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Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack police headquarters in northern Afghanistan
Middle East
May 5, 2019
Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack police headquarters in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and 55 wounded after a Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden…
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition appeals to troops
World
May 5, 2019
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition appeals to troops
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his troops Saturday to be “ready” for potential US military action, as a limited number…
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
World
May 5, 2019
N. Korea tested rocket launchers and ‘tactical guided weapons’
North Korea’s state media said Sunday that leader Kim Jong Un had overseen a rocket and tactical guided weapons test,…
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will continue uranium enrichment under its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani…
Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities
World
May 4, 2019
Boeing plane skids into Florida river in crash-landing, no fatalities
A Boeing 737 skidded off a runway into a river after crash-landing during a lightning storm in Florida on Friday,…
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Afghanistan loya jirga demands ‘immediate and permanent’ ceasefire
A historic “loya jirga” peace summit in Kabul ended Friday with delegates from across Afghanistan demanding an immediate and permanent…
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
Middle East
May 4, 2019
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran must counter US sanctions by continuing to export its oil…
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
World
May 4, 2019
North Korea fires short-range ‘projectiles’ into sea: Seoul
North Korea launched unidentified projectiles into the sea Saturday, the South Korean military said, in what could be Pyongyang’s first…
Virulent anti-Semitism emerges from US white supremacists
World
April 30, 2019
Virulent anti-Semitism emerges from US white supremacists
The deadly shootings targeting synagogues in California and Pittsburgh have raised concerns that anti-Semitic hatred is increasingly a rallying point…
Kabul on lockdown as assembly discusses peace with the Taliban
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Kabul on lockdown as assembly discusses peace with the Taliban
Afghanistan’s usually bustling capital Kabul slowed to a crawl Tuesday amid massive security for a high-stakes peace summit that has…