New security measures to avert violence in Nepal
NEW security measures were imposed Saturday to
avert more violence in Nepal’s volatile southeast, where 29 people
were killed in clashes between an ethnic group and Maoists,
officials said.
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Quake in central Japan kills one, hurts over 150
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9
jolted the west coast of central Japan on Sunday, killing one
person, injuring more than 150 and damaging hundreds of homes,
Japanese officials and media said.
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UN Council slaps new UN sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council Saturday slapped new
sanctions on Iran over its suspect nuclear program as Western powers
warned Tehran it faced becoming even more internationally isolated.
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