Forces retake control of Kabul hotel after Taliban siege
KABUL, Jan 21: Afghan officials declared that a 12-hour gun battle at Kabul's largest hotel had ended on Sunday after security forces killed four assailants, a siege that left six civilians, including a foreigner, dead, report agencies.The overnight assault left terrified guests scrambling to escape and parts of the building...
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No sign of progress in ending US shutdown
As the federal government's partial shutdown enters its second day, there are few discernible signs that US lawmakers are on track to speedily resolve their standoff, reports npr.org.Instead, the two sides spent Saturday digging in and getting their message out. Republicans reiterated that they will not negotiate on immigration and...
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India sacks 20 Delhi lawmakers for taking illegal benefits
NEW DELHI, Jan 21 (AFP): India's President on Sunday sacked 20 lawmakers from the state assembly in New Delhi after they were revealed to be holding jobs in government despite laws forbidding the practice.The purge reduces by nearly a third the number of state assembly seats held by Delhi's ruling...
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Turkish ground troops enter Syria
HASSA, Turkey, Jan 21 (AFP): Turkish ground troops entered Syria on Sunday to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as France warned the operation risked harming the international fight against jihadists.Turkey on Saturday launched operation "Olive Branch" seeking to oust from the Afrin region of northern Syria the Peoples' Protection...
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96 perish in Papua from malnutrition, measles
JAKARTA, Jan 21 (AFP): A measles outbreak is feared to have killed 96 malnourished people in Indonesia's Papua, an official said Sunday, highlighting a health crisis in the country's easternmost province.A total of 69 toddlers have died in the remote Asmat region, said Papua military spokesman Muhammad Aidi, while reports...
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News in Brief -(22-01-2018)
Earthquake shakes northern ChileSantiago, Jan 21: The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.3 earthquake has struck northern Chile. The quake, which was deep at 110 kilometers (68 miles), struck at 10:06 p.m. local time ON Saturday. The epicentre in Tarapaca was 76 kilometers (47 miles) east of the city...
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