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Moscow, May 13 (AFP/APP): A Russian court on Friday extended the pre-trial detention on drug charges of US basketball star Brittney Griner, state media said, as a US consular officer was able to see her. Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and WNBA champion, was […]

Beirut, May 13 (AFP/APP): Syrian rebels killed 10 pro-regime fighters in northern Syria on Friday, in the deadliest such attack since a truce deal reached more than two years ago, a war monitor said. It was not immediately clear whether the attack was carried out […]

SYDNEY, May 13 (Xinhua/APP) –: As severe rain lashes Australia’s east coast, the government of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has set up new temporary accommodation sites for flood-affected communities. The NSW government has opened up nine sites for modular “pod” homes […]

Jerusalem, May 12 (AFP/APP): Israel advanced plans on Thursday for 4,427 housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli non-governmental organisation said. The Civil Administration’s high planning committee gave final approval to 2,791 units and initial endorsement for another 1,636 units, […]

ROME, May 12 (Online): 4 Pakistani youths are stated to have been killed while one has sustained serious injuries in a road accident in Italian city of Torino. According to media reports 4 Pakistani youths were riding in a car on their way to work […]

Bogota, May 11 (AFP/APP):Paraguayan anti-drug prosecutor Marcelo Pecci was shot dead execution-style Tuesday while honeymooning on a Colombian Caribbean island by men who fled by sea, police and his widow said. Paraguay’s president denounced the crime as a “cowardly murder” and a fellow prosecutor said […]

Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, May 11 (AFP/APP): Ecuadoran police on Tuesday said 200 convicts who escaped following a deadly prison riot have been recaptured in 24 hours, with 20 still at large. At least 44 inmates died after a fight broke out Monday […]

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua/APP):The fifth cross-Strait youth development forum is scheduled to be held on May 11 in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, said a Chinese mainland spokesperson on Monday. Hung Hsiu-chu, former chairperson of the Chinese Kuomintang party, will attend the forum, […]

Rio de Janeiro, May 9 (AFP/APP):One year after 28 people were killed in the bloodiest police raid in Rio de Janeiro history, the tension is still palpable in the Jacarezinho slum, where authorities have deployed a massive law enforcement operation. Brazil marked the first anniversary […]

Beirut, May 8 (AFP/APP):Lebanese expatriates in 48 countries including France and the United Arab Emirates voted Sunday ahead of the May 15 parliamentary elections, state media reported. The critical election comes amid an unprecedented financial crisis that has spurred a mass population exodus, with opposition […]