TEHRAN, Nov 20 (AFP): Iran on Monday dismissed as "worthless" a resolution by Arab League foreign ministers that accused the Islamic republic of "aggression" against Arab states."The solution to the region's problems, many of which are down to Saudi Arabia's sterile policy, is not to publish such worthless statements but...
Read moreATHENS, Nov 20 (AFP): Greece's government on Monday announced relief measures for areas hit by flooding as the death toll rose to 20 with two more people missing. "All households (confirmed to) have sustained damage will receive an emergency benefit of 5,000 euros ($6,000)," government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos said in...
Read morePARIS, Nov 20 (AFP): France will be the first to welcome African refugees evacuated from Libya to NIger by the United Nations refugee agency, French officials announced Monday.After experiencing appalling living conditions at camps in the north African country, the refugees were taken to Niger on November 11 by the...
Read moreReuven Rivlin JERUSALEM, Nov 20 (Agencies): An Israeli cabinet minister said on Sunday that Israel has had covert contacts with Saudi Arabia amid common concerns over Iran, a first disclosure by a senior official from either country of long-rumoured secret dealings.The Saudi government had no immediate response to Israeli Energy...
Read moreWELLINGTON, Nov 20 (BBC): New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says she regrets sharing an anecdote about her recent meeting with US President Donald Trump with her friends.Ms Ardern met Mr Trump at the Apec summit in Vietnam earlier this month.On Sunday, a local comedian told journalists Ms Ardern said Mr...
Read moreSEOUL, Nov 20 (AP): South Korea's spy agency says North Korea has punished two top military officers during a highly unusual inspection of the military's powerful political bureau.The office of South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-kee says Seoul's National Intelligence Service provided the information during a closed-door parliamentary briefing Monday.Kim's office...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (AP): A head-on collision between a mini-bus and a truck in southern Pakistan on Monday killed at least 20 people and left three others injured, police said.Police officer Rab Nawaz said the fully loaded truck crashed into the passenger van on a cross-country highway near the town...
Read moreBollywood film faces attacks from Hindu groupsNEW DELHI, Nov 20: A member of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party has offered a 100 million rupee ($1.5 million) reward to anyone who beheads the lead actress and the director of the yet-to-be released Bollywood film "Padmavati" over its alleged handling of the...
Read moreNAIROBI, Nov 20 (AP): Kenya's Supreme Court on Monday upheld President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote that the opposition boycotted while saying electoral reforms had not been made. The decision appeared to put an end to a months-long political drama never before seen in Africa that has left...
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