Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island plan
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) - Bangladesh will push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees…
8 years ago
International
African Union mulls Morocco membership, Trump fallout
by Fran BLANDY Agence France-Presse ADDIS ADABA, Ethiopia (AFP) - African Union leaders grappled with Morocco's divisive bid to rejoin the…
8 years ago
With 40 kg “stage” on her back, Miss Myanmar wins “national costume” award
(Eagle News) – Wearing a 40 kilogram costume, including a mini-stage as a backdrop for a traditional puppet dance,…
8 years ago
Canada will offer temporary residency to those stranded by U.S. ban
OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canada will offer temporary residency to people stranded in the country as a result of U.S.…
8 years ago
Canada PM condemns mosque shooting as ‘terrorist attack’
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday condemned a Quebec City shooting as a "terrorist attack"…
8 years ago
At least five dead in shooting at Quebec City mosque: media
QUEBEC CITY, Canada (AFP) -- At least five people were killed and several people wounded after gunmen opened fire at…
8 years ago
More than 40 detained in Chile for spreading forest fires
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- Authorities have detained 43 people suspected of stoking some of the deadly Chilean forest fires that…
8 years ago
US, S. Korea to ‘strengthen’ defenses against N. Korea
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and South Korea's Acting President Hwang Kyo-Ahn vowed Sunday to "strengthen"…
8 years ago
Green card holders not targeted by immigration crackdown: Trump aide
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Donald Trump's immigration ban targeting some Muslims and refugees entering the US does not apply…
8 years ago
‘This is not a Muslim ban,’ Trump says of immigration move
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump insisted Sunday that his executive order temporarily halting travel from seven majority-Muslim…
8 years ago
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