Afghan Taliban rescind ban on Red Cross
The Afghan Taliban rescinded a months-long ban on the International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) working in areas under their control Sunday and restored security guarantees for those working for the organisation. The militants and the ICRC "consented to following the old agreement on top of new promises in humanitarian aid...
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S Africa dispatches emissaries to calm xenophobia fears
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Italy: Rescue boat with 82 migrants can sail to Italian isle
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Cleanup resumes in Bahamas as Humberto swirls away
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Over 2,000 fetal remains found at ex-abortion doctor's home
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Decks collapse during firefighter event; 22 injured
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Jeddah-bound PIA flight makes emergency landing
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Hard Brexit threat looms over French fishing fleet
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HK returns to violence with tear gas, Molotovs
Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas and water cannons at hardcore pro-democracy protesters hurling rocks and petrol bombs on Sunday, tipping the violence-plagued city back into chaos after a brief lull in clashes. Tens of thousands of people defied authorities to march through the streets of the city in an...
Underfire PM calls up Hulk, claims ‘huge' Brexit progress
Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted Sunday that "huge" progress was being made in Brexit talks and declared Britain would break out of the European Union just like the comicbook hero Hulk. The Conservative leader made the comments ahead of meetings with European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker and EU negotiator Michel Barnier...
Saudi halts production at attacked oil plants: Minister
Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of the company's total output, the energy minister said Saturday. The attacks "resulted in a temporary suspension of production at Abqaiq and Khurais plants," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the energy...
Iran refutes US claim it’s behind Saudi oil attacks
Iran on Sunday dismissed US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting the United States was seeking a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic. "Such fruitless and blind accusations and remarks are incomprehensible and meaningless," foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi was quoted as saying in a...
Solid gold toilet stolen from English stately home
A gang of thieves on Saturday stole an 18-carat gold toilet from an art exhibition at Britain’s Blenheim Palace, police said -- causing flooding to the World Heritage Site. The fully-functioning piece by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, dubbed “America”, was once displayed at New York’s Guggenheim museum and offered on loan...
African leaders laud Mugabe at state funeral in divided Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe gave former leader Robert Mugabe a state funeral on Saturday with African leaders paying tribute to a man they lauded as a liberation hero but whose 37-year rule was defined by repression and economic turmoil. Mugabe, who died in Singapore last week aged 95, left Zimbabwe deeply divided over his...
Iran inks deal to develop gas field in tense Gulf
Two Iranian companies signed a $440 million agreement on Saturday to develop a gas field in the sensitive Gulf, with the oil ministry saying it showed arch-foe the United States could not stop the country with sanctions. Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said the deal reached between two government-owned firms, Pars...
