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A US airman guides a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone as it taxis to the runway at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Josh Smith/Files

Afghan Officials: US Drone Kills 14 ISIS Militants

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

A US drone strike has killed 14 ISIS militants in a remote area in Afghanistan’s eastern Kunar province, Afghan officials said Saturday. Abdul Ghani Musamim, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the strike took place on Thursday afternoon in the Chawkay...

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A police officer at a displacement camp for Rohingya in Rakhine State, Myanmar. AFP file photo

Myanmar Army Probing Atrocities against Rohingya

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Myanmar’s military has said it is investigating its operations in Rakhine state, where the United Nations has accused troops of waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against minority Rohingya Muslims, who have fled in droves to Bangladesh. According to statements...

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France’s Audrey Azoulay, the newly-elected director general of UNESCO, speaks to the media at the organization’s headquarters in Paris, France. (Reuters)

France’s Azoulay Wins UNESCO Director General’s Post

by Michel Abu Najm | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Paris – UNESCO’s executive board voted Friday to make a former French culture minister the UN cultural agency’s next chief for the four coming years after an unusually heated election. UNESCO’s executive board voted 30 to 28 in favor of Audrey...

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A TV screen broadcasting a news report on a North Korean long-range rocket launch at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea. (Reuters)

N. Korea Readies New Missile Launch as US, South Hold Military Drills Next Week

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

North Korea is preparing for a new ballistic missile launch, a news report said on Saturday. The test will be held ahead of joint naval drills between the United States and South Korea, added the Donga Ilbo daily that cited a government source. Satellite pictures show...

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The Signorello Estate winery burns in the Napa wine region in California. Picture. AFP photo

California Wildfires Death Toll Rises amid Concern over Intensifying Winds

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 14, 2017 | World

Fire officials in the US State of California have reported further progress against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35. The wind-driven blazes, which erupted on Sunday night in the heart of California’s renowned...

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. (Reuters)

EU: Washington Does Not Have Authority to Terminate Iran Nuclear Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2017 | World

London – European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini stressed on Friday that US President Donald Trump does not have the authority to terminate the nuclear deal world powers signed with Iran in wake of his recent announcement of a new strategy against...