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Three Syrian soldiers die in fresh Israeli missile strikes

DAMASCUS, June 02 (Agencies): A total of three Syrian soldiers were killed and seven others wounded on Sunday by fresh Israeli missile strikes on military sites in the south of the country, state news agency SANA reported.Citing a military statement, SANA said the first Israeli strike started at 3:22 a.m....

Palestinians clash with police at Jerusalem holy site

JERUSALEM, June 02 (AFP): Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police at a highly sensitive Jerusalem holy site on Sunday as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound were angered over Jewish visits to the site holy...

Police chief blames Sirisena for failing to prevent attacks

Maithripala Sirisena Pujith Jayasundara COLOMBO, June 02 (AFP): Sri Lanka's suspended police chief has petitioned the Supreme Court, accusing President Maithripala Sirisena of failing to prevent the Easter bombings that killed 258 people.In a 20-page complaint, Inspector-General Pujith Jayasundara disclosed serious communication gaps between intelligence agencies and security arms of...

German SPD leader quits

BERLIN, June 02, (Reuters): Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) chief Andrea Nahles said she would resign on Sunday as well giving up her position as head of its parliamentary group, saying she did not have the support she needed to lead it.The resignation casts fresh doubt over the durability of...

Kabul bomb blasts cause casualties

KABUL, June 02 (Xinhua): At least one person was killed and several others wounded after serial bomb blasts rocked western side of Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, a source said.The first blast occurred at 07:50 a.m. local time after a bomb struck a running bus in Police District 5, spokesman...

US seeks social media details from visa applicants

WASHINGTON, June 02 (BBC): Nearly all applicants for US visas will have to submit their social media details under newly adopted rules.The State Department regulations say people will have to submit social media names and five years' worth of email addresses and phone numbers.When proposed last year, authorities estimated the...

Conservatives riding high into Greek local election

ATHENS, June 02 (AFP): Greeks return to the polling booths on Sunday, a week after a European ballot that saw the conservatives gain against the ruling left just over a month before they face off in general elections.The New Democracy party will be hoping to repeat its European election performance,...

Sudan summons envoy to Qatar for consultation

KHARTOUM, June 02 (Xinhua): Sudan's Foreign Ministry on Saturday announced that the Sudanese ambassador to Qatar had been summoned for consultation."The Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to note that Sudan's Ambassador to Qatar Fath Al-Rahman Ali Mohamed has been summoned for consultation," said a ministry statement.Ali Mohamed "will leave...

News in Brief -(3-06-2019)

Iran briefly detains two European diplomats TEHRAN, June 02: Iranian police briefly detained two European diplomats at a mixed-gender party, which are illegal under Iranian law, the semi-official Tasnim news agency said on Saturday. A British and a Dutch diplomat were released in the early hours of Friday morning after...