Quake leaves trail of death and destruction in Iraq Darbandikhan, Iraq, (MILLAT ONLINE):Nizar Abdullah spent the night sifting through the ruins of the two-storey house next door in the mountainous town of Darbandikhan in Iraqi Kurdistan after a killer quake hit the region. “There were eight people inside,” Abdullah, an Iraqi Kurd, told AFP on […]
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Quake leaves trail of death and destruction in Iraq
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Georgia PM reshuffles cabinet
Georgia PM reshuffles cabinet Tbilisi, (MILLAT ONLINE):Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Monday announced a cabinet reshuffle and merger of several ministries in a bid to reduce red tape and the cost of running the government. “Time has come to change government structures in order to form a more effective state apparatus and reduce bureaucracy […]
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N. Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea: Seoul
N. Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea: Seoul Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A North Korean soldier was shot and injured by his own side Monday while defecting to South Korea at the border truce village of Panmunjom, the South’s military said. The soldier was shot in the shoulder and elbow and was picked up bleeding […]
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EU takes step towards closer defence cooperation
EU takes step towards closer defence cooperation Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):The EU will move towards closer defence ties Monday with more than 20 states signing a landmark pact that aims to boost cooperation after Brexit and counteract Russian pressure. Similar efforts to deepen military links have been frustrated for decades, partly by Britain’s fierce opposition to […]
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Iran quake toll rises to 328 dead and over 2,500 injured: official
Iran quake toll rises to 328 dead and over 2,500 injured: official Tehran, (MILLAT ONLINE):The death toll of a major earthquake that hit the Iran-Iraq border overnight rose to 328 dead on the Iranian side of the border on Monday, the coroner’s office said. At least another 2,530 were injured in the 7.3-magnitude quake that […]
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N. Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea: Yonhap
N. Korean soldier shot while defecting to S. Korea: Yonhap Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A North Korean soldier was shot and injured while defecting to the South through the Demilitarised Zone dividing the peninsula, Seoul’s Yonhap news agency reported Monday. The soldier crossed to the South side of the Joint Security Area of the DMZ and was […]