BRUSSELS, (APP/AFP) – Turkey must protect the rule of law following the failed coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday, after authorities detained 6,000 in a ruthless crackdown. “We are the ones saying today rule of law has to be protected in the country,” Mogherini said as EU […]
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Turkey needs rule of law ‘for sake of country itself’: EU’s Mogherini
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A city on the rebound, Cleveland shines as RNC opens
CLEVELAND,(APP/AFP) – As an American city, Cleveland has suffered its share of distressing jokes — the river famously caught fire, after all. But the urban center is undergoing unprecedented revival that is transforming downtown, and this week’s Republican National Convention is the feather in this Ohio city’s cap. The community of nearly 400,000 was known […]
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Israel fires missiles at drone from Syria: army
JERUSALEM, (APP/AFP) – The Israeli army said it fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that “infiltrated” from war-ravaged neighbouring Syria on Sunday. “Moments ago two Patriot air defence missiles were fired towards a drone which infiltrated Israeli airspace from Syria,” the military said in a statement. The statement did not say whether the missiles […]
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Ex-Australia PM Rudd wants top UN job
SYDNEY, (APP/AFP) – Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd Monday revealed he wants to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next UN secretary general, asking Canberra to endorse his nomination. A growing list of candidates have declared their interest in becoming the world’s top diplomat, including UNESCO chief Irina Bokova of Bulgaria and former New Zealand […]
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HIV/AIDS still top killer of African adolescents
JOHANNESBURG, (APP/AFP) – HIV/AIDS remains the leading cause of death among Africans aged between 10 and 19, UNICEF chief Anthony Lake said Monday at the start of a major international conference on the virus. “Despite remarkable global progress in tackling the HIV/AIDS pandemic, much work remains to be done to protect children and adolescents from […]
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Jubilation and retribution as Turkey coup faced down
ISTANBUL, July 16, (APP/AFP) – It all started on Istanbul’s iconic Bosphorus bridge, where camouflaged soldiers suddenly blocked the road, the first sign for residents something extraordinary was happening. The rebels deployed with a quiet assurance that brought back dark memories of Turkey’s previous military coups going back to the 1960s that had created little […]