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Senior Afghan IS members killed in US air strike

World NewsAug 13, 2017

KABUL (AFP) -- Several senior Islamic State group members in Afghanistan -- including a provincial leader -- have been killed in a United States air strike, an official said Sunday. General John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said Thursday's strike killed Abdul Rahman, who he claimed was a provincial leader in IS's Afghanistan branch, known as IS-Khorasan Province. Rahman's d...
Guam residents pray for peace as North Korea deadline looms

North KoreaAug 13, 2017

HAGATNA, Guam (AFP) -- The Catholic faithful in Guam led prayers for peace Sunday in the shadow of North Korean missile threat, with the western Pacific island's archbishop appealing for "prudence" amid an escalating war of words between the US and Pyongyang. The largely Catholic territory should pray for a "just resolution of differences, and prudence in both speech and action", said Archbishop...
Amid calls for restraint, Trump again cites 'military' option on NKorea

North KoreaAug 13, 2017

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart pledged Saturday to work to denuclearize North Korea, but Trump again invoked the grim possibility of "military measures" if other steps should fail. Trump's latest warning came amid a flurry of international calls -- from China, the North's key ally, as well as Russia, Germany, Britain and the United Nations -- for the pre...
[Newsmaker] Kim and Trump: A tale of two leaders

World NewsAug 13, 2017

In many ways the two leaders on either side of North Korea-United States missile stand-off could not be more different. In others they are startlingly similar. North Korea’s Kim Jong-un has just overseen his second test of an intercontinental ballistic missile, bringing much of the US mainland within reach and presenting US President Donald Trump with a crisis. But while Pyongyang has lon...
Strong 6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

World NewsAug 13, 2017

JAKARTA -- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra on Sunday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes. The quake hit at a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) at 10:08 am (0308 GMT) 73 kilometres west of Bengkulu, according to the United States Geological Survey. "The earthquake was quite strong and shallow, it was fel...
US says North Korea must stop ‘provocative’ behavior

North KoreaAug 12, 2017

WASHINGTON -- The United States demanded that North Korea “must stop its provocative and escalatory behavior” early Saturday after President Donald Trump stepped up his warnings against Pyongyang and spoke with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping by phone. Meanwhile, US military forces “stand ready” to safeguard Guam after the North threatened to fire ballistic missiles toward the American Pacifi...
Taylor Swift in court as trial begins in groping case

MusicAug 8, 2017

Pop superstar Taylor Swift was in court on Monday as trial began in a case pitting her against a DJ accused of groping her at an event. Eight jurors were selected Monday with Swift looking on in the courtroom, a court employee confirmed to AFP. According to local media, she sat with her lawyers, dressed in a light top and dark blazer. Swift, 27, could take the stand to give details of the alleg...
Five hurt in Istanbul airport brawl

World NewsAug 6, 2017

Five people were hurt at Istanbul airport in a brawl between knife-wielding employees of two rival coach operators, the Dogan news agency reported Sunday. The fight broke out overnight Saturday at Sabiha Gokcen international airport involving around 40 people following mutual accusations of the firms "stealing one another's customers," said the agency. Airport security police had to step in to ...
[Newsmaker] Iran's Rouhani sworn in as tensions simmer over nuclear deal

World NewsAug 6, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani warned the US against tearing up the nuclear deal as he was inaugurated for a second term Saturday, but he also faces challenges closer to home amid accusations he is rolling over to conservatives. Rouhani met with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini before the ceremony and called for greater efforts to safeguard the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and wor...
Fewer 'good air' days in China despite official efforts

World NewsJul 20, 2017

Chinese cities had fewer "good air" days in the first half of 2017 compared to the same period last year despite government efforts to curb incessant smog, according to official data. China has vowed to target coal-burning and vehicle emissions, increase investment in clean energy and punish polluters in a bid to improve the air quality of the world's second largest economy. But the measures ha...
Are you my surreal dad? Dali to be exhumed in paternity case

World NewsJul 20, 2017

Salvador Dali's remains are to be exhumed on Thursday from his Spanish hometown in an effort to test a fortune teller's claims the renowned surrealist is her father. The artist's body is buried in the elaborate museum of his work Dali designed himself in the northeastern Spanish town of Figueres, where he was born over 110 years ago. Pilar Abel, a 61-year-old who long worked as a psychic in Cat...
US locked in 'slow-going' talks with China on N.Korea sanctions

North KoreaJul 20, 2017

Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in “slow-going” negotiations with China on a response to Pyongyang's first ICBM launch, diplomats said Wednesday. US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the Security Council two weeks ago that she would present “in the coming days” a draft sanctions resolution to confront what she described as a “clear and s...
BBC under fire for gender pay gap as top salaries revealed

World NewsJul 20, 2017

Britain's public broadcaster BBC came under fire on Wednesday for its gender pay imbalance after it was forced to reveal how much it pays its top-earning talent. For the first time in its 94-year existence, the BBC was this year forced to release a list of its employees paid more than £150,000 (A$246,010) between 2016/2017, after a change in its charter last year. More than 200 names feature on...
S. Korea probes N. Korea celebrity who 'returned home'

North KoreaJul 19, 2017

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently appeared on Pyongyang television to claim she had returned home from the “hell” of the capitalist South. Lim Ji-Hyun, a female defector in her 20s, arrived in Seoul in 2014 and soon became a public figure after starring in several South Korean TV shows featuring escapees from th...
Swiss couple found on glacier 75 years after disappearance

World NewsJul 19, 2017

A Swiss couple that disappeared in the Alps 75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding glacier, ending decades of uncertainty for their family, relatives and media said Tuesday. The bodies were found lying near each other in the Diablerets massif in southern Switzerland on Thursday, along with backpacks, a bottle, a book and a watch, according to Le Matin daily. A DNA search has been p...