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Vatican official in plea bargain deal for paedophile offences - 02/19/2018

Rome - A priest who sat on the Vatican's top appeals body on canon law has negotiated a plea bargain for sexual assault and possession of child pornography, according to Italian media reports.  ...

Plane crashes into Iranian mountain; all 66 on board presumed dead - 02/18/2018

Tehran - An Iranian passenger jet with 60 passengers and six crew members on board has crashed en route from Tehran's Mehrabad airport to Yasuj in south-western Iran, the airline confirmed.   A...

etanyahu warns Iran 'not to test Israel's resolve' - 02/18/2018

Munich - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran "not to test Israel's resolve" in a speech delivered on Sunday at the Munich Security Conference.   Brandishing a piece of what...

Taliban attacks leave at least 15 police dead in Afghanistan - 02/17/2018

Kabul – At least 15 police officers were killed in separate Taliban attacks in Afghanistan's western province of Farah and in Zabul in the south, officials confirmed on Saturday.   A large...

7 suspects linked to Gupta graft scandal case get bail in S Africa - 02/15/2018

Cape Town/New Delhi – A regional court in South Africa on Thursday granted bail to seven suspects accused of being part of a corruption scandal involving the wealthy Indian Gupta family, and linked...

US' Tillerson to meet Turkey's Erdogan in visit seen as make-or-break - 02/15/2018

Istanbul - Relations between Turkey and the United States have reached a low not seen in decades, giving US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson a tough task as he lands later on Thursday for meetings in...

Pakistan targets Islamic charities to avoid money-laundering charges - 02/14/2018

Islamabad – Pakistan has launched a crackdown against charities linked to an Islamist group, in a bid to avert punitive action by a global money-laundering watchdog, officials said on Wednesday. The...

US, Turkey affirm partnership during McMaster's visit to Istanbul - 02/11/2018

Istanbul - The United States and Turkey affirmed their strategic partnership during a meeting between US National Security Adviser HR McMaster and his Turkish counterpart Ibrahim Kalin in Istanbul, a...

Turkey suffers deadliest day in Syria's Afrin as 11 soldiers killed - 02/10/2018

Istanbul - Turkey experienced its bloodiest day yet during its three-week offensive in the Syrian-Kurdish enclave Afrin, as 11 soldiers were killed on Saturday in several incidents, according to...

Pence: 'No daylight' between Washington, Seoul on North Korea - 02/10/2018

Seoul/Pyeongchang - US Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that there is "no daylight" between the US and South Korea on its policy towards Pyongyang, despite thawing ties between the Koreas....
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