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  • Three killed when light aircraft crashes in Spain

    Three killed when light aircraft crashes in Spain

    Date: 2018-05-12 20:09:39 GMT - Spain - International - SN:10 - ID:7397297

    Three people were killed on Saturday when a light aircraft crashed in Spain, authorities said, Euro News reported. The nationality of the victims was not immediately known, though the plane began its journey in Cascais, Portugal, and was headed ....

  • US says hoping North Korea to be 'close partner'

    US says hoping North Korea to be 'close partner'

    Date: 2018-05-12 19:29:01 GMT - USA - International - SN:9 - ID:7397260

    The United States aspires to have North Korea as a "close partner" and not an enemy, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said, noting that the US has often in history become good friends with former adversaries. In remarks quoted by The Washington ....

  • Turkish election not fair, says jailed presidential hopeful

    Turkish election not fair, says jailed presidential hopeful

    Date: 2018-05-11 21:31:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:17 - ID:7395961

    Turkey's jailed pro-Kurdish politician and presidential hopeful Selahattin Demirtas said Friday elections in his country have never been fair, but next month's presidential and parliamentary ballots will be even more unjust than ever, ABC News ....

  • Argentina purchased 5 fighter jets from French navy

    Argentina purchased 5 fighter jets from French navy

    Date: 2018-05-11 21:02:04 GMT - Argentina - International - SN:15 - ID:7395939

    Argentina purchased five used Super Etendard fighter jets from France’s navy for 12.6 million euros ($15.1 million), the South American country was quoted by Euronews as saying in its official government gazette on Friday. Argentina is seeking to ....

  • Scottish parliament likely to reject EU withdrawal bill

    Scottish parliament likely to reject EU withdrawal bill

    Date: 2018-05-11 20:43:01 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:7395935

    The Scottish parliament is expected to reject the UK government’s plans for sharing EU powers after Brexit, increasing pressure on Theresa May to offer further compromises, The Guardian reported on Friday. A large majority of MSPs are likely to ....

  • British tourists abducted, guard killed in Congo park ambush

    British tourists abducted, guard killed in Congo park ambush

    Date: 2018-05-11 19:32:46 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - International - SN:13 - ID:7395895

    A Congo park spokesman said on Friday that one guard has been killed and two British tourists and their driver have been abducted in Virunga National Park, Fox News reported Spokesman for the Congolese Institute for The Conservation of Nature ....

  • Sweden asks Guatemala for explanation over expelling its amb.

    Sweden asks Guatemala for explanation over expelling its amb.

    Date: 2018-05-11 18:09:33 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:11 - ID:7395821

    Sweden looked to Guatemala for an explanation on Friday after the Central American country asked the Swedish ambassador to leave, after accusing Sweden of interfering in its internal affairs, ABC News reported. Sweden's Foreign Minister Margot ....

  • Suspect detained in connection to shooting reported at California high school

    Suspect detained in connection to shooting reported at California high school

    Date: 2018-05-11 17:41:48 GMT - USA - International - SN:10 - ID:7395793

    A suspect was in custody after a shooting was reported Friday morning at Highland High School in Palmdale, California, the Los Angeles Sheriff's Office was quoted by Fox News on Friday. Officials said they received a call about a man with a gun ....

  • Putin, Merkel stress support to Iran nuclear deal

    Putin, Merkel stress support to Iran nuclear deal

    Date: 2018-05-11 13:22:50 GMT - Germany - International - SN:5 - ID:7395413

    Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with German Chancellor Germany Angela Merkel at the German side’s initiative, according to a statement released by the Kremlin on Friday. The two leaders discussed the situation ....

  • Lavrov: US embassy move to Al Quds brings settlement to standstill

    Lavrov: US embassy move to Al Quds brings settlement to standstill

    Date: 2018-05-11 12:04:08 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:7395261

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US's decision to relocate its embassy to occupied East Jerusalem brought the Palestinian-Israeli settlement to a standstill, Russia Today channel reported on Friday. During his meeting with UN ....

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