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Turkey to send troops to Libya at Tripoli’s request: Erdogan
Turkey will send troops to Libya at the request of Tripoli as soon as next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday, putting the North African country’s conflict at the center of wider regional frictions. Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National
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Fire in Valparaíso destroys about 50 homes: firefighters
A fire in a poor neighborhood of the coastal Chilean city of Valparaíso destroyed dozens of houses last Tuesday and firefighters struggled to control the blaze, authorities said. Inhabitants fled their homes in the middle of Christmas Eve festivities, some
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Israel’s Netanyahu again quits rally as rocket alert sounds
GAZA: Sirens warning of rocket fire from Gaza cut short a rally by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday evening as he campaigned for his party’s primaries the following day, public television reported. It was the second time in recent
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Woman, two children found dead in Boston on Christmas Day
BOSTON: A woman and two young children were found dead on Christmas Day on a downtown Boston sidewalk at the base of a high rise parking structure, authorities said, apparently after plunging from the roof level of the garage. Boston
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Colorado bank robber throws cash in the air, shouting ‘Merry Christmas’
A man with a white beard was being held on $10,000 bond for allegedly robbing a Colorado bank and throwing the stolen cash into the air while shouting, “Merry Christmas” to passersby, police and local media reported yesterday. David Wayne
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Malware broker behind US hacks is now teaching computer skills in China
A Chinese malware broker who was sentenced in the United States this year for dealing in malicious software linked to major hacks is back at his old workplace: teaching high-school computer courses, including one on internet security. Yu Pingan, who
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South Korea, Japan, China leaders to promote North Korea-US dialogue
China, Japan and South Korea have agreed to work together to promote dialogue between the United States and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said today following a summit between the three countries in China. North Korea has set
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Five hospitalised after balloon drop at Australian shopping centre
Five people were hospitalized after Christmas shoppers were crushed in a midnight balloon drop of gift vouchers at a Sydney suburban shopping centre. Video footage showed people at the Westfield Parramatta shopping centre jostling for the gold, silver and white
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Turkey, rights groups decry Saudi verdict on Khashoggi murder
Turkey and international rights groups have led condemnation of a Saudi court verdict over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, saying it failed to deliver justice. Five people were sentenced to death yesterday over the brutal killing of the writer by
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Australian PM under pressure as bushfires fuel climate debate
Calls for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to resign have littered social media platforms after it was revealed he was holidaying in Hawaii while the country battled a bushfire emergency and his return has failed to douse the criticism. Voters
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