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Iran unveils advanced combat drone

TEHRAN, Sept 01 (Agencies): Iran's army unveiled state-of-the-art drone on Sunday, which is capable of tracking and hitting distant targets. The drone, named Kian, has been designed and produced in two types and tested by the Iranian experts, Commander of the Iranian Army's Air Defence Force Alireza Sabahi-Fardand, was quoted...

Trains to HK airport suspended after violent protests

HONG KONG, Sept 01 (AP): Train service to Hong Kong's airport was suspended Sunday as pro-democracy demonstrators gathered there, while protesters outside the British Consulate called on London to grant citizenship to people born in the former colony before its return to China. Hong Kong has been the scene of...

Dangerous storm set to hit Bahamas

BAHAMAS, Sept 01(BBC): Hurricane Dorian has become a category five storm and is expected to hit the Bahamas with devastating winds and very heavy rainfall, forecasters say.The "extremely dangerous" storm is expected to slam the island chain on Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said, before making landfall on...

Five dead after man goes on rampage in Texas

MIDLAND, Sept 01 (AP): At least five people are dead in West Texas after a man stopped by state troopers for failing to signal a left turn opened fire and fled, shooting more than 20 people as he drove before being killed by officers outside a movie theater, authorities said....

50 rebels killed by US-led Idlib airstrike

DAMASCUS, Sept 01 (Xinhua): At least 50 rebels, mainly commanders, were killed on Saturday by US-led airstrikes that targeted a meeting of rebel commanders in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the meeting grouped commanders of the Hurras al-Deen and...

Brazil's Amazon basin fires keep surging

SAO PAULO, Sept 01 (AFP): The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials said on Saturday.In the first 48 hours since the ban was issued, satellite data from the National Space Research Institute (INPE) showed 3,859 new...

Jailed tycoon among Tunisia's 26 presidential candidates

TUNIS, Sept 01 (AP): A jailed media magnate is among the 26 candidates authorized Saturday to run in Tunisia's presidential election next month, a crucial test for the North African country's fragile young democracy. The Tunisian election authority announced the list of candidates who qualified for the Sept. 15 first...

News in Brief -(02-09-2019)

Taliban attack 2nd Afghancity as deal with US nearsKABUL, Sept 01: The Taliban attacked a second Afghan city in as many days on Sunday and killed several members of security forces, officials said, even as Washington's peace envoy said the U.S. and the militant group are "at the threshold of...