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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks during a luncheon meeting with the ruling Democratic Party lawmakers at Cheong Wa Dae, Saturday. / Yonhap South Korean President Moon Jae-in called Saturday for patience in dealing with North Korea as Pyongyang fired at least three projectiles into the sea off its east coast in the latest provocative […]

(Screengrab) 14-year-old was brought to police along with father, asked to sign pledge vowing to protect his son and not violate public morals  Saudi police said Wednesday they have released a 14-year-old boy who was filmed dancing to the “Macarena” at an intersection in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, according to local media report […]

Transgender travellers and those who do not identify as male or female can check off an ‘X’ box Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ahmed Hussen says that by Aug. 31 Canadians will have a third option to identify their gender on passports. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press) Canadians will soon have a third option to […]

Korean Cenral News Agency shows on Aug. 26 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspecting the state’s special forces engaging a simulated invasion of South Korean border islands of Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong. / Yonhap North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a simulated invasion of South Korean islands near the tense western border, state media reported […]

Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners are expected on the streets of Barcelona on Saturday in a defiant march against terror after last week’s deadly vehicle rampages. The Mediterranean city is in mourning after a van ploughed into crowds in its busy Las Ramblas boulevard on August 17, followed just hours […]

This screengrab shows police officials and a soldier looking at a man on the pavement in the city centre of Brussels on August 25, 2017, where a man is alleged to have attacked soldiers with a knife and was shot. © AFP   A knife-wielding man has been shot dead in the center of Brussels […]

Raid on farm by Somali and American soldiers in the country’s south leaves 10 dead, including young children. African Union forces and soldiers recaptured Bariire from al-Shabab last week [Feisal Omar/Reuters] At least 10 civilians, including three children, have been killed in a joint raid by Somali forces and US troops in the country’s south, local officials […]

Massive violence has been reported from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh after the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh. WATCH LIVE    Massive violence has followed the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for rape. A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Panchkula, Haryana held the Dera Sacha […]

Displaced children and adults are seen after fleeing from ISIL-controlled areas in rural Raqqa, Syria, to Ain Issa, the main staging point for displaced families, some 50 Km north of Raqqa city. Photo: UNICEF/Soulaiman (file)  24 August 2017 – A senior United Nations aid official today urged the international community to do whatever is needed […]