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Erdogan vows to continue Syria  operation despite Trump warning

Erdogan vows to continue Syria operation despite Trump warning

-- 2018-01-26 12:52:07

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to push forward with the cross-border operation against the Kurdish-run Afrin enclave in northern Syria that has raised concerns among many of Ankara's...

41 die in South Korea hospital blaze

41 die in South Korea hospital blaze

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

At least 41 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a hospital in Miryang, South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported Friday. The fire is thought to have started in the emergency ro...

In return for wall fund, Trump to offer citizenship to 1.8 million

In return for wall fund, Trump to offer citizenship to 1.8 million

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

The White House has outlined an immigration plan for nearly two million people to become US citizens in exchange for funding for a controversial border wall with Mexico. The framework was suggested b...

Myanmar still unsafe for Rohingya return: UN

Myanmar still unsafe for Rohingya return: UN

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

It is not yet safe for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in refugee camps in Bangladesh to begin returning to Myanmar, a senior United Nations official said on Thursday. While many...

Rape victim’s father claims credit of arresting ‘serial killer’

Rape victim’s father claims credit of arresting ‘serial killer’

FE Online Desk 2018-01-26 12:00:00

The father of eight-year-old Zainab who was murdered after rape in Pakistan has claimed that actually he and his relatives had nabbed the suspected serial killer and handed him over to police. Muhamm...

Crowd jeers Trump in Davos for attacking media

Crowd jeers Trump in Davos for attacking media

-- 2018-01-26 10:39:25

Donald Trump has been booed at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos on Friday after launching an attack on what he described as the "nasty, mean and fake" press. "It wasn’t until I became a...

China plans for 'Polar Silk Road' across Arctic

China plans for 'Polar Silk Road' across Arctic

-- 2018-01-26 09:31:37

China on Friday outlined its ambitions to extend President Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative to the Arctic by developing shipping lanes opened up by global warming. Releasing its...

Philippines prepares for three-month-long volcano emergency

Philippines prepares for three-month-long volcano emergency

-- 2018-01-26 08:49:55

The Philippines is bracing for a possible three-month-long emergency in areas around an erupting volcano. The volcano has already displaced more than 81,000 and led to overcrowded temporary shelters,...

New York Museum offers Trump gold toilet

New York Museum offers Trump gold toilet

FE Online Desk 2018-01-26 08:19:02

New York's Guggenheim museum has turned down a request from President Donald Trump to borrow Van Gogh's work for the White House - instead offering him a gold toilet. The museum apologised for not be...

Trump denies trying to fire Robert Mueller

Trump denies trying to fire Robert Mueller

FE Online Desk 2018-01-26 06:58:04

US President Donald Trump has described as "fake news" a report that he ordered the firing of special counsel Robert Mueller last June. Trump backed down from the decision when his own lawyer threa...

How Suu Kyi sees Rohingya crisis

How Suu Kyi sees Rohingya crisis

-- 2018-01-26 04:20:38

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has overseen what is said to be the world's fastest growing refugee crisis, as hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh. Risking death by sea or on...

Zimbabwe university finally releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis

Zimbabwe university finally releases Grace Mugabe's PhD thesis

-- 2018-01-26 03:47:42

The University of Zimbabwe has published former First Lady Grace Mugabe’s PhD thesis after an anti-corruption watchdog said it was investigating whether the wife of ousted President Robert Mugab...

Nutella sale sparks chaos in French supermarkets

Nutella sale sparks chaos in French supermarkets

-- 2018-01-26 03:26:35

A discount on Nutella has led to violent scenes in a chain of French supermarkets, as shoppers jostled to grab a bargain on the sweet spread. Intermarché supermarkets offered a 70 per cent dis...

Brazil judge seizes ex-President Lula's passport

Brazil judge seizes ex-President Lula's passport

-- 2018-01-26 02:41:07

A federaljudge in Brazil has seized the passport of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and banned him from leaving the country. Judge Ricardo Leite is investigating allegations that Lula ille...

Myanmar’s international Rohingya panel a whitewash!

Myanmar’s international Rohingya panel a whitewash!

FE Online Desk 2018-01-25 12:00:00

A US diplomat has resigned from an international panel on Rohingya crisis terming it as "whitewash" and accused Aung San Suu Kyi of lacking "moral leadership". Veteran diplomat Bill Richardson on Th...

Myanmar to face EU pressure over Rohingya crisis

Myanmar to face EU pressure over Rohingya crisis

-- 2018-01-25 12:00:00

The European Union may impose more authentic pressure on Myanmar in February to enable it to create an environment for the sustainable return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh. "I'm sure there'll be new (...

Egypt’s Sisi in ‘uncontested’ presidential race

Egypt’s Sisi in ‘uncontested’ presidential race

-- 2018-01-25 11:17:12

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s last main challenger for the presidency pulled out on Wednesday, saying any hope of a new start for Egypt had ended in a race that is all but certain to deliver the leader...

Guatemala bus crash claims eight lives

Guatemala bus crash claims eight lives

-- 2018-01-25 10:43:20

At least eight people have been killed and 15 seriously wounded in Guatemala after a minibus came off the edge of a road and plunged down a ravine, an emergency services official said on Wednesday. A...

Russian fishing boat disappears in Japan sea, 21 missing

Russian fishing boat disappears in Japan sea, 21 missing

-- 2018-01-25 03:23:50

Russian fishing vessel "Vostok" with 21 crew members on board has gone missing in the Sea of Japan, the local Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement Thursday. "At a distance of about 20...

Italy train derailment leaves ‘two dead’

Italy train derailment leaves ‘two dead’

-- 2018-01-25 02:12:58

At least two people have been killed and 10 others seriously wounded after a train derailed near Milan in Italy on Thursday, TV channels RaiNews24 and SkyTG24 reported citing emergency services. A sp...

German far-right activist converts to Islam

German far-right activist converts to Islam

-- 2018-01-25 01:57:28

Arthur Wagner, a member of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party who is known for its anti-Muslim rhetoric, has surprised observers by converting to Islam. He sat on the party's executive...

China raises snowstorm alert level

China raises snowstorm alert level

-- 2018-01-25 01:35:20

China's national observatory upgraded its snowstorm warning to the second highest level Thursday, as heavy snow continues to hit areas in central and eastern China. The National Meteorological Cente...

Canadian opposition leader denies misconduct accusations

Canadian opposition leader denies misconduct accusations

-- 2018-01-25 01:05:54

The leader of the main opposition party in Canada’s Ontario province has denied allegations of sexual misconduct that broadcaster CTV News reported were made by two women, prompting several staf...

1,500 workers build railway in 8.5 hrs

1,500 workers build railway in 8.5 hrs

-- 2018-01-24 12:58:45

  Chinese workers have demonstrated their incredible efficiency yet again, report agencies. In just eight and a half hours, over 1,500 workers completed the installation of a new railway line a...

Venezuela calls snap elections

Venezuela calls snap elections

-- 2018-01-24 12:31:15

Venezuela's pro-government Constituent Assembly has ordered fresh elections before the end of April. President Nicolas Maduro told thousands of his supporters at a rally that he is ready to seek anot...

Blast hits Afghan Save the Children office

Blast hits Afghan Save the Children office

-- 2018-01-24 12:00:00

A blast has gone off outside the office of the Save the Children aid agency in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, a provincial government spokesman said. “There was a blast and...

Libya twin car bombing takes more than 30 lives

Libya twin car bombing takes more than 30 lives

-- 2018-01-24 11:18:43

At least 33 people have been killed and dozens more wounded including senior security figures and civilians, in a double car bombing in the east Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday. Officials said the...

Teen shooting kills two, wounds 13

Teen shooting kills two, wounds 13

-- 2018-01-24 10:36:44

A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding 13 other youths before he was...

Robot fired for putting off customers in UK

Robot fired for putting off customers in UK

FE Online Desk 2018-01-24 06:38:37

One of the first robotic assistants to be used by a UK store was fired after a week because it was found to put off customers. Fabio was initially welcomed by staff when he began work at the upmarket...

US-led coalition strikes kill 150 IS militants in Syria

US-led coalition strikes kill 150 IS militants in Syria

-- 2018-01-24 06:34:41

The US-led coalition fighting Islamic State said it killed nearly 150 militants in strikes on Saturday in the Syrian middle Euphrates River Valley. The latest strikes come as the United States urged...