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US must 'control' Israel to avert regional war: Iran

BEIRUT, Oct 13 (AFP/BBC/Reuters): The United States must rein in Israel to avert a regional spillover of the war with Hamas, Iran's top diplomat said Friday in Beirut, adding Tehran was seeking to safeguard Lebanon's security.Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke as Hamas and Israel traded heavy fire for a seventh...

Seven migrants perish in Germany road crash

BERLIN, Oct 13 (BBC): Seven people have died after a crowded minivan driven by a suspected people-smuggler overturned, say German police. More than 20 migrants, including some children, are thought to have been in the van.The driver attempted to evade police at a road check before losing control near Ampfing...

Hamas practiced in plain sight, posting video of mock attack last month

NEW YORK, Oct 13 (AP): Less than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel's high-tech "Iron Wall" and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.A slickly produced two-minute propaganda video posted to social media by Hamas on...

5.2 earthquake shakes Manila

MANILA, Oct 13 (AFP): A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Philippines on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital, but there were no reports of casualties or damage.The shallow quake struck about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Manila at 8:24 am (0024 GMT) and sent...

China deports about 600 N Korean defectors

SEOUL, Oct 13 (BBC): South Korea says China has forcibly repatriated a "large number" of North Korean defectors. This follows recent reports from human rights groups claiming that as many as 600 North Koreans have been sent back.Seoul said on Friday that the reports appear to be true, but did...

Widodo brushes off talk of political dynasty

JAKARTA, Oct 13 (Reuters): Indonesia's outgoing president, Joko Widodo, on Friday brushed off a question about growing criticism that he is building a political dynasty as the end of his term draws near, saying the choice of leader should be left to the people.Jokowi, as the president is popularly known,...

US, Qatar agree to prevent disbursal of unfrozen Iranian funds

WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (AP): The U.S. and Qatar have reached an agreement that the Qataris will not act on any request from Tehran for the time being to access $6 billion in Iranian funds that were unblocked as part of a prisoner swap last month, a U.S. official said Thursday.The...

North Korea denounces US carrier's arrival in South

PYONG YANG, Oct 13 (Reuters): North Korea denounced on Friday a US aircraft carrier's visit to South Korea, calling it a provocation that could bring "irrevocable, catastrophic circumstances".The nuclear-powered Ronald Reagan and its strike group arrived in the South Korean port of Busan on Thursday for a five-day visit, after...