BAGHDAD, (APP/AFP): Fighters of the Islamic State group attacked an Iraqi border guard base near Jordan on Tuesday, killing at least nine people before being beaten back, officers said. The early morning attack involved heavy mortar fire and saw clashes between militants and border guards defending their position near Rutba, the last town on the […]
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IS attack kills nine Iraqis near Jordan border
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Japan warns of heavy rain, winds as storm nears Tokyo
TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Authorities in Japan on Tuesday issued heavy rain and strong wind warnings as a tropical storm swirled towards the country’s heavily populated eastern coast, urging caution over possible flooding. Tropical Storm Chanthu, packing wind speeds of up to 108 kilometres (67 miles) per hour, was several hundred kilometres southeast of Tokyo in the […]
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European stocks drop at open
LONDON, (APP/AFP): European stock markets fell at the start of trading on Tuesday awaiting regional data and following a slide in Tokyo. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.5 percent to 6,914.43 points, compared with the close on Monday. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 shed 0.7 percent to 10,666.72 points and the CAC 40 […]
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Tokyo shares slump as yen rally hits sentiment
TOKYO, (APP/AFP): Tokyo shares slumped in low-volume trade on Tuesday after a sharp rally in the yen and disappointing second-quarter GDP figures hit investor sentiment. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index shed 1.62 percent, or 273.05 points, to close at 16,596.51, while the broader Topix index of all first-section shares lost 1.38 percent, or 18.16 points, […]
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Three killed in PKK bombing near Turkey’s Diyarbakir: official
ISTANBUL, (APP/AFP) – Two Turkish police officers and a child were killed on Monday in a car bombing outside the southeastern city of Diyarbakir blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels, local officials said. The blast hit a police control post on the highway leading southeast from Diyarbakir to the city of Batman, the local […]
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Iraq MPs approve five new ministers after long delay
BAGHDAD, (APP/AFP): Iraq’s parliament on Monday approved five new ministers after months of delay and repeated setbacks to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s efforts to replace the cabinet, the speaker’s office said. Lawmakers signed off on Abadi’s nominees to head the ministries of oil, transport, higher education, housing and construction, and water resources, but rejected the […]