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US presses Saudi Arabia to agree Yemen ceasefire

WASHINGTON, Oct 31(BBC): The US has called for a swift cessation of hostilities in Yemen, where three years of civil war have caused the world's worst humanitarian crisis.Defence Secretary James Mattis said all parties needed to take part in UN-led peace talks within the next 30 days.Secretary of State Mike...

Search locates possible seabed position of crashed Lion Air jet

JAKARTA, Oct 31(AP): A massive search effort has identified the possible seabed location of the crashed Lion Air jet, Indonesia's military chief said on Wednesday.Experts carried out the grim task of identifying dozens of body parts recovered from a 15-nautical mile-wide search area, and chilling video of passengers boarding the...

Archaeologists recover 8,000-yr-old village sites

HOHHOT, Oct 31 (Xinhua): A total of 16 village house sites dating back to 8,400-7,800 years ago have been found in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local archaeologists announced on Wednesday.These house sites were found in the Simagou ruins with distinctive features of Yumin Culture, which was a civilization...

Austria rejects UN migration pact

VIENNA, Oct 31(Agencies): Austria said on Wednesday it will not sign a United Nations migration pact that is set to be adopted in December, in order to "defend its national sovereignty."The United States and Hungary have already rejected the Global Compact for Migration, which aims to boost cooperation to address...

UN chief names new envoy to Syria

WASHINGTON, Oct 31(AFP): A seasoned Norwegian diplomat who helped oversee talks leading to the Oslo peace accords has been named as the next special envoy to Syria.In a letter seen Tuesday by AFP, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council that he wishes to give the job...

Troops kill two militants in Kashmir clash

SRINAGAR, India, Oct 31(Xinhua): Two militants were killed in a fierce gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said on Wednesday.The gunfight broke out late on Tuesday evening in Tral area of Pulwama district, about 44 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir."The gunfight at Mandoora in...

Teenager dies in FSB security HQ blast in Russia

MOSCOW, Oct 31(BBC): A 17-year-old has died of his wounds after bringing explosives to an office of Russia's FSB federal security service in the north-western city of Arkhangelsk, officials say.Three FSB employees were hurt when the explosives blew up just inside the building at around 09:00 (06:00 GMT).The blast caused...

Afghan army helicopter crash leaves 25 dead

HERAT Afghanistan, Oct 31(Agencies): An Afghan army helicopter carrying 25 people crashed in western Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing all those on board, officials said.The aircraft crashed due to "bad weather" in Anar Dara district, Farah provincial governor spokesman Nasir Mehri said, but the Taliban claimed its militants brought it down.Both...

News in Brief- (1-11-2018)

Modi unveils towering statue of Vallabhbhai PatelNEW DELHI, Oct 31: India's prime minister on Wednesday unveiled a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, a key independence leader being promoted as a national icon in the ruling party's campaign ahead of next year's general elections. Patel, who hailed from Prime...