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Saudi intercepts ballistic missile near Yemen border

open view web desk Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], Jan 5: Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missileover the kingdom’s southern province of Najran, bordering Yemen. According to Al Masirah, a TV network run by the Houthi rebels, stated that the group claimed responsibility for the attack. “This hostile act by Iran-backed Houthis proves the Iranian […]

Iran’s leader blames enemies for unrests as death toll rises

open view web desk LONDON- Iran’s Supreme Leader on Tuesday accused the country’s enemies of stirring unrest as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations that began last week rose to 21. Nine Iranians were killed in Isfahan province during protests on Monday night, including two members of the […]

Dalit protests cause disruptions in Mumbai

open view web desk MUMBAI – Thousands of Dalits, who rank at the lower end of India’s ancient caste hierarchy, disrupted traffic and threw stones at buses in Mumbai on Tuesday as they protested against violence in a nearby city in which a man was killed. The protest […]

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North

open view web desk South Korea Tuesday proposed high-level talks with Pyongyang on January 9, after the North’s leader Kim Jong-Un called for better relations and said his country might attend the Winter Olympics in the South. Kim used his annual New Year address to warn he has […]

Trump denounces ‘brutal and corrupt’ Iranian regime

open view web desk President Donald Trump praised Iranian protesters on Tuesday for acting against Tehran’s “brutal and corrupt” regime after days of bloody unrest, while also lashing out at his predecessor Barack Obama. “The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime,” […]

Something big is happening: Michelle on sexual harassment

open view web desk New York, Jan 1: Michelle Williams says she believes Hollywood is going through a moment of reckoning in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal that sent shockwaves through the international entertainment industry. The 37-year-old actor said it took some time for her […]

CRPF camp attack: counter op ends, 3rd militant’s body recovered

open view web desk Srinagar, Jan 1: The counter-operation launched by security forces against the militants who attacked a CRPF camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir ended Monday following the recovery of the body of another militant, the police said Finally, the operation has concluded with the […]

Erica Garner, activist daughter of New York chokehold victim, dies at 27

open view web desk Erica Garner, the daughter of a New York man whose death during an attempted arrest helped spark the “Black Lives Matter” movement against police brutality, died on Saturday, a posting on her official Twitter account showed. Garner, 27, suffered a heart attack triggered by […]

Bad to worse: How diplomatic hopes with North Korea plunged

open view web desk WASHINGTON— In the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a […]

Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North

open view web desk The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday. The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered […]

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