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Afghanistan: Car bomb near stadium kills 12, says official
A wounded man gets off a vehicle at a hospital, after a auto bombing outside a sports stadium in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan . No group claimed the attack, but officials say it was a auto bomb. The attack occurred after Afghan new year celebrations were winding down. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. [Full Article...]
N. Korea denuclearization not discussed in Helsinki talks - Finland
Informal talks held in Finland between North Korean, South Korean and US delegates ended on Wednesday, the Finnish foreign ministry said, describing the talks as constructive. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said Monday that his country, which has a long history of hosting global summits, received a request to host the meeting "through middlemen". [Full Article...]
House passes $1.3 trillion spending bill; Senate next
Instead, Trump would get almost $1.6 billion more for border security this year. The spending agreement omits language steering money to the Gateway project, although the project could access about half the funds supporters are seeking - as much as US$541 million - through other accounts, one congressional aide said . [Full Article...]
Trump's Top Lawyer Resigns Amid Russia Probe
The leading attorney on President Donald Trump's legal team, John Dowd, resigned Thursday amid growing pressure on the White House from the Russian Federation investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller . "They are doing a great job ". But on Thursday, when Trump was asked if he wanted to testify before the special counsel's team, the president responded, "Yes". [Full Article...]
Japan warns Hong Kong-based crypto exchange
Regulators from China to the United States have been cracking down on cryptocurrency exchanges and businesses since past year, leaving many such as Binance struggling to find a permanent base. Japan's financial watchdog plans to issue a warning against Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance for operating in Japan without being registered, a person with the direct knowledge of the ma... [Full Article...]
Joe's rugby player died from fall in Bermuda, no foul play suspected
Field-Lament said Dombroski's death appeared to a "tragic accident", with no evidence that he was pushed into the dry moat. Bermuda authorities provided insight into their ongoing investigation of the mysterious circumstances pertaining to the death of a Pennsylvania student athlete's death, at a press conference on Thursday , citing that the cause of death was likely due to a fall though offic... [Full Article...]
US drops charges against Erdogan guards who allegedly beat up protesters
The US-led coalition is limiting its military operations against the Islamic State (IS) in eastern Syria as many Kurdish leaders within the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have left the area to battle the Turkish forces in Afrin , the coalition spokesperson revealed on Thursday. [Full Article...]
Morkel's 300th wicket jolts Australia
There was a fence between the two but the Australian team's head of security, Frank Dimasi, was prompted to race down from the team's balcony and castigate the venue security for not protecting Warner. During the second Test in Port Elizabeth two CSA officials had allowed fans to enter the ground with Sonny Bill Williams masks , which were being worn as a way of taunting the opener and his wi... [Full Article...]