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Prince Philip misses Christmas Day church service

Prince Philip misses Christmas Day church service

-- 2018-12-25 19:10:19

Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth’s husband, missed a traditional Christmas Day church service on Tuesday, though a royal source said that the 97-year old was in good health and jus...

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

Gaddafi’s son should play role in Libyan politics, Russia says

-- 2018-12-25 15:46:21

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the former Libyan leader, should play a role in his country’s political life, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was cited as sayin...

Mexican governor, her senator husband die in chopper crash

Mexican governor, her senator husband die in chopper crash

-- 2018-12-25 10:53:57

A Mexican governor and her senator husband were killed on Monday in a helicopter crash near the city of Puebla in central Mexico, the government said, just days after she had taken office following a...

Gunmen kill at least 28 in raid on Afghan government building

Gunmen kill at least 28 in raid on Afghan government building

Reuters 2018-12-25 10:21:43

Gunmen who raided a government building in the Afghan capital killed at least 28 people - mostly government employees - and wounded more than 20 others in a seven-hour standoff with police that ended...

Trump, Democrats spar over shutdown with no deal in sight

Trump, Democrats spar over shutdown with no deal in sight

Reuters 2018-12-25 09:45:35

President Donald Trump and top Democrats in Congress sparred over the partial shutdown of the US government on Monday, with no sign of tangible efforts to reopen agencies closed by a political impasse...

Italy’s Mount Edna erupts for first time since 1992

Italy’s Mount Edna erupts for first time since 1992

-- 2018-12-24 20:54:45

Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s highest and most active volcano, erupted on Monday, sending a huge column of ash into the sky and causing the closure of Catania airport on Sicily’s east...

Sudan football fans protest President Omar’s rule

Sudan football fans protest President Omar’s rule

-- 2018-12-24 20:42:47

Police in Sudan have fired tear gas at football fans demanding an end to President Omar al-Bashir's rule as protests spread across the country. Hundreds of demonstrators blocked a road near a footbal...

Israel to hold elections in April

Israel to hold elections in April

-- 2018-12-24 20:35:53

Israel is set to hold a general election in April, the ruling coalition said on Monday. The political partners decided to call the poll after failing to resolve a dispute over a draft conscription la...

Tsunami kills at least 373 in Indonesia

Tsunami kills at least 373 in Indonesia

-- 2018-12-24 19:54:48

The tsunami in Indonesia killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 on the islands of Java and Sumatra, an official said on Monday.  “1,459 people are injured, while 128 remain...

Mattis signs order withdrawing US troops from Syria

Mattis signs order withdrawing US troops from Syria

-- 2018-12-24 19:50:03

Outgoing US Defence Secretary James Mattis has signed an order withdrawing US forces from Syria, a Defence Department spokesman said on Monday, following through on a decision by President Donald Trum...

Nawaz Sharif gets seven years in jail

Nawaz Sharif gets seven years in jail

-- 2018-12-24 17:27:41

A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Monday jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for seven years on graft charges he says were politically motivated. The court found the three-time prime ministe...

India rescuers step up efforts to save trapped coal miners

India rescuers step up efforts to save trapped coal miners

-- 2018-12-24 15:05:19

Rescuers in India say they are hoping for a miracle to save 15 workers trapped inside a flooded coal mine in the north-eastern state of Meghalaya. The men were trapped 11 days ago when sudden floodin...

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

Somalia executes Al Shabaab bomber

-- 2018-12-24 14:31:03

The mastermind of militant car bombs that killed 26 people and injured nearly 40 others in Mogadishu in 2017 was executed in Somalia on Monday, the prosecutor of the military court said. Abdulle Bule...

Myanmar court due to hear appeal in case of jailed Reuters reporters

Myanmar court due to hear appeal in case of jailed Reuters reporters

-- 2018-12-24 14:00:35

A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe...

Myanmar court due to hear jailed reporters' appeal

Myanmar court due to hear jailed reporters' appeal

Reuters 2018-12-24 13:09:27

A Myanmar court is on Monday due to hear an argument in the appeal of two Reuters reporters sentenced to seven years in jail on charges of breaking the Official Secrets Act. Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe...

Trump, annoyed by resignation letter, pushes out Mattis early

Trump, annoyed by resignation letter, pushes out Mattis early

-- 2018-12-24 12:13:27

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he was replacing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis two months earlier than had been expected, a move officials said was driven by Trump’s anger at Mattis&rsqu...

UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone probe

UK police release two people arrested in Gatwick drone probe

-- 2018-12-24 11:48:06

British police have released without charge two people arrested in an inquiry into the illegal use of drones at London’s Gatwick Airport that crippled operations for three days last week. Susse...

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

Sudanese cops fire tear gas at protesters after violence spreads

-- 2018-12-24 11:03:12

Sudanese police fired tear gas after hundreds of protesters spilling out of a soccer match marched down a major road leading toward the centre of the capital, Khartoum, late on Sunday, demonstrating a...

Rush to save survivors as Indonesia tsunami kills 280

Rush to save survivors as Indonesia tsunami kills 280

Reuters 2018-12-24 09:58:29

The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano erupted rose to at least 280 on Monday, officials said, as rescuers using heavy machin...

Yellow Vest protesters, police clash in Paris

Yellow Vest protesters, police clash in Paris

-- 2018-12-23 19:49:26

"Yellow Vest" protesters and police clashed in the French capital Paris on Saturday night. The protesters hurled objects at police and chased after them when they tried to get away, reports Reuters....

Cuban lawmakers approve new constitution

Cuban lawmakers approve new constitution

-- 2018-12-23 15:51:36

Cuban lawmakers on Saturday unanimously approved a revised draft of a new constitution that retains the island’s one-party socialist system but reflects its socio-economic opening since the fall...

Turkey sending reinforcements to Syrian border

Turkey sending reinforcements to Syrian border

-- 2018-12-23 15:12:37

Turkey is sending reinforcements to its border with Syria, Demiroren News Agency (DHA) reported on Sunday, adding that some 100 vehicles including mounted pickup trucks and weaponry had made their way...

Thailand sends 15 illegal Myanmar migrants back home

Thailand sends 15 illegal Myanmar migrants back home

-- 2018-12-23 12:18:20

Fifteen Myanmar illegal migrant workers have been sent back home by the Thai authorities as the workers' border passes have expired with no other official documents in possession, said the Information...

US govt shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas

US govt shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas

-- 2018-12-23 11:28:31

A partial US government shutdown was almost certain to drag through the Christmas holiday after the Senate adjourned on Saturday without breaking an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand...

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

Qatar’s emir offers support for Sudan amid economic crisis

-- 2018-12-23 10:43:13

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani called Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday to express his support for Sudan after days of anti-government protests, Bashir’s office s...

US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout

US envoy in fight against Islamic State quits after Syria pullout

-- 2018-12-23 10:21:28

A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting Islamic State has quit over President Donald Trump’s decision this week to pull US troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said...

Volcano-triggered tsunami kills 220 in Indonesia

Volcano-triggered tsunami kills 220 in Indonesia

-- 2018-12-23 09:57:39

More than 220 people have been killed and 843 injured after a tsunami hit coastal towns on Indonesia's Sunda Strait, officials and media said on Sunday. Hundreds of homes and other buildings were &ld...

Myanmar pledges to continue peace process

Myanmar pledges to continue peace process

-- 2018-12-22 21:16:36

YANGON, Dec 22 (Xinhua): Myanmar's National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) has pledged to continue to strive towards the participation of eight remaining non-ceasefire signatory ethnic armed o...

Five die as train crashes into school bus in Serbia

Five die as train crashes into school bus in Serbia

-- 2018-12-22 18:18:24

Police say a train has collided with a school bus in Southern Serbia killing five people, BBC reports.  According to reports, two adults and a child were killed instantly while two more adults...

Global conflict likely if nuclear pact falls apart, warns Russia

Global conflict likely if nuclear pact falls apart, warns Russia

-- 2018-12-22 17:18:48

Russia said on Saturday that the scrapping of a Cold War era nuclear pact may lead to an arms race and direct confrontation between several global regions, after a proposal by Moscow was rejected in a...