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“Our military in response launched dozens of rounds of 155mm shells towards the site from which the North Korean military launched the rocket artillery”, the ministry said in a statement.

The letter was posted on the website for the U.S. chapter of PEN worldwide, an organization that promotes literature and freedom of expression.

The lawyer for the family of a woman killed in the Glasgow bin lorry crash has asked for the fatal accident inquiry (FAI) to be adjourned to allow them to pursue a private prosecution of the driver.

As Gulherme Boulos, representative for Brazil’s Homeless Workers Movement (MTST), said his group is not blindly supportive of President Rousseff, but does not view replacing her with right-wing alternatives as a viable solution.

Allhabad: Taking serious note of prevailing pathetic conditions in primary schools in Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court in a significant move on Tuesday directed the chief secretary of Uttar Pradesh government to ensure that children of government officials, people’s...

The centre will target the criminals who try to smuggle migrants into northern France and across the Channel, the Home Office said.

When their Ranger Tabs are pinned on Friday morning it’ll be a historic marker for the Army, but the service’s first two Ranger-qualified females said ultimately their accomplishment is about bettering themselves for the soldiers they serve next to.

For years, banks of speakers positioned at more than a dozen points along the border with the North had blared out propaganda messages about the joys of life in South Korea.

The UN statement was approved one day after Assad regime warplanes struck a rebel-held town near Damascus, killing at least 96 people.

More than 28,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea to protect against a possible invasion from North Korea. No deaths or injuries have been reported.

Finnish manufacturer Jolla has officially started taking pre-orders for its first tablet, several months after it launched a campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for the product. And while Sailfish OS doesn’t exactly have a huge chunk of the mobile market, its ability to...

Europe’s interior and foreign ministers will meet in mid-October to discuss how to respond to the huge influx of migrants and refugees arriving at EU borders, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Thursday.

Pierce Brosnan insists the knife he tried to bring on a plane wasn’t for hunting – it was for his art.

The department has put an immediate halt to the cull as it investigates both its internal processes and the program with the deerstalkers’ association, which it says is “cooperating fully” with its inquiries.

Housing New Zealand is offering an Auckland woman alternative accommodation, following confirmation that mould has contributed to her seven-year-old son’s serious respiratory and heart problems.