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Some US states shiver in cold snap

NEW YORK, Jan 31 (BBC): Cities are all but shutting down across the US Midwest as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap known as a polar vortex.At least eight people have been killed in several states as a result of the Arctic weather.Temperatures fell to -30C (-22F) in...

Venezuelans fill streets demanding resignation of Maduro

CARACAS, Jan 31 (AP): Venezuelans of every age, class and profession poured into the streets of the capital on Wednesday to demand that President Nicolas Maduro step down and to express their support for the young opposition leader who has declared himself interim president.Dressed in suits, scrubs, and jeans, they...

Drones, small planes spray water to reduce dust around Bangkok

BANGKOK, Jan 31 (AP): A fleet of drones, trucks and small planes sprayed water to try to reduce dust around Bangkok on Thursday while the governor invited critics to brainstorm better ideas to improve the air quality in the Thai capital.Unhealthy levels of air pollution forced city schools to close...

UN humanitarian agency chief urges aid for Syrians

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 31 (AP): The UN humanitarian agency chief urged Syria's warring parties on Wednesday to ensure the delivery of desperately needed aid to Syrians stranded near the border with Jordan and warned again that a major military operation in extremist-controlled Idlib would be a humanitarian catastrophe.Mark Lowcock said...

Two Koreas discuss road connection cooperation

SEOUL, Jan 31 (Xinhua): South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) held talks on Thursday to discuss cooperation in modernizing and connecting roads across the border, Seoul's unification ministry said.The ministry said in a statement that the two Koreas had a working-level contact on inter-Korean road cooperation...

Aasia free to leave Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Jan 31 (AFP): Aasia Bibi, the Christian woman whose acquittal was upheld this week in a blasphemy saga which has made her a prime target for vigilantes, is still in Pakistan, the foreign ministry said Thursday.As Islamist extremists announced fresh protests demanding her execution, officials said she was free...

Delhi police nab chief of 'Love Commandos'

NEW DELHI, Jan 31 (AFP): The head of Love Commandos, an organisation which offers shelter to runaway lovers, has been arrested in Delhi for extortion and abuse of desperate couples, officials said on Thursday.The group became well-known for providing safe houses and legal advice to couples who defied family, religious...

US calls for compliance with N treaties

BEIJING, Jan 31 (AP): The US has called for other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council to adhere to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.The call on Thursday by Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs Andrea Thompson in Beijing comes as the US is preparing to...

Nursing assistant conducts 1,000 plastic surgeries

SEOUL, Jan 31 (Xinhua): A South Korean nursing assistant was arrested for illegally performing plastic surgery on about 1,000 patients for the past three years, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday citing police.The nursing assistant, only identified as a 70-year-old man, posed as a doctor from 2015 to 2018, performing some...

News in Brief (1-2-2019)

Texas carries out first US execution in 2019 WASHINGTON, Jan 31: The US carried out its first execution of 2019 on Wednesday, putting to death a Texas man convicted of murdering a police officer 30 years ago during an attempted robbery. Robert Mitchell Jennings, 61, was pronounced dead at 6:33...