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OPEC inches towards oil output deal ahead of key meeting

OPEC energy ministers expressed optimism Thursday they were nearing a compromise on oil output policy, with Saudi Arabia acknowledging that…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Police detain captain, crew in deadly Indonesia ferry disaster

The captain and two crew of an overloaded Indonesian ferry that sank into the depths of a volcanic lake have…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Pope Francis seeks ‘unity’ with non-Catholics in Geneva

Pope Francis called Thursday for deeper unity between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he visited Geneva, a…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Prosecutor charges Netanyahu’s wife with fraud: justice ministry

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife Sara was charged on Thursday with fraud and breach of trust after a long…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Yekaterinburg: World Cup host city where gangs once ruled

Yekaterinburg has escaped its dark past of contract killings and organised crime to become a World Cup host city with…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
G7 ambassadors ‘deeply concerned’ about jailed filmmaker Sentsov

G7 Ambassadors said Thursday they were deeply concerned about Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike for…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Bahrain opposition head acquitted in Qatar spy case

A Bahraini court acquitted the jailed head of the Shiite opposition of all charges Thursday in his trial for alleged…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
North Korean airline plans new route to China’s Xian

North Korea's national airline Air Koryo plans to open a new route linking Pyongyang and Xian in China, a staff…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Supermarkets must help end ‘brutal conditions’ for farmers: Oxfam

Supermarkets in the West are using their purchasing power to force suppliers to cut their prices, contributing to exploitation and…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Pope Francis seeks ‘unity’ with non-Catholics in Geneva

Pope Francis vowed Thursday to seek deeper "unity" between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths as he arrived in…
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Top Iraq court orders manual election recount

Iraq's supreme court on Thursday ordered a manual recount of last month's legislative elections that resulted in a surprise victory…
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New Zealand prime minister gives birth to baby girl

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital Thursday, becoming only the…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Supermarkets must help end ‘brutal conditions’ for farmers: Oxfam

Supermarkets in the West are using their purchasing power to force suppliers to cut their prices, contributing to exploitation and…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Taiwan passes controversial bill cutting veterans’ pensions

Taiwan's military veterans will see their pensions cut as soon as next month after parliament passed a controversial bill that…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Bahrain opposition leader acquitted in Qatar spy case: activists

A Bahraini court acquitted the head of the Shiite opposition of all charges Thursday in his trial for alleged spying…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Political milestones for women after New Zealand PM gives birth

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has become only the second leader to give birth while in office, in another…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Police detain captain in deadly Indonesia ferry disaster

The captain of an overloaded Indonesian ferry that sank into the depths of Sumatra's Lake Toba has been detained by…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Strike a pose: International Yoga Day stretches around world

Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over Asia on Thursday, including high in the Himalayas, up in the air…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
New Zealand prime minister gives birth to healthy baby girl

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to a baby girl in an Auckland hospital Thursday, becoming only the…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Monsanto faces first US trial over Roundup cancer link

In the first trial of its kind, a Californian dying of cancer is suing US agrochemical giant Monsanto, claiming its…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Gay dance company reinvents Mexico’s ‘folk ballet’

With a twirl of his skirt, Jacob Soto taps his strappy high-heels in time to the music, the very image…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Taiwan passes controversial bill cutting veterans’ pensions

Taiwan's military veterans will see their pensions cut as soon as next month after parliament passed a controversial bill that…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Indonesia police detain captain in ferry disaster: authorities

The captain of an overloaded Indonesian ferry that sank into the depths of a volcanic lake has been detained by…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Poverty-stricken Albania new migrant gateway into EU

Until recently, few refugees chose poverty-stricken Albania as a pit stop on their perilous trek towards wealthy EU countries. But…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
In Saudi Arabia, men still drive gender policy

The public relations blitz that has seen Saudi Arabia garner headlines this year culminates Sunday, when women take the wheel…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Killing dogs for meat illegal, rules S. Korean court

A South Korean court has outlawed the killing of dogs for meat, in a landmark ruling that animal rights activists…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Pope Francis to seek closer ties with non-Catholic churches in Geneva

Pope Francis will seek deeper relations between the Catholic Church and other Christian faiths Thursday when he meets the world's…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Strike a pose: International Yoga Day stretches around world

Downward-facing dogs, cobras and warriors sprouted all over Asia on Thursday, as the fourth annual International Yoga Day got under…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Trump orders halt to family separations

President Donald Trump ordered an end to the separation of migrant children from their parents on the US border Wednesday,…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP
Eurozone ministers seek end to Greece bailout odyssey

Eurozone ministers will on Thursday try to resolve their differences over the terms of Greece's departure from its massive bailout…
Published on 21.06.2018 by AFP AFP