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Israeli missiles target Damascus airport

DAMASCUS, Sept 16 (AFP): An Israeli missile attack targeted the Syrian capital's airport late Saturday, activating air defences which shot down a number of the projectiles, state news agency SANA reported."Our air defences responded to an Israeli missile attack on Damascus international airport and shot down a number of hostile...

Moon seeks to break nuclear deadlock at Pyongyang summit

SEOUL, Sept 16 (AFP): South Korean President Moon Jae-in travels to Pyongyang this week for his third summit with Kim Jong Un, looking to break the deadlock in nuclear talks between North Korea and the United States.Moon - whose own parents fled the North during the Korean War - flies...

Protesters shut Afghan election offices as political crisis brews

KABUL, Sept 16 (Reuters): Protesters demanding anti-fraud measures shut down the offices of Afghanistan's election commission in three of the country's major provinces Saturday, just weeks before a vote for Parliament, the latest symptom of a political logjam that could turn violent amid a raging war with the Taliban.The last-minute...

Syrians in govt areas vote in first local polls since 2011

DAMASCUS, Sept 16 (AFP): Syrians in government-controlled areas cast their ballots on Sunday in the first local elections there since 2011, when the country's ill-fated uprising erupted against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.Seven years since the last vote, the conflict has killed more than 360,000 people, forced millions more to flee,...

Myanmar journos demonstrate against jailing of Reuters reporters

YANGON, Sept 16 (Reuters): At least 100 Myanmar youth activists and journalists called for the release of two jailed Reuters journalists on Sunday, warning that the seven-year prison terms handed to the pair this month threaten the public's right to information.Demonstrators including high-school students gathered peacefully in the heart of...

Palestinian teen dies from wounds in Gaza unrest

GAZA CITY, Sept 16 (AFP): A Palestinian teenager has died after being shot by Israeli forces last month during protests and clashes along the Gaza border, the health ministry in the enclave said.Saheeb Abu Kashef, 16, died late Saturday after being shot on August 3 east of Khan Yunis in...

News in Brief (17-09-2018)

Fire breaks out in five-storey building in KolkataNEW DELHI, Sept 16: A major fire broke out in a five-storey building in eastern city of Kolkata in the early hours of Sunday, local media reported. Over 30 fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the fire. No injuries have...