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Israeli forces fire at UN position, 22 killed in Beirut strike

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Agencies): Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Friday, injuring two, a UN source said, the third day in a row peacekeepers have reported Israeli fire at their positions as Israel wages war on Hezbollah.Renewing his call for a ceasefire,...

Relations with Iran a 'priority', hails 'close' views

ASHGABAT, Oct 11 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that relations with Iran were a "priority" for Moscow, after talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying the two countries had "very close" views of world events."Relations with Iran are a priority for us, they are developing very successfully,"...

Clashes on S China Sea, Ukraine dominate Asia summit

VIENTIANE, Oct 11 (AFP): The United States and its allies clashed on Friday with Russia and China at a summit in Laos dominated by disputes on maritime claims and Ukraine.World leaders descended on the normally tranquil, temple-lined streets of the Laotian capital Vientiane, which marked a rare occasion bringing together...

20 Pakistan coal miners shot dead in attack

QUETTA, Oct 11 (AFP): Twenty coal miners were shot dead in an overnight attack by a group of heavily armed men who laid siege to their lodgings in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, police said Friday.Up to 40 attackers fired at the miners for half an hour starting around 12:30 am...

EU chief says peace Nobel for Nihon Hidankyo sends 'powerful message'

BRUSSELS (Belgium), Oct 11 (AFP): European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday welcomed the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots organisation of atomic bomb survivors, saying it sent a "powerful message"."The spectre of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still looms over humanity. This makes...

News in Brief -2024-10-12

Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel winSEOUL, Oct 11: Major South Korean bookstores sold out of author Han Kang's books Friday, as sales skyrocketed and the share price of local publishers soared following her historic Nobel Prize win. The first Asian woman to win the literary...