PYONGYANG, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – North Korea’s weapons of war rolled through Pyongyang streets Saturday and it promised “nuclear justice” in response to any atomic attack as leader Kim Jong-Un mounted a spectacular show of strength. Tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions are stretched to the limit, with US President Donald Trump deploying an aircraft carrier battle […]
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N.Korea’s Kim stages giant show of military strength
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Fourth Mexico reporter shot dead since March: website
MEXICO CITY, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Gunmen shot dead a veteran crime reporter in northeastern Mexico on Friday, his employers said, becoming the fourth journalist to be murdered in the gang-plagued country in six weeks. Maximino Rodriguez Palacios “was shot and killed” outside a store as he arrived in his car at around noon (1700 GMT) […]
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Sri Lanka garbage dump collapse kills 11
COLOMBO, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – The death toll from a collapsed garbage mountain in Sri Lanka’s capital rose to 11 Saturday, officials said, with disaster destroying 145 homes. Colombo National hospital spokeswoman Pushpa Soysa said two boys and two girls were among the 11 confirmed killed following the Friday incident. They were aged between 11 and […]
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14 dead in Iran floods
TEHRAN, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – At least 14 people were killed and 37 declared missing as flash floods hit northwestern Iran, state media reported on Saturday. Torrential rains that began on Friday lashed East Azerbaijan province, with state television showing images of flooded houses and cars carried away by the surging water. The prefect of Ajabshir […]
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UNESCO to celebrate World Book & Copyright Day with focus on blind
UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP): The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will celebrate this year’s World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, with a major focus on the needs of the blind to have easy access to printed materials. “In accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with […]
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MLS: Villa ices game with spectacular chip shot
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT ONLINE/APP/AFP) – Former Barcelona striker David Villa helped lead New York City FC to a 2-0 victory Friday with a jaw-dropping chip from 53 yards out against the lowly Philadelphia Union. The 35-year-old Spaniard delivered the clincher with his highlight chip in the 90th minute in front of a crowd of 16,000 at […]