WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters): The death toll from Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand climbed to 11 on Sunday as thousands of people remained missing a week after the storm struck the country's North Island.The cyclone hit the island's northernmost region on Feb 12 and tracked down the east coast, inflicting...
Read moreSEOUL, Feb 19 (AP): North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity against its rivals, as it threatened additional powerful steps in response to the planned military training between the United States and South Korea.Saturday's ICBM test, the...
Read moreMUNICH, Feb 19 (BBC): As the rift between the US and China over the balloon saga widens, so has the divide within the global community scrutinising their high-stakes dispute.The latest testy exchange took place on Saturday, when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met China's foreign affairs minister Wang Yi...
Read moreCHENGDU, Feb 19 (Xinhua): Following a successful six-month probationary period, a mental health center in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, has officially welcomed two dogs to carry out psychological assistance therapy through animals.The dogs are part of the animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in the treatment process for emotionally...
Read moreMANILA, Feb 19 (AFP): A small plane with four people on board has crashed in the central Philippines and rescuers were searching for survivors on Sunday, officials said.The Cessna 340 aircraft went missing early Saturday morning shortly after departing for Manila from Bicol International Airport in Albay province, south of...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Feb 19 (AFP): Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke Saturday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and separately with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, reaffirming US support for a "two-state solution" in the region and asking the two to "restore calm."Blinken spoke by telephone with both men to reaffirm US...
Read moreBRUSSELS, Feb 19 (Reuters): The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly, diplomats and officials said.EU foreign ministers are expected to discuss the idea of joint procurement...
Read moreDAMASCUS, Feb 19 (AP): Israeli airstrikes targeted a residential neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus early Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 15, Syrian state news reported.Loud explosions were heard over a central area of the capital around 12:30 a.m. local time, and SANA reported that Syrian...
Read moreCLEARFIELD, Feb 19 (AP): The court-ordered release of a trove of government photos, videos, maps and other documents involving the FBI's secretive search for Civil War-era gold has a treasure hunter more convinced than ever of a coverup - and just as determined to prove it.Dennis Parada waged a legal...
Read moreMUNICH, Feb 19 (AFP): Russian former chess champion and leading Kremlin critic Garry Kasparov said Saturday that Ukraine had to defeat Moscow as a "pre-condition" for a democratic transition in Russia."Liberation from (President Vladimir) Putin's fascism runs through Ukraine," Kasparov said at a panel discussion on Russia's "democratic future" at...
Read moreDEMIRKOPRU, Feb 19 (AFP): The small, grey house in southern Turkey that once looked out onto the road might appear untouched by last week's huge earthquake but it is now one floor lower.Surrounding the building in Demirkopru village, home to 1,000 people, are bits of debris floating in murky water,...
Read moreMUNICH, Feb 19 (AP): Finland's defense minister said Saturday that his country will join NATO without waiting for Sweden if its Nordic neighbor's accession is held up by the Turkish government.Mikko Savola told The Associated Press on Saturday that Finland would prefer that that the two countries join the alliance...
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