SEOUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – North Korea is preparing to test new rockets, a report said Thursday, after its leader Kim Jong-Un said the country was in the final stages of developing inter-continental ballistic missiles. Pyongyang’s missile programme and its pursuit of nuclear arms have seen it repeatedly sanctioned by the UN Security Council. Quoting high-level South […]
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N. Korea preparing to launch new missiles: report
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Top Iraq commander announces ‘liberation’ of east Mosul
BARTALLA, Iraq, (MILLAT+APP/AFP): Iraqi forces have retaken the entire eastern side of Mosul from the Islamic State group, the head of the Counter-Terrorism Service announced on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference in Bartalla, a town east of Mosul, Staff General Talib al-Sheghati announced “the liberation… of the left bank” of the Tigris River that […]
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Triple-quake strikes reeling, snow-bound central Italy
ROME, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A series of earthquakes measuring 5.3-5.7 magnitude struck central Italy on Wednesday, bringing fresh terror to an area still reeling from deadly quakes last year and struggling to cope with heavy snowfall. Monitors said the first quake, which struck at 10:25 am (0925 GMT) was around 5.3 magnitude and a second, […]
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Philippine police murdered SKorean businessman: authorities
MANILA,(MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Philippine police kidnapped and murdered a South Korean businessman, then led his wife to believe he was alive for months to extort money from her, authorities said Wednesday. The killing is the latest in a long series of criminal acts by the Philippine police force, regarded as one of the nation’s most corrupt […]
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Asian energy interconnection inevitable for cleaner future: Chinese expert
BANGKOK, (MILLAT+APP/Xinhua): A Chinese expert proposed Tuesday to a panel of energy ministers here that building energy interconnection in Asia is an inevitable way forward to promote energy transition and realize clean development. The key to promoting energy transition in Asia lies in the massive development of clean energy and distribution of it, but the […]
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Pakistan, Switzerland for enhanced cooperation in all spheres
DAVOS, (MILLAT+Switzerland) (APP): Pakistan and Switzerland Thursday while noting the rich potential of their bilateral ties called for exploring new avenues of cooperation for mutual benefits. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif expressed his desire to strengthen relations with Switzerland in a meeting with President of the Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard here on the sidelines of […]