Venezuela to sack officials who backed Maduro recall
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) - Venezuelan civil servants who signed a petition for a referendum on removing President Nicolas Maduro from…
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International
Terror, strikes and rain: France sees 7% tourism drop
PARIS, France (AFP) - The number of tourists visiting France has dropped seven percent since January, with foreigners deterred by terror…
8 years ago
Turkey strikes IS as Syria border tensions flare
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) - by Stuart WILLIAMS Turkey on Tuesday pounded Islamic State (IS) jihadists in Syria with new artillery strikes…
8 years ago
UN bracing for massive flight from Iraq’s Mosul
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The United Nations said Tuesday it was rushing to build camps to accommodate what it expects to…
8 years ago
Hundreds of Americans wash up illegally in Canada after river party
(Reuters) About 1,500 Americans floating down a river that separates the United States from Canada had to be rescued…
8 years ago
Thai military court accepts case against ‘Facebook Eight’
(REUTERS) A Thai military court accepted a case on Tuesday against eight people charged with ridiculing junta leader Prayuth…
8 years ago
Australian unearths ‘beast’ of a truffle
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- An Australian has uncovered what is thought to be the largest black truffle ever discovered in the…
8 years ago
Japanese father kills son over studies
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese father stabbed his 12-year-old son to death after complaining the boy was failing to study…
8 years ago
Clinton says U.S. presidential election an “alternative reality”
(REUTERS) -- Democrat Hillary Clinton said on a late-night television show on Monday (August 22) that sometimes she feels…
8 years ago
Indian man blames ‘spiritual powers’ for swallowing 40 knives
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- An Indian policeman who spent two months swallowing knives and had 40 of them surgically…
8 years ago
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