WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (APP/AFP) – Iran may have played a role in recent Huthi missile attacks against US warships in the Red Sea, a top US general said Wednesday. Iranian-backed Huthi rebels are believed to be behind a series of incidents this month that saw surface-to-surface missiles fired at the USS Mason on at least […]
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US general suspects Iran role in Huthi attacks on US ships
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US to deploy missile defense to South Korea ‘soon’
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): The United States said Wednesday that it would deploy a missile-defense system to South Korea as soon as possible, despite opposition from China. US Secretary Of State John Kerry confirmed that the THAAD system would soon be sent to the peninsula at a meeting with South Korean ministers in Washington. Washington […]
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Five dead migrants recovered in Mediterranean, 300 rescued
ROME, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): The bodies of five migrants were recovered in the central Mediterranean on Wednesday during rescue operations that saved 300 others, the Italian coastguard said. The migrants were on board two inflatable dinghies and three small boats, the coastguard said in a statement. The dinghies were helped by a charity boat and […]
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Palestinians tell UN Israel must face consequences for settlements
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): Israel must face consequences for its failure to heed international appeals to stop building Jewish settlements on Palestinian land, the Palestinian envoy to the UN told the Security Council on Wednesday. Palestinian Ambassador Riyad Mansour accused Israel of eroding prospects for a future Palestinian state and creating a […]
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Officer who announced Burkina Faso coup released
OUAGADOUGOU, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): Burkina Faso authorities have released Colonel Mamadou Bamba, the officer who announced last year’s abortive coup, a judicial source said Wednesday. “Yesterday (Tuesday), Colonel Bamba left prison. He has been granted provisional freedom,” a high-ranking military magistrate told AFP. Bamba went on television to announce the coup on September 17, reading […]
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Planned Aleppo truce enough to rescue injured: UN
GENEVA, Oct 19 (APP/AFP): A temporary break in fighting in Aleppo will be long enough to safely evacuate 200 wounded from the devastated east of the Syrian city, UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Wednesday. His comments came hours after Russia announced it would extend a promised eight-hour truce in Aleppo on Thursday, to 11 […]