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Dog kills woman in Switzerland

12:09 am January 11, 2020

Geneva: A woman was killed at a dog training centre in western Switzerland this week after her Malinois attacked her, prosecutors confirmed Friday, saying the autopsy showed she had bled to death. The 45-year-old woman was found dead inside a dog training pen in Auboranges in the canton of Fribourg on Tuesday, with her visibly […]

Iran blames bad communication, alignment for jet shootdown

NATO chief backs assessment Iran missile downed plane

11:47 pm January 10, 2020

Brussels: NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Friday he had no reason to doubt reports from Western capitals suggesting an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian airliner, killing 176 people. “I will not go into details about our intelligence but what I can say is we have no reason to not believe the reports we have […]

Modi, Macron discuss bilateral issues, global situation

8:43 pm January 10, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron over telephone and the two exchanged views on a range of issues of mutual interest as well as regional and global situation, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Friday. Modi also conveyed new year greetings to Macron. The Prime Minister recalled his earlier […]

Spain’s Sanchez wins tight parliament vote to remain PM

8:53 pm January 7, 2020

Madrid: Spain’s parliament on Tuesday confirmed Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez by a razor-thin margin as prime minister for another term at the helm of the country’s first-ever coalition government since its return to democracy in the 1970s. Sanchez, who has stayed on as a caretaker premier since inconclusive elections last year, won 167 votes in […]

Merkel to meet Putin in Moscow for talks on Mideast crises

9:24 pm January 6, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Moscow on Saturday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid growing tensions in the Middle East and elsewhere, officials said Monday. Merkel and Putin will discuss “current international questions,” said Steffen Seibert, the chancellor’s spokesman. Those will include Syria, Libya, Iran, Iraq, Ukraine and bilateral ties. […]