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China marks Japan WWII defeat, shows rising power in parade

China marks Japan WWII defeat, shows rising power in parade

AP, BEIJING: China’s leader presided over a parade of tanks, missiles and troops that displayed growing military might Thursday as fighter jets…
Netanyahu defends Iran deal fight after Obama secures support

Netanyahu defends Iran deal fight after Obama secures support

AFP, JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defended yesterday his high-profile campaign to defeat the Iran nuclear deal after President…

14 dead after migrant boat sinks off Malayisa

AFP, KUALA LUMPUR: At least 14 migrants drowned Thursday after an overcrowded boat carrying up to 100 people sank off the coast of Malaysia. Rescuers were searching for dozens of Indonesians still missing hours after their small wooden vessel disappeared beneath the waves. “Local fishermen have…
UN Syria investigators denounce ‘failure’ to protect refugees

UN Syria investigators denounce �failure� to protect refugees

AFP, GENEVA: UN investigators yesterday denounced the international community’s failure to protect refugees fleeing Syria, saying the neglect of…

Five dead in Indian Kashmir gun battle

AFP, SRINAGAR, India: Four suspected rebels and a soldier were killed early Thursday in Indian Kashmir in a gun battle near the de facto border with Pakistan, the second incident in 24 hours, a police officer said. Police sealed off a forested area in northern Handwara overnight on suspicion militants…

Death toll in IS Yemen mosque attack rises to 32

AFP, SANAA: Twin bombings claimed by the Islamic State group against a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital killed at least 32 people, medical sources said in an updated toll Thursday. A further 92 people were wounded in Wednesday’s bombings, the latest in a string of attacks carried out by the…

19 killed as canoe capsizes in Mali

AFP, BAMAKO: Nineteen people died when a big canoe capsized in central Mali, local authorities said yesterday, in the second major river accident in the poor west African nation in four months. The vessel overturned Wednesday on a stretch of the Niger river passing through the town of Bangou, around…

Spain okays permanent US base

AFP, MADRID: The Spanish Senate on Tuesday approved the establishment of a permanent force of 2,200 US Marines based in southern Spain, who can be swiftly deployed to crises in Africa. The US already has a rapid reaction force of about 800 troops at Moron de la Frontera, near Seville, who were deployed…

UN urges talks after Nepal violence

AFP, KATHMANDU: The United Nations called yesterday for dialogue and an end to violence in Nepal following clashes between security forces and protesters opposed to a proposed new constitution that have left 19 people dead. Anger has been building for weeks in southern Nepal after lawmakers struck a…

First Tamil to lead Lanka oppn in 32 yrs

AFP, COLOMBO: A Tamil lawmaker is to lead the opposition in Sri Lanka’s parliament for the first time in 32 years, the speaker of the House said yesterday. Rajavarothiam Sampanthan is the first lawmaker form the ethnic minority to lead the opposition since 1983, when Tamil legislators resigned…

French judges say no proof Arafat poisoned

AFP, NANTERRE, France: French judges investigating claims that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was murdered have closed the case without bringing any charges, a prosecutor said on Wednesday. “At the end of the investigation... it has not been demonstrated that Mr Yasser Arafat was murdered by…
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