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China, Japan vow 'new starting point' in ties

TOKYO, Apr 16 (AFP): Asian rivals China and Japan on Monday pledged a "new starting point" for bilateral ties, vowing close co-operation amid a flurry of diplomacy on the North Korean missile threat and global trade tensions.Welcoming Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi for a rare three-day visit, Japanese Premier Shinzo...

Call for probe into Syria chemical attacks

DHAHRAN, Apr 16 (Reuters): An Arab League summit called for an international probe into the "criminal" use of chemical weapons in Syria and condemned what it saw as Iran's interference in the affairs of other countries.Saudi Arabia and Iran have for decades been locked in a struggle for regional supremacy...

Doctors want urgent research into flesh-eating ulcer

SYDNEY, Apr 16 (BBC): Doctors in Australia have called for urgent research into why a flesh-eating ulcer has become a "worsening epidemic" in the state of Victoria.Local cases of Buruli ulcer, a skin disease most commonly found in Africa, have surged by 400 per cent in the last four years,...

May, Macron face lawmakers angry over Syria strikes

LONDON, Apr 16 (AFP): British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron faced anger on Monday from lawmakers for conducting air strikes with the United States in Syria in their first major military action since coming to power.May was due to address MPs after proceeding with the joint...

Sri Lanka's political crisis deepens

COLOMBO, Apr 16 (AFP): Sri Lankan police arrested Monday a leading dissident within President Maithripala Sirisena's party, deepening political tensions on the island after the head of state suspended parliament.Mahindananda Aluthga-mage, a former sports minister, was held over 39 million rupees ($260,000) that were allegedly misappropriated in 2014, police said...

Mahathir to contest Langkawi seat

KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 16 (Xinhua): Malaysia's main opposition pact announced late Sunday that former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad would contest the parliamentary seat of the resort island of Langkawi in the general election to be held on May 09.The 92-year-old Maha-thir is now leading the multi-party opposition of Pakatan Harapan,...

News in Brief--(17-04-2018)

Barbara Bush in failing healthTEXAS, Apr 16: Barbara Bush, the wife of former US President George HW Bush, is in "failing health" and has decided to no longer seek medical treatment, the office of the ex-president said in a statement from Houston on Sunday. The former first lady, who is...