Afghans battle with flood aftermath
Besieged by months of drought and long-term conflict, rural communities in large swathes of Afghanistan are facing yet another emergency: ...
Turkmenistan: Dont love thy neighbor
Aliquid mali propter vicinum malum it is ill living by bad neighbors, to quote a Latin saying. Turkmenistanreportedlyengaged in some ...
Taliban Captures 58 Afghan Troops, Defense Ministry Says
Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says Taliban militants have captured 58 soldiers after days of fighting during which dozens of troops briefly ...
Kazakhstan's President resigns
PanARMENIAN.Net - President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan announced his resignation on Tuesday, March 19. 'I have made a decision to ...
Devastation in south-west Africa growing by the hour
The full scale of the devastation caused by Tropical Cyclone Idai in south-west Africa is becoming clearer, the UN said ...
Four road deaths in Ireland on bank holiday weekend
DUBLIN, Ireland - Over the 3-day holiday weekend, 16-18 March 2019, four people died in road traffic collisions in Ireland. ...
Stopping the spread of hatred on social media
The deadly attack on two mosques in Christchurch , New Zealand, in which 50 people were killed and many others ...
Northern Ireland mourns 3 teenagers who died in tragic circumstances
CO. TYRONE, Northern Ireland - A major investigation is continuing into the events of Sunday night in Cookstown, in County ...
Dozens of Afghan security forces 'surrender' to Taliban
KABUL, Afghanistan - Authorities in Afghanistan confirmed Monday that the Taliban captured 58 government forces during recent fighting in a ...
Police in Netherlands launch manhunt for tram shooter
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Three people were killed, while several others were injured during a shooting inside a tram in the Dutch ...
Mixed markets in U.S. on Tuesday
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were mixed on Tuesday, although moves in either direction were unremarkable. Holding investors ...
Varadkar meets head of EC Donald Trust in Dublin
DUBLIN, Ireland - The leader of the Irish government, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar met with the President of the European ...
Etihad looking to bail out Jet Airways
MUMBAI, India - India's second largest airline Jet Airways on Monday announced it had grounded four more aircraft and cancelled all ...
Stocks in Asia directionless, dollar also unchanged
SYDNEY, Australia - Stocks in Asia were little changed on Tuesday with the only market making ground being Hong Kong. ...
Boeing shares fall but major U.S. indices rise
NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks were stronger on Monday despite another sell-off in Boeing shares, and trepidation before ...
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Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev resigns
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