MANILA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Philippine police defused a bomb found in a rubbish bin near the US embassy in Manila Monday, authorities said, with officials blaming Islamic militants for what they called an attempted terrorist act. An improvised explosive device composed of a cellphone, blasting cap, nine-volt battery and 81-millimetre mortar bomb was found by a […]
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Bomb defused near US embassy in Philippines: police
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Trump claims ‘serious’ fraud, says millions voted illegally
WASHINGTON,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump made unsubstantiated claims Sunday of serious US voter fraud and said “millions of people” had cast their ballots illegally, offering no evidence for the assertions he put forth on Twitter. Trump’s shock path to the White House saw him fall short of his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the popular […]
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Trump says ‘millions’ voted illegally, decries recount
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – President-elect Donald Trump asserted Sunday that he would have won the US popular vote were it not for “millions of illegal” ballots, while dramatically sharpening his criticism of a recount in Wisconsin, calling it “a waste of time.” With the recount threatening to revive debate about the legitimacy of Trump’s victory — […]
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Miami Cubans party relentlessly after death of Castro
MIAMI, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Cuban-Americans who loathed Fidel Castro celebrated tirelessly Sunday to mark his death, dancing, singing and honking car horns for the second full day. Crowds first spilled into the streets of Little Havana Friday night as news of the 90-year-old revolutionary leader’s death in Cuba spread. The revelry has not stopped since. “I’m […]
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Light, water, heat a luxury for millions in Spain
BARCELONA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Pedro and Mohamed await every utility bill with much angst. To reduce the money they have to pay, they lve in the dark, without heating, or shower just once a week — victims like millions in Spain of energy poverty. Welfare associations have for years warned against this situation, but the death […]
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Up to eight feared dead in New Zealand boating tragedy
WELLINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Up to eight people are feared dead after a chartered fishing boat sank in New Zealand on Saturday, police said. Five bodies have been recovered and three people remain missing seven hours after the vessel overturned near Kaipara Harbour, north of Auckland. The police initially said six people had been pulled from […]