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Vladimir Putin Warns North Korea Situation on Verge of 'Large-scale Conflict'
Vladimir Putin, who is due to attend a summit of the BRICS nations in China next week, wrote in an article published on the Kremlin's website ahead of his trip that he favoured negotiations with North Korea instead.
Iraqi PM Hayder al-Abadi Declares Victory Over ISIS in Tal Afar
Tal Afar had become the next target of the US-backed war on the jihadist group following the capture of Mosul, where it had declared its "caliphate" over parts of Iraq and Syria in 2014.
Pervez Musharraf Declared Fugitive in ex-PM Benazir Bhutto's Murder Trial
A Pakistan anti-terrorism court has declared former military ruler Pervez Musharraf a fugitive in ex-prime minister Benazir Bhutto's murder trial, ordering his property confiscated, a court official said Thursday.
Bodies Wash up as Boat Carrying Rohingya Fleeing Myanmar Capsizes
Around 27,400 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Friday, three UN sources said, after Rohingya insurgents wielding sticks, knives and crude bombs attacked police posts and an army base in Rakhine state, leading to clashes tha...
Donald Trump Calls for Diplomatic Measures to Resolve Qatar Crisis
Donald Trump and King Salman also discussed the need to defeat terrorism, cut off terrorists' funding and combat extremist ideology.
Vital That Pakistan Act Against Terrorist Sanctuaries, Says US
Donald Trump has been clear that "we are looking to the Pakistani government to take decisive action against militant groups based in Pakistan that are a threat to the region."
Postman Who Survived Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Dies at 88
The then-postman, aged only 16 when the attack happened in the closing days of World War II, suffered horrific burns to his back and left arm that took years to heal properly. He had been riding his bicycle some 1.8 kilometres from the epicentre of the bl...
Value Ties With Pakistan, Look Forward to Scheduling Meetings: US
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells and Lisa Curtis, who heads the South Asia policy wing at National Security Council of the White House were scheduled to visit Pakistan this week.
'Systematic' Abuses Against Rohingyas Fuelling Violence in Myanmar's Rakhine: UN
Expressing alarm at the upsurge in fighting between Rohingya militants and Myanmar's security forces in Rakhine, UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday said authorities in the country could have prevented the bloodshed.
Hard-right German Party Tells Trump to Tweet Less, Govern More
Alice Weidel, one of the AfD's top two candidates in the September 24 election in Germany, said Trump's response to a recent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, had been "completely unnecessary".
China Promotes Army General Who Fought Vietnam in 1979 Border War
In a brief statement late on Saturday, Defence Ministry named army commander Li Zuocheng, 63, as the new chief of the Joint Staff Department of the People's Liberation Army, replacing Fang Fenghui.
Thousands of Non-Muslims Evacuated as Violence Flares in Northwest Myanmar
The death toll from the violence that erupted on Friday with coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents has climbed to 98, including some 80 insurgents and 12 members of the security forces, the government said.
China Demands Internet Platforms Verify Users' True Identity
The new guidelines take effect October 1. China already had laws requiring companies to verify a user's identity but it was applied in a fragmented and incomplete way.
Man With Knife Assaults Two Police Officers Outside Buckingham Palace
he man, who is in his mid-twenties according to the police, was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and assault on police near Queen Elizabeth's London residence.
Nawaz Sharif Criticises Judiciary, Says Pakistan May Face Another 1971
Nawaz Sharif's outburst came a day after the Lahore High Court banned broadcast of "anti-judiciary" remarks by him and his party-men.
US Worried Pak's N-weapons Could Land up in Terrorists' Hands: Official
A senior Trump administration official said that during a compressive review, one of the major issues that continually came up for discussion and is very important to the US was the nuclear danger in the region.