ADEN, Yemen -- The interior ministry of Yemen's internationally-backed government announced on Tuesday that a terrorist cell linking to the Houthi rebels was bust for involvement in a deadly drone strike last week.

The interior ministry based in Aden said in a statement that the cell members worked for the Houthi rebels in a number of government-controlled provinces including Aden and Lahj. (Yemen-Houthi-Cell)

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TOKYO -- The head of Japan's Olympic Committee on Tuesday denied allegations that he used a bribe to help Tokyo secure its bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games.

Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, who faces investigations launched by the International Olympic Committee and French authorities, maintained his innocence in a press conference on the matter on Tuesday. (Japan-Olympics-Scandal)

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SEOUL -- South Korea's military deleted its reference to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) as an "enemy" in the latest defense white paper amid a rising peace mood on the Korean Peninsula.

The reference to the DPRK government and military as an enemy of South Korea was deleted from the 2018 defense white paper, which was published Tuesday by Seoul's defense ministry. (South Korea-Defense White Paper)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday urged Iran to "get out of Syria fast."

"I'm telling you, get out of there fast. We won't stop attacking," Netanyahu said during a ceremony, in which he appointed Aviv Kochavi as the new military Chief of Staff. (Israel-Iran-Syria) Enditem

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