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A moderate quake shook an inland area of Southern California near San Bernardino on Tuesday night, giving a start to thousands across a heavily populated area with more than one person comparing it to a rumbling big rig.

Modi strongly emphasized the need for Pakistan to take firm and immediate action against the organisations and individuals responsible for the attack, said diplomatic sources.

North Korea is seeking a peace treaty with the United States, China and South Korea to formally end the Korean War and will not stop its nuclear tests until it gets one, a person who relayed that message from North Korea to China told Reuters.

The benchmark USA rebounded moderately in Asian daytime hours, rising 67 cents to $33.94 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi accused Ankara last week of failing to respect an agreement to withdraw its troop deployment, while majority-Shi’ite Iraq’s foreign minister said Baghdad could resort to military action if forced.

Robbie Lawler successfully defended his Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight crown by edging Carlos Condit via a bruising split decision yesterday at UFC 195 at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas, Nevada.

A day after North Korea said it tested a hydrogen bomb, South Korea said Thursday that it would resume propaganda broadcasts at the countries’ border that infuriated the North last summer. By Ju-min Park and Se Young Lee for Reuters.

BBC reports that the broadcasts are set to start again on Friday, which happens to be the 33rd birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

“This is a combat situation, but they’re not in the lead”, Cook said during a briefing. They can accompany, they play a support role.

The operation against the terrorists at the air base entered its fourth day today as security forces continue to carry out combing operations to smoke out any remaining terrorist.

The latest on an armed group that took over federal buildings at an Oregon wildlife refuge (all times local): 3:25 p.m. An Oregon sheriff will meet with a small, armed group that has been occupying a national wildlife refuge and ask them to leave peacefully.

Adel al-Jubeir met with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and army chief General Raheel Sharif on January 7, the first day of his visit.

The Italian is set to become the new Bayern Munich boss in a few months as Pep Guardiola’s replacement.

Besides the agencies here claimed to have found evidence that the “conspiracy” for the Pathankot terror attack was hatched in Markaj, near Lahore, top government sources said on Wednesday.

The answer, of course, is both.