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August 18, 2014

Dialogue not 'displays of force' key to Korean peace: Pope
Seoul (AFP) Aug 14, 2014
Pope Francis said dialogue and not "displays of force" would bring peace to the divided Korean peninsula as he began a visit Thursday to South Korea that the nuclear-armed North marked with a series of rocket launches. In a speech to President Park Geun-Hye and senior officials and diplomats in Seoul, Francis said the quest for inter-Korean reconciliation was one that had implications for "the stability of the entire area and indeed of the whole war-weary world". Acknowledging the relentless cha ... read more

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India must build defences so none dares cast 'evil eye': PM Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India must build up its military might to the point that no other country "dare cast an evil eye" on the South Asian nation. ... more		Remotec upgrading Army, Marine EOD robots Robots used by the U.S. Army and Marine Corps in disposal of unexploded ordnance are to be upgraded by their manufacturer, Remotec Inc. ... more		Japanese politicians visit controversial war shrine Dozens of Japanese politicians visited a controversial war shrine Friday in a move criticised by China and South Korea, which condemn it as a symbol of Tokyo's militarist past. ... more
				UN Council targets jihadists in Iraq, Syria The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday aimed at weakening Islamists in Iraq and Syria with measures to choke off funding and the flow of foreign fighters. ... more		Tensions soar as Ukraine says destroys Russian armour Ukraine said on Friday it had destroyed part of a Russian military convoy that crossed onto its territory in an incursion that has sent cross-border tensions rocketing. ... more

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Russia 'guaranteed' no soldiers in Ukraine convoy: US US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called his Russian opposite number Sergei Shoigu on Friday and was promised that no Russian troops are assigned to a "humanitarian convoy" headed to Ukraine. ... more		PKK conflict with Turkey 'coming to an end', says Kurdish leader The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party's 30-year conflict with Turkey is coming to an end, the group's jailed leader said on Saturday, hailing the start of a new democratic process in the country. ... more		Artemis mission approaches lunar loop for first flyby since 1972 Artemis astronauts to study the Moon's surface using mainly their eyes Webb finds metal-poor atmosphere on giant world around red dwarf		Enforced silence at China's Cultural Revolution museum No signs along the long and dusty mountain road point the way to the Cultural Revolution museum complex. ... more
				Pope pushes dialogue with Asian nations like China Pope Francis on Sunday championed a "creative" Catholicism in Asia that reflects the region's diversity, and urged countries like China and North Korea to respond by fostering a proper dialogue with the Vatican. ... more		N. Korea says rockets not linked to visit by 'so-called pope' North Korea on Friday ridiculed suggestions that it had sought to upstage the visit of the "so-called pope" to South Korea by firing a series of short-range rockets as the pontiff flew into Seoul. ... more

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