BAGHDAD, Feb 04(Agencies): Iraq's President Barham Salih on Monday rejected any role for US troops in Iraq beyond helping Iraq's security forces.Salih's comments came during the Rafidain Center for Dialogue (RCD) Forum in Baghdad, in response to a question regarding recent comments made by US President Donald Trump and the...
Read moreLONDON, Feb 04 (Reuters): Three British lawmakers on Monday endorsed reports that women activists detained in Saudi Arabia have been tortured, and said responsibility for what is likely a violation of international law could lie with "Saudi authorities at the highest level".The conclusions of the panel indicate growing uneasiness among...
Read moreCAIRNS, Feb 04 (AFP): Australia's military has been deployed to tackle devastating "once-in-a-century" floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country's northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles onto the streets.The Australian Defence Forces filled sandbags, deployed amphibious cargo vehicles and helped pluck flashlight-wielding residents from...
Read moreNASSAU, Feb 04 (Reuters): A boat smuggling Haitian migrants has sunk off the Bahamas, leaving at least 28 dead and 17 others in police custody, officials said on Sunday.Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Rolle of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force said residents of the island of Abaco had found four bodies...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Feb 04 (AP): The Taliban said on Monday they will participate in what they call "intra-Afghan" talks in Moscow designed to bring together prominent Afghan figures, including former President Hamid Karzai, opposition figures and tribal elders - but no Kabul government officials.The two-day meeting in the Russian capital, which...
Read moreYORBA LINDA, Feb 04 (AP): Five people died and two others were injured after a small plane apparently came apart, raining debris across a Southern California neighborhood and igniting a house fire before landing in a backyard, authorities said on Sunday.The male pilot, who was the only person in the...
Read moreMADRID, Feb 04 (Agencies): The UK, France, Germany, Spain and other European countries have officially recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela. It comes after President Nicolás Maduro defiantly rejected the EU's Sunday deadline to call snap elections.Mr Guaidó declared himself interim leader last month and won...
Read moreMOGADISHU, Feb 04 (Xinhua): At least five people were killed and several others injured in a car bombing on Monday at a shopping mall in Hamarwayne district, a district in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police and witnesses said.Police officer Mohamed Abdulle told Xinhua that the car bomb detonated at the...
Read moreChaos in Czech Republic amid heavy snowfall, blackoutsPRAGUE, Feb 04: Wintry weather causes major disruption in Czech Republic, leaving about 30,000 homes without power. Heavy snow has caused major disruption in the Czech Republic, leaving approximately 30,000 homes without power. Up to 20cm of fresh snow was reported in some...
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