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August 10, 2017 8:42 PM

North Korea Guam missile strike plan ready in days

North Korea says, a plan that could see it fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will be ready in a matter of days. State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the sea about 30 kms from Guam, if the plan is approved by Kim Jong-un. It denounced Donald Trump'...

August 10, 2017 7:15 PM

Indian-origin anti-Brexit campaigner fears acid attack in UK

An Indian-origin campaigner, who had mounted a successful legal challenge to prevent British Prime Minister Theresa May from triggering Brexit without Parliament's approval, has spoken out of fears that she may be the target of an acid attack on the streets of London. <br/><br/>Gina...

August 10, 2017 6:21 PM

Rescuers intensifies search for missing in China quake

Rescuers in China today intensified their search for residents missing in the 7.0-magnitude earthquake. The quake struck a mountainous region in China's southwest Sichuan province, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 400. <br/><br/>Xinhua news agency said, authorities ...

August 10, 2017 6:03 PM

Turkey detains suspected IS militant for planning to bring down U.S. plane

Turkish authorities have detained a suspected Islamic State militant of Russian origin after he allegedly planned to use a drone to bring down a U.S. plane at the Incirlik air base. <br/><br/>Dogan News Agency citing security officials, said Russian national Renat Bakiev was detained aft...

August 10, 2017 5:26 PM

Israel to build giant underground wall around Gaza Strip

Israel is pushing ahead with a project to build a giant underground wall around the Gaza Strip to block tunnels that could be used for attacks. <br/><br/>The project comes after the government faced heavy criticism over Hamas's use of tunnels in the 2014 Gaza war, with a state inqui...

August 10, 2017 5:23 PM

Unexploded bomb found at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

A suspected unexploded bomb has been found at the site of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. The US is thought to have dropped the 89 cm-long device during World War-II. <br/><br/>It is found by workers building a car park at the site where a four-decade-long decommissioning process i...

August 10, 2017 2:10 PM

Turkey orders detention of 35 people, including journalists

Turkish authorities today issued detention warrants against 35 people, including nine journalists, on suspicion of links to last July's attempted military coup. <br/><br/>According to the state-run Anadolu news agency the suspects, including the editor of the opposition Birgun newsp...

August 10, 2017 1:51 PM

Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Tokyo area, no tsunami warning

In Japan, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4(point)9 hit the Tokyo area today but no tsunami warning was issued.<br/><br/>Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake was centred in northwestern Chiba prefecture, east to Tokyo. <br/><br/>According to the age...

August 10, 2017 1:29 PM

Mystery as US expels two Cuban diplomats

Washington has expelled two Cuban diplomats after US embassy staff in Havana suffered mysterious physical symptoms.<br/><br/>It was not immediately clear what had happened, with spokeswoman Heather Nauert saying there were no "definitive answers about the source or cause". Mean...

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