JERUSALEM,(APP/AFP) – Israeli guards fearful of an attack shot and wounded a Palestinian on Wednesday after she did not stop at a crossing, officials said, the latest incident in an upsurge of violence. The Palestinian’s intentions were not immediately clear and details were still emerging of the incident. The incident occurred at a checkpoint near […]
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Israeli guards shoot Palestinian who did not stop at crossing
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Red Cross seeks $15.5 mn to help flood-hit N. Korea
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – The Red Cross appealed Wednesday for $15.5 million in emergency funding to help flood-ravaged North Koreans, warning of a “secondary disaster” in the impoverished country unless urgent assistance is provided. At least 138 people are known to have died and nearly 400 are missing after torrential rain triggered major floods, devastating villages […]
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Hong Kong ‘triads’ arrested over lawmaker death threats
HONG KONG, (APP/AFP) – Hong Kong police arrested six people Wednesday over death threats to a new city lawmaker who is advocating more autonomy from China, with reports saying some of the suspects have triad links. Eddie Chu was one of several rebel lawmakers to win seats in landmark legislative elections earlier this month. He […]
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Erdogan warns world against FETO
NEW YORK. (APP/Anatolia): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged world leaders to “immediately take all necessary steps” against the alleged perpetrator of a recent deadly coup attempt in Turkey. Erdogan said the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) was a threat to all nations where they operate. “It is evident by experience that if you […]
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Turkey: 27,700 teachers dismissed over terror links
ANKARA, (APP/Anatolia): Just over 27,700 teachers across Turkey have been dismissed for suspected links to terrorist organizations, Deputy Prime Minister Nurettin Canikli said on Monday. Speaking after a cabinet meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara, Canikli said another 9,464 teachers had been suspended over similar allegations. Among these, the minister said, 455 had already been […]
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Air raids, shelling across Syria after army declares truce over
ALEPPO, Syria,(APP/AFP) – Air strikes and shelling pounded multiple battlefronts in Syria into the early hours of Tuesday after the army declared a fraught week-long ceasefire over, AFP correspondents and activists reported. In battleground second city Aleppo, air raids and artillery fire hit rebel-held districts until approximately 2:00 am (2300 GMT Monday), an AFP correspondent […]