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Turkey steps up assault on Kurdish militia

HASSA, Turkey, Jan 22 (AFP): Turkey on Monday intensified its offensive against Kurdish militia targets in Syria as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed there would be no stepping back in a campaign that has stoked concern among Ankara's allies and neighbours.The Turkish military on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch", its...

Abbas urges EU countries to 'swiftly' recognise Palestine

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (AFP): Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Monday urged EU member states to "swiftly" grant official recognition to the state of Palestine as he arrived to meet foreign ministers from the bloc in Brussels."We truly consider the European Union as a true partner and friend, and therefore we...

Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII amid N Korea threat

TOKYO, Jan 22 (AFP): Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.A loudspeaker blared out a terrifying warning at the drill, held in a Tokyo amusement park:...

Speaker proposes Puigdemont as Catalan president

BARCELONA, Jan 22 (AFP): The speaker of the Catalan parliament on Monday proposed the region's ousted leader Carles Puigdemont as president of Catalonia, as Spanish prosecutors sought a European warrant for his arrest.Roger Torrent said Puigdemont's candidacy to once again head Catalonia's regional government is "absolutely legitimate", even though the...

US will 'never allow' Iran to have a nuclear weapon: Pence

JERUSALEM, Jan 22 (AFP): US Vice President Mike Pence vowed Monday in an address to the Israeli parliament that Washington will never allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon."I have a solemn promise to Israel, to all the Middle East and to the world-the United States of America will never...

Airstrike on Yemen kills seven

SANAA, Jan 22 (Xinhua): A Saudi-led airstrike killed a family of seven members in the Yemeni northern province of Saada on Monday, a provincial security official told Xinhua by phone. The family-father, mother and five children-were killed in the morning when the airstrike, conducted by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's...

News in Brief -(23-01-2018)

Iraqi general elections on May 12BAGHDAD, Jan 22: The Iraqi parliament Monday approved the general elections to be held on May 12, the official television reported. The decision came after Iraq's federal court ruled that it is not possible for the elections to be delayed. "The Council of Representatives (the...