WASHINGTON, March 15, (APP/AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday he will meet with President Vladimir Putin in Russia next week on the crisis in Syria, after Moscow announced the partial withdrawal of its forces. “I will be traveling next week to Moscow to meet with President Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei […]
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Kerry says to meet Putin in Russia next week
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Voting underway in make-or-break test for White House hopefuls
YOUNGSTOWN, United States, (APP/AFP): Voters began going to the polls Tuesday in five make-or-break presidential nominating contests, with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton seeking to tighten their grip as their party’s front runners. Polls opened at 1030 in the states of North Carolina and Ohio, and at 1100 GMT in Florida, Illinois and […]
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Car bomb kills driver in central Berlin: police
BERLIN, (APP/AFP): A car bomb killed a driver travelling down a street in central Berlin on Tuesday, police said, as investigators suspected that it was likely a case of homicide. The blast caused by an explosive device “on or in the vehicle” occurred during peak-hour traffic on Bismarckstrasse, within sight of the Victory Column monument, […]
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Two Canadian soldiers knifed at recruiting station
MONTREAL, (APP/AFP) – A man brandishing a knife stabbed two Canadian soldiers at a Toronto recruiting station before he was subdued and arrested, police said lateMonday. The 27 year-old male suspect made some comments before the police arrived “which has caused some concern,” suggesting that the attack could related to terrorism, Toronto Police Chief Mark […]
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Two Thai executives charged over fatal fire extinguisher mishap
BANGKOK, (APP/AFP): Two Thai executives were charged with negligence Tuesday over a chemical leak that killed eight people as workers upgraded a fire extinguisher system in a bank vault. The accident occurred late Sunday in the basement of the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank, one of the country’s largest financial institutions. The bank said the […]
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First Russian planes fly out of Syria base: ministry
MOSCOW, (APP/AFP) – A first group of Russian military planes on Tuesday left Moscow’s base in Syria heading for home after President Vladimir Putin’s shock order to withdraw most of his forces from the war-torn country, the defence ministry said. “The first group of Russian planes has flown out of the Hmeimim air base for […]