N Korea talks go on with Sweden over Trump-Kim summit

STOCKHOLM, Mar 17 (AFP): North Korean officials continued talks on Saturday with Swedish counterparts to make a proposed nuclear summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un a reality.Sweden has longstanding ties with North Korea. Its diplomatic mission in Pyongyang, which opened in 1975, was the...

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US President fires ex-FBI deputy McCabe

WASHINGTON, Mar 17 (AFP): Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who has endured a year of withering attacks from US President Donald Trump, was fired by the Justice Department Friday just days before he was to retire.McCabe pushed back hard at the decision, saying he was the victim of a...

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Mass arrests in Maldives as activists defy emergency

COLOMBO, Mar 17 (AFP): Maldivian authorities arrested more than 140 activists who defied a ban on rallies and demonstrated against a state of emergency imposed by President Abdulla Yameen, the opposition said Saturday.Thousands of supporters poured into the streets of the capital island Male on Friday night and continued their...

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