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Khamenei says war unlikely but calls for boosting Iran’s defences

TEHRAN, Sept 02 (Reuters): Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday war was unlikely but called on Iran's armed forces to boost their defence capacities, according to his official website, as the country faces increased tension with the United States (US).On Saturday, Iran announced plans to boost its...

Obama, Bush, Meghan rebuke absent Trump in tribute to fallen senator

WASHINGTON, Sept 02 (Agencies): Former US presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush, once rivals of the late Senator John McCain, praised him in eulogies on Saturday and joined his daughter at a memorial service in subtle and not-so-subtle rebukes of President Donald Trump.Without naming Trump, who did not attend...

Demonstrators call on Myanmar to release Reuters journalists

YANGON, Sept 02 (Reuters): Dozens of people marched through Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Saturday, calling on the government to release Reuters journalists on trial for allegedly collecting state secrets, and to demand press freedom.Black-clad protesters marched with banners, flags and balloons with the faces of the two jailed Reuters...

US sanctions hit Syria reconstruction

BEIRUT, Sept 02 (Reuters): As Syrian President Bashar al-Assad attempts to turn military success into postwar reconstruction, Western sanctions are a major obstacle that could scare off foreign companies.Syria has suffered immense physical destruction, while millions of workers have fled, been conscripted or killed. A UN agency estimates the war...

Militants kill 30 soldiers in Nigeria

BORNO STATE, Sept 02 (Reuters): Islamist militants have killed up to 30 soldiers in an attack on a military base in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Saturday, in one of the biggest attacks of its kind this year.Thursday's attack by suspected members of Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA)...

‘Trump aid cuts embolden Israel but hurt peace prospects’

RAMALLAH, Sept 02 (AFP): US President Donald Trump's swingeing cuts to aid for Palestinians will advance Israel's interests but risk compromising a US-led peace push and raise tensions in the Middle East, analysts and diplomats said on Saturday.The US administration announced on Friday it would no longer provide any funding...

Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan, killing three

Kabul, Sept 02 (AP): An Afghan official says a foreign pilot and two Afghan soldiers were killed when a helicopter contracted by NATO crashed inside an army base.Maj Hanif Rezaie, an army spokesman, says three others, including another foreign pilot, were wounded when the MI-14 helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff...

News in Brief (3-09-2018)

Babies' remains found dumped in KolkataKolkata, Sept 02: Police in Kolkata (Calcutta) are investigating after the bodies of 14 babies and foetuses were found wrapped in plastic bags during construction work. Local media said the remains were found on Sunday when workers dug up a vacant plot of land in...