Qatar won't be part of any military action against Iran
SINGAPORE, Jun 03 (Agencies): A senior Qatari official said on Sunday his country will not be dragged into any conflict with Iran.Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Khalid Al Attiyah told an international security conference in Singapore that Qatar has "a lot of differences" with Iran but it does...
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Mattis warns of bumpy road to US-N Korea nuclear summit
SINGAPORE, June 03 (Agencies): Defence Secretary Jim Mattis is warning it will be a "bumpy road" to the nuclear negotiations with North Korea later this month. He is telling his South Korean and Japanese counterparts they must maintain a strong defensive stance so the diplomats can negotiate from a position...
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India-Pakistan clash on Kashmir border ends brief truce
SRINAGAR, June 03 (AFP): India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the Kashmir border on Sunday, killing two guards and ending a days-old agreement to honour a ceasefire in the disputed region.Seven civilians were also injured at Aknoor, near the contested territory's border with Pakistan, in a barrage that claimed the...
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Tunisia migrant death toll hits 35
TUNIS, June 03 (AFP): The bodies of 35 migrants have been recovered off Tunisia's southern coast, the country's defence ministry said on Sunday.As of 1300 local time, "35 bodies were recovered and 68 migrants rescued," a spokesman for the defence ministry told the news agency.The interior ministry had earlier said...
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News in Brief-(4-6-2018)
Building collapses in Kenya, leaves three dead NAIROBI, June 03: Three people have been killed when a building collapsed in Nairobi's low income residential area of Huruma, a police official and witnesses said Sunday. Pius Masai Mwachi of the National Disaster Management Unit said a rescue operation is going on...
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