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Trump warns Syria, Russia, Iran against Idlib 'tragedy'

WASHINGTON, Sept 04 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country's last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a "human tragedy."The warning came as Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javed Zarif met with Syrian leader...

Typhoon slices thru' Japan, killing six

TOKYO, Sept 04 (Reuters): Japan issued evacuation advisories for more than a million people and canceled hundreds of flights as Typhoon Jebi sliced across the west on Tuesday, cutting power, overturning cars and killing at least six people.Jebi, or "swallow" in Korean, was briefly a super typhoon and is the...

Pak lawmakers elect Arif Alvi president

ISLAMABAD, Sept 04 (AFP): Pakistan elected Tuesday a close ally of Prime Minister Imran Khan as its new president, further cementing the ruling party's power after a controversial general election victory.Former dentist Arif Alvi, one of the founders of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, will replace Mamnoon Hussain after the...

US, India to discuss sale of drones

WASHINGTON, Sept 04 (Reuters): The United States (US) and India will seek to finalise a number of defence agreements during high-level talks this week that aim to draw their two militaries closer and counter-balance China's influence in the region.US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will...

Founder of Afghan militant Haqqani network dies

KABUL, Sept 04 (Reuters): Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban said on Tuesday.Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, gave up operational leadership of the group some...

News in Brief (5-09-2018)

American to die for killing wife in MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR, Sept 04: A Malaysian court sentenced an American to death by hanging on Tuesday after finding him guilty of murdering his ex-wife, his lawyer said. Gerald Wayne Mickelson (63) was accused of strangling Guilda Mickelson (62) during an argument at a...