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Kentucky tornado death toll rises to at least 80: governor

Mayfield, United States, Dec 12 (AFP/APP):The death toll from powerful tornadoes that lashed the United States has risen to more than 80 in Kentucky alone, the state’s governor said Sunday, adding he expects the statewide fatalities from the disaster to surpass 100. “The confirmation process […]

Guinea junta returns ex-leader’s residence to family

Conakry, Dec 11 (AFP/APP):Guinea’s ruling military junta has returned the residence of the west African country’s first post-independence leader to his family more than three decades after the army first seized it. A previous military junta took power and seized the property in the capital […]

Suspect in 2017 Istanbul nightclub attack detained in Kyrgyzstan: official

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A suspect in the attack on a nightclub in Istanbul that left 39 people dead has been detained in Kyrgyzstan, security services in the Central Asian country said on Friday. Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security said “it was established that […]

Deal on new Bulgaria govt ends political crisis

Sofia, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A newly formed Bulgarian anti-corruption party which won last month’s parliamentary elections struck a deal on forming a government with three other parties Friday, ending the country’s prolonged political crisis. “The coalition agreement was signed by all our coalition partners just now,” […]

Palestinian killed by Israel army in West Bank: ministry

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A Palestinian was killed by Israeli troops during a clash in the northern occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian health ministry said. The man sustained a gunshot wound to the head during clashes with Israeli forces in the village […]

Benin opposition leader goes on trial

PortoNovo, Benin, Dec 10 (AFP/APP):A Benin opposition leader went on trial on terrorism charges on Friday, nine months after she was arrested just before President Patrice Talon’s re-election in April. Reckya Madougou, one of the opposition leaders banned from running in the election, was arrested […]

Non Hindu groups target of BJP suppression in India

BEIJING, Dec 10 (APP)::The ruling foundation of the current Bharatiya Janata Party BJP government is Hindu extremism, which mainly depends on the Indian main ethnic groups who speak Hindi and believe in Hinduism. Under the cruel rule of the current administration, ethnic minorities and non-Hindu […]

UK denies Friday deadline in EU fishing row

London, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The UK government on Thursday said it was not working to a Friday deadline given to it last month by the European Union to resolve a row with France over fishing rights. “We’ve never set a deadline. I recognise they themselves have […]

India defence chief’s body arrives in Delhi after helicopter crash

New Delhi, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):The body of Indian defence chief General Bipin Rawat arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, one day after he and 12 others were killed in a helicopter crash near a military academy. Rawat, 63, was travelling with his wife and other […]

Father, son charged with starting huge California forest fire

Los Angeles, Dec 9 (AFP/APP):A father and son have been arrested on charges of starting a huge forest fire that burned more than 200,000 acres in northern California this summer, local officials said. David Smith, 66, and Travis Smith, 32, were charged with starting a […]

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