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West Asia
EU recognize use of force against migrant smugglers
European Union decided to use military force against migrants smugglers , after 34 new bodies were retrieved from Aegean sea near Greece while trying to go to Europe, among those were 11 children. It’s expected that this decision will be in effect starting October, and it will give the European…
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West Asia
Russia offers french plane carriers for sale
Russia has offered to sell two french air craft carriers “Mistrals” to Egypt, equipped with Russian equipment that Moscow installed before breaching their contact with France. A french official told “Defense News” that they were expecting that Egypt is most likely to buy the two carriers, due to the recent framework of…
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West Asia
UK’s prime minister visits refugee camp in Lebanon
UK’s prime minister David Cameron visited one of the Syrian refugees camps in Lebanon, to hold talks on the refugee crisis with his Lebanese counterpart Tammam Salam. Cameron announced earlier this month that Britain would take in 20,000 more Syrian refugees, amid growing pressure at home and abroad to address the…
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South Asia
Afghan Taliban storm jail, release over 350 inmates
More than 350 inmates have escaped after an attack by Afghan Taliban insurgents on the main prison in eastern Ghazni province early on Monday, Deputy provincial governor of Ghazni Mohammad Ali Ahmadi said. However, the Afghan interior ministry said up to 400 managed to flee. Insurgents wearing military uniforms launched…
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Society
GSMF 16th forum in Gyeonggi
In its 16th forum, Global Students Mentoring Forum chose Gyeonggi creative economy and innovation center (CCEI) as their destination. G-CCEI was established by Korean government’s joint partnership with Gyeonggi province and other chaebols and business giants to foster IT projects. They have up till now 18 partnerships aiming to…
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Culture
The everlasting story of Chunhyang
Among the rich history of Korean folk tales, the Chunhyangjeon (춘향전, “The Story of Chunhyang”) is one of the best known love stories and folk tales of Korea. Date of composition and author are unknown, but its present form took shape around 1694~1834 from the surviving tale, the Song of…
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West Asia
Egyptian security forces ‘kill Mexican tourists’
Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says. The tourists were travelling in four buses that entered a “banned area” in the Wahat area of the Western Desert, the ministry said in a statement. Ten Mexicans and Egyptians…
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South Asia
‘Islamic State’ militants claim attack on Pak-Afghan border
Former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants who have pledged allegiance to Islamic State said on Sunday they had attacked a paramilitary checkpoint along the Afghan border, in the first such assault claimed by a former faction of the TTP in several months. A militant affiliated with the faction told Reuters the…
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South Asia
Mecca crane collapse disaster
A powerful storm toppled a construction crane Friday afternoon at the Masjid al-Haram, or Grand Mosque, in Mecca killing at least 107 people and injuring 238 others, Saudi Arabia’s civil defense authorities said on Twitter. Photos and video on social media showed the crane crashing through the mosque roof and…
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West Asia
Egypt’s prime minister and government resigns
Egypt’s government has resigned and the country’s oil minister has been asked to form a new cabinet within a week, the office of President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has said. No official reason was given for the government’s resignation. However, a senior source was quoted as saying the aim was to reshuffle…
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