Europe urges US not to scrap Iran nuclear deal
BRUSSELS, Jan 11 (Agencies): Senior European diplomats have urged the US not to kill off the Iran nuclear deal, as President Donald Trump mulls whether to reimpose sanctions on the country.Trump had vowed to rip up the agreement during his election campaign and has repeatedly referred to it as "the...
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Airstrikes kill 14 people in north Yemen
SANAA, Jan 11 (AFP): Saudi-led coalition air strikes on a marketplace and house in rebel-held northern Yemen have left at least 14 people dead, witnesses and a rebel-run news agency said Thursday.An eyewitness in the northern province of Saada told AFP that 12 people had been killed in strikes on...
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Israel approves over 1,100 new West Bank settlement homes
JERUSALEM, Jan 11 (AFP): Israeli authorities have approved more than 1,100 new settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the Peace Now NGO said Thursday, the latest in a raft of such moves in recent months. The approvals were given on Wednesday by a defence ministry committee with authority over...
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Moon willing to hold talks with Kim
Moon Jae-In Kim Jong-Un
WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (AFP): President Donald Trump is open to the US holding talks with North Korea "under the right circumstances," the White House said Wednesday after South Korean President Moon Jae-In signalled a willingness to sit down with Kim Jong-Un.Signs of a potential cooling following...
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Facebook post helps Thai cops nab yakuza boss
BANGKOK, Jan 11 (BBC): Thai police have arrested a Japanese yakuza boss on the run for 15 years after pictures of his tattoos went viral on Facebook.Shigeharu Shirai is accused of murdering a gang rival in 2003.The photographs of the 74-year old fugitive's elaborate yakuza tattoos were taken by a...
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