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TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the enemies have got united against Iran as protest rallies have spread to certain cities in Iran in recent days. TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that the enemies have got united […]

Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon proposed Tuesday holding high-level talks with North Korea, Jan. 9, to discuss its participation in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. Cho’s offer came in response to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s New Year’s message, in which he said he was willing to send a delegation of athletes to the South’s first Winter […]

At least nine people have been killed overnight amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran. Iranian state television confirmed on Tuesday that six demonstrators were killed during a raid on a police station in Qahdarijan. According to state media, the rioters were attempting to break into the station […]

One officer was killed and three were wounded in the protests in Iran, Reuters reports, citing state media. It is understood that a “rioter” opened fire on police in Najafabad, although the timing of the shooting is unclear. An image grab taken from a handout video released by Iran’s Mehr News agency reportedly shows a […]

4,000-year-old underground city allegedly belonging to a lost Byzantine dynasty has been discovered during urban transformation works in Turkey’s northern Trabzon province, reports said Monday. The area where the ancient underground city was discovered in Turkey’s Trabzon province is pictured in this undated photo (Sabah Photo) The area where the ancient underground city was discovered […]

US President Donald Trump’s inauguration kicked off a momentous and tumultuous year PHOTO: AFP  US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US ‘foolishly’ gave aid to Pakistan over the course of 15 years but Islamabad remained deceitful by providing safe havens to ‘terrorists’ from Afghanistan. “The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than […]

Image captionResidents of South Korea watched the speech from the North’s leader(GETTY IMAGES) North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has said a nuclear launch button is “always on my table” and warned the US it will never be able to start a war. In a televised new year speech, he said the entire US was within […]

Millions gathered on Brazil’s Copacabana beach late Sunday to welcome 2018 in humid conditions – while a freezing North America prepared to close out the world’s New Year celebrations. © Guillaume Souvant, AFP | New Year revellers gather on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris on December 31, 2017.  A chilly Europe had already said goodbye to 2017, […]

Iranian state TV has reported that 12 people have been killed amid nationwide protests, without elaborating. Opponents of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani hold a protest outside the Iranian embassy in west London. (Reuters) Among the 10 were two protesters who were shot dead overnight in the small town of Izeh in southwestern Iran, a member […]

Colorado deputy Zackari Parrish, 29, was killed during an ‘ambush-style’ attack in Denver. A New Year’s Eve domestic disturbance call sparked an “ambush-style” attack that left one deputy dead, four others injured and two civilians wounded at an apartment complex just south of Denver. The suspect fired off around 100 rounds with a rifle at […]