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Visiting Washington, DC, Qatar’s Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammad al-Attiyah said his country will expand the American airbase that currently houses about 10,000 US military personnel. Al Udeid airbase north of the capital Doha is currently headquarters of the US Central Command [Reuters] Al Udeid airbase north of the capital Doha is currently headquarters of the US […]

Supporters of the National Super Alliance (Nasa) coalition leader Raila Odinga gathered in Nairobi Tuesday ahead of a ceremony to swear him in as an alternative president, three months after he claims an election was stolen from him. Nasa supporters wait for their leader Raila Odinga at Uhuru Park in Nairobi on January 30, 2018. […]

The official newspaper of North Korea’s ruling party on Monday warned of the danger of game addiction across the world. Kim Jong-un / Yonhap “Most electronic games which flourish in capitalist nations destruct youths’ sound mind, and harm them ideologically and mentally,” the Rodong Sinmun newspaper of the Workers’ Party said in an analysis piece.  It cited the World Health Organization’s decision late last year to classify gaming addiction as a mental disorder.  Obsessed with games, youngsters neglect their studies and fail to nurture their ability to think realistically and adapt to society, the paper pointed out.  “Mobile phone games are also causing serious problems worldwide. Those who are engrossed in them for long hours can be viewed as being caught in gaming dependence that does mental and physical harms to humans,” the daily said.  A North Korean defector who ran an Internet cafe in the North has said that such online game parlors have recently mushroomed in Pyongyang and other cities. Mobile games have also spread with the increased use of mobile phones, he added. (Yonhap)   Source:koreatimes.co.kr  

SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s secret fund has almost run out of money because the country has repeatedly carried out nuclear tests and test-launched missiles, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). The broadcaster, which is affiliated with the U.S. government, on Thursday quoted a Chinese source with ties to a high-ranking North […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow Monday to discuss ways to strengthen coordination between the Russian and Israeli air forces in order to avoid confrontation in Syria. FILE PHOTO © Alexey Nikolsky / Reuters Netanyahu’s visit to Russia is scheduled to last only five hours. According to the […]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s deputy director, who US President Donald Trump accuses of political bias, has resigned, US media report.   Andrew McCabe, who US President Trump accused of political bias, is stepping down, US media report. Photo: AFP Andrew McCabe’s exit from the top law enforcement agency comes a week after a report that Mr […]

The German government on Monday strongly condemned revelations that three carmakers had tested the effects of diesel fumes on monkeys and humans, adding that it had asked BMW, Volkswagen and Daimler to explain themselves. A VW Tiguan in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. Photo: DPA “I strongly condemn the exhaust tests,” said acting transport minister Christian Schmidt. […]

QAMISHLI, Syria — A female Kurdish fighter carried out what appeared to be a suicide bombing attack on the Turkish military in Syria, destroying a tank and killing several Turkish soldiers with a grenade, Kurdish forces in the area said on Sunday. The Turkish military offensive against Kurdish militias in the Afrin area of northern […]

Stockholm terror attack suspect Rakhmat Akilov is expected to be charged on Tuesday. Akilov has confessed to driving the truck on Drottninggatan in Stockholm last spring in an attack that killed five people and injured many more. But much remains unknown about the Uzbek national. Prosecutor Hans Ihrman at Akilov’s remand hearing last spring. Photo: […]

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto crushed his competition with a landslide election victory Sunday that saw him receiving more than five times as much voter support than his closest challenger. The independent presidential candidate and current president Sauli Niinisto greets and thanks his supporters at his election reception in in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018. […]