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Former Afghan officials facing ‘revenge killings’, Western countries say

Former Afghan officials facing ‘revenge killings’, Western countries say

-- 2021-12-05 21:40:09

The United States and a group of Western countries including Germany, France and Britain have expressed concern over reported killings and disappearances of former members of the Afghan security force...

Protesters attack Indian forces camp after 14 civilians mistakenly killed

Protesters attack Indian forces camp after 14 civilians mistakenly killed

-- 2021-12-05 19:52:31

Protesters threw stones and set fire to areas around a camp belonging to Indian forces in the remote northeast, a day after at least 14 people were mistakenly killed by defence forces, officials said....

Tighter pandemic restrictions put people off from Christmas shopping in Germany

Tighter pandemic restrictions put people off from Christmas shopping in Germany

-- 2021-12-05 19:09:55

The tighter restrictions Germany has introduced to try to limit the spread of COVID-19 are putting people off from shopping in the usually busy run-up to Christmas, the country's association of retail...

Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 14; dozens injured

Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption kills 14; dozens injured

-- 2021-12-05 18:04:37

The eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano has killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as search teams looked for victims in a landscape cov...

US congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns

US congressman posts family Christmas picture with guns

-- 2021-12-05 17:18:59

A US congressman on Saturday posted a Christmas picture of himself and what appeared to be his family, smiling and posing with an assortment of guns, just days after four teenagers were killed in a sh...

Indian Army kills 13 civilians in botched anti-insurgency operation

Indian Army kills 13 civilians in botched anti-insurgency operation

-- 2021-12-05 16:52:42

Thirteen civilians and a soldier were killed in the northeastern state of Nagaland after Indian security forces ambushed a truck carrying locals, in a botched counter-insurgency operation. The tragic...

Biden, Putin to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday

Biden, Putin to talk about Ukraine in video call on Tuesday

-- 2021-12-05 16:43:28

US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a video call on Tuesday, with the two leaders set to discuss the tense situation in Ukraine, reports Reuters.  "Biden will u...

Five dead after Myanmar security forces ram car into protest

Five dead after Myanmar security forces ram car into protest

-- 2021-12-05 16:19:30

Five people were killed and at least 15 arrested after Myanmar security forces in a car rammed into an anti-coup protest on Sunday morning in Yangon, local news portal Myanmar Now reported. Witnesses...

Covid test changes a 'hammer blow' to UK’s travel industry

Covid test changes a 'hammer blow' to UK’s travel industry

-- 2021-12-05 13:52:57

The return of pre-departure tests for travellers heading to the UK has been described by the travel industry as a "hammer blow" to the sector. From 04:00 GMT on Tuesday everyone aged 12 and o...

Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption leaves 13 dead; dozens injured

Indonesia Semeru volcanic eruption leaves 13 dead; dozens injured

-- 2021-12-05 13:37:12

Ten people trapped after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupted have been evacuated to safety, the disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on Sunday, as the death toll from the disaster climbed to at least...

At least 14 civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in Nagaland

At least 14 civilians mistakenly killed by Indian forces in Nagaland

-- 2021-12-05 13:18:32

At least 14 tribal civilians and one security personnel were mistakenly killed when Indian forces opened indiscriminate fire in the remote northeastern state of Nagaland, government and military offic...

Taliban bars marriages without women’s consent

Taliban bars marriages without women’s consent

-- 2021-12-04 21:44:39

The Taliban has banned marriages without the consent of women in Afghanistan, a move apparently meant to address criteria the international community considers a precondition to recognizing their gove...

Pakistan initiates fresh effort to prevent further chaos in Afghanistan

Pakistan initiates fresh effort to prevent further chaos in Afghanistan

-- 2021-12-04 20:21:46

Pakistan's foreign minister called on Saturday for a fresh effort to stop neighbouring Afghanistan sliding further into crisis as he announced an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic C...

Merkel makes farewell plea for Germans to get vaccinated

Merkel makes farewell plea for Germans to get vaccinated

-- 2021-12-04 20:19:58

Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans on Saturday to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to help turn the tide on a fourth wave of cases that she said had become "dramatic" in parts of the count...

First cold-chain train launched on China-Laos Railway

First cold-chain train launched on China-Laos Railway

-- 2021-12-04 19:59:50

A train carrying 33 refrigerated containers left Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, for Laos Saturday. It is the first train involved in cold-chain logistics on the 1,035-km China...

70 abducted people regain freedom in NW Nigeria

70 abducted people regain freedom in NW Nigeria

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-04 19:49:25

Some 70 kidnapped people have regained their freedom after being held for over a month by unidentified gunmen who abducted them in recent attacks in the country's northwestern state of Kaduna, a relig...

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, creates gigantic smoke cloud

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, creates gigantic smoke cloud

Mashfiq Mizan 2021-12-04 19:21:49

A volcanic eruption in Indonesia has sent smoke and ash flying 40,000ft in the air and has triggered panic on the island of Java. Videos shared on social media portray apocalyptic scenes as locals fl...

Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19

Two hippos in Belgian zoo test positive for COVID-19

-- 2021-12-04 19:15:28

Two hippos have tested positive for COVID-19 at Antwerp Zoo in Belgium in what could be the first reported cases in the species, zoo staff said. Hippos Imani, aged 14, and 41-year-old Hermien have no...

Thailand seizes $88 million worth of crystal meth bound for Taiwan

Thailand seizes $88 million worth of crystal meth bound for Taiwan

-- 2021-12-04 18:53:12

Thai authorities intercepted nearly 900 kg (2,000 pounds) of crystal methamphetamine hidden in a cargo shipment at Bangkok's Port Custom Office and bound for Taiwan where it could be sold for up to $8...

18 passengers from South Africa had Omicron, Dutch authorities say

18 passengers from South Africa had Omicron, Dutch authorities say

-- 2021-12-04 16:56:46

Dutch health authorities said on Saturday the final tally of passengers on two flights from South Africa last week who had tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus variant was 18. The Netherlands'...

India detects third omicron case

India detects third omicron case

-- 2021-12-04 16:32:43

India reported its third case of the omicron coronavirus variant on Saturday, government officials said, as total COVID-19 cases inched closer to the 35 million mark, reports Reuters.  Officials...

Omicron variant spreads in Australia, testing plans to reopen economy

Omicron variant spreads in Australia, testing plans to reopen economy

-- 2021-12-04 14:06:55

The Omicron coronavirus variant spread in Australia on Saturday, testing plans to reopen the economy as a cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases and an infection was suspected in the state of Queensland....

Norway’s omicron outbreak ‘biggest’ outside S Africa

Norway’s omicron outbreak ‘biggest’ outside S Africa

-- 2021-12-04 10:37:52

At least 13 people in Oslo have been infected with the omicron variant of the coronavirus following a corporate Christmas party described as a "super spreader event", and their numbers could rise to o...

India's health ministry calls to ramp up COVID-19 tracking, testing

India's health ministry calls to ramp up COVID-19 tracking, testing

-- 2021-12-03 19:15:54

The Indian federal health ministry asked states to ramp up the tracking and testing of COVID-19 cases in the wake of the Omicron variant despite a decline in the daily caseload. The daily COVID-19 ca...

Sri Lankan man burnt alive in Pakistan over blasphemy

Sri Lankan man burnt alive in Pakistan over blasphemy

-- 2021-12-03 18:11:39

A Muslim mob attacked a sports equipment factory in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Friday, killing a Sri Lankan man and burning his body publicly over allegations of blasphemy, police said. Ar...

First omicron case reported in Berlin

First omicron case reported in Berlin

-- 2021-12-03 17:51:08

German health authorities have reported the first confirmed case of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus in the capital Berlin. They reported the case on Thursday, only days after several cases...

WHO says vaccination, not travel curbs, key to battling omicron

WHO says vaccination, not travel curbs, key to battling omicron

-- 2021-12-03 17:35:38

The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries to boost healthcare capacity and vaccinate their people to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the omicron variant, and said travel curbs coul...

Gita Gopinath: From scoring 45pc in Class 7 to becoming IMF's deputy managing director

Gita Gopinath: From scoring 45pc in Class 7 to becoming IMF's deputy managing director

-- 2021-12-03 17:17:41

Gita Gopinath will take over as the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund from January next year replacing Geoffrey Okamoto. Gita Gopinath has served as the IMF's chief eco...

IS attack kills 13 in northern Iraq

IS attack kills 13 in northern Iraq

-- 2021-12-03 16:23:40

An attack by Islamic State militants on a village in northern Iraq on Friday killed at least 13 people including three villagers and 10 Kurdish soldiers, officials in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region...

Global Covid cases surpass 264m

Global Covid cases surpass 264m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-12-03 12:21:21

The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 264 million amid the global scare over the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count...