WASHINGTON, March 23, (APP/AFP) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won their parties’ primaries in Arizona on Tuesday, the first results in a night of contests that could see the frontrunners extend their leads in the US presidential race. Fox and NBC projected Trump and Clinton the winners in the southwestern state, which […]
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Trump, Clinton win Arizona primaries: networks
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Obama arrives in Argentina after historic visit to Cuba
BUENOS AIRES, March 23, (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama arrived in Argentina early Wednesday after making a historic visit to former Cold War foe Cuba. Obama and his family were greeted by Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra as they disembarked from Air Force One.
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Australia says Europe let security ‘slip’
SYDNEY, March 23, (APP/AFP) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday said Europe had “allowed security to slip”, as he questioned the EU’s Schengen passport-free zone in the wake of the Brussels attacks. Turnbull’s comments came as Belgium’s neighbours France, Germany and the Netherlands tightened border security after some 35 people were killed in […]
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Several Americans wounded in Brussels attacks
LOS ANGELES, March 23, (APP/AFP) – Several Americans were injured in Tuesday’s attacks in Brussels, officials said, including a Mormon missionary who had a brush with terror in two similar assaults. Mason Wells, 19, was among three US missionaries from Utah who were seriously wounded in the blasts at the Belgian capital’s airport, the Church […]
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UN chief Ban condemns ‘despicable’ Brussels attacks
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 23, (APP/AFP) – UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned Tuesday’s deadly attacks in Brussels, calling them “despicable” and demanding that those responsible face justice. Around 35 people died and more than 200 were injured when a series of blasts ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train during the morning rush […]
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FBI, New York sending team to probe Brussels attacks
NEW YORK, March 23, (APP/AFP) – The FBI and New York police are sending detectives to investigate the Brussels attacks because US citizens are among the casualties, a senior police officer announced Tuesday. John Miller, New York deputy police commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism, made the remarks as the US government, state and city authorities […]