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Two Spanish skiers killed in Pyrenean avalanche

  • Two Spanish skiers killed in Pyrenean avalanche Toulouse, France, March 4 (AFP/APP):Two Spanish skiers were killed Saturday when an avalanche hit a group skiing off-piste on a mountain in southwestern France, rescue services said. The three other members of the group managed to raise the alarm after their companions went missing just before midday (1100 […]

  • Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy

    Dozens dead in attacks on Burkina military HQ, French embassy Ouagadougou, (MILLAT ONLINE):Dozens of people were killed Friday in twin attacks on the French embassy in Burkina Faso and the country’s military headquarters, an assault that coincided with a meeting of regional anti-jihadist forces. The apparently coordinated attacks underlined the struggle the fragile West African […]

  • Dossiers are being built up for prosecution of crimes in Syria, warns UN rights chief

    Dossiers are being built up for prosecution of crimes in Syria, warns UN rights chief UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):War crimes are being committed in eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Syria’s capital Damascus, and the United Nations is compiling dossiers to prosecute war criminals for these heinous acts, a top U.N. official has warned. “Civilians are […]

  • Hungary’s Orban says opposition now ‘serious challenge’

    Hungary’s Orban says opposition now ‘serious challenge’ Budapest, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned Friday that opposition parties, buoyed by a shock by-election win, are now a “serious challenge” to his ruling rightwing Fidesz party. He also doubled down on his main campaign theme ahead of a general election next month, saying that the […]

  • Germany ‘rejects’ US steel tariffs: Merkel spokesman

    Germany ‘rejects’ US steel tariffs: Merkel spokesman Frankfurt am Main, (MILLAT ONLINE):Berlin “rejects” President Donald Trump’s decision to impose hefty tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, a spokesman for German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday. “The federal government rejects such tariffs… the problem of global overcapacity in the steel and aluminium sectors cannot be solved […]

  • Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow

    Russian, Turkish foreign ministers to meet in Moscow MOSCOW, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu will meet in Moscow on March 14, an official said Friday. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zaharova at a news conference in Moscow said the ministers will hold a session of the Russian-Turkish Intergovernmental […]