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Trump cranks up North Korea threats as Pyongyang holds anti-US rally SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS: US President Donald Trump dialled up the rhetoric against North Korea again at the weekend, warning the country’s foreign minister that he and leader Kim Jong Un “won’t be around much longer”, as Pyongyang staged a major anti-US rally. North Korea’s Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday that targeting the US mainland with its rockets was inevitable after “Mr Evil President” Trump called Pyongyang’s leader a “rocket man” on a suicide mission. “Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UN If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!” Trump said on Twitter late on Saturday. Trump and Kim have traded increasingly threatening and personal insults as Pyongyang races towards its goal of developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of reaching the United States — something Trump has vowed to prevent. ...

Iran tests new medium-range missile, defying US warnings TEHRAN: Iran said on Saturday that it had successfully tested a new medium-range missile in defiance of warnings from Washington that such activities were grounds for abandoning their landmark nuclear deal. State television carried footage of the launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which was first displayed at a high-profile military parade in Tehran on Friday. It also carried in-flight video from the nose cone of the missile, which has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,250 miles) and can carry multiple warheads. "As long as some speak in the language of threats, the strengthening of the country´s defence capabilities will continue and Iran will not seek permission from any country for producing various kinds of the missile," Defence Minister Amir Hatami said in a statement. The test comes at the end of a heated week of diplomacy at the UN General Assembly in New York, where US President Donald Trump a...

Strong 6.2 magnitude quake shakes central Mexico: quake monitors MEXICO CITY: A strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook central Mexico on Saturday days after a powerful quake that killed nearly 300 people, Mexican and US seismological monitors said. The quake struck at 12:53 GMT with an epicenter 19.3 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of the city of Matias Romero, in the state of Oaxaca, the US Geological Survey reported. Mexican quake monitors gave the same figure. In Mexico City work crews temporarily halted rescue operations, while the country´s Civil Protection service said there were no reports that the new quake -- an apparent aftershock of Tuesday´s powerful 7.1 tremor -- had affected the capital.

People supported my stance in NA-120 by-polls: Nawaz LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said the people supported his stance during the recently conducted by-polls in NA-120. Nawaz was speaking to the media after holding a meeting of PML-N bigwigs in London. The former premier also said that the people adopted his stance during the GT road rally and provided him with complete support and added he saw total support for his stance from Islamabad to Lahore.  Referring to reports of PML-N worker going missing before the by-polls, Nawaz said he has asked the premier to look into the matter as such incidents harm democratic forces and the situation can take an unexpected turn.  He predicted that the situation may take a weird turn. The former prime minister, with a smile on his face, avoided answer to a media query about attaining the PML-N presidentship. Earlier, an important meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bigwigs with ...

Democracy won in NA-120, says Abbasi LONDON: Prime Minister Shahid Abbasi on Saturday said that democracy had won in the NA-120 by-polls held earlier on Sept 17.    The NA-120 seat fell vacant after Nawaz was disqualified at the Supreme Court's behest on July 28. The Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) stood victorious in the face of tough competition from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf after it won the by-poll in what is considered the party's 'home-seat.'  An important meeting of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) bigwigs with the Nawaz was held today. According to latest reports, Nawaz and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar continue their discussions while other PML-N leaders have left the premises.  Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi along with other PML-N leaders assembled at Hussain Nawaz's office for the meeting earlier today.  Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif is also scheduled to meet Nawaz when he reaches London later today....

Amazing aerial view of China’s Hukou Waterfall China’s Hukou Waterfall has been attracting visitors from far and wide. The magnificent waterfall, located on the border area between North China’s Shanxi and Northwest Shaanxi provinces, is the biggest on Yellow River. During autumn season, the Hukou Waterfall boasts as much as 1,500 cubic meters of water a second, creating a visual spectacle.

3.5-magnitude quake rattles N. Korea near nuclear test site BEIJING: A shallow 3.5-magnitude earthquake hit North Korea near the country´s nuclear test site Saturday, US seismologists said, in what China´s seismic service said was a "suspected explosion", but Seoul deemed a "natural earthquake". The earthquake came after days of increasingly bellicose rhetoric between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un´s regime over Pyongyang´s nuclear ambitions raised international alarm. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck around 20 kilometres (12 miles) away from the North´s nuclear test site, where earlier this month it detonated its sixth and largest device, which it claimed to be a hydrogen bomb capable of being launched onto a missile. "This event occurred in the area of the previous North Korean Nuclear tests. We cannot conclusively confirm at this time the nature (natural or human-made) of the ...