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Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

FE Online Desk  2017-12-24 07:17:49

Afghan officials say a roadside bomb has killed seven civilians in the southern Helmand province, reports Fox News.Haji Salam Khan, a provincial council member, said Sunday's explosion killed seven ci...

200 scientists leave job opposing Trump’s policy 

200 scientists leave job opposing Trump’s policy 

FE Online Desk 2017-12-24 07:03:08

More than 700 employees including 200 scientists have left the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since President Donald Trump took office.  Besides, Trump appointed Scott Pruitt as Administra...

37 die in Philippine shopping mall fire

37 die in Philippine shopping mall fire

-- 2017-12-24 04:58:55

At least 37 people died in a fire at a shopping mall in Philippines on Sunday, local city government officials said on Sunday. The vice mayor of the southern city of Davao, Paolo Duterte, said the ch...

Canada sees deal as first step in Rohingya repatriation

Canada sees deal as first step in Rohingya repatriation

-- 2017-12-24 02:04:25

Canada's special envoy on the Rohingya crisis Bob Rae has said it would be 'unconscionable' for the member states of the UN to sanction a repatriation that was forced, or that did not include basic pr...

10 die as buses crash into van in Pakistan

10 die as buses crash into van in Pakistan

-- 2017-12-24 01:40:28

10 people have been killed and 17 others wounded when two speeding buses coming from the rear side collided and crashed into a van on a highway in central Pakistan, police say. Local police Chief Ar...

California wildfire becomes largest on record in the state

California wildfire becomes largest on record in the state

-- 2017-12-23 12:26:52

A sprawling Southern California wildfire that has been burning through rugged, drought-parched coastal terrain since Dec. 4 has become the largest on record in the state, state fire officials said. T...

Two Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troops

Two Palestinians die in clashes with Israeli troops

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians and wounded about 60 with live fire on Friday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said, as protests intensified against Washington’s recognition of Je...

Over 100 dead in Philippine mudslides

Over 100 dead in Philippine mudslides

Reuters 2017-12-23 12:00:00

A tropical storm in the southern Philippines triggered mudslides and flash floods that killed more than 100 people, while dozens are missing, police and disaster officials said on Saturday.  The...

32 die as bus plunges into Rajasthan river

32 die as bus plunges into Rajasthan river

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

At least 32 people have been killed and 7 others injured after a bus carrying passengers veered off a bridge and plunged into a river in Sawai Madhopur district of the northern Indian state Rajasthan...

China, Gambia agree on closer cooperation

China, Gambia agree on closer cooperation

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

China is set to promote cooperation with Gambia in agricultural technology, fishery processing, infrastructure development and tourism to achieve win-win results, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Fr...

India for regional connectivity: VK Singh

India for regional connectivity: VK Singh

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Gen (retd) Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said India is steadfast in its commitment to regional cooperation, connectivity and economic integration. India believes...

Passenger train derails in southern India

Passenger train derails in southern India

-- 2017-12-23 12:00:00

A passenger train derailed in the southern Indian state of Telangana Saturday, railway officials said. There has been no report of any casualty in the incident so far, but the accident has affected r...

S Sudan rebels accuse govt of ceasefire violation

S Sudan rebels accuse govt of ceasefire violation

-- 2017-12-23 11:28:17

A South Sudanese rebel group accused government troops of attacking their base only a day after the parties signed a ceasefire in a four-year war that has killed tens of thousands of people. The ceas...

Persecution of Rohingyas: Lancet seeks UNSC actions

Persecution of Rohingyas: Lancet seeks UNSC actions

FE Report 2017-12-23 10:53:54

The prestigious medical journal, The Lancet, has urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to investigate the 'apparent' crimes being committed against humanity in the Rakhine state of Myanmar, impose appr...

German coalition talks: Europe reforms in focus

German coalition talks: Europe reforms in focus

-- 2017-12-23 10:49:20

French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed European reforms will play a big role in talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to form a government with the center-left...

Iran's moral police arrest 230 partygoers

Iran's moral police arrest 230 partygoers

-- 2017-12-23 10:14:28

Iran's moral police have arrested 230 people at two winter solstice celebration parties in Tehran. The shortest day of the year is traditionally celebrated in Iran, where it is known as Yalda. Col Z...

FBI arrests ex-marine over ‘Christmas terror plot’

FBI arrests ex-marine over ‘Christmas terror plot’

-- 2017-12-23 10:10:00

A former US marine has been arrested by the FBI on suspicion of planning a terror attack in the popular tourist attraction San Francisco on Christmas day. Everitt Aaron Jameson, 25, was held after al...

UN slaps fresh sanctions on North Korea

UN slaps fresh sanctions on North Korea

-- 2017-12-23 09:38:39

The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its Nov. 29 intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products an...

US threats against Pakistan can affect existing cooperation: ISPR

US threats against Pakistan can affect existing cooperation: ISPR

-- 2017-12-23 03:31:55

The United States' threats against Pakistan with respect to the latter's alleged support for militant groups can harm the existing coordination and cooperation between the two countries, said Director...

Massive fire breaks out at London Zoo

Massive fire breaks out at London Zoo

-- 2017-12-23 03:28:19

More than 70 firefighters were tackling a blaze at London Zoo on Saturday after a fierce fire broke out at the attraction’s cafe and shop, the fire brigade said. There were no reports of any a...

Suu Kyi’s Myanmar detains 29 journalists in 20 months

Suu Kyi’s Myanmar detains 29 journalists in 20 months

FE Online Desk 2017-12-23 02:21:59

Myanmar has detained at least 29 journalists in the 20 months since Suu Kyi came to power. Most have since been released on bail, the frequency of arrests - along with the detention of two Reuters re...

No missing Trump’s ‘Merry Christmas’ message

No missing Trump’s ‘Merry Christmas’ message

-- 2017-12-23 02:20:49

There’s no mistaking President Donald Trump’s “Merry Christmas” message — he wields it as a weapon against political correctness. For weeks, he’s been liberally sp...

Int’l community should help resolve Rohingya issue: China

Int’l community should help resolve Rohingya issue: China

-- 2017-12-23 02:05:23

China called upon the international community to play a constructive role in helping Bangladesh and Myanmar resolve the Rohingya issue instead of 'complicating' the matter. "We believe that the inter...

Russia prepares reprisal for new US sanctions

Russia prepares reprisal for new US sanctions

-- 2017-12-22 12:50:13

Moscow is preparing a response to a new set of US sanctions, the Kremlin and the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The US Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned Russia's Chechen leader...

Indonesia holds cabinet meeting over volcano threat

Indonesia holds cabinet meeting over volcano threat

-- 2017-12-22 12:41:13

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will on Friday hold his cabinet meeting on the holiday island of Bali in a bid to reassure visitors that there is nothing to worry about from the rumbling Mount Agung...

US court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits

US court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits

-- 2017-12-22 12:20:18

A federal appeals court in Virginia on Thursday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the US military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan 1. The admi...

Explosion hits Athens court

Explosion hits Athens court

-- 2017-12-22 12:08:13

A makeshift bomb exploded outside an appeals court in Athens causing minor damage, police officials said. There were no reports of injuries. Two Greek media organisations received warning calls befo...

UN resolution rejects Trump's Jerusalem declaration

UN resolution rejects Trump's Jerusalem declaration

-- 2017-12-22 12:07:51

The UN General Assembly has decisively backed a resolution effectively calling on the US to withdraw its recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The 193-member UN General Assembly held a r...

29 die in South Korea sports centre fire

29 die in South Korea sports centre fire

-- 2017-12-22 12:00:00

A fire at a sports centre in South Korea has killed 29 people and left many others injured. The fire, which started in the basement of an eight-storey building, occurred in the southern city of Jeche...

Myanmar police remand two Reuters journalists

Myanmar police remand two Reuters journalists

-- 2017-12-22 12:00:00

The two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar on Dec. 12 have been remanded in custody, a police spokesman said on Thursday. “Yes, they were sent to the court,” said police colonel Myo...