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Rouhani visits Iraq to boost relations

BAGHDAD, Mar 11 (AP): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was in Baghdad on Monday, making his first official visit to the nation that Tehran once fought a bloody war against and later backed in the battle with the Islamic State group.Since Rouhani's election in 2013, Iraq has relied on Iranian paramilitary...

Bouteflika back home amid protests

ALGIERS, Mar 11 (AP): Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika landed at a military airport south of the capital Sunday after spending two weeks in a Swiss hospital amid massive demonstrations demanding he withdraw his candidacy for a fifth term.The 82-year-old Bouteflika suffered a stroke in 2013 and has rarely been seen...

Trump open to third summit with Kim

WASHINGTON, Mar 11 (Xinhua): US President Donald Trump is open to a third summit with Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), National Security Adviser John Bolton said on Sunday.In an interview with ABC on Sunday, Bolton said that President Trump had invested a...

Ethiopia mourns deaths as plane's 'black box' found

EJERE, Mar 11 (AP): Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as "an extra safety precaution" following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed, a spokesman said Monday, as Ethiopia marked a day of mourning and the plane's damaged...

Lanka warns of extreme heat amid rising temperatures

COLOMBO, Mar 11 (Xinhua): Sri Lanka's Meteorology Department on Monday issued an extreme heat advisory as temperatures in several districts across the island country is expected to rise further in the coming days.The department, in a statement, cautioned the public to take appropriate precautions to avoid any health-related problems caused...

WHO launches strategy to fight flu pandemics

GENEVA, Mar 11 (AFP): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday launched a strategy to protect people worldwide over the next decade against the threat of influenza, warning that new pandemics are "inevitable".Influenza epidemics, largely seasonal, affect around one billion people and kill hundreds of thousands annually, according to WHO,...

News in Brief -(12-03-2019)

Syrian IS fighters hiding in underground tunnels BAGHOUZ, Mar 11: A spokesman for the US-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State group says they've made "limited advances" in the latest push on the last remaining area held by the extremists in Syria. Mustafa Bali of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces...