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India test-fires N-capable ballistic missile

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (AFP): India said Wednesday it had successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile which, when operational, should be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead to any part of China.The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India's eastern Odisha state, with authorities saying it "validated all operational and...

Russia launches biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine in weeks

KYIV, Aug 21 (BBC/AFP): Russia has launched 574 drones and 40 missiles on Ukraine in one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, Ukrainian officials say.One person was killed in a drone and missile strike on the western city of Lviv, while 15 others were reported wounded in an attack on...

Xi touts unity and development on surprise Tibet visit

TIBET, Aug 21 (BBC): President Xi Jinping urged unity on a surprise visit to Tibet, appearing before 20,000 people to mark 60 years since China created the autonomous region after annexing it.In what is only his second presidential visit to the tightly-controlled region, Xi praised the local government for "engaging...

North Korea has 'undeclared' ICBM base near China border

SEOUL, Aug 21 (AFP): North Korea has built a secret military base near its border with China which may house Pyongyang's newest long-range ballistic missiles, according to new research.The "undeclared" Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base lies about 27 kilometres (17 miles) from the Chinese frontier, the Washington-based Center for Strategic and...

Myanmar junta unveils new election details

YANGON, Aug 21 (AFP): Myanmar's ruling junta released details of its long-awaited December election on Thursday, saying the first voting phase would cover about a third of the nation's townships-despite the conflict raging around the country.The military-led government announced this week that polls would be held in phases, starting on...

Suspended Thai PM in court to testify in case for her ouster

BANGKOK, Aug 21 (AFP): Thailand's suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrived at court on Thursday to testify in a case seeking to remove her from office over her handling of the kingdom's border row with Cambodia.Paetongtarn, daughter of controversial but influential billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, is accused of failing...