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Brazil Court Reduces Ex-President Lula's Sentence
A Brazilian appeals court has reduced former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's 12-year sentence for bribery and money laundering. The Court agreed to uphold his conviction, but cut the sentence to eight years and 10 months.
(Source: AFP)
Iranian Parliament Labels Entire US Military as Terrorist
Iranian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill that labels all US military forces as terrorist, state TV reported, a day after Washington ratcheted up pressure on Tehran by announcing that no country would any longer be exempt from US sanctions if it continues to buy Iranian oil.
The bill is a step further from the one last week, when lawmakers approved labelling just US troops in the Middle East as terrorist, in response to the US terrorism designation for Iran's Revolutionary Guard earlier this month.
(Source: AP)
North Korea's Kim Heads to Russia for Summit With Putin: KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un headed to Russia early Wednesday for his first summit with Vladimir Putin, state media reported.
Kim, accompanied by a high-level delegation, was travelling by private train to Russia, the official KCNA news agency reported, without specifying his final destination.
The Kremlin said Tuesday that the pair would meet in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Thursday.
(Source: AFP)
Strong 6.1-Magnitude Earthquake Rocks NE India: USGS
A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter of the shallow quake was about 40 kilometres (25 miles) southeast of Along, and 180 kilometres southwest of the state capital Itanagar.
It struck at 1.45 am (2015 GMT Tuesday).
(Source: AFP)