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Tanker ablaze, 32 missing after collision off China

open view web desk A tanker carrying oil from Iran to South Korea was ablaze and spilling its cargo off eastern China Sunday after a collision with a cargo ship which left 32 tanker crew members missing. The vessel, carrying 136,000 tonnes of oil condensate, caught fire after […]

Trump says he would ‘absolutely’ talk to North Korea’s Kim on phone

open view web desk CAMP DAVID, Md. – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “absolutely” be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South Korea. […]

Rohingya insurgents say they have no option but to fight Myanmar

open view web desk YANGON- Rohingya Muslim insurgents said on Sunday they have no option but to fight what they called Myanmar state-sponsored terrorism to defend the Rohingya community, and they demanded that the Rohingya be consulted on all decisions affecting their future.  The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army […]

Two jets collide on ground at Toronto airport

  open view web desk Two jets collided on the ground at a Toronto airport on Friday, setting the tail of one aircraft alight and prompting passengers to evacuate the other via an emergency slide. Both WestJet and Sunwing confirmed that their planes were involved in the collision […]

U.S. weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad

open view web desk WASHINGTON- The United States is examining ways to mitigate any Pakistani retaliation as it piles pressure on Islamabad to crack down on militants, a senior U.S. official said on Friday, cautioning that U.S. action could extend beyond a new freeze in aid. Pakistan is […]

Olive branch or booby trap? N. Korea’s new tone divides analysts

open view web desk North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could be laying a trap for the US and the South with his apparent olive branches towards Seoul, analysts say, warning that Pyongyang’s ultimate goal is to divide their 70-year alliance. After months of high tensions over the North’s […]

In small breakthrough, Koreas will meet for talks on Tuesday

open view web desk SEOUL, South Korea — The rival Koreas will sit down for their first formal talks in more than two years next week to find ways to cooperate on the Winter Olympics in the South and to improve their abysmal ties, Seoul officials said Friday. […]

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 […]

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