Sudan's new military council promises civilian cabinet
CAIRO, Apr 15 (AP): Sudan's new ruling military council announced on Sunday that it will name a civilian prime minister and Cabinet but not a president to help govern the country following the coup that removed longtime leader Omar al-Bashir.An army spokesman, Lt. Gen. Shamseldin Kibashi, also said in televised...
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China's top adviser meets Pak senate deputy chief
BEIJING, Apr 15 (Xinhua): China's top political advisor Wang Yang on Monday met with Deputy Chairman of the Pakistani Senate Saleem Mandviwala, calling for strengthened cooperation and a closer China-Pakistan community of shared future.Hailing the time-tested friendship between the two countries, Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the...
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Tough coalition talks after split poll in Finland
HELSINKI, Apr 15 (BBC): The Social Democratic Party has won a narrow victory in Finland's general election with 17.7 per cent of the vote.But the far-right Finns Party was close behind on 17.5 per cent, while the Centre Party of outgoing PM Juha Sipila saw its support crash by a...
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Ardern's rating rises to highest
WELLINGTON, Apr 15 (Reuters): New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was praised at home and abroad for her handling of the Christchurch mosques shooting last month, received her highest approval rating since taking office in a widely watched poll on Monday.The 1 NEWS Colmar Brunton political survey showed 51...
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Italian cops bust 'bone-breaking' insurance gang
ROME, Apr 15 (AFP): Italian police on Monday dismantled two "bone-breaking" gangs in Sicily which had been smashing victims' limbs in order to stage road accidents and defraud car insurance companies.Over 40 people were arrested in Palermo after investigators discovered hard-up victims were having their arms or legs broken in...
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News in Brief -(16-04-2019)
US 'should help Saudisfind way out' of YemenWASHINGTON, Apr 15: Saudi Arabia is looking to find a way out of its devastating war in Yemen and the United States, the kingdom's stalwart ally, can play a critical role, the International Crisis Group said on Sunday. The group, which researches ways...
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