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World War 3: North Korea releases video showing nuclear attack on Washington

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World War 3: North Korea releases video showing nuclear attack on Washington

With tensions rising on the Korean peninsula, North Korea has released a video showing a rocket attack on Washington DC. The video, released by official state media, shows the White House in a gun-style crosshair – and a missile descending on the city and exploding in a giant fireball. Another sequence shows American warships being […]

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Trump wants Korea to pay for anti-missile system, vows to fix or scrap bilateral trade deal

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Trump wants Korea to pay for anti-missile system, vows to fix or scrap bilateral trade deal

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will either renegotiate or terminate what he called a “horrible” free trade deal with South Korea and said Seoul should pay for a U.S. anti-missile system that he priced at $1 billion. Seoul quickly dismissed the comments on the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, saying […]

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In Photos: After liberation from IS, scenes of destruction linger at Mosul University

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In Photos: After liberation from IS, scenes of destruction linger at Mosul University

A photo showing signs of destruction at Mosul University. (IraqiNews.com) Photos from Mosul University have shown destruction at one of the region’s oldest universities. With 123 buildings receiving nearly 22.000 students a year, the university, a former major bastion for Islamic State militants, whose labs were used by the group to manufacture chemical weapons, had, […]

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Russia says Israeli strikes on Syria are unacceptable, urges restraint

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Russia says Israeli strikes on Syria are unacceptable, urges restraint

(Reuters)The Kremlin strongly criticised Israeli air strikes on targets inside Syria on Thursday, saying Israel and other countries should avoid any action that heightened tension in the region. Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport on Thursday, Syrian rebel and regional intelligence sources said, targeting weapons sent […]

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1,600 gallstones removed from Emirati woman

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1,600 gallstones removed from Emirati woman

More than 1,600 stones of different sizes were removed from the gallbladder of a 40-year-old woman at Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain on Thursday. Dr. Tahir Hilmi, head of the medical team and general surgery and surgical endoscopy consultant, said the patient reported to the outpatient clinics section, complaining about recurring pain on […]

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Irish aid worker reveals how starving children are dying on roads as 20m face starvation in Somalia

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Irish aid worker reveals how starving children are dying on roads as 20m face starvation in Somalia

One of Ireland’s most experienced aid workers has described the devastating famine-like conditions in Somalia as the worst she has ever seen. Concern Worldwide’s Regional Director for the Horn of Africa, Carol Morgan, said starving children are literally dying on roads as they travel to emergency feeding centres. Ms Morgan has just returned from Somalia […]

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‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus

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‘Israeli strikes’ hit arms depot in Damascus

Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al Jazeera. Witnesses said a total of five strikes occurred near the Damascus airport road, about 25km […]

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Woman caught smuggling gold, khat and cash on Denmark-Norway ferry

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Woman caught smuggling gold, khat and cash on Denmark-Norway ferry

A 43-year-old woman was caught carrying khat by customs after taking the Hirtshals-Larvik ferry on Friday. Customs officers discovered 82 bunches of the chewable leaf, which is illegal in Norway, weighing a total of just under eight kilograms. The woman was also carrying 128,000 kroner ($15,000) and 81 grams of gold, reports NRK. The money […]

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Russian diplomat believes US strikes on Syria make no military or political sense

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Russian diplomat believes US strikes on Syria make no military or political sense

 NEW YORK, April 27. /TASS/. US strikes on the Syrian air base violated international law and made neither military nor political sense, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Yahoo Global News. “That was something really unacceptable because that was against international law, first of all,” Zakharova said. “It has no […]

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Thousands of Paris cops urge Le Pen and Macron to ‘hear their anger’

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Thousands of Paris cops urge Le Pen and Macron to ‘hear their anger’

Thousands of French police demonstrated in the Champs Elysees in Paris on Wednesday to urge both candidates in their country’s presidential runoff to “hear their anger” over difficult working conditions. Some 10,000 police, according to one of their unions, took part in the protest on the famous avenue where one of their number was killed […]

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