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US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
December 11, 2018
US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
MANILA (Reuters) – Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in…
Thailand to hold first election since 2014 coup: junta
December 11, 2018
Thailand to hold first election since 2014 coup: junta
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will hold a much-delayed general election on Feb. 24, 2019, the Thai Election Commission said on…
Early Christmas for France’s ‘yellow vests’, but will they cheer?
December 11, 2018
Early Christmas for France’s ‘yellow vests’, but will they cheer?
Emmanuel Macron’s government mobilized Tuesday to sell the financial relief offered to quell the “yellow vest” movement, after many…
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
December 11, 2018
India’s Modi faces biggest defeat since rise to power
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party could lose power in three key states, four TV networks said on Tuesday,…
May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal
December 11, 2018
May tours Europe in desperate bid to save Brexit deal
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May launched a tour of European capitals on Tuesday in a desperate bid to…
French PM to detail Macron’s measures to appease ‘yellow vests’
December 11, 2018
French PM to detail Macron’s measures to appease ‘yellow vests’
The French government will Tuesday try to convince lawmakers and the public that President Emmanuel Macron’s speech met the…
California nuns stole school funds for Vegas gambling, travel
December 11, 2018
California nuns stole school funds for Vegas gambling, travel
Two Catholic school nuns in California have admitted to embezzling about $500,000, and using the funds over the years…
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
December 11, 2018
Mekong women pressed into marriage in China
Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from…
Armenian PM’s bloc wins by landslide in snap vote
December 10, 2018
Armenian PM’s bloc wins by landslide in snap vote
Acting Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, results showed Monday, cementing his…
Siberian serial killer cop convicted of dozens more murders
December 10, 2018
Siberian serial killer cop convicted of dozens more murders
A Siberian policeman who raped and killed women after offering them late-night rides was found guilty of dozens more…