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UN says Israeli settlement plan breaks international law

BEIRUT, Aug 15 (Agencies): The UN human rights office said on Friday an Israeli plan to build thousands of new homes between an Israeli settlement in the West Bank and near East Jerusalem was illegal under international law, and would put nearby Palestinians at risk of forced eviction, which it...

Desperate Myanmar villagers scavenge for food as hunger bites

MRAUK U, Aug 15 (AFP): People in western Myanmar have been driven to scavenging for bamboo shoots, as humanitarian workers warn a wartime blockade and aid cutbacks led by Washington have caused hunger cases to surge."Another day has gone, and I have to struggle again for another day," fruit vendor...

Modi vows to punish Pakistan for future attacks

NEW DELHI, Aug 15 (AP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned Pakistan that India will punish its neighbour if there are future attacks on India as he marked 78 years of independence from British colonial rule.Modi’s remarks Friday come three months after nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan engaged in four...

Japan emperor expresses 'deep remorse' 80 years after WWII

TOKYO, Aug 15 (AFP): Tens of thousands of people braved blazing heat to pay their respects at a controversial Japanese shrine Friday, as Emperor Naruhito spoke of his "deep remorse" on the 80th anniversary of the nation's World War II surrender.A cabinet minister was among the visitors to Yasukuni Shrine...

Heavy rain kills at least 50 in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Aug 15 (AFP/Reuters): Heavy monsoon rains triggered landslides and flash floods across northern Pakistan, killing at least 50 people in the last 24 hours, disaster authorities said Friday.The majority of the deaths, 43, were recorded in mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to the province's Disaster Management Authority.Seven more people were...

Spain on heat alert, at 'very high to extreme' fire risk

MADRID, Aug 15 (AFP): All of Spain was on a heatwave alert on Friday, while the weather agency warned that much of the country was at "very high to extreme risk" from wildfires.Nearly two weeks of high temperatures have left Spain sweltering, and on Friday spread to Cantabria, which has...

Dozens of opposition arrested in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Aug 15 (AFP): Turkish police arrested 44 people Friday in the opposition stronghold of Istanbul, including the mayor of the central district of Beyoglu and several of his close advisers, the Anadolu news agency reported.The latest wave of arrests, over alleged corruption, is part of a months-long crackdown targeting...

South Korea vows to build 'military trust' with North

SEOUL, Aug 15 (AFP): South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed Friday to "respect" North Korea's political system and build "military trust", a day after Pyongyang said it had no interest in improving relations with Seoul.Lee has vowed to reach out to the nuclear-armed North and pursue dialogue without preconditions...

UN urges pressure on Taliban over girls' education ban

PARIS, Aug 15 (AFP): The United Nations urged countries Thursday to maintain diplomatic pressure on the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan, saying their ban on girls' education has left millions shut out of classrooms since the group retook power four years ago."At a time when some are seeking to normalise relations...