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North Korea holds parade without ballistic missiles

PYONGYANG, Sept 09 (Agencies): North Korea did not display any intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at a military parade to mark its 70th anniversary.It is also unclear whether leader Kim Jong-un made a speech at the event.North Korea staged a big military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as...

Clashes between Kurds, Syrian troops leave 18 dead

QAMISHLI, Sept 09 (Reuters): Clashes erupted on Saturday between US-backed Kurdish fighters and Syrian troops in the centre of the city of Qamishli in northeastern Syria that left at least 18 people killed, Kurdish forces said.The fighting took place after a Syrian military convoy entered areas in the city which...

Pakistan's new president Arif sworn in

ISLAMABAD, Sept 09 (AFP): Pakistan's new President Arif Alvi was sworn in at a ceremony in Islamabad on Sunday, concluding the country's peaceful transfer of power to its new government after a turbulent election campaign.His appointment further cements the ruling party's power after controversial polls in July - which were...

Nations round on US, allies as UN climate talks wrap up

BANGKOK, Sept 09 (AFP): Developing countries rounded on the United States (US) and its allies at emergency climate talks Sunday, accusing the world's richest nations of stalling a deal aimed at preventing runaway global warming.Experts from around the world wrapped up discussions in Bangkok geared towards creating a comprehensive rulebook...

Iran Guards confirm missile strikes on Kurd rebels in Iraq

TEHRAN, Sept 09 (AFP): Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards confirmed Sunday they had launched deadly missile strikes against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq the previous day."The terrorists' headquarters… was successfully struck by seven surface-to-surface rockets on Saturday by the missile department of the Guards' aerospace force," it said on its Sepah...

Police recover several bodies in Australia home

SYDNEY, Sept 09 (AFP): The bodies of up to five people, including children, were found in a Western Australia home by police on Sunday.Investigators went to the house in suburban Perth after the man, aged in his 20s, presented himself to a regional police station.Officers "discovered the deceased bodies of...

News in Brief (10-09-2018)

Church abuse tribunal needed: BannonROME, Sept 09: Pope Francis should not resign over allegations he mishandled a sexual abuse scandal, said Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former political strategist who is close to prominent Catholic conservatives. However, Bannon told Reuters he was working on setting up an independent, non-partisan tribunal...

Relatives and neighbours of a Kashmiri civil service officer

Relatives and neighbours of a Kashmiri civil service officer Naveed Jeelani wailing as his body was brought home in Srinagar on Sunday. The bodies of Jeelani and his friend Adil Shah were retrieved on September 09 from the Kolahoi Glacier in Pahalgam valley. Both Jeelain and Shah died while another...