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Russia, Iran join Syria summit in Turkey

ANKARA, Apr 4 (AFP): The presidents of Iran, Turkey and Russia met on Wednesday for their second tripartite summit in under six months, aiming to speed the peace process for Syria and bolster their influence in the country.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted his Russian and Iranian counterparts Vladimir Putin...

France sees 2nd day of rail chaos as strike bites

Millions of French commuters suffered a second consecutive day of travel chaos on Wednesday as striking rail workers locked horns with President Emmanuel Macron's government in a dispute over reforming the state-owned SNCF railways, reports Reuters.Commuters in and around Paris pushed their way onto the few trains running during the...

Myanmar judge rules next week on dropping case against journos

YANGON, Apr 4 (AFP): A Myanmar judge said Wednesday he would decide next week on whether to throw out a case against two Reuters journalists who were arrested while reporting on military abuses against Rohingya Muslims. Myanmar nationals Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, could face up to...

Moscow, London trade barbs at chemical arms watchdog

THE HAGUE, Apr 4 (AFP): Russia and Britain faced off Wednesday trading accusations at a tense meeting of the world's chemical weapons watchdog, as Moscow accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent.London slammed as "perverse" a Russian proposal for a...

Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan arriving at the airport in Jodhpur

JODHPUR (Rajasthan, India): Indian Bollywood actor Salman Khan (C) arriving at the airport in Jodhpur on Wednesday ahead of a verdict in the long-running blackbuck poaching case —AFP photo

Trump to use military to secure Mexico border

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to use the military to guard the country's border with Mexico until his long-promised border wall is built, reports IANS."We are going to be guarding our border with our military," Trump told reporters on Tuesday during a lunch session at the White...

Venezuelan opposition’s call not to recognise May polls

PARIS, Apr 4 (AFP): Leading opponents of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called on France and other EU nations not to recognise elections set for May, saying the vote was simply a sham aimed at consolidating his grip on power. The country has been gripped by a political and...

Neanderthal nose: All the better to breathe with

PARIS, Apr 4 (AFP): Neanderthals had large, protruding noses to warm and humidify cold, dry air, a study into the distinct design of our extinct European cousin's face suggested Wednesday. Using 3-D models of the skulls of Neanderthals, modern humans, and Homo heidelbergensis-considered to have been the common ancestor of...

News in Brief (05-04-2018)

Israeli forces kill Palestinian on borderGAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories), Apr 4: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli forces on the Gaza border Tuesday, the health ministry in the strip said, as tensions remained high days after 17 people were killed when a mass demonstration led to clashes. The ministry...