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Claims Russia behind Skripal poisoning ‘drivel, rubbish, nonsense’: Putin

  • Claims Russia behind Skripal poisoning ‘drivel, rubbish, nonsense’: Putin Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said claims that Russia was behind the nerve agent attack on former spy Sergei Skripal were “nonsense” but that Moscow was willing to cooperate on the probe. “It’s complete drivel, rubbish, nonsense that somebody in Russia would allow themselves […]

  • Putin wins 75 percent of vote: partial results

    Putin wins 75 percent of vote: partial results Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Vladimir Putin has been re-elected as Russian president with 75 percent of the vote after half the votes were counted, partial results showed Sunday. Putin’s nearest competitor, Communist Party candidate Pavel Grudinin, was on 13.2 percent, according to data from the central election commission.

  • 17 die in Madagascar tropical storm

    17 die in Madagascar tropical storm Antananarivo, (MILLAT ONLINE):A powerful tropical storm which swept through Madagascar has left 17 people dead and affected thousands of others, according to an official toll published on Sunday. Storm Eliakim packed winds of up to 105 kilometres (65 miles) an hour after hitting the northeast of the Indian Ocean […]

  • Syria’s Assad visits troops in battle-scarred Ghouta

    Syria’s Assad visits troops in battle-scarred Ghouta Damascus, (MILLAT ONLINE):Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday paid a first visit in years to battered East Ghouta to congratulate his troops for a gruelling assault to oust rebels from near Damascus. Syrian state television broadcast photos of the president dressed in a shirt and jacket surrounded by […]

  • Putin wins fourth term with 73.9 percent of vote: exit poll

    Putin wins fourth term with 73.9 percent of vote: exit poll Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Vladimir Putin is projected to win the Russian presidential election with 73.9 percent of the vote, securing a fourth Kremlin term, according to an exit poll by state-owned pollster VTsIOM. The exit poll from 1,200 polling stations around Russia gave second place […]

  • Cirque du Soleil aerialist falls to his death

    Cirque du Soleil aerialist falls to his death Miami, (MILLAT ONLINE):An aerialist fell to his death while performing in a Cirque du Soleil show in Tampa, Florida, the Montreal-based company said in a statement Sunday. Yann Arnaud was suspended by straps above the stage Saturday night when he fell, the company said. He was rushed […]