CHILPANCINGO, Mexico,(MILLAT+APP/AFP): Authorities have unearthed 12 bodies in clandestine graves in Mexico’s violence-plagued southern state of Guerrero, officials said Wednesday. The pits were found on a mountain near the village of Pocjahuxco, part of the municipality of Zitla, a region where drug cartels have been fighting over control of criminal operations. Seven bodies were exhumed […]
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12 bodies found in clandestine graves in Mexico
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Colombia government pushes peace bid, defying rivals
BOGOTA, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Colombia’s government on Wednesday prepared to push through a revised peace accord to end its half-century conflict with FARC rebels, fanning resentment by political opponents who vowed to resist it. Under pressure for fear that a fragile ceasefire could break down, the government and the leftist FARC said they will sign the new […]
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Pope and Vietnam president meet in bid to warm ties
VATICAN CITY, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Pope Francis hosted Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Vatican as the two work towards warming long-strained ties, a press release from the Holy See said. The two men “discussed the good relations which exist between the Holy See and Vietnam, reinforced by a common spirit of dialogue” over the […]
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six-teen dead, thousands displaced in C.Africa clashes: UN
BANGUI, Central African Republic, Nov 24 (APP/AFP): Clashes between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have left at least 16 people dead and displaced several thousand civilians, the UN said Wednesday. “There have been at least 16 confirmed death and thousands displaced,” Vladimir Monteiro, spokesman for United Nations peacekeeping force MINUSCA, said in […]
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Pope and Vietnam president meet in bid to warm ties
VATICAN CITY, Nov 24, (APP/AFP) – Pope Francis hosted Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang at the Vatican as the two work towards warming long-strained ties, a press release from the Holy See said. The two men “discussed the good relations which exist between the Holy See and Vietnam, reinforced by a common spirit of dialogue” […]
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Trump insists no conflict of interest with his business empire
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Donald Trump said Tuesday his presidency would not be marred by conflicts of interest stemming from his business empire, but he was vague on what he would do to ensure this. The issue of Trump reconciling his White House duties while owning billions in assets around the world has been a key […]