TEHRAN, Dec 31 (Agencies): Iran says a delegation of the Taliban has discussed efforts to bring peace and end Afghanistan's 17-year war during a rare visit to Tehran.Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says the Taliban delegation arrived on Sunday and met with Iran's deputy foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi.Ghasemi says they...
Read moreNEW YORK, Dec 31 (AP): Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square on Monday along with revelers from around the world who come to see the traditional crystal ball drop, fireworks and a blizzard of confetti.Spectators are expected to start assembling in early...
Read moreSYDNEY, Dec 31 (BBC): Some called it the Outback Uber - ten cane toads have been caught riding a python.Paul Mock of Kununurra in the far north of Western Australia filmed the bizarre sight after a heavy thunderstorm on Sunday night.The animals were trying to escape an overflowing dam on...
Read moreANKARA, Dec 31 (AFP): A Turkish television station has broadcast CCTV footage showing men carrying cases and bags which it says contained slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's body parts.The images shown on A-Haber television late Sunday feature three men carrying five suitcases and two large black bags into the home...
Read moreCAIRO, Dec 31 (AP): Human Rights Watch urged Sudan's government on Monday to instruct security forces not to use lethal force against protesters, citing independent groups as saying that 40 people have been killed since protests demanding President Omar al-Bashir's ouster erupted nearly two weeks ago.The New York-based group said...
Read moreMOSCOW, Dec 31 (BBC): Russia's FSB state security agency says it has arrested a US citizen "caught spying" in Moscow.It named him as Paul Whelan, saying he was arrested in Moscow on 28 December and charged with "espionage".The FSB, Russia's main counter-espionage service, gave no further details.If found guilty, he...
Read moreVALLETTA, Dec 31 (AFP): A group of 69 migrants on a ricketywooden boat were rescued on Sunday off Malta, the navy said, while 49 more were still at sea waiting for a country to allow them to dock.The migrants sent out a distress call 117 nautical miles southwest of Malta...
Read moreTen of a family die in India road accidentNEW DELHI, Dec 31: Ten members of a family have been killed after their vehicle was crushed between two trucks in India's Gujrat, NDTV reports. The accident occurred on the Bhachau highway on Sunday evening after a trailer truck carrying truck jumped...
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