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Bomber kills 45 pro-Hadi forces in Yemen's Aden

Monday, 29 August 2016 8:23 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 29 August 2016 8:29 AM ]

At least 45 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack targeting a military facility in the Yemeni port city of Aden.

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At least 45 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a car bomb attack targeting a military facility in the Yemeni port city of Aden. The dead were new recruits at a training camp in north of Aden. The camp is run by forces loyal to former, Saudi-backed president Mansour Hadi.
Fighting to save her job, suspended President Dilma Rousseff is expected to confront her political opponents at the Senate on Monday as Brazil prepares to see her end. Rousseff was suspended from presidency in May. The opposition accuses her of cooking the books ahead of her 2014 re-election. She denies any wrongdoing.
South Korea’s President Park Gun-Hey says North Korea will never downsize its nuclear weapon capabilities. She said the South’s government and military should prepare counter-measures against Pyongyang and take a punitive stance against it. North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine last week.
President Receb Tayyip Erdogan has called for reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey. He urged Turkish MPs to pass a law to bring back the penalty to use it against those involved in the failed mid-July coup. Ankara has accused US based opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen of orchestrating the putsch.
Political deadlock in the West African nation of Gabon: incumbent president Ali Bongo and his rival Jean Ping both claim victory in Sunday’s inconclusive election. They also accused each other of fraud and vote-rigging while supporters of the opposition leader celebrate his victory in the capital Libreville.
The United Nations Security Council is going to hold a meeting on Monday to reach a consensus on a person who will replace incumbent secretary general Ban Ki-moon. Ban’s 10-year tenure will end by the end of 2016. Ten candidates are running for the UN chief post.
French interior minister warns against any law preventing Muslim women from wearing full-body swimsuits in coastal resorts. Bernard Cazeneuve says such a move would be unconstitutional and cause irreparable damage. His comments come as some 20 French mayors defy Top Court's ruling on suspension of the ban.
Colombia's rebel group FARC has announced a permanent ceasefire as part of a deal which puts an end to 52 years of conflict between Bogota and the rebels. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia is to hold its last conference in mid-September to ratify the peace accord.

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