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  • North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test, South Korea says

    North Korea has carried out its sixth nuclear test, South Korea says

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:51:11 GMT - south korea - International - SN:6 - ID:6973161

    The South Korean military has concluded that North Korea carried out its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, ABC news reported. A seismic tremor detected at 12.36pm, emanating from the Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site in north-western North ....

  • Iraqi police arrest 18 Daesh gunmen

    Iraqi police arrest 18 Daesh gunmen

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:49:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6973153

    Iraqi police arrested 18 Daesh gunmen while sneaking into Mosul from Tel Afar, Nineveh police commander Wathiq al Hamdani said Sunday. There are no suicide bombers among the detained terrorists, Hamdani said. Meanwhile, Hamdani denied the ....

  • US President Trump discusses North Korea with Japan’s Abe

    US President Trump discusses North Korea with Japan’s Abe

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:45:46 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:6973147

    US President Donald Trump yesterday spoke by telephone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to discuss the escalating threats from North Korea, the Malay Mail Online quoted the White House as saying on Sunday. The conversation between the ....

  • Syria regime army shells districts inside, outside Aleppo -- rights group

    Syria regime army shells districts inside, outside Aleppo -- rights group

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:43:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6973143

    Syrian regime forces shelled territories in and on the outskirts of Aleppo, said a Britain-based rights group on Sunday. The shelling targeted Al Zaharaa district on the western side of Aleppo and the southern countryside, with no casualties ....

  • Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 46: Health Ministry

    Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 46: Health Ministry

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:39:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6973132

    The Health and Population Ministry said Sunday the death toll among the Egyptian pilgrims rose to 46. In statements, head of the medical hajj mission Ahmed el Ansary said the death toll rose during the Tashreq days due to stress and the old age ....

  • 9th BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen of China

    9th BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen of China

    Date: 2017-09-03 09:37:19 GMT - China - International - SN:1 - ID:6973130

    The 9th BRICS Summit kicked off in the southeastern city of Xiamen, Fujian Province of China, on Sunday. Addressing the gathering, Chinese President Xi Jinping extended warm welcome to the attendees. "On behalf of the Chinese government and ....

  • AL chief welcomes liberation of Iraq's Tal Afar

    AL chief welcomes liberation of Iraq's Tal Afar

    Date: 2017-09-02 09:36:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6972144

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has welcomed the liberation of the Iraqi city of Tal Afar in Ninawa province. In a statement Saturday, Abul Gheit congratulated the Iraqi leadership, government and people on this important victory ....

  • Daesh leader arrested, 3 explosive warehouses found in  Diyala

    Daesh leader arrested, 3 explosive warehouses found in Diyala

    Date: 2017-09-02 09:34:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6972137

    A terrorist Daesh leader has been arrested and three explosive warehouses found in Iraq's northeastern governorate of Diyala, Degla Operation Command announced on Saturday. A joint security unit managed to arrest the ....

  • Venezuela secret service holding ex-minister: family

    Venezuela secret service holding ex-minister: family

    Date: 2017-09-02 09:21:49 GMT - Venezuela - International - SN:4 - ID:6972115

    Venezuelan former defense minister Raul Isaias Baduel, a government critic whose whereabouts have been unknown for three weeks, is being held by the intelligence service, his family was quoted by France 24 as saying. Baduel's daughter Andreina ....

  • Syrian troops advancing toward Deir Ez-Zor, says Russian defense ministry

    Syrian troops advancing toward Deir Ez-Zor, says Russian defense ministry

    Date: 2017-09-02 09:20:46 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6972114

    Syrian government troops, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces, continue to encircle Daesh terrorist group near Akerbat settlement in Hama province, Sputnik reported Saturday quoting a statement by the Russian Defense Ministry. Militants ....

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