Argentina’s ‘Peronists’ sweep back into power
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s Peronists
swept back into power, ousting conservative president Mauricio Macri in an
election result on Sunday.
Peronist Alberto Fernandez had 47.79
percent of the...
Vietnam police take DNA from relatives of ‘truck victims’
CAN LOC – The Vietnam police took hair
and blood samples on Sunday to get the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from
relatives of people feared to be...
Trump confirms death of IS leader Baghdadi
WASHINGTON – United States (US)
President Donald Trump announced that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
killed himself during a daring overnight raid by elite US...
1-million Chileans march in Santiago
SANTIAGO –
Around one million Chileans protested peacefully in the capital Santiago in the
biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched
inequality...
At least 40 killed in Iraq protests
BAGHDAD – At
least 40 protesters were killed in Iraq when security forces and an
Iranian-backed militia opened fire to quell renewed demonstrations, security
sources said.
A government
intelligence...
Death toll climbs to 10 as typhoon hits Japan
TOKYO – The
death toll from torrential rains in eastern Japan reached 10 with three others
missing, according to public broadcaster NHK.
Landslides
ripped through waterlogged areas...
Australia’s Uluru opens for last time ahead of ban
YULARA –
Hundreds of tourists clambered up Australia’s Uluru on Friday, the day before a
permanent ban on climbing the sacred rock takes effect, following a
decades-long...
Chinese paper says Britain must ‘accept responsibility’
BEIJING –
Britain and other European countries must accept some responsibility for the
deaths of 39 people, the state-backed Global Times said.
Paramedics and
police on Wednesday found...
Japan trade minister resigns amid scandal
TOKYO –
Japanese Trade Minister Isshu Sugawara resigned, following accusations of
election law violations just a month after taking up the key post charged with
handling a...
39 killed inside truck near London; driver arrested
ENGLAND – The British police found 39
dead bodies inside a truck at an industrial estate near London.
The discovery of the bodies – 38
adults...