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Brawl erupts after Mo Salah scores for Liverpool against Manchester City
In a huge boost for the in-form Liverpool , their Egyptian top scorer Mo Salah has been passed fit to start up front for the Reds Champions League quarter-final second leg. The Spaniard believes that were his team to pull off an extraordinary comeback it would take Abu Dhabi-backed City - who have only reached the last four of the competition once - to another level. [Full Article...]
Azerbaijan's Aliyev wins new term in landslide
Since he won the last election in 2013, Azerbaijan's constitution has been amended to extend the presidential term from five to seven years. According to the preliminary results announced by the Central Election Commission, 86.09 percent of voters cast ballots for Ilham Aliyev . [Full Article...]
Trump cancels overseas trip to address Syria threat
Vice President Mike Pence will travel in Trump's place. US President Donald Trump has tweeted that Russian Federation should "get ready" for missiles to be fired at its ally Syria , in response to an alleged chemical attack near Damascus on Saturday. [Full Article...]
Israeli strike in Syria 'will not go unanswered' - Iran
One senior cleric, Ayatollah Nasser Makarem-Shirazi, said that some money changers ought to be executed to set an example. The departure was broadcast by state television and trumpeted as yet another major military victory for Assad over his opponents. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation doesn't have firepower to retaliate against Trump, says ex-Putin aide
Israel held top-level security consultations on Wednesday on the possibility it could be targeted by Syria or Iran if the United States strikes Syrian government forces. She would not seek approval from parliament, the BBC said, despite calls from the opposition Labour Party for parliament to be given a say. Russia poisons two of its former citizens with military-origin nerve gas in Britain, a... [Full Article...]
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov accepts invitation to visit Nort
In a news briefing after the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow supports a "gradual normalization of the situation" and that North Korea needs security guarantees in the process of denuclearization. Lavrov added that the 2 leaders will consider the best timing for such a meeting. He also said Russian Federation welcomed what he called the gradual normalisation of the situa... [Full Article...]
National Hockey League 18: Our 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs simulation
Special teams on both sides of the ice. That was six years ago. If he does, he truly is the MVP of the league this year. With the playoffs being a different playing scenario, Holtby probably is the better option to start over Grubauer even with Holtby's struggles after the all-star break. [Full Article...]
Global executions on the decline, says Amnesty International
Executions carried out around the world have fallen in numbers but death sentences for drug offences are on the rise, human rights activists have warned. "The death penalty is a symptom of a culture of violence, not a solution to it. We know that by galvanising the support of people worldwide, we can stand up to this cruel punishment and end the death penalty everywhere". [Full Article...]