U.N. panel slaps sanctions on 5 N. Korean officials, 5 entities

U.N. panel slaps sanctions on 5 N. Korean officials, 5 entities

NEW YORK, United States - Fazil Corman, deputy permanent representative of Turkey to the United Nations, who chairs the sanctions committee of the U.N. Security Council, speaks about a new set of sanctions on North Korea at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 16.

Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security

STORY: Afghanistan launches clearance operations in capital, surrounding provinces to ensure security DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of clearance operations in Kabul STORYLINE: The security agencies of Afghanistan have launched clearance operations in the capital city of Kabul and surrounding provinces as the latest preventive measures to ensure a high level of security, the government said on Saturday. The clearance operations were launched Friday by the ministries of interior and defense as well as the national intelligence agency, the government said in a statement. Under the command of Mullah Mohammad Fazil Mazlum, acting deputy defense minister, the operations aimed at arresting and eliminating the thieves, kidnappers and other culprits who had already been listed by the security forces, the statement said. "During these operations, civilians and private properties would be safe and all cautionary measures had been put in pla

Pianist Say tries to bridge continents with music

Pianist Say tries to bridge continents with music

TOKYO, Japan - Fazil Say, a Turkish pianist and composer trained in Germany, speaks in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. Say said the West needs to overcome a dangerous ignorance of the Islamic world to resolve strife.

U.N. panel slaps sanctions on 5 N. Korean officials, 5 entities

U.N. panel slaps sanctions on 5 N. Korean officials, 5 entities

NEW YORK, United States - Fazil Corman, deputy permanent representative of Turkey to the United Nations, who chairs the sanctions committee of the U.N. Security Council, speaks about a new set of sanctions on North Korea at the U.N. headquarters in New York on July 16. (Kyodo)