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Associate of Strasbourg attack suspect brought before judge - 12/17/2018

Paris - An associate of the suspect in last week's deadly gun and knife rampage in Strasbourg is to be brought before a judge, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Monday.   The man is...

Trump wants government-run media outlet, but ignores the one he has - 12/16/2018

Washington (tca/dpa) - For a president who rails against the "fake news media" and dreams aloud of creating a state-run alternative, the Voice of America would seem an irresistible target. The...

Rocket Lab launches NASA mission in significant moment for industry - 12/16/2018

Wellington (dpa) - Space start-up Rocket Lab on Sunday launched into orbit a rocket carrying 13 satellites for the US space agency NASA from its launch pad in New Zealand.   "We have lift-off,"...

Turnout for Paris Yellow Vest protests dwindles on fifth weekend - 12/15/2018

Paris - By Pol O Gradaigh and Sabine Glaubitz, -Several hundred Yellow Vest protesters gathered at various sites in Paris for the fifth Saturday in a row, though turnout by midday was markedly lower...

Qatar ruler calls for dialogue to end Gulf row - 12/15/2018

Cairo - Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Saturday called on a Saudi-led alliance, which is boycotting the Gulf country, to start a dialogue in order to resolve the dispute.   In June 2017,...

Israeli forces arrest 40 Palestinians after attack - 12/14/2018

Tel Aviv - Israeli security forces arrested 40 Palestinians on Friday after an increase in violence in the West Bank and Jerusalem, the Israeli army said.   Three separate incidents on Thursday...

Senate rebukes Trump, condemns Saudi crown prince for Khashoggi murder - 12/13/2018

Washington - The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution condemning Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, ratcheting up pressure on President...

Tear gas fired to disperse anti-austerity protests in Jordan - 12/13/2018

Amman - By Nehal El-Sherif, – Jordanian security forces used tear gas to disperse protesters who tried to block streets in the capital on Thursday, as hundreds demonstrated against new tax reforms...

Nicaragua bans five more NGOs critical of the government - 12/13/2018

Managua - By Sinikka Tarvainen, – Nicaragua's parliament on Thursday revoked the legal status of five non-governmental organizations critical of the government, bringing the total to nine,...

French government appeals to Yellow Vests after Strasbourg attack - 12/13/2018

Paris - By Julia Naue, - The French government on Thursday appealed to the "Yellow Vest" protesters not to demonstrate this weekend in the wake of a deadly attack on a Strasbourg Christmas market....
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