BANJUL, Gambia, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – Senegalese troops backed by other African forces were poised to enter The Gambia Thursday after President Yahya Jammeh refused to leave office, ignoring a midnight deadline to stand down or face military action. Jammeh’s army chief said his troops would not fight their entry into the country, as the Mauritanian president […]
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African troops on standby as Gambia deadline expires
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Deadly quake nightmare returns to haunt Italy
MONTEREALE, Italy, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Italy was hit by four earthquakes in four hours Wednesday, killing one and bringing terror to snowbound mountain areas still recovering from last year’s series of deadly tremors. The quakes, all measuring more than five magnitude, struck close to Amatrice, the mountain town devastated by an August earthquake that left nearly […]
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Hong Kong’s Cathay shares drop after job loss announcement
HONG KONG, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Shares in Cathay Pacific fell Thursday after the airline announced a major restructuring programme that would see jobs axed, in the face of losses and intense competition. Analysts said investors were disappointed by the lack of detail in the plan described by Hong Kong’s flag carrier as its biggest shake-up in […]
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Brazil transfers inmates from seething gangland prison
NATAL, Brazil, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Brazilian authorities on Wednesday started transferring some inmates from a prison wracked by deadly gang violence for days, as troops were mobilized elsewhere to help confront a broad crisis in the overcrowded penitentiary system. Elite officers entered the Alcacuz prison near the northern city of Natal to start the process, AFP journalists […]
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Mali car bomb kills 50 in fresh blow to peace
GAO, Mali, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A suicide bombing targeting militia groups committed to restoring peace in Mali left around 50 people dead Wednesday and struck a fresh blow at long-running efforts to stabilise the troubled north. The car bomb attack in Gao, the region’s biggest city, targeted a camp housing former rebels and pro-government militia who […]
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S. Korea court rejects arrest warrant for Samsung heir
SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): A South Korean court on Thursday refused to authorise the arrest of the heir to the Samsung business empire, in a setback to prosecutors probing a corruption scandal engulfing President Park Geun-Hye. Officials on Monday sought the arrest of Lee Jae-Yong on charges of bribery, embezzlement and perjury, sending shock waves through the […]