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  • N. Korea missile a sign of frustration: Australian PM

    Date: 2017-09-15 08:36:10 GMT - Australia - World - SN:14 - ID:6991813

    CANBERRA, Sept 15 (MENA) - North Korea's latest missile launch over Japan is a sign of the rogue nation's frustration at being slapped with increased sanctions, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday. Pyongyang fired an ....

  • S. Korean president urges army to boost capabilities after North's provocations

    Date: 2017-09-15 08:33:41 GMT - south korea - World - SN:13 - ID:6991744

    SEOUL, Sept 15 (MENA) - South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Friday directed the south's army to further beef up its defense capabilities to cope with North Korea's growing nuclear and missile threats. Moon made the remark during a National ....

  • Man with knife attacks soldier in Paris

    Date: 2017-09-15 08:29:40 GMT - France - World - SN:12 - ID:6991750

    PARIS, Sept 15 (MENA) - A man has been arrested after attacking a soldier on patrol in Paris on Friday, the country's armed forces minister said. The soldier was attacked by a knife from behind by a man who reportedly referenced slogans of Daesh ....

  • N. Korea's missile launch does't pose threat to N. America-- US military

    Date: 2017-09-15 07:51:19 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:6991675

    WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - North Korea's latest intermediate-range ballistic missile that has been launched on Friday did not pose a threat to North America, the US military said. The missile did not pose a threat to North America or the US ....

  • Tillerson calls Lavrov to discuss Russia-US cooperation on Syria

    Date: 2017-09-15 07:49:33 GMT - Russia - World - SN:8 - ID:6991759

    MOSCOW, Sept 15 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page on Friday. "The foreign policy leaders ....

  • US urges Russia, China to rein in North Korea

    Date: 2017-09-15 07:16:56 GMT - USA - World - SN:7 - ID:6991676

    WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (MENA) - The United States urged China and Russia to do more to rein in North Korea. This came after North Korea has fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific ....

  • Japan condemns N. Korean latest ballistic missile launch

    Date: 2017-09-15 07:07:04 GMT - Japan - World - SN:6 - ID:6991677

    TOKYO, Sept 15 (MENA) - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Friday denounced North Korea's latest launch of intermediate-range ballistic missile that flew over Japan before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. The missile flew ....

  • North Korea 'fires unidentified missile'

    Date: 2017-09-14 22:55:13 GMT - south korea - World - SN:97 - ID:6991626

    SEOUL, Sept 14 (MENA) - North Korea has fired an unidentified missile eastwards from its capital city, Pyongyang, South Korea's military has said. The South Korean and US militaries are analysing details of the missile, which reportedly flew over ....

  • Rohingya crisis: European MPs call on Myanmar to halt violence

    Date: 2017-09-14 20:29:15 GMT - Belgium - World - SN:87 - ID:6991544

    BRUSSELS, Sept 14 (MENA) - The European Parliament on Thursday demanded the Myanmar military to end its crackdown on the Rohingya Muslims in the country's Rakhine state, the Deutsche Welle reported. The parliamentary resolution called upon the ....

  • Amnesty decries burnings targeting Rohingya

    Date: 2017-09-14 19:46:40 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:85 - ID:6991455

    LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - Amnesty International says it has turned up evidence of an "orchestrated campaign of systematic burnings" by Myanmar security forces targeting dozens of Rohingya villages over the last three weeks. The advocacy group is ....

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