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Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack: Moscow

  • Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack: Moscow Moscow, (MILLAT ONLINE):Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday said two servicemen had been killed in a mortar attack by the militants in Syria on New Year’s Eve, but denied media reports seven military planes had been destroyed. “As darkness fell, the Hmeimim air base was subjected to […]

  • Vietnam cops seize $3m heroin hidden in tea packets

    Vietnam cops seize $3m heroin hidden in tea packets Hanoi, (MILLAT ONLINE):Vietnamese cops have seized $3 million worth of heroin hidden inside packets of tea and smuggled from Laos, state media said Thursday, the largest recorded haul of the drug in the communist country. Vietnam is a key transit point in the “Golden Triangle” drug […]

  • Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes up 3.26% on first trading day of 2018

    Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes up 3.26% on first trading day of 2018 Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index surged more than three percent to a fresh 26-year high on the first trading day of 2018 as investors caught up with recent rallies on Wall Street. The bellwether index rose 3.26 percent, or 741.39 points, to […]

  • Singapore bans ‘inflammatory’ Palestinian film

    Singapore bans ‘inflammatory’ Palestinian film Singapore, (MILLAT ONLINE):Singapore banned a documentary featuring a Palestinian teenager charged with assaulting Israeli security forces from being screened at a festival Thursday, warning the “inflammatory” work could stir hatred. The city-state’s media regulator said the film, “Radiance of Resistance”, had a “skewed narrative” and could cause divisions among its […]

  • UK taxi driver wins £25 million Lotto jackpot

    UK taxi driver wins £25 million Lotto jackpot ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):A UK taxi driver Amo Riselli, got confirmation from Lotto bosses that he scooped £24,501,283 jackpot after matching five main numbers and the bonus ball in the must-be-won draw last Wednesday. According to the Mirror, though the new multi-millionaire did not have all six numbers […]

  • UN chief welcomes reopening of inter-Korean communication channel

    UN chief welcomes reopening of inter-Korean communication channel UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the reopening of a key cross-border communication channel between North Korea and South Korea. “It is always good to have a dialogue between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea,” the UN chief’s […]