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Wednesday, 12 April 2017 BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta lifted restrictions on movement at the country’s biggest Buddhist temple on Tuesday, a month after police ended a siege of the complex whose former abbot is accused of money laundering. A 3-week standoff at the Dhammakaya temple between thousands of police and saffron-robed …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a peaceful resolution of rising tensions on the Korean peninsula in a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group steams towards the region. Xi’s call with Trump came after an …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip fed an elephant bananas on Tuesday to the apparent delight of the herd. Elizabeth, who is patron of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and Philip met Donna, one of a 9-strong Asian elephant herd at the …

Wednesday, 12th April 2017: Families in Vancouver are mourning the loss of 5 South Korean hikers whose bodies have been recovered from the north face of Mount Harvey in Canada. The bodies of Yong Jun Sohn, Chung Ki Soo, Myung Sung Soo, Kim Ran Hee and Sandul Baram have been recovered …

Wednesday, 12 April 2017 MOSCOW – An earthquake struck Mindanao Island in the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake occurred at the depth of 8.3 kilometers with its epicenter about 7.9 kilometers north of the town of Osias. No information on casualties or damage from the quake has been reported at the moment. Source by: Internet

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 Syrian Air Forces have resumed flights from the Ash Sha’irat (Al Shayrat) airfield 1 day after a cruise missile attack by the United States. On Thursday night, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian military airfield in Ash Sha’irat, located about 25 …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 The presidential limousine, known as “The Beast,” has been seen undergoing testing by Motor Authority. It was spotted, wrapped in camouflage, on 4 April. The new limousine is has been in development since 2013, when the contract was awarded to General Motors. It was supposed to be ready for President Trump’s inauguration, but delivery …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt this month is expected to go ahead despite twin attacks on Christian churches that killed 44 people, Vatican officials said on Monday. However, diplomats and Vatican sources cautioned that the trip could be put in jeopardy or parts of …

Monday, 10 April 2017 MOSCOW – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit the northern province of the Philippines, US Geological Survey (USGS) reported Saturday. The earthquake occurred near Batangas in the country’s Luzon province at a depth of 42.7 kilometers (27 miles). No information on casualties or damage from the quake has been provided yet. Source by: Internet

Monday, 10 April 2017 Six cases of infection with the brain-damaging parasite, with what has to be the most horrible name ever, have been registered in Hawaii, and state authorities are sounding the alarm. The known cases have been registered on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The parasite, which normally …