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August 7, 2017 11:16 AM

North and South Korea foreign ministers meet on sidelines of regional forum

Top diplomats of the two Koreas met on the sidelines of a regional forum in Manila. South Korea's foreign ministry said that South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha had a brief meeting with her Northern counterpart Ri Yong-Ho yesterday before an ASEAN Regional Forum dinner. <br/>It s...

August 7, 2017 9:56 AM

Israel imposes new travel restrictions on Palestinians

Israel has imposed new travel restrictions on Palestinians, preventing them from leaving blockaded Gaza with laptops. The ban also applies in the opposite direction. <br/><br/>Cogat, an Israeli defense body, referred questions to the Shin Bet security service. The Shin Bet says, it is no...

August 7, 2017 9:56 AM

US: 13 injured in hazardous materials leak at Port of Long Beach

In the United States, twelve dock workers and a firefighter sustained minor to mild injuries after a container ship leaked a hazardous material in the Port of Long Beach. City Fire Department spokesman Brian Fisk said a container on the Harbour Bridge ship began leaking the liquid yesterday. The Coa...

August 7, 2017 9:39 AM

Attack on UN office in Colombia injures police officer

A police officer was injured today in an attack on a UN mission monitoring the disarming of FARC rebels in Colombia as part of the group's peace deal with the government. Authorities said assailants attacked the location where the FARC rebel group had a weapons stash in the southwestern town of...

August 7, 2017 9:38 AM

US: 13 injured in hazardous materials leak at Port of Long Beach

In the United States, twelve dock workers and a firefighter sustained minor to mild injuries after a container ship leaked a hazardous material in the Port of Long Beach. City Fire Department spokesman Brian Fisk said a container on the Harbour Bridge ship began leaking the liquid yesterday. The Coa...

August 7, 2017 9:36 AM

Mauritania votes to abolish senate by referendum

Mauritanians have voted to abolish their Senate and alter their national flag by referendum. The Electoral Commission announced a clear victory for President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz yesterday. As many as 53.73 per cent voters took part in the referendum and 85 percent of them said "Yes" to...

August 7, 2017 9:02 AM

Israel imposes new travel restrictions on Palestinians

Israel has imposed new travel restrictions on Palestinians, preventing them from leaving blockaded Gaza with laptops. The ban also applies in the opposite direction. <br/><br/>Cogat, an Israeli defense body, referred questions to the Shin Bet security service. The Shin Bet says, it is no...

August 7, 2017 8:34 AM

Three dead as storms ravage northern Italy

In Italy, three people died in freak accidents as violent storms raged in northern part of the country at the end of prolonged heatwave. Police said, a 41-year-old Belgian man was among the dead after a tree fell on his tent in the Tramontina valley. Another tree, uprooted by powerful winds, fell on...

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