UNITED NATIONS, (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Moroccan foreign minister that he was angered and disappointed by a huge demonstration in Rabat over his remarks about the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The secretary-general “conveyed his astonishment at the recent statement of the government of Morocco and expressed his deep disappointment and anger […]
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UN chief angry at huge Morocco protest over Western Sahara
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Historic vote hands Myanmar first civilian president in decades
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, (APP/AFP): Myanmar’s lawmakers Tuesday elected a close aide and longtime friend of Aung San Suu Kyi to become the country’s first civilian president in decades, a historic moment for the formerly junta-run nation. Htin Kyaw, 69, hailed his elevation to the top post as “Suu Kyi’s victory”, a clear nod to her plan […]
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Israel approves tough law to keep out Palestinian workers
JERUSALEM, (APP/AFP) – The Israeli parliament on Monday evening approved a tough new law to keep out Palestinian workers, as part of measures to quell a five-month wave of violence. The Knesset said on its website that the bill sponsored by internal security minister Gilad Erdan passed its third reading “by a large majority”. While […]
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N. Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered an imminent nuclear warhead explosion test and multiple ballistic missile launches, escalating Pyongyang’s face-off with the international community just days after being slapped with tough UN sanctions. The order came after Kim monitored what was described as the successful simulated test of the warhead re-entry […]
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Obama, Putin discuss Russia’s ‘partial withdrawal’ from Syria
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – The White House said Presidents Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin discussed Russia’s “partial withdrawal” from Syria, after a shock announcement earlier Monday. “They discussed President Putin’s announcement today of a partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria and next steps required to fully implement the cessation of hostilities,” the White House said […]
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Breivik sues Norway over ‘inhuman’ prison life
SKIEN, Norway, (APP/AFP) – Rightwing extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, will appear in court on Tuesday to accuse the Norwegian state of violating his human rights by holding him in isolation for almost five years. The 37-year-old has sued the state for breaching two clauses of the European […]