Turkey carries out airstrikes on Afrin in Syria
The incident marks an escalation in Turkey's operation in Afrin, which aims to defeat the pro-Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) and their political wing, the Democratic Union Party (PYD). The ...
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Presidente Sudcorea incontrerà la sorella di Kim Jong Un
Tutto pronto a Seul per la cerimonia di apertura alla vigilia delle olimpiadi invernali di Pyongyang in Corea del Sud . Il Nord ha invitato il presidente sudcoreano Moon Jae-in a visitare Py...
Pyeongchang or Pyongyang? Twitter users place Olympics in North Korea
A rare invitation to Pyongyang for South Korea's president marked Day Two of the North Korean Kim dynasty's southern road tour, part of an accelerating diplomatic thaw that included some Korean liqu...
Israel downs Iranian drone and strikes Syria, F-16 crashes
Israel says the situation started with an Iranian drone crossing into its territory from Syria at around 4:30 a.m. The T4 Airport is home to Iranian forces, the Lebanese Hezbollah terror or...
Sex abuse scandal in Haiti causes United Kingdom to review Oxfam ties
One former Chad aid worker said: "They would invite the women for parties, we knew they weren't just friends but something else". He said the department acknowledged that hundreds of Oxfam staff had...
Trump Blocks Release of Democratic Memo, Cites Security Concerns
Democrats rejected Mr. Trump's rationale, first laid out on Friday evening in a letter by the White House counsel, as hypocritical, given that he had declassified the Republican memo and that ...
Grand Canyon helicopter crash kills three
A Papillon helicopter was previously involved in a fatal Grand Canyon crash in 2001. The four survivors were being treated at the scene. Local media reported the Eurocopter EC130 helicopter, whose...
N. Korean leader invites S. Korea's Moon to the North--president's office
North and South Korea are technically still at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce rather than a peace treaty. Moon and Kim Yo Jong will have another opportunity to talk when they at...
Russian jet crashes near Moscow; 71 feared dead
A passenger plane carrying 71 people has crashed in Russian Federation. Russian news agency TASS has now confirmed that emergency services have discovered the wreckage with no survivors on board. Th...
Eiffel Tower closed as Paris is hit by huge snowfall
Skiers swished down the hilly streets of Montmartre in Paris on Wednesday, taking advantage of heavy snowfall that otherwise spelled misery for thousands of travellers. Yu Jian and his newlywed wife C...
Winter Olympics 2018: Strong winds postpone first alpine skiing event
The men's downhill, which was scheduled to take place at 9 p.m. ET on Saturday (11 a.m. Sunday in Korea), was postponed to February 15 while the men's super-G has been pushed to February 16 in Korea. ...
Modi lays foundation stone for UAE's first Indian temple
Modi is scheduled to address the Indian community tomorrow in Dubai after witnessing the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple in Abu Dhabi . India had recognised Israel as a state way back in 1950 b...
Eminent Pakistani lawyer, rights activist Asma Jahangir passes away
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi led tributes to Ms Jahangir, saying her death was a great loss for the legal fraternity, and praying for her and her family. She won numerous national and worldwide...
16 militants killed in Sinai: Egypt army
The statement gave no details on any casualties in the operation or any figures on the number of people arrested, but said the assault would continue. "The wide spread of the Egyptian Armed Forces in ...
Lagos City Marathon: Abraham Kiprotich wins 3rd edition
In the newly introduced 10km race, Akusho Rose won the female category with a time of 36:17: 70 while Faustina Oguh and Onah Sale came second and third respectively. "By this time next year, we will m...
Pak violates truce agreement, fires unprovoked on LoC in Rajouri
Deputy Commissioner (Rajouri) Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said the Pakistan Army have been launching heavy mortar shells in Naika, Panjgrain, Khorinar, Rajdhani forward areas besides the villages in Rajour...
Russia, Turkey to enhance military coordination in Syria
The deadly day came as Turkish operations just across the Syrian border in Afrin are entering their fourth week, as Ankara battles the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), advancing on several d...
Dharmendra disapproves attack on Pandian's Residence
Condemning the incident, BJD spokesperson and MP Pratap Deb said the attack was "unfortunate and it exposed the real mindset of BJP leaders". Mr Pandian was not present when the incident took place....
'Unprovoked Attack' Results in US Military Killing 100 Syrian Soldiers
The regime was likely seeking to reclaim ground once held by ISIL but now controlled by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces . IS had held most of Deir al-Zour since 2014. Roughly "20 to 30 art...
Freezing rain warning for SD&G
The freezing rain will also hit the Montérégie region by midday Sunday before making its way to the Outaouais and Mauricie regions by the evening. Sunday night should feature, you guessed it, more s...