CARACAS, Oct 31 (APP/AFP): Crisis talks opened late Sunday between Venezuela’s embattled socialist government and opposition leaders in a landmark gathering aimed at defusing an increasingly tense political crisis. Among those on hand for the Vatican-backed talks held on the outskirts of Caracas were President Nicolas Maduro and members of the opposition, including Jesus Torrealba, […]
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Venezuela govt, mistrustful rivals in crisis talks
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Clinton fends off FBI email fallout as polls narrow
FORT LAUDERDALE, United States, Oct 31 (APP/AFP): Hillary Clinton battled to contain renewed FBI focus on her emails Sunday as Donald Trump blitzed western states in the tightening race for the White House. Nine days before the vote, the 69-year-old former secretary of state hit the campaign trail hard in the battleground state of Florida. […]
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Iran denies US accusation of Yemen arms shipments
TEHRAN, Oct 31 (APP/AFP): Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected accusations from the United States that it has been shipping arms to the Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen, according to media reports on Monday. A US admiral said on Thursday that warships from the US Navy and allied nations had intercepted four weapons shipments from Iran […]
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Asian stocks struggle on US election worries
HONG KONG, Oct 31, (APP/AFP) – Asian traders moved cautiously Monday as news that the FBI would further probe Hillary Clinton’s emails fuelled fresh uncertainty about the outcome of the US presidential election just eight days before the vote. Traders globally had broadly expected Democratic candidate and Wall Street favourite Clinton to sweep to victory, […]
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Nepal drains risky glacial lake near Everest
KATHMANDU, Oct 31, (APP/AFP) – Nepal has successfully drained part of a giant glacial lake near Mount Everest, averting risk of a disastrous flood that could have threatened thousands of lives, officials said Monday. Scientists say climate change is causing Himalayan glaciers to melt at an alarming rate, creating huge glacial lakes which could burst […]
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Lebanon set to elect president, ending two-year vacuum
BEIRUT, Oct 31, (APP/AFP) – Supporters of Michel Aoun gathered in the Lebanese capital Monday ahead of a parliament session expected to elect him president and end a political stalemate of more than two years. Lawmakers will convene at noon (1000 GMT) for their 46th attempt to elect a president but the first expected to […]