HANOI, (APP/AFP): Around 450 Vietnamese drug addicts have escaped from a rehabilitation centre where many were held for compulsory treatment, an official said Thursday. The detainees attacked guards, climbed walls, and broke down the main gate at the centre in the Vietnam’s southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau late Wednesday. “We have brought 150 […]
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450 Vietnamese drug addicts escape rehab centre
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N. Korea prepares ballistic missile launch: report
SEOUL, (APP/AFP): North Korea has been making preparations to launch mid-range ballistic missiles, possibly to mark the birthday of the country’s late founding president on Friday, South Korean media reported. The North deployed one or two Musudan ballistic missiles around the eastern port of Wonsan about three weeks ago, Yonhap news agency said Thursday, citing […]
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S. Korean and Chinese authors make Man Prize shortlist
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – War-torn Angola and Naples are among the settings for the six books shortlisted for the Man International Prize for literature on Thursday. The panel of five judges selected works from Angolan, Italian, South Korean, Turkish, Austrian and Chinese authors for the #50,000 prize ($71,000, 63,000 euros), honouring the best foreign book published […]
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UN says employee captured by Ukraine rebels
KIEV, (APP/AFP): The United Nations said Wednesday that one of its staff members had been captured by pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine’s separatist east. The UN is carrying out a humanitarian mission in the war-torn republics of Lugansk and Donetsk. The world body’s office in Kiev said it had mobilised all channels to ensure its unnamed […]
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Three French soldiers die in Mali mine blast: presidency
PARIS, France, (APP/AFP) – Three French peacekeeping soldiers died after their armoured car ran over a landmine in Mali, the French presidency said Wednesday. One soldier was killed immediately in the blast on Tuesday and President Francois Hollande learned “with great sadness” that two more soldiers had died in the west African country, a statement […]
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Panama raids law firm at centre of tax leaks scandal
PANAMA CITY, (APP/AFP) – Police on Tuesday raided the headquarters of the Panama law firm whose leaked documents have unleashed a global scandal over how the world’s elite use offshore companies to hide their wealth. Organized crime police surrounded Mossack Fonseca’s headquarters in Panama City as the offices were being searched, along with several other […]