At least 73 people were killed and 110 others injured on Friday when a truck carrying petrol blew up in western Mozambique, the government said in a statement. “The incident occurred when citizens tried to take petrol from a truck”in a small village in Tete province,” the statement said. “Because of the heat, the truck burst into flames, leading to […]
» Read moreUS Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Thursday that he had submitted his resignation, stepping down as President-elect Donald Trump begins to assemble his new administration. “I submitted my letter of resignation last night,” the retired air force lieutenant general, 75, told the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. “I got 64 days left and I think I will […]
» Read moreA suicide bomber killed six people near Iraq’s holy city of Kerbala on Monday at the start of a major Shia Muslim ritual, an attack claimed by the hardline Sunni militants of Islamic State. The bomber blew himself up west of the city where hundreds of thousands of Shi’ites were gathering to mark Arbaeen, which comes at the end of […]
» Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump concluded their first telephone conversation with an agreement to instruct their respective staffs to begin planning for a personal meeting, the Kremlin said. “It was agreed to maintain contact by phone and arrange a meeting in person in the future, with preparations to be conducted by representatives of both sides,” the […]
» Read moreUS President-elect Donald Trump has said he would take $1 as his salary a year and not the $400,000 that comes with the US president’s job and will refrain from going on any vacation. Asked whether he was going to the president’s salary, 70-year-old Trump said, “No, I’m not gonna take the salary. I’m not taking it,” confirming a promise […]
» Read moreAn earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck 91 km (57 miles) northeast of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand at 1102 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. New Zealand civil defence said tsunami was possible after the earthquake and recommended residents on the east coast to move to higher ground. The first wave activity may not be […]
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