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December 17, 2018
Guard accused of raping 3-yr-old on anniversary of India gang rape assault
NEW DELHI — A New Delhi security guard is suspected of raping a three-year-old girl after luring her with sweets, police said, as the Indian capital marks the sixth anniversary of a fatal gang rape that prompted an outpouring of anger.Police said the girl was in hospital and her suspected attacker had been arrested.“Medical aid is being provided to the victim and as per doctors her condition is stable,” a ...
December 17, 2018
Fire at Mumbai hospital kills six, injures over 100
MUMBAI — At least six people were killed and more than 100 injured when a fire engulfed a hospital in Mumbai on Monday, officials said, in the latest disaster to raise concerns about fire safety in India.The blaze broke out around 4:00 p.m. (1130 GMT) on the fourth floor of the government-run ESIC Kamgar hospital in the northern suburb of Andheri.Six people died, according to a statement released by the ...
December 17, 2018
Flynn’s former business partner charged with secret lobbying for Turkey
WASHINGTON — An ex-business partner of former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and a businessman with ties to Turkish government officials were charged with undisclosed lobbying aimed at ensuring the extradition of a Muslim cleric living in the United States.Flynn’s former partner, Bijan Rafiekian, was indicted on two criminal counts in the Eastern District of Virginia, including conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, according to ...
December 17, 2018
One dead, 80 hurt as rival activists clash ahead of D.R. Congo vote
TSHIKAPA, D.R. Congo — At least one person was killed and over 80 injured in weekend clashes between supporters of rival candidates just days ahead of D.R. Congo’s crucial presidential election, sources said Monday.The country is on edge ahead of the December 23 vote to replace President Joseph Kabila, who has ruled the resource-rich nation since 2001.Unrest erupted in Tshikapa, a city in the restive central Kasai region, on Sunday ...
December 17, 2018
Facing opposition, May will bring Brexit deal back to parliament
LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May said on Monday she would bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a vote in mid-January, pledging to get assurances from the European Union to break the deadlock over Britain’s departure from the bloc.With just over 100 days until Britain is due to leave the bloc on March 29, May faced accusations from some lawmakers of trying to force a deeply divided parliament ...
December 17, 2018
Bangladeshi opposition vows to remove media curbs, raise pay
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s main opposition group promised on Monday to remove curbs on free speech and the media and to rein in the police if it unseats Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from her decade-long rule in this month’s national election.Presenting its manifesto in Dhaka, the Jaitya Oikya Front, or National Unity Front alliance, also pledged to bring in a series of checks and balances on central government power.It would create ...
December 17, 2018
Turkey revives ghosts of Gezi
ISTANBUL — Three years after she was acquitted over her role in Turkey›s Gezi Park protests, Mucella Yapici was called in last month by police to face more questions about the unrest that had posed a direct challenge to the authority of President Tayyip Erdogan.Yapici is one of dozens who were involved in demonstrations that brought millions onto Turkey›s streets in 2013 to protest against the government and who are ...
December 17, 2018
Yemen PM: We’re committed to peace
ADEN — Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said the consultations between the government and Houthis in Stockholm proved the government›s seriousness about peace.Chairing a Yemeni Cabinet meeting, he said the consultations proved to the international community that the government has not been and will not be a hindrance to any real effort for establishing peace based on the three internationally agreed terms of reference.He said, «What has been achieved with regard ...
December 17, 2018
Bashir lands in Syria in first visit by Arab leader
DAMASCUS — Sudan’s President Omar Al-Bashir on Sunday became the first Arab League leader to visit Syria since civil war erupted there nearly eight years ago.Al-Bashir was greeted at the Damascus airport by Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad before they both headed to the presidential palace, where they held talks on bilateral relations and the latest developments in Syria and the region, according to the state-run news agency.Syria was expelled from ...
December 17, 2018
Outgoing UN envoy makes final pitch for Syria statute
GENEVA — Outgoing UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Sunday said that peace in the war-wracked country could be won through a post-war “inclusive constitution”.De Mistura is trying to set up a UN-backed constitutional committee for Syria that would include 50 members chosen by Damascus, 50 by the opposition and 50 by the United Nations, before stepping down later this month.“One can win territorially in conflict, especially if ...
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