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US not seeking war with Iran over Saudi attacks: Trump

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Xinhua): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is not seeking war with any country as Washington has been indicating Iran was behind the attacks on Saudi Arabia's key oil facilities. "Do I want war? I don't want war with anybody," Trump told reporters at...

S Korean politicians shave heads demanding minister's removal

SEOUL, Sept 17 (BBC): South Korea's opposition leader has become the latest politician to publicly shave his head in a protest against the government.Hwang Kyo-ahn had his hair entirely shaved off in front of supporters and journalists outside the presidential palace on Monday evening.The protest is over a new justice...

US youngsters gear up for climate protests

NEW YORK, Sept 17 (AFP): For years, teenager Nora Gell from New York had learned about the environment and recycling at school, but her commitment to protecting the planet ended there."When we went home, it didn't matter; it was a small issue that we could afford to ignore at that...

IS leader calls on fighters to free held comrades

BEIRUT, Sept 17 (AP): The leader of the Islamic State group released a new alleged audio recording Monday calling on members of the extremist group to do all they can to free IS detainees and women held in jails and camps. The purported audio by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which...

Blackout hits 4 C America nations

LEGUCIGALPA, Sept 17 (AP): A failure in Central America's electrical grid left millions of people without power for hours in at least four countries on Monday. Honduras was the country hardest hit, with the entirety of its territory and its more than nine million inhabitants affected. Traffic snarled as more...

UN calls for end to child immigration detention

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (Xinhua): The UN Network on Migration on Monday reiterated its call to end the detention of children for immigration purposes in every region of the world. Detention of children for immigration purposes, whether they are traveling alone or with their families, has been recognised as a...

Texan girl dies of brain-eating amoeba

WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (AFP): A 10-year-old girl has died in the hospital, her family said in a statement on Monday, after she contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba while swimming in a Texas river.Lily Mae Avant swam in a river and lake over the Labor Day holiday weekend earlier in September,...

News in Brief (18-09-2019)

UK SC hears Johnson’sparliament suspensionLONDON, Sept 17: Boris Johnson sought to suspend Parliament to avoid the risk of MPs "frustrating or damaging" his Brexit plans, the Supreme Court has heard. Lawyers for campaigners challenging the suspension said there was "strong evidence" the PM saw MPs "as an obstacle" and wanted...