UNITED NATIONS, (APP): Strongly condemning the escalating violence in the South Sudanese capital of Juba that began on July 7, the UN Security Council joined Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in calling for an end to the fighting, while separately demanding that President Salva Kiir and First Vice-President Reik Machar do their utmost to control their respective […]
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UN Security Council slams fighting in South Sudanese capital of Juba
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N. Korea to take ‘physical action’ over US anti-missile system
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korea on Monday threatened to take “physical action” to counter a sophisticated US anti-missile system planned to be deployed in the South. The warning follows an announcement by Seoul and Washington Friday to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea to counter growing threats from the […]
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Next stages in UK Labour leadership contest
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s Angela Eagle was set Monday to launch a bid to unseat Jeremy Corbyn as leader of the main opposition Labour Party, part of the fallout of last month’s Brexit vote. Corbyn, a veteran socialist who has been in the job since November, has been under pressure to resign over his lukewarm […]
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Obama says attacking police hurts reform
MADRID, (APP/AFP) – US President Barack Obama cautioned those protesting police killings of black Americans against blanket criticism Sunday, saying the majority of officers in the force do a good job. “Whenever those of us who are concerned about fairness in the criminal justice system attack police officers, you are doing a disservice to the […]
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Toll hits 18 as police, protesters clash in Indian Kashmir
OCCUPIED SRINAGAR, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Protesters and government forces in Indian Held Kashmir clashed for a second day Sunday as anger over the death of an influential rebel leader boiled over, with 18 people killed in some of the worst civilian unrest to hit the region since 2010. Another 200 people have been wounded […]
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Challenger accuses UK opposition leader of ‘hiding’
LONDON, July 10, (APP/AFP) – Jeremy Corbyn, the embattled head of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party, is “hiding” and refusing to accept that his support among colleagues has vanished, leadership challenger Angela Eagle said Sunday. Eagle, who will on Monday formally launch her bid to take over the left-of-centre party, said Corbyn was “not a […]