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LOS ANGELES, March 6, (AP): Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — …
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Iran tycoon Zanjani given death penalty
TEHRAN, March 6, (AFP): Iran’s billionaire tycoon Babak Zanjani has been sentenced to death for corruption, a judicial official said Sunday, after a long trial …
Read More »14 dead in Aleppo terror attack
AMMAN, March 6, (Agencies): At least fourteen civilians were killed and dozens were injured on Sunday when terrorists struck with mortars and rockets against a …
Read More »Woman burnt alive in India
A woman was burnt to death by her brothers for marrying a man belonging to a different caste, police said Sunday, in the latest incident …
Read More »Assad should leave sooner, not later: Saudi Arabia’s FM
PARIS, March 5, (Agencies): Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Saturday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave at the beginning of a political …
Read More »Nanny charged with ‘murder’ in Russia
MOSCOW, March 5, (AFP): Russian investigators on Friday filed murder charges against a nanny after she beheaded a fouryear- old handicapped girl in her care …
Read More »Turkey police fire tear gas at anti-Erdogan paper rally
ISTANBUL, March 5, (AFP): Turkish riot police on Saturday fired plastic bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters who gathered outside an opposition newspaper the …
Read More »Airline slow to adopt safety techs
WASHINGTON, March 5, (AP): Airline-safety standards are changing in the wake of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 nearly two years ago, but the …
Read More »US ‘terror update’ warns citizens of far-fl ung threats, urges vigilance
WASHINGTON, March 4, (AFP): The United States updated its “Worldwide Caution” to American travelers Thursday, warning that the Islamic State group, al- Qaeda, Boko Haram, …
Read More »Gunmen kill 16 including foreign nuns at Yemen care home
ADEN, March 4, (AFP): Gunmen attacked a care home run by missionaries in Yemen’s jihadist-plagued southern city of Aden on Friday, killing 16 workers including …
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