ATHENS, (APP/AFP) – An EgyptAir flight lost early Thursday over the eastern Mediterranean with 66 people on board fell 22,000 feet and swerved sharply in Egyptian airspace before it disappeared from radar screens, Greece’s defence minister said. “The plane carried out a 90-degree turn to the left and a 360-degree turn to the right, falling […]
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EgyptAir plane fell 22,000 feet: Greek minister
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Pakistani Americans hail formation to probe Panama Issue
WASHINGTON, (APP): Members of the Pakistani American Community hailed Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s address in parliament to respond to concerns over Panama Papers and formation of a parliamentary committee to probe the controversial issue. Perturbed over the state of affairs in their motherland, many prominent members of the Pakistani American community in the metropolitan […]
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Clinton claims Kentucky, Sanders takes Oregon in Democratic duel
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Hillary Clinton claimed a narrow victory in Kentucky Tuesday as she sought to put away Bernie Sanders, but her resilient rival for the Democratic presidential nomination bounced back to snatch a win in Oregon. With the Kentucky race too close for most US networks to call a winner, Clinton declared victory shortly […]
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Northern Ireland arms seizure ‘most significant’ in years
DUBLIN, (APP/AFP) – A “terrorist hide” discovered in Northern Ireland containing land mines, pipe-bombs and other weaponry is “one of the most significant seizures in recent years”, police in the British-ruled province said Tuesday. The cache, which is believed to have been assembled by dissident republicans dedicated to creating a united Ireland by force, was […]
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Venezuela protests against Maduro to test state of emergency
CARACAS, (APP/AFP) – Protests were to take place across Venezuela on Wednesday against President Nicolas Maduro in the first challenge to sweeping powers he has decreed for police and soldiers under a state of emergency. The opposition-led marches in Caracas and other cities were to demand that authorities validate a recall referendum seeking Maduro’s ouster. […]
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Philippine rebels to enter talks, name allies to Duterte cabinet
MANILA, (APP/AFP) – Philippine communist rebels waging one of Asia’s longest insurgencies said Wednesday they wouldenter into peace talks with president-elect Rodrigo Duterte and ask him to add four of their political allies to his cabinet. Duterte, who won a landslide victory in last week’s elections, had offered four cabinet posts to the insurgents and […]