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Uneasy calm in Zimbabwe amid fuel price protest

HARARE, Jan 16 (Agencies): An uneasy calm returned to Zimbabwe's main cities but businesses and schools remained closed and mobile networks enforced a government internet shutdown on the final day of a national strike triggered by a steep rise in fuel prices.In central Harare, shops, banks, fast-food chains, and some...

Kenyan forces kill all militant gunmen

NAIROBI, Jan 16 (AP): Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14 "innocent lives," the country's president said on Wednesday."All the terrorists have been eliminated," President Uhuru Kenyatta said in announcing an end to the operation to secure...

Syrian Kurds reject Turkey-controlled security zone

ANKARA, Jan 16 (Al Jazeera): Syria's Kurds on Wednesday rejected a US proposal for a "security zone" under Turkish control along the Syrian side of the two countries' border.Russia, meanwhile, said only its ally, the Syrian military, should police the war-torn country's north. Senior political leader Aldar Khalil said the...

Venezuela's opposition outlines roadmap for power handover

CARACAS, Jan 16 (AP): Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress has declared President Nicolas Maduro "illegitimate," moving a step closer to implementing a plan to challenge the socialist leader by declaring a caretaker government and calling early elections.A resolution adopted Tuesday accuses Maduro of "usurping" power and says his administration's acts will no...

Australian towns among hottest spots on Earth

SYDNEY, Jan 16 (AFP): Australian towns were among the hottest places on Earth this week as a severe heatwave hit the continent's southeast, with forecasters warning of more record-breaking temperatures before the weekend.The past four days were among the country's top 10 warmest on record, with temperatures nearing 50 degrees...

South Korea seizes North's paintings due to sanctions

SEOUL, Jan 16 (AP): South Korean officials said on Wednesday they have stopped businessmen from bringing North Korean paintings into the country that a report said were purchased at an art studio under UN sanctions.Observers say similar incidents could occur frequently as South Korea's liberal government pushes for deeper exchanges...

Foreign troops in Iraq fall by quarter in 2018

BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (AFP): Foreign troop numbers in Iraq fell by a quarter during 2018, Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi said, as the fallout fizzled from Washington's announcement it was withdrawing from neighbouring Syria."In January 2018 there had been almost 11,000 foreign fighters, about 70 percent of them are American,...

Imran Khan's sister pays 25pc property of fine to FBR

Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister, Aleema Khan, has paid 25 per cent of the fine on her foreign properties to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), reports Gulf Times.In December last year, the Supreme Court had ordered her to pay Rs29.5mn in taxes and fines on her foreign properties.According to...

News in Brief -(17-1-2019)

Malaysia will not host anymore events involving IsraelKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16: Malaysia's foreign minister said Wednesday that the government will not budge over a ban on Israeli athletes in a para swimming competition and has decided that the country will not host any events in the future involving Israel. Malaysia,...