North Korea has tested a heavy duty engine for ballistic missiles
Last month, the head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency told Congress that North Korea , if left unchecked, was on an "inevitable" path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the US mainland. South Korea successfully test-fired on Friday a new ballistic missile with a range far enough to hit any part of North Korea , as it seeks to counter the North's growing missile threat.
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President Trump expected to announce new policy on Cuba
The U.S. feels like it is in a new Cold War, and the Trump administration is getting a little nostalgic with its policy towards Cuba. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said as much to USA senators: "We think we have achieved very little in terms of changing the behavior of the regime in Cuba.
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Brussels bomber was Moroccan national aged 36
Belgium suffered a further shock last August when a machete-wielding man shouting " Allahu akbar " attacked two policewomen in the industrial town of Charleroi, before being shot dead. The metro, which passes under the station, was not stopping there and the Belgian national rail operator, the SNCB, said services were not stopping at Brussels Central, Midi and Nord stations.
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Modi recalls Emergency, lauds cleanliness initiatives in Mann Ki Baat
Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remark on the Emergency , the Congress today said he should remember the country is facing an "undeclared Emergency" under the BJP rule. Not even the judiciary was spared from the shadow of authoritarianism". He also said that the Mars Mission, which had been launched on June 19 last year for a six-month period, had completed one year and was still functioning well.
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Seven die in cable car crash in Indian held Kashmir
Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla, Imtiyaz Hussain , said all the stranded tourists numbering over 100 have been rescued and the cable is being restored to get the cars running again. She has also directed conducting of a high level inquiry to know of the causes or lapses, if any, that led to the accident. The injured persons were shifted to hospital.
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Flint airport attack: New details emerge about suspect
The man arrested for stabbing a police officer at a Michigan Airport had previously tried to buy a gun, officials claim. The network reports that Wednesday the day Amor Ftouhi allegedly nearly killed the officer at an airport in Flint , Michigan was Laylat Al-Qadr or night of fate..
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London community shows solidarity after van attack on Muslims
The attack , which happened shortly after midnight on Monday, left one person dead and nine more in the hospital. Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday called the incident a "terror attack " and "every bit as sickening" as recent attacks to hit the United Kingdom, adding that the driver acted alone.
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Turkish FM urges peace, dialogue in Gulf crises
ICAO, which was created after the United States invited more than 50 allies to agree to a common air navigation system in 1944, has no policing powers and has to rely on consensus to enforce its will. Former U.S. secretary of state John Kerry as well as foreign ministers from different countries attended the two-day Oslo Forum. The current crisis in the Gulf is said to be the gravest that the Gulf Cooperation Council has faced in its almost four decades of existence.
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Russian opposition leader jailed as tens of thousands protest against corruption
Some 500 people were detained in St. Petersburg, Interfax reports, citing police. While the protests have previously been marketed more as "anti-corruption" demonstrations rather than an indictment of Russia's government, Monday's turnout seemed to indicate that protesters have become bolder and more willing to speak out.
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U.S. student freed by North Korea suffered 'severe neurological injury'
Otto Warmbier is in stable condition at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center with his mother by his side, hospital spokeswoman Kelly Martin said . Looking at his bones, they did not find any evidence of fractures. They did say moving forward, the family requests details of Otto's care and prognosis not be released .
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Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated tomorrow
Apart from the main Maute terrorist group, which has pledged allegiance to IS, there are around 20 other foreign and local jihadist cells which battle for control of the Philippine territory, authorities say. After the ceasefire ends "we will continue to try to enter the areas occupied by them and liberate Marawi", Padilla said on radio station DZBB. Some 300 people have been killed while tens of thousands were displaced by weeks of fighting between government troops and Maute extremists ...
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The Great Muslim Civil War -- and Us
The ministry also said Turkey and Israel were informed about the missile launches, but made no mention of informing the United States , which is leading an global coalition against ISIS in the country. However, the fighter jet continued to bomb the forces incessantly and thus compelled the U.S. aircraft to take down the Syrian Jet. The mosque would have been a symbolic prize for Iraqi forces and the USA -led coalition in the fight for Iraq's second-largest city.





