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Trump threatens to 'devastate' Turkish economy over Kurds

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has threatened to "devastate Turkey economically" if it attacks Kurdish forces in Syria following a planned pullout of US troops.In two tweets on Sunday, Mr Trump said that he did not want the Kurds to provoke Turkey either.US forces have fought alongside...

Heavy smog raises alarm across Asia

BANGKOK, Jan 14 (AP): Unusually high levels of smog worsened by weather patterns are raising alarm across Asia, with authorities in Thailand's hazy capital Bangkok opting to hand out face masks and step up enforcement of pollution controls.A combination of construction dust, auto exhaust and other pollutants, lingering over Bangkok...

Yemen, Khashoggi, Iran issues top Pompeo's KSA talks

RIYADH, Jan 14 (AP): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held talks in Saudi Arabia on Monday on a range of Mideast crises, topped by the conflicts in Syria and Yemen, threats from Iran and the Saudi response to the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi last year.Pompeo met...

Polish mayor dies after attack at charity event

GDANSK, Jan 14 (BBC): The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk has been seriously injured after being stabbed on stage at the country's biggest charity event, officials say.Pawel Adamowicz, 53, was taken to hospital, where he is in a critical condition after five hours of surgery.The 27-year-old suspect, who...

Jordan king visits Iraq

BAGHDAD, Jan 14 (AFP): Jordanian King Abdullah II met Iraqi President Barham Saleh in Baghdad on Monday, according to state television, in the monarch's first trip to Iraq in more than a decade.It is the latest in a string of top-level visits to Iraq in recent weeks, which kicked off...

Traveller carries gun from US to Japan undetected

TOKYO, Jan 14 (IANS): An American traveller boarded a flight from the US to Japan carrying a gun which was undetected in airport security check, according to an official statement.The US' Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said in the statement on Saturday: "TSA has determined standard procedures were not followed and...

Macron letter fails to quell yellow vest anger

PARIS, Jan 14 (AP): Yellow vest protesters and political rivals say a sweeping "letter to the French" from President Emmanuel Macron doesn't go far enough to quell national anger at his policies.Macron's letter explains how he's addressing the movement's concerns through a "grand debate" in local meetings around the country...

Egypt deports second German in a week for alleged IS links

CAIRO, Jan 14 (AP): Egyptian officials say authorities have deported a German teenager they say had come to Egypt with the intention of joining Islamic State militants fighting security forces in the Sinai Peninsula.They said the Giessen resident was put on a flight to Germany early on Monday. They said...

News in Brief (15-1-2019)

Malaysia to bear consequences of actions at sea: S’poreSINGAPORE CITY, Jan 14: Singapore's foreign minister says there will be "consequences" if neighboring Malaysia continues to escalate a dispute over waters that are claimed by Singapore. In a speech to Parliament on Monday, Vivian Balakrishnan reported "daily intrusions" by Malaysian government...