Military Santa tracker live despite US govt shutdown
The US government shutdown may have temporarily dimmed Washington’s National Christmas Tree but never fear, Santa Claus still came to town-with the military tracking his...
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Poll shows Israel’s Netanyahu cruising toward re-election
AP, Jerusalem :A public opinion poll published Tuesday, the first following the announcement of snap elections in Israel, predicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will cruise...
Erdogan invites Trump to Turkey amid Syria pullout
AFP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent more troops to Syria’s border on Monday ahead of an imminent US withdrawal, as the White House...
Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll tops 400
Reuters, Labuan :Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a...
Choose simplicity over Christmas greed: Pope
Reuters, Vatican City :Pope Francis led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas on Monday, urging people in the developed world to seek a simpler, less...
US lawmakers home for Christmas, govt workers unpaid on shutdown Day 3
AFP :US lawmakers headed home for Christmas leaving the government partially shut for a third day Monday in an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand...
Order signed for US troops pullout from Syria
AFP :The US military has confirmed that the order to withdraw American troops from Syria had been signed, after President Donald Trump held talks with...
Erdogan will `eradicate` ISIL in Syria: Trump
Al Jazeera News :US President Donald Trump has said his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, informed him he will “eradicate whatever is left of Isis...
Anti-government protests continue in Sudan for fifth day
BBC Online :Protests in parts of Sudan continued for the fifth consecutive day on Sunday, as doctors prepared to strike over the rising cost of...
The royal family open their presents on Christmas Eve?
Express.co.uk :Robert Jobson, royal expert and author of bestseller “Charles at Seventy”, told Express.co.uk the royal tradition of exchanging presents on Christmas Eve dates back...
Death toll from Indonesia tsunami rises to 281
AFP :The death toll from a volcano-triggered tsunami in Indonesia has risen to 281, with more than 1,000 people injured, the national disaster agency said...