UN envoy arrives in North Korea as nuclear tensions soar Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):A senior United Nations official arrived in North Korea on Tuesday for a rare visit aimed at defusing soaring tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme. Jeffrey Feltman’s visit — the first by a UN diplomat of his rank since 2010 — comes less […]
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UN envoy arrives in North Korea as nuclear tensions soar
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Turkey marks Women’s Rights Day
Turkey marks Women’s Rights Day ANKARA, (MILLAT ONLINE):Turkey’s family and social policy minister Tuesday marked Women’s Rights Day, which the country celebrates each year on Dec. 5 after Turkish women’s political rights were recognized in 1934. In a statement, Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya said: “We are working to strengthen the status of women, to ensure […]
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Number of malaria-infected N. Koreans drops for 4th consecutive year in 2016: report
Number of malaria-infected N. Koreans drops for 4th consecutive year in 2016: report SEOUL, (MILLAT ONLINE):The number of patients infected with malaria in North Korea dropped for the fourth consecutive year in 2016 due to a U.N. body’s efforts to eradicate the disease there, Voice of America reported Tuesday. Citing a report by the World […]
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Arab League chief condemns ‘criminal’ Huthis for ‘assassinating’ Yemen’s Saleh
Arab League chief condemns ‘criminal’ Huthis for ‘assassinating’ Yemen’s Saleh Cairo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday condemned the killing of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh by Huthi rebels, saying it illustrated their “criminal nature”. The head of the pan-Arab bloc warned that Saleh’s killing as he fled the Yemeni capital […]
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European stock markets rise in early deals
European stock markets rise in early deals London, (MILLAT ONLINE):Europe’s stock markets mostly rose in early deals on Tuesday, with London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index up 0.3 percent at 7,362.25 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index climbed 0.2 percent to 13,090 points and the Paris CAC 40 was flat at 5,390.68 compared with […]
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‘Strong resolution’ needed on Myanmar at UN meet: Amnesty
‘Strong resolution’ needed on Myanmar at UN meet: Amnesty Yangon, (MILLAT ONLINE):Amnesty International is calling for a “strong resolution” over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, as the country enters the spotlight of a rare UN Human Rights Council special session later Tuesday. Ahead of the council’s session in Geneva, Amnesty urged members to […]