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US evacuates its citizens from Yemen
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S Korea approves $6 million aid
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Musharraf’s indictment put off till Aug 20
Python strangles 2 brothers to death in Canada
Iran’s Rouhani ready for nuclear talks President Hassan Rouhani said today that Iran was ready for "serious" talks on its nuclear programme without delay and that the US calls for tougher sanctions showed a lack of understanding.
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US evacuates its citizens from Yemen
Washington, August 6 The State Department said it had pulled all non-essential personnel from Yemen, and the Pentagon said the US Air Force had flown staffers out today. "In response to a request from the US State Department, early this morning the US Air Force transported personnel out of Sana'a, Yemen, as part of a reduction in emergency personnel," Pentagon press secretary George Little said in a statement. "The US Department of Defence continues to have personnel on the ground in Yemen to support the US State Department and monitor the security situation," CNN quoted Little as saying. The US earlier ordered reduction of embassy staff in Yemen issuing a fresh travel warning of a high-level security threat. The alert came hours after a drone attack killed four Al-Qaida militants in Yemen and two days after the closure of 19 embassies in the Middle East and Africa. "The Department of State ordered a reduction in the number of emergency US Government personnel in Yemen," State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said in a statement. "We are concerned about a threat stream indicating the potential for terrorist attacks against US persons or facilities overseas, especially emanating from the Arabian Peninsula," she said. US citizens remaining in Yemen despite the travel warning in effect should limit non-essential travel within the country, she said.— PTI UK withdraws staff amid threat
London: Britain has withdrawn all diplomatic staff from its embassy in Yemen after the US ordered its citizens to leave the country in the wake of a worldwide terror alert. "Due to increased security concerns, all staff in our Yemen embassy have been temporarily withdrawn, and the embassy will remain closed until staff are able to return," a Foreign and Commonwealth Office statement said on Tuesday. |
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Syrian rebels capture northern air base
Beirut, August 6 The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Mannagh helicopter base fell nearly 24 hours after rebels, led by Al-Qaida-linked militants, launched an all-out offensive against it. The Aleppo Media Centre said rebels finally captured it before dawn. Mannagh, in the north of Aleppo province, is deep inside territory dominated by the Syrian opposition. Rebels have been trying since last year to capture it, but faced strong resistance from defenders. Rebels seized part of it in June, and since then its fall has been widely expected. The air base is the largest to fall in rebel hands since opposition forces captured the Taftanaz base in the northern province of Idlib in January. The Observatory said the final assault on Mannagh was led by members of the Al-Qaida-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. It began early yesterday when a Saudi suicide attacker blew his vehicle up outside the command centre of the sprawling compound. It said the rebels then began advancing, capturing vehicles and buildings inside the base. It did not say how many government troops were killed but said at least 10 rebels, including foreign fighters, died in the fighting.— AP
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S Korea approves $6 million aid
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Seoul, August 6 Seoul's Unification Ministry said today that it will send UNICEF the money tomorrow. Seoul last provided aid through the UN agency in 2011. Park has vowed a tough response to any North Korean provocations but has also worked to build trust and encourage dialogue. The aid comes as the Koreas remain deadlocked over efforts to restart a jointly-run factory park in North Korea. — AP |
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Musharraf’s indictment put off till Aug 20
Islamabad, August 6 Musharraf, summoned to face charges of criminal conspiracy and failure to provide security to the former premier, was not brought to the court in Rawalpindi because of threats to his life. The police and Musharraf's counsel told Judge Chaudhry Habibur Rehman that it was not safe to bring the former military ruler to court due to the threats. Rehman adjourned the indictment till August 20 and ordered the police to ensure Musharraf's presence at the next hearing. — PTI |
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Python strangles 2 brothers to death in Canada
Toronto, August 6 The African rock python, between 3.5 and 4.5 m in length, got out of its enclosure at Reptile Ocean pet shop and slithered up a ventilation duct to the apartment above the store where the boys were sleeping. The bodies of the two boys were discovered early next morning. Jean-Claude Savoie, owner of the store in northern New Brunswick called the incident tragic. "My body is in shock. I don't know what to think," Savoie said. The two children were the kids of his best friend and they often slept in his apartment. It's believed the boys lived in the building next to the shop. "I feel like they're my kids," he said. Savoie said he went into the living room, where the kids were sleeping, and discovered a gruesome sight. "I thought they were sleeping until I saw the hole in the ceiling. I turned the lights on and I saw this horrific scene," he said. — PTI
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Iran’s Rouhani ready for nuclear talks Tehran, August 6 Addressing his first news conference since taking office on Saturday, Rouhani said he would not surrender Iran's rights but that he wanted to allay Western concerns. "As the President of the Islamic republic, I am announcing that there is the political will to solve this issue and also take into consideration the concerns of the other sides. We are the people of interaction and talks, with seriousness and without wasting time, if the other sides are ready," he said. Rouhani headed Iran's nuclear negotiating team under reformist President Mohammad Khatami in the early 2000s and Western leaders have expressed hope of a more constructive approach in the protracted talks. Rouhani said there could be no surrender of the right to peaceful use of nuclear energy that Iran claims under the Non-Proliferation Treaty. "Iran's peaceful nuclear programme is a national issue... we will not give up the rights of the Iranian people," he said. — AFP Russia backs call for n-talks We need to resolve this, like any other problem, not on the level of ultimatums, but on the basis of respectful relations with a partner, and the basis for this is within the 'three plus three' talks.
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