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Police: Bomber’s video amounts to confession, but no motive
March 22, 2018
Police: Bomber’s video amounts to confession, but no motive
A 25-minute cellphone video left behind by the bomber whose deadly explosives terrorized Austin for weeks details the differences among…
Sarkozy says Libya funding accusations make his life ‘hell’ – paper
March 22, 2018
Sarkozy says Libya funding accusations make his life ‘hell’ – paper
French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy told magistrates who put him under formal investigation on Wednesday that accusations that he got illicit…
Can Zuckerberg’s media blitz take the pressure off Facebook?
March 22, 2018
Can Zuckerberg’s media blitz take the pressure off Facebook?
In the wake of a privacy scandal involving a Trump-connected data-mining firm, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg embarked on a rare…
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
March 21, 2018
‘Sex and the City’ actress Cynthia Nixon to run for New York governor
Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the hit television series “Sex and the City,” announced…
African nations sign largest free trade agreement since WTO
March 21, 2018
African nations sign largest free trade agreement since WTO
African leaders on Wednesday signed what is being called the largest free trade agreement since the creation of the World…
Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034
March 21, 2018
Burundi on brink again as president wants to rule until 2034
Declared this month by supporters as Burundi’s “eternal supreme guide,” President Pierre Nkurunziza now wants changes to the constitution that…
Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up
March 21, 2018
Police: Suspect in Austin bombing attacks blows himself up
The suspect in a spate of bombing attacks in Austin that have killed two people and injured four others this…
Abducted Nigeria schoolgirls ‘brought back’ by Boko Haram: parents
March 21, 2018
Abducted Nigeria schoolgirls ‘brought back’ by Boko Haram: parents
Boko Haram Islamists who kidnapped more than 100 schoolgirls in Dapchi, northeast Nigeria, just over a month ago have returned…
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
March 21, 2018
Myanmar president and Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw resigns
Myanmar’s President Htin Kyaw resigned suddenly on Wednesday leaving the country’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi without a…
Russian FM threatens to ‘hit back’ at Britain over spy poisoning
March 21, 2018
Russian FM threatens to ‘hit back’ at Britain over spy poisoning
Russia’s foreign minister threatened Wednesday to retaliate against Britain for “anti-Russian measures”, with the two countries at loggerheads over the…