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Qaeda leader calls for attacks on Jews, Americans

HONG KONG, Jan 23 (AFP): A senior Al-Qaeda leader has called on Muslims "everywhere" to rise up and kill Jews and Americans in response to US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In a video released Monday, Khalid Batarfi said Trump's decision was "a declaration of...

Pence visits Jerusalem's Western Wall

JERUSALEM, Jan 23 (AFP): US Vice President Mike Pence visited Jerusalem's Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism, on Tuesday as he wrapped up a trip to the disputed city that Washington has declared Israel's capital.Pence and his wife Karen visited the wall separately as required by the...

Call for more UK military funds amid Russia threat

LONDON, Jan 23 (AFP): Former defence secretary Michael Fallon joined calls on Monday for more British military spending, as the head of the army said the country may struggle to match Russian battlefield capabilities and another security chief warned that a major cyberattack on the UK is likely by 2020.Fallon,...

1,500 workers build railway in 8.5 hrs

Chinese workers have demonstrated their incredible efficiency yet again, report agencies.In just eight and a half hours, over 1,500 workers completed the installation of a new railway line as part of a train station upgrade in east China's Fujian Province. Construction began at 6:30pm Friday and by 3:00am Saturday, workers...

Myanmar court sets Feb 1 to decide on bail for two journos

YANGON, Jan 23 (AFP): A court will decide whether to bail two Reuters journalists accused of breaching Myanmar's secrecy law on February 1, their lawyer said Tuesday, raising fears the pair could otherwise face months in detention during convoluted pre-trial hearings. Wa Lone, 31, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 27, appeared...

Hijab model pulls out of L'Oreal campaign

PARIS, Jan 23 (AFP): British model Amena Khan, who had been chosen by L'Oreal to appear in an advertising campaign in Britain, has pulled out over accusations she made anti-Israeli comments in a series of old tweets. The French cosmetics giant last week selected her to be the first woman...

Family leave Bangkok airport after three months

BANGKOK, Jan 23: A Zimbabwean family, who had been living at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport for the past three months, has finally left Thailand on Monday, report agencies.The family of eight -- four children under the age of 11 and four adults - got stranded at Bangkok's main airport late last...

Alaska quake triggers tsunami warnings

WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (AFP): A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck off the coast of Alaska early Tuesday, prompting tsunami warnings or watches as far away as California.The quake struck at 0931 GMT in the Gulf of Alaska, 280 kilometers southeast of the town of Kodiak, the US Geological Survey...

News in Brief -(24-01-2018)

Volcano erupts in Japan, one dies TOKYO, Jan 23: A Japanese soldier was killed Tuesday and several other people injured after a volcano erupted near a popular ski resort, sparking an avalanche and leaving scores stranded --including tourists from Britain and Taiwan. Footage broadcast on Japanese television showed thick black...