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France’s Macron condemns extremists in New Year speech

France’s Macron condemns extremists in New Year speech

-- 2019-01-01 10:32:28

French President Emmanuel Macron used his traditional New Year's Eve speech to sound a warning to extreme elements among anti-government protesters. He promised to keep order "without complacency" an...

Van slams into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring eight

Van slams into pedestrians in Tokyo, injuring eight

-- 2019-01-01 10:07:19

A minivan slammed into pedestrians in the early hours of Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in Japan’s downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people, police s...

Cane toads ride on python's back

Cane toads ride on python's back

-- 2018-12-31 21:21:17

Some called it the Outback Uber - ten cane toads have been caught riding a python, reports BBC. Paul Mock of Kununurra in the far north of Western Australia filmed the bizarre sight after a heavy thu...

Russia detains American over suspected spying

Russia detains American over suspected spying

-- 2018-12-31 19:51:59

Russia’s domestic security service (FSB) said on Monday it had detained an American citizen suspected of spying in Moscow. The FSB, which said the American had been detained on December 28, sai...

Philippines storm, landslides leave 60 dead

Philippines storm, landslides leave 60 dead

-- 2018-12-31 17:11:02

Dozens of people were killed in the eastern Philippines in a weekend storm that set off landslides and flash floods as the country prepared for the New Year, officials said Monday. The national disas...

Afghan Taliban in Tehran, starts peace negotiations

Afghan Taliban in Tehran, starts peace negotiations

Reuters 2018-12-31 14:32:05

Taliban representatives from Afghanistan arrived in Tehran on Sunday and started peace negotiations with Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman has said. The talks are designed to set parameters fo...

Trump open to shutdown plan: Republican Graham

Trump open to shutdown plan: Republican Graham

-- 2018-12-31 14:09:16

US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Sunday he was optimistic that Republicans, Democrats and President Donald Trump could reach a deal to end a government shutdown that includes border wall funding and...

Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal

Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal

-- 2018-12-31 14:03:26

Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus, and hinted at a bigger Iraqi role fighting Islamic State milit...

Congo opposition cries foul after presidential poll blighted by mishaps

Congo opposition cries foul after presidential poll blighted by mishaps

-- 2018-12-31 13:59:14

The main opposition camps in Congo’s presidential election on Sunday complained of widespread irregularities after a chaotic vote disrupted by long queues, broken voting machines and torrential...

Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 per cent in 2018

Brexit sends Britons seeking Irish passports up 22 per cent in 2018

-- 2018-12-31 13:49:47

The number of British citizens applying for Irish passports rose by 22 per cent in 2018, Ireland’s foreign office said on Monday, more than doubling the total of annual applications since Britai...

‘Gas explosion’ kills two in Russia

‘Gas explosion’ kills two in Russia

-- 2018-12-31 11:55:38

At least two people were killed Monday in a suspected gas blast which hit an apartment building in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk in the Ural Mountains, reports Xinhua citing a local media report....

India university VC urges students to kill peers

India university VC urges students to kill peers

-- 2018-12-30 19:54:44

A top official at a state-run Indian university urged his students to “murder” fellow students if confronted instead of complaining to him, amid a wave of violence being reported from acro...

Moscow is open for dialogue, Putin tells Trump

Moscow is open for dialogue, Putin tells Trump

-- 2018-12-30 19:49:33

Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump in a New Year letter on Sunday that Moscow was ready for dialogue on a “wide-ranging agenda”, the Kremlin said followi...

UK to spend over £100m on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

UK to spend over £100m on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

-- 2018-12-30 15:40:56

The British government will spend more than 100 million pounds chartering extra sea ferries to ease cross-Channel congestion if the United Kingdom fails to secure a trade deal before leaving the Europ...

Voting under way in tense DR Congo election

Voting under way in tense DR Congo election

-- 2018-12-30 15:32:02

People in the Democratic Republic of Congo are voting for a new president in an election delayed for more than two years. Close to 40 million people are eligible to vote for a replacement for Preside...

Brazil looks to loosen gun laws

Brazil looks to loosen gun laws

-- 2018-12-30 15:00:50

Brazil's incoming far-right president has said he will seek to issue a decree loosening the country's gun laws. Jair Bolsonaro, who takes over on 1 January, had made the pledge a key part of his pres...

Deadly clashes as Bangladesh votes

Deadly clashes as Bangladesh votes

-- 2018-12-30 14:40:21

At least eleven people have been killed in clashes in Bangladesh as the country votes in a general election. The build-up to the poll has already been marred by violence and accusations of a crackdow...

Russia widens ban on Ukrainian imports

Russia widens ban on Ukrainian imports

-- 2018-12-29 19:41:41

Russia expanded a ban on imported goods from Ukraine on Saturday, saying it would halt some $500 million worth of annual imports of mainly industrial products in retaliation for economic sanctions by...

Egypt police kill 40 ‘militants' after tourist bus blast

Egypt police kill 40 ‘militants' after tourist bus blast

-- 2018-12-29 17:39:59

Police in Egypt have killed dozens of militants on Saturday during security raids on their hideouts, the interior ministry has said. The raids killed "40 terrorists" in Giza and North Sinai on Saturd...

Moscow rejects Europe's demand to release Ukrainian sailors

Moscow rejects Europe's demand to release Ukrainian sailors

-- 2018-12-29 17:03:29

Demands voiced by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to release Ukrainian sailors held by Russia are unacceptable, Moscow’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement...

UK to spend $130m on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

UK to spend $130m on ferries to cope with no-deal Brexit

-- 2018-12-29 16:56:23

The British government will spend more than $130 million chartering extra sea ferries to ease cross-Channel congestion if the United Kingdom fails to secure a trade deal before leaving the European Un...

Germany gives nod to $8b tunnel link to Denmark

Germany gives nod to $8b tunnel link to Denmark

-- 2018-12-29 13:56:05

German authorities have given their approval to an $8 billion (6.30 billion pounds) rail and road tunnel linking Denmark and Germany, despite environmental objections. The 19 km (11.8 mile) Fehmarnbe...

Argentina's energy chief quits

Argentina's energy chief quits

-- 2018-12-29 13:50:20

Argentina’s energy secretary resigned on Friday, the government said in a statement, after news leaked that the government plans to increase electricity prices by an average 35 per cent in 2019....

6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off south Philippines

6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off south Philippines

-- 2018-12-29 13:03:39

A strong earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears of dangerous tsunami waves across the region but after about two hours, the tsunam...

Egypt bomb blast near pyramids kills four

Egypt bomb blast near pyramids kills four

-- 2018-12-29 12:42:52

Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when a roadside bomb blast hit their tour bus on Friday less than 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) from Egypt’s...

Syrian military takes  control of Manbij

Syrian military takes control of Manbij

-- 2018-12-28 21:34:29

Syria's military says it has taken control the flash-point Kurdish-held town of Manbij, where Turkey has threatened offensive, reports AP. The announcement Friday came shortly after the main Syrian K...

Hackers leak data of almost 1,000 N Korea defectors

Hackers leak data of almost 1,000 N Korea defectors

-- 2018-12-28 17:52:29

Almost 1,000 North Korean defectors have had their personal data leaked on Friday after a computer at a South Korean resettlement centre was hacked, the unification ministry said. A personal computer...

Pakistani court summons ex-president in money launder case

Pakistani court summons ex-president in money launder case

-- 2018-12-28 17:42:59

Pakistan's Supreme Court has summoned former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister and several other suspects in connection with a money laundering case. Friday's development was the latest blow to...

Italy plans to halt arms sales to Saudi

Italy plans to halt arms sales to Saudi

-- 2018-12-28 17:42:17

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said his government is going to take a formal position on the halting arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Giuseppe Conte gave the information while addressing his tr...

Indian farmers hit by low crop prices to get aid

Indian farmers hit by low crop prices to get aid

-- 2018-12-28 17:33:48

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is considering three options for a relief package to help farmers suffering because of low crop prices at a cost of as much as 3 trillion rupees ($42.82 bill...