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Death toll hits ten in overnight Iran unrest

TEHRAN, Jan 01 (Agencies): Iran's state broadcaster said Monday that six people had been killed in the small western town of Tuyserkan, bringing the total death toll from overnight unrest to 10."In this incident (in Tuyserkan), there were shots fired in which three people died and three other people were...

Delhi, Islamabad exchange list of nuclear installations

Donald Trump NEW DELHI, Jan 01 (Agencies): India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations on Monday, officials said.The exchange was carried out through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, Indian's foreign ministry officials said."The list of nuclear installations and facilities was exchanged under the Agreement...

Pope distributes cards with photo of Nagasaki N bombing victims

VATICAN CITY, Jan 01 (CNN): Pope Francis is having cards printed and distributed showing a 1945 photo of victims of the nuclear bombing of Nagasaki along with the words "the fruit of war."The photo captures a boy carrying his dead brother on his shoulders while he waits for his turn...

London knife violence leaves four people dead

LONDON, Jan 01(AFP): Four young men were stabbed to death in unrelated incidents in London on New Year's Eve, while a fifth is in a critical condition in hospital, police said Monday.The unusually concentrated spate of violence will add to growing concerns about knife crime in the British capital, which...

New Year firecrackers claim two lives in Germany

BERLIN, Jan 01(Agencies): Firecrackers left two people dead, a child injured and five people requiring amputations during New Year celebrations in Germany, police and emergency services said Monday.A 35-year-old man and a 19-year-old died when fireworks went off in their faces in the eastern state of Brandenburg, regional police said...

Airstrikes in E Syria kill 12 including four children

BEIRUT, Jan 01 (AFP): Air strikes on one of the last villages still held by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed 12 civilians, including four children, a monitor said Monday.The strikes were carried out late Sunday on the village of Susa in Deir Ezzor province, the Syrian Observatory...

10 people die in Mexico's Pacific coast fiery crash

ACAPULCO, Jan 01 (AP): Five people visiting from the United States were among 10 people killed in a fiery car crash on a coastal highway in southern Mexico, authorities said Sunday.Guerrero state security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia said the crash late Friday also left two U.S. residents hospitalized.A van carrying...

UN urges DR Congo leader to resign

UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 01(AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to abide by an agreement to leave power, after at least eight people died in protests against his rule. Kabila, in power since 2001, signed a deal with opposition groups a...

News in Brief -(02-01-2018)

Palestine recalls US envoy for discussionGAZA, Jan 01: The Palestinian leadership has said it is recalling its envoy to the United States following Washington's controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Palestinian officials have previously said they will "no longer accept" any peace plan put forward by the US following...