Kirkuk (IraqiNews.com) Seventy percent of displaced Iraqis at Kirkuk province have returned to their home regions in the province, the migration ministry’s office there said Tuesday. Iraqi refugees (representational photo). Iraqi refugees (representational photo). The ministry’s office chief in Kirkuk, Karmoun Ammar, told Alghad Press website that, since 2014, Kirkuk received 117 refugees from Nineveh, […]
Continue reading …Moscow has reacted to the US Treasury ‘Kremlin List’ by saying it is tantamount to a breakdown of ties, de facto calling those featured “enemies” of Washington. The list includes the whole Russian government. © Sputnik “You can see that de facto everybody [included on the list] is called an enemy of the US,” Dmitry Peskov, […]
Continue reading …Swedish prosecutors have charged Uzbek national Rakhmat Akilov with terrorism for carrying out last year’s truck attack on Drottninggatan in central Stockholm. Terror attacked Rakhmat Akilov captured on CCTV on the day of the attack. Photo: Police Hans Ihrman, the lead prosecutor in the case, began the press conference on Tuesday morning with a pledge […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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. […]
Continue reading …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
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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 […]
Continue reading …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. […]
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