Europe defends NATO, US ties at security gathering
MUNICH, Feb 13 (Agencies): European leaders strove to shore up relations with the United States and insisted they were strengthening their defences as they gathered for a security conference on Friday under heavy pressure from President Donald Trump.Political and business leaders, military officers, and intelligence agents convened at two fortified...
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Jailed Imran Khan loses 85pc vision in right eye, lawyer says
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (Reuters): Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan has lost 85 per cent of the sight in his right eye, his lawyer told the Supreme Court, an ordeal that adds to legal and political challenges the leader is already battling.Khan, 73, has been in jail since August...
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Thousands rally in support of Nepal's ex-King and call for monarchy's return
KATHMANDU, Feb 13 (AP): Thousands of supporters of Nepal's former king gathered outside Kathmandu airport Friday to greet him and demand the restoration of abolished monarchy in the Himalayan nation.Gyanendra Shah waved to the cheering crowd from the sunroof of his car as hundreds of police officers in riot gear...
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Carney, other leaders to mourn victims at site
OTTOWA, Feb 13 (Arab News): Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leaders will attend a vigil in the remote town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Friday to pay respects to the victims of one of the country's worst mass shootings.Carney, a Liberal, will be joined by Conservative chief...
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UN voices concern over criticism of expert on Palestinian rights
GENEVA, Feb 13 (Reuters): A UN human rights spokesperson said on Friday she was very worried about attacks on independent UN experts after European governments criticised the organisation's special rapporteur for Palestine Francesca Albanese.This follows condemnation from Germany and other states this week of Albanese's alleged criticism of Israel. She...
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Thai PM agrees coalition with Thaksin-backed party
BANGKOK, Feb 13 (AFP): Thai caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's conservative party, which won a stunning election victory at the weekend, agreed to form a coalition with jailed ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra's party, both announced on Friday.Anutin's pro-military and pro-monarchy party had its best electoral performance ever in polls that took...
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Indian nurse infected with Nipah virus dies
BHUBANESWAR, Feb 13 (Reuters): An Indian health worker who contracted the deadly Nipah virus in December has died, a senior health official from the eastern state of West Bengal said on Thursday.The woman - a nurse - was one of two people in the state who were infected and was...
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Cyclone Gezani destroys 18,000 homes, causes at least 36 deaths in Madagascar
ANTANANARIVO, Feb 13 (AP): Cyclone Gezani killed at least 36 people, injured more than 370 and destroyed almost 18,000 homes across Madagascar, authorities said Thursday.Madagascar's president has declared a national disaster and made a plea for international leaders to help the largely poor Indian Ocean island. The tropical cyclone made...
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