WASHINGTON, June 20 (Xinhua): US Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook on Wednesday described US latest move in the Middle East as "defensive", reaffirming that Washington seeks a "comprehensive and enduring deal" with Tehran."No one should be uncertain about our desire for peace or our readiness to normalise relations should...
Read morePYONGYANG, June 20 (BBC): China's President Xi Jinping is in North Korea for a meeting with Kim Jong-un, in the first Chinese state visit to the North since 2005.The two, who have met in China four times, are expected to discuss the stalled talks over the North's nuclear programme as...
Read moreCARACAS, June 20 (AFP): The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday as part of a visit to review the country's ongoing economic and political crisis.Bachelet is set to meet with both President Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido before making a...
Read moreJERUSALEM, June 20 (Xinhua): Israeli and US researchers have identified the gene responsible for congenital diarrhoeal disorders (CDDs), which could lead to the development of a cure for these diseases, as published Wednesday by the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS).The study, conducted by researchers from WIS, Tel Aviv University and...
Read moreSEOUL, June 20 (Xinhua): South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating fell this week amid public criticism over the military's failure to spot a small wooden boat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) until it crossed the maritime border into the South Korean eastern port, a weekly poll...
Read moreWELLINGTON, June 20 (AFP): New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those used in the Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51 Muslim worshippers.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vowed in the hours after the March 15 killings that New Zealand's gun...
Read moreNEW YORK, June 20 (AFP): A Syrian refugee in the US was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of planning an attack against a Pennsylvania church in the name of the Islamic State group, the Justice Department said.Mustafa Mousab Alowemer, 21, who arrived in the country as a refugee from Syria in...
Read moreHONG KONG, June 20 (AP): A deadline imposed by activist groups for Hong Kong's government to meet demands including the scrapping of controversial extradition legislation has passed without an official response.The groups say they will call on supporters to surround government headquarters if their demands weren't met, continuing demonstrations that...
Read moreHifter dismisses negotiations with govtCAIRO, June 20: A Libyan commander whose forces are fighting to take the country's capital of Tripoli from militias allied with a UN-backed government based there has dismissed an initiative by its prime minister for negotiations to end the crisis. Khalifa Hifter also vowed to press...
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