UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned North Korea after a failed missile launch, threatening further measures against Pyongyang. North Korea tested a medium-range Musudan missile on Saturday, the latest in series of launches in defiance of UN resolutions.
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UN Security Council strongly condemns N.Korea failed missile launch
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At least 19 killed in deadly India hospital fire
NEW DELHI, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): At least 19 people were killed Monday when a fire broke out at a leading private hospital in an eastern Indian city, police said, with officials warning the death toll could rise. More than 40 critically ill patients were trapped in an intensive care ward by the blaze, which is […]
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Mexican judge whose court handled cartel cases is killed
MEXICO CITY, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): A federal judge whose court has handled some cases related to drug cartels was killed near Mexico City on Monday. Vicente Antonio Bermudez Zacarias was murdered in Metepec, a town in the State of Mexico, the Supreme Court said in a statement. President Enrique Pena Nieto condemned the murder and […]
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Main Paris attacks suspect’s brother asks him to break silence
PARIS, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): The brother of Salah Abdeslam, the main suspect in the Paris attacks, called on him on Monday to agree to answer questions about the November 2015 massacre. “I ask my brother to speak,” Muhammad Abdeslam told French radio station RTL. The plea came after the suspect’s two lawyers said last week […]
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Trump slams Clinton over email ‘collusion’, State Dept denies
WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (APP/AFP): Donald Trump’s campaign on Monday accused Hillary Clinton of colluding with US authorities to “cover up criminal activity” related to her use of a private email system while serving as secretary of state, but the State Department denied any wrongdoing. The Republican presidential hopeful’s team seized on newly released FBI documents […]
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UN under fire for picking Wonder Woman to lead campaign
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Oct 17 (APP/AFP):The United Nations on Monday defended the choice of comic book character Wonder Woman to lead a campaign for the empowerment of girls following criticism that the choice was demeaning to women. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is due to attend a ceremony on Friday to officially designate Wonder Woman […]