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Trump’s rapid changes in US govt stun federal workers

WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Agencies): US President Donald Trump and his team have acted with stunning speed to begin removing or sidelining hundreds of government workers, while he has also sought to give himself the power to fire hundreds of thousands more.The Republican president has been in office less than a...

Afghan women’s group hails court's move to arrest Taliban leaders

KABUL, Jan 24 (Arab News): An Afghan women's group on Friday hailed a decision by the International Criminal Court to arrest Taliban leaders for their persecution of women.The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader...

SE Asian cities among world’s most polluted, ranking shows

BANGKOK, Jan 24 (Arab News): Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organization IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth, respectively.In the Thai capital, a thick smog was seen covering...

Eight people killed in ordnance factory explosion in India

MUMBAI, Jan 24 (Reuters): At least eight people died and seven more were injured in a blast at an ordnance factory in the western Indian state of Maharashtra on Friday, a senior federal minister said.The factory is located in Bhandara district of the state, nearly 830 km (515 miles) from...

Pak journalism body criticises new law

ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (Reuters): A new law in Pakistan aimed at regulating social media content has angered journalism groups and rights activists, which say it is aimed at curbing press freedom and called on Friday for nationwide protests next week.Parliament introduced and passed the amendments to the Pakistan Electronic Crimes...

Despite truce, Lebanese from devastated Naqura cannot go home

NAQURA (Lebanon), Jan 24 (AFP/Reuters): All signs of life have disappeared from the bombed-out houses and empty streets of the Lebanese border town of Naqura, but despite a fragile Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire that has held since November, no one can return.The Israeli military is still deployed in parts of Lebanon's south,...

Japan stresses US role in Asia-Pacific security

TOKYO, Jan 24 (AFP): Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stressed on Friday the importance of close ties with the United States for regional stability, as he seeks to arrange a meeting with President Donald Trump."As the balance of power in the region undergoes a historic change, we must deepen Japan-US...

UK teenager jailed for minimum of 52 years for murders

LONDON, Jan 24 (AFP): A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an atrocity prosecutors said was so violent it appeared he had tried to decapitate one of the victims.On Monday, Axel Rudakubana, 18,...