BAGHDAD, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – An attack carried out by the Islamic State group on a police station in the Iraqi city of Samarra has left three members of the force dead, officers said Tuesday. According to security officials from Salaheddin province, in which Samarra is located, a group of four gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed Mutawakil […]
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IS attack on Iraq police station kills three
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Scissors pulled from Vietnam man’s stomach 18 years after surgery
HANOI, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A Vietnamese man has had scissors removed from his abdomen which were left behind during surgery 18 years ago, after reporting a stomachache that was nearly two decades in the making. Ma Van Nhat, now 54, underwent surgery in 1998 after a car accident and only recently discovered that doctors had left […]
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S. Korea president stays away from impeachment hearing
SEOUL, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday held its first full hearing on whether to confirm the impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye but she stayed away from the session. The hearing, which followed three preparatory court sessions last month, lasted only nine minutes before being wrapped up. The court last week ruled that […]
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Israeli officials back ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy of Palestinians, HRW
NEW YORK, (MILLAT+APP): Some leading Israeli officials are encouraging soldiers and police officers to kill suspected Palestinian attackers, even when they no longer pose a threat, a prominent international human rights watchdog body said on Monday. The New York-based Human Rights Watch based its stand on an analysis of statements by Israeli officials compiled since […]
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More protests in Mexico over gasoline price hike
MEXICO CITY, MILLAT+(APP/AFP): Mexicans angry over a steep hike in gasoline prices blocked roads around the country Monday, but the government refused to budge on the energy reform behind the increase. The business federation Coparmex also weighed in, calling the increase inflationary and bad for consumers. Police said protesters blocked roads in around 10 states […]
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Huge wildfire burns homes in Valparaiso, Chile
VALPARAMSO, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – A wildfire ravaged woods and burned 100 homes in the hilly Chilean port city of Valparaiso on Monday, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of people. At least 19 people were reported hurt after the fire broke out on the outskirts of the historic city, the government said. Television pictures showed thick grey […]