barred Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci from entering the country to…
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Brazil convict: jailbird by night, congressman by day
by Damian WROCLAVSKY Agence France-Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) - For many politicians, a jail sentence means the end of…
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Papua New Guinea election flawed but acceptable: observers
PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AFP) - Despite being marred by violence, vote-buying, and flaws in the electoral roll, results…
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Torrential rain triggers building to collapse in Tibet, China
(CCTV) -- The persistent torrential rain triggered a building collapse in Jomda county, Qamdo Prefecture in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region…
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