LONDON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron appeared to be humming a little tune to himself as he walked away from cameras after announcing he would hand over power to his successor Theresa May on Wednesday. Cameron stepped away still wearing his lapel microphone and could be heard singing to himself as […]
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Cameron hums merrily after handover announcement
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US envoy Kerry plans trip to Moscow
WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will make his latest trip to Moscow this week to seek common ground on how to deal with the ongoing bloodshed in Syria. The State Department said Kerry would speak to his Russian counterpart about Syria and Ukraine and tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan […]
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Verdict on dissolving Bahrain opposition due next week
DUBAI, (APP/AFP) – A Bahraini court will hand down its verdict next week in the government’s bid to dissolve the main opposition group Al-Wefaq, accused of harbouring “terrorism,” a judicial source said Monday. The date of July 17 was set as the court convened in the absence of the defence team which walked out last […]
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US demo arrests swell as police describe Dallas bomb plot
DALLAS, (APP/AFP) – The Dallas gunman was plotting a major bomb attack, authorities said, urging calm as hundreds of people were arrested in weekend protests in US cities over police violence against African-Americans. Demonstrators marched demanding justice for two black men shot dead by cops in Minnesota and Louisiana, their dying moments captured in video […]
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Brexit means Brexit’ and will be ‘success’:
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – The favourite to take over from David Cameron as Britain’s prime minister promised Monday to lead the UK out of the European Union if elected, rejecting proposals to ignore the EU referendum result. “Brexit means Brexit and we’re going to make a success of it,” Theresa May said in televised remarks, adding: […]
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N. Korea says to cut UN office-based channel to US
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korea said Monday it would close one of the last remaining channels of communication with the US in protest at sanctions on leader Kim Jong-Un for human rights abuses. The North’s foreign ministry notified the US government that it would effectively halt all communications with Washington through the North’s office at […]