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by Ella IDE with Angus MACKINNON in Rome ACCUMOLI, Italy (AFP) — Rescuers worked into the early hours of Thursday in a desperate search for survivors after a powerful earthquake shook central Italy, leaving at least 159 people dead and devastating several mountain villages. With 368 people injured, some critically, and an unknown number trapped under rubble, the death toll from Wednesday’s pre-dawn quake was expected to rise further, officials warned. Amid scenes of carnage, […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte told reporters on Wednesday that Southeast Asian countries will push China to respect the final ruling of the arbitration court in Hague even if our country does not bring it at a conference in Laos on September. “Whether we like it or not, that arbitral judgment would be insisted by the whole countries in Southeast Asia,”the President said. In July, China stressed a backlash statement about the ruling, stating that […]
HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) – by Hector Velasco Colombia’s government and FARC rebels announced Wednesday that they have reached a historic peace accord to end their half-century civil war, the last major armed conflict in the Americas. After nearly four years of peace talks in Cuba, the two sides said they have successfully concluded negotiations and reached a final deal. “The Colombian government and the FARC announce that we have reached a final, full and definitive […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday pushed for a further inquiry of the mysterious 1961 plane crash that killed ex-UN chief Dag Hammarskjold, saying documents from South Africa may help shed light. The former secretary-general died when his plane crashed on September 17 or 18, 1961, near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, now known as Zambia. The cause of the crash has never been established. Ban proposed appointing an eminent person to […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – by Carole LANDRY A UN investigation has established that President Bashar al-Assad’s forces carried out at least two chemical attacks in Syria and that Islamic State jihadists used mustard gas as a weapon, according to a report seen by AFP on Wednesday. The panel was able to identify the perpetrators of three chemical attacks carried out in 2014 and 2015, but was unable to draw conclusions in the other six […]
ACCUMOLI, Italy (AFP) – by Ella IDE with Angus MACKINNON in Rome A powerful earthquake shook central Italy on Wednesday, leaving at least 159 people dead and a trail of destruction across several mountain villages packed with holidaymakers. With 368 people injured, some critically, and an unknown number trapped under rubble, the death toll from the pre-dawn quake was expected to rise further, officials warned. Amid scenes of carnage, dozens of emergency services staff and volunteers were […]
(Reuters) Gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul on Wednesday, with explosions and gunfire reported inside the campus, an Afghan interior ministry official and a student said. “Several gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul and there are reports of gunfire and explosions,” the official said. “They are inside the compound and there are foreign professors along with hundreds of students.” Ahmad Shaheer, a student at the university, told Reuters by telephone that […]
(Eagle News)– Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. reported on Wednesday that the Black sand taken from Philippine territory is actually being used by China for reclamation activities in West Philippine Sea. With a help from “intelligence reports”, the Department of Foreign affairs confirmed the proliferation of such mining activities. “This has been discussed, and there is evidence to show black sand has been taken from our territories and used for reclamation activities, particularly in Spratly […]
by Park Chan-Kyong SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired a submarine-launched missile 500 kilometres (around 300 miles) towards Japan, marking what weapons analysts called a clear step forward for its nuclear strike ambitions. The flight distance, which was tracked by South Korea’s military Joint Chiefs of Staff, far exceeded any previous SLBM tests, suggesting significant progress in technical prowess. A proven SLBM system would take North Korea’s nuclear strike threat to […]
KARKAMIS, Turkey (AFP) — A dozen Turkish tanks on Wednesday entered Syrian territory to take part in the battle to push Islamic State (IS) jihadists out of the town of Jarabulus, an AFP photographer reported. The tanks were seen operating on the other side of the border and firing on IS-held Jarabulus. They were followed by several smaller military vehicles believed to be carrying pro-Ankara Syrian rebels who had also crossed over, the photographer added. […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — US Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Turkey on Wednesday for critical talks with its leadership as Ankara launched a military operation to drive Islamic State jihadists out of a key Syrian border town. In the highest-ranking visit by a Western official since Turkey’s July 15 failed coup, Biden will seek to repair relations with its NATO ally after the putsch, which Ankara blames on Pennsylvania-based preacher Fethullah Gulen. Turkey has […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — At least 18 people have died after a powerful earthquake struck central Italy in the early hours of Wednesday, according to local officials. Deaths were reported in three villages in a mountainous area straddling the regions of Lazio and Marche: Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto. At least 10 people died in Pescara, a hamlet that is part of the bigger village of Arquata del Tronto, according to civil protection officers […]
