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Hotel under attack in Ivory Coast beach resort
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» ABIDJAN - Heavily armed gunmen opened fire Sunday at a hotel in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam which is popular with Westerners, witnesses told AFP.
Nepal opens channels for reconstruction cash 11 months after quake
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» KATHMANDU - Nepal authorities opened banking channels Sunday to start distributing reconstruction cash to earthquake victims, almost 11 months after the tremor killed nearly 9,000 people and destroyed more than half a million homes.
Four lives derailed by Syria's brutal war
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» ALEPPO, SYRIA - A promising student, a humble merchant, a skilled craftsman and a young builder -- these are just four of the millions of lives thrown into turmoil by Syria's brutal five-year war.
Kerry warns Assad regime and allies against exploiting truce
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» PARIS - US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday warned the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and its allies including Russia against exploiting the fragile ceasefire in Syria for their own means.
British finance minister Osborne flags budget cuts
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» LONDON - British finance minister George Osborne warned Sunday of further spending cuts to come in the government budget to be unveiled this week.
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No, it's a toilet bowl
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» MELBOURNE - Thousands of people Sunday lined the banks of an Australian river to watch home-made flying devices take to the air in a quirky competition, with some contestants dressed as a toilet bowl and a space shuttle.
Thousands flee fighting in Myanmar's Shan State
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - Thousands of civilians have fled their homes in northeastern Myanmar after a recent upswing in fighting between ethnic minority rebels and the army, combatants and witnesses said Sunday.
Syria rivals clash ahead of peace talks
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» GENEVA - Syria's warring sides prepared Sunday for fresh peace talks after locking horns over the fate of President Bashar al-Assad, with the regime insisting his ouster was a "red line" while the opposition vowed to see him go -- dead or alive.
Germanwings crash probe recommends more medical checks for pilots
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» PARIS - The French probe into the crash of a Germanwings plane deliberately flown into a mountain by the co-pilot recommended more stringent medical checks for pilots in its conclusions published Sunday.
India's hardline Hindus abandon trademark shorts
AFP, Published on 13/03/2016
» NEW DELHI - A hardline Indian Hindu movement announced Sunday it was abandoning its trademark khaki shorts to try to modernise the dress code, 91 years after adopting the austere military-style uniform.