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Talks on N Korean nuclear crisis in Vancouver 'not legal': China

BEIJING, Jan 16 (AFP): China on Tuesday dismissed an international meeting on the North Korean nuclear crisis hosted by Canada and the United States as illegitimate, as major players like Beijing were not present.The absence of Russia and China from the two days of talks in Vancouver, which began on...

76 pc of Yemenis in need of aid: UN

DUBAI, Jan 16 (AFP): More than three-quarters of Yemenis are now in need of humanitarian aid as the war between rebels and the Saudi-backed government nears its fourth year, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Some 8.4 million people are at risk of famine, up from 6.8 million in 2017,...

Singapore, Malaysia sign agreement on transit link

SINGAPORE, Jan 16 (Xinhua): Singapore and Malaysia signed a bilateral agreement on the Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) on Tuesday which will connect the city-state and Malaysia's city Johor Bahru upon its completion in 2024. The signing ceremony was witnessed by visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and Singapore's...

Gunmen kill Kosovo Serb politician outside party office

A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party office in the Serb-run north of Mitrovica on Tuesday, reports BBC.Ivanovic, seen as a moderate Kosovo Serb leader, was shot four times in the chest and died later in hospital, his lawyer Nebojsa Vlajic said.Serbian government negotiators...

Police find 13 shackled children in California home

Perris (California), Jan 16 (CBS News): A married couple near Los Angeles is accused of holding their 13 children captive in their home and are facing charges of torture and child endangerment. Police say they were tipped off by a teenage daughter after she escaped from her parents, David and...

Iran slams US army plan in Syria

LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters): Iran said on Tuesday a new US-backed, 30,000-strong force inside Syria would "fan the flames of war", echoing the vehement response of Syria, Turkey and Russia to the plan.On Sunday, the US-led coalition said it was working with its Syrian militia allies, mainly Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic...