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Yoon vows to 'fight until the end'

SEOUL, Jan 02 (Reuters/AFP): South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has sent a letter rallying his supporters saying he would "fight until the end" as he faces an attempt by authorities to arrest him over his short-lived Dec 3 martial law, a lawyer said on Thursday."I am watching on...

Boy of 8 survives five days in lion-inhabited park

HARARE, Jan 02 (BBC): An eight-year-old boy has been found alive after surviving five days in a game park inhabited by lions and elephants in northern Zimbabwe, according to a member of parliament.The ordeal began when Tinotenda Pudu wandered 23 km (14 miles) from home into the "perilous" Matusadona Game...

India clears toxic waste 40 yrs after Bhopal gas disaster

NEW DELHI, Jan 02 (AFP): Indian authorities moved hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste remaining more than 40 years after the world's deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal, media reported Thursday.Communities have for decades blamed a high level of sicknesses on contamination of the groundwater in the wake...

Syrian FM hopes KSA visit to open 'new, bright page'

DAMASCUS, Jan 02 (AFP): Syria's top diplomat said he hoped to open a "new, bright page" with Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) upon arriving in the kingdom Wednesday, the first foreign visit for Syria's new rulers, who seized power last month."I have just arrived in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi...

Ex-police chief among 11 killed in Israel strike on Gaza

GAZA STRIP, Jan 02 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said on Thursday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed at least 11 people, including the chief of the territory's now dismantled Hamas police force."Eleven people were martyred, including three children and two women, and 15 were injured after the occupation...

Many people involved in New Orleans attack inspired by Islamic State

NEW YORK, Jan 02 (BBC): US authorities say they believe multiple people were involved in an attack in New Orleans that killed 15 and wounded dozens on New Year's Day.The driver of a pick-up truck that sped into large crowds in the city's French Quarter has been identified as Shamsud-Din...

27 migrants die off Tunisia

TUNIS, Jan 02 (AFP): Twenty-seven migrants, including women and children, died after two boats capsized off central Tunisia, with 83 people rescued, a civil defence official told AFP on Thursday.The rescued and dead passengers, who were found off the Kerkennah Islands off central Tunisia, were aiming to reach Europe and...