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Turkey, Israel in new war of words

ANKARA, Dec 23 (AFP): Turkey hit out on Sunday at Israel's "lawless occupation" of Palestinian territory after the Israeli prime minister accused Turkey of "massacres" against Kurds in a new war of words.Relations between Turkey and Israel have been tense this year over multiple issues including a controversial law passed...

Reformist Saudi prince Talal bin Abdulaziz dies

RIYADH, Dec 23 (Reuters): Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal supporter of reform in Saudi Arabia, has died aged 87, the royal court said on Saturday.The senior member of the al-Saud family, father of billionaire investor Alwaleed bin Talal, had been ill for several years.Prince Talal lived in exile abroad...

Oppression led to the birth of Bangladesh, says Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that if the rights of the minorities are not upheld, it can lead to an uprising, reports bdnews24.com.The former cricketer spoke at a ceremony in Lahore on Sunday in the midst of a controversy surrounding the remarks by Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on...

India testfires nuclear ballistic ‘Agni-IV’ missile

NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (Xinhua): India successfully testfired a nuclear-capable long range ballistic missile 'Agni-IV' with a strike range of 4000 kilometres on Sunday.The strategic surface-to-surface missile was flight tested from the integrated test range at Dr Abdul Kalam island off the coast of eastern state of Odisha.The missile test...

Cuban lawmakers approve new constitution

HAVANA, Dec 23 (Reuters): Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved on Saturday a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island's one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall of the Soviet Union.The draft new constitution, which has 229 articles and will replace a Cold War era...

Ghani replaces top Afghan security chiefs

FARAH, Dec 23 (Agencies): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday replaced two of the country's top security chiefs with staunch anti-Taliban officials, in a major shake-up days after US President Donald Trump's decision to slash troop numbers in the country.Amrullah Saleh and Assadullah Khaled, both former heads of the Afghan...

Myanmar authority finds bullet-riddled body of policeman in Rakhine state

YANGON, Dec 23 (AFP): The bullet-riddled body of a Myanmar policeman was found in northern Rakhine state, government media said on Sunday, as tensions rise in the hotspot where the Rohingya crisis erupted last year. The western territory is a tinderbox of ethnic and religious divisions and security forces have...

News in Brief (24-12-2018)

Japanese emperor stresses his peaceful reignTOKYO, Dec 23: In a rare emotional address ahead of his abdication next year, Japanese Emperor Akihito said he took "deep comfort" that his long reign had been one of peace as he remembered the "countless lives" lost in World War II. More than 82,000...