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November 20, 2019
Pope lands in Thailand to kick off two-country Asian tour
BANGKOK — Pope Francis arrived in Thailand on Wednesday greeted by cheering faithful, on the first leg of an Asian tour that will sweep in Japan and carry a message of inter-religious dialogue and nuclear disarmament.The pontiff landed just after midday (0500 GMT) at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport, where he stepped off the plane and was met by his missionary cousin Sister Ana Rosa, who has lived in Thailand ...
November 20, 2019
Protest-hit Iran says 'enemy conspiracy' defeated
TEHRAN — Iranian President Hassan Rohani said on ednesday the country's people had defeated an "enemy conspiracy" behind a wave of violent street protests and were celebrating their victory.He blamed the days of unrest on "armed anarchists" who took to the streets "based on a plot enemies of Iran had hatched.The demonstrations erupted in the sanctions-hit Islamic republic on Friday after an announcement the price of petrol would be raised ...
November 20, 2019
Son of former German president stabbed to death
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany — An assailant has stabbed to death the son of former German president Richard von Weizsaecker in attack at a Berlin hospital that left one other person seriously injured, police said Wednesday.The motive for the attack on Fritz von Weizsaecker, 59, on Tuesday evening was unclear.Von Weizsaecker, a doctor, had just delivered a lecture on liver diseases at the Schlosspark hospital in the western Berlin neighborhood ...
November 20, 2019
2 US service members killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash
KABUL — Two American service members have been killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, US forces there said on Wednesday, adding that the crash appeared to be an accident, though the Taliban claimed they had shot it down.A statement from US Forces Afghanistan said the crash on Wednesday was being investigated, "however preliminary reports do not indicate it was caused by enemy fire".It did not reveal the crash location ...
November 20, 2019
US Senate passes Hong Kong rights bill, angering China
WASHINGTON — The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation on Tuesday supporting "human rights and democracy" in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, angering China which promptly summoned a US diplomat and threatened countermeasures.The lawmakers also approved a measure that would ban the sale of tear gas, rubber bullets and other equipment that have been used by security forces to suppress pro-democracy protests for nearly six ...
November 20, 2019
'This is my sacrifice': Thousands maimed in Iraq protests
BAGHDAD — A fractured spine, paralyzed leg, hole in the back: Hamza took to the streets of Iraq's capital to demand a better life but now he has even less than ever."This is my sacrifice for Iraq," said the 16-year-old, his strained voice barely audible over the phone in Baghdad."If I could walk, I would be back in the protests now."Hamza is one of at least 3,000 people who have ...
November 20, 2019
Republicans target military witness in Trump impeachment probe
WASHINGTON — A US Army officer and key impeachment witness saw his loyalty called into question by Republicans on Tuesday, as he testified that President Donald Trump made inappropriate demands on his Ukrainian counterpart for dirt on rival Democrats.Straining to fight back on abuse-of-power allegations against Trump, Republicans in Congress took aim at Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a respected member of the White House National Security Council, suggesting the Kiev-born ...
November 20, 2019
Daesh used Turkish offensive in Syria to regroup: US report
WASHINGTON — Daesh (the so-called IS) took advantage of both the US withdrawal from northeastern Syria and the Turkish incursion to regroup and could prepare new attacks on the West, a report from the Pentagon said on Tuesday.President Donald Trump said on Oct. 6 around 1,000 US troops were leaving northeast Syria, where they had kept an uneasy peace between neighboring Turkey and Syrian Kurdish fighters.Trump's move allowed an incursion ...
November 20, 2019
Ethiopia's Sidama people vote on regional state
HAWASSA, ETHIOPIA - People in Ethiopia's ethnic Sidama region voted on Wednesday in a referendum that could carve out a new federal state in a nation already struggling with community tensions.With heavy security on the streets, the mood on Wednesday in the regional capital Hawassa appeared calm.But the Sidama push for autonomy already triggered days of unrest in July that left dozens dead, and prompted the government to place Ethiopia's ...
November 20, 2019
'Wide-scale' Israeli strikes kill 11 fighters in Syria: monitor
JERUSALEM - The Israeli army carried out a "wide-scale" attack against Iranian forces and Syrian army targets in Syria Wednesday, killing at least 11 fighters, the Israeli army and a monitoring group said.In a rare confirmation of their operations in Syria, the Israeli army said they carried out dozens on strikes against the Iranian elite Quds Force and the Syrian military, in response to four rockets fired at Israel a ...
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