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Russian military advisors in Mali: Malian army sources

Bamako, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):Russian military advisors have arrived in Mali in recent weeks, Malian army officials said Friday, amid tensions with Western powers over the alleged involvement of Russian mercenaries in the country. One Malian army officer, who requested anonymity, said about 400 Russian military […]

Iran says begins paying families over downed Ukraine jet

Tehran, Jan 7 (AFP/APP):Iran has begun paying compensation to families of those killed when it shot down a Ukrainian airliner two years ago, authorities said on Friday. “The transport ministry has made transfers to a certain number of (victims’) families,” the foreign ministry said in […]

Japan, Australia sign defence treaty with eyes on China

Canberra-January 06 (Online): Japan and Australia on Thursday signed a “landmark” treaty to strengthen defence ties, saying the accord would contribute to regional stability, as China expands its military and economic clout. While Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not mention Beijing directly in a […]

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

North Korea-January 05 (Online): North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power, North Korea has […]

US and Russia must reduce stockpiles after nuclear statement, says China

Beijing-January 05 (Online): China said it will continue to “modernize” its nuclear arsenal and called on the United States and Russia to reduce their own stockpiles a day after global powers pledged to prevent such weapons from spreading. In a rare joint statement setting aside […]

US targets Bosnian Serb leader on fear of Dayton peace collapse

Washington, Jan 5 (AFP/APP):The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and a television network close to him, ramping up pressure on fears his secessionist moves will undo a fragile 25-year-old peace. “Milorad Dodik’s destabilizing corrupt activities and attempts to […]

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty in fraud trial

Washington – January 4 (ONLINE): Fallen US biotech star Elizabeth Holmes was convicted on Monday of defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup Theranos, in a high-profile case seen as an indictment of Silicon Valley culture. Holmes is a rare example of a tech exec being […]

China, US, UK, France and Russia pledge to avoid nuclear war

Hong Kong – January 4 (ONLINE): Five of the world’s largest nuclear powers pledged on Monday to work together toward “a world without nuclear weapons” in a rare statement of unity amid rising East-West tensions. “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be […]

Muslim women feel extremely insecure after being put up on Online sale in Modi’s India

New Dlehi, January 04 (Online): Barely six months after going through a mortifying experience of being put up on auction through what’s sarcastically called sulli deals, Muslim women are put through similar ordeal. Hundreds of Muslim women in India were again put up on sale […]

30 injured after 5.5-magnitude quake jolts China’s Yunnan

KUNMING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua/APP):Thirty people have sustained minor injuries as of Tuesday noon after a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Ninglang County in southwest China’s Yunnan Province at 3:02 p.m. Sunday, local authorities said. All the injured are receiving treatment and are under medical observation, and none […]

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