Syria | Turkish troops attack Kurdish enclave in northern Syria

Turkish troops and Syrian opposition forces attacked a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria yesterday in their bid to drive a U.S.-allied Kurdish militia from the region.

Offbeat | In a while… Russian police face the unexpected: crocodile in basement

Russian police had an unexpected encounter while searching a house in St. Petersburg — a crocodile in the basement. The Fontanka.ru news portal said the incident

This Day in History | 2001 – MMR triple vaccine declared safe

The government is launching a £3m campaign to convince parents the controversial MMR triple vaccine is safe. Fears have been raised the vaccine against measles, mumps

World briefs

SOUTH CHINA SEA The Philippines said yesterday that it won’t get embroiled in a fresh spat between the U.S. and China involving Beijing’s protest of an American warship passing

Film shown in IFFAM 2017 | ‘The Shape of Water’ wins top Producers Guild Award

Women and inclusivity continued to dominate the awards season conversation yesterday at the Producers Guild Awards, where Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical romance “The Shape of Water”

Chile | Pope wraps up Chile stop with visit to migrants, on to Peru

Pope Francis wraps up his Chile visit today by meeting with members of the South American nation’s booming immigrant community, who are flocking to

World briefs

ITALY Law enforcement has broken up a Chinese organized crime ring that used money from criminal activities to force its way into European trucking companies and control

UK | Terminally ill Briton’s bid for assisted death can proceed

A terminally ill British man has been granted permission to challenge the country’s law on assisted dying, after an earlier decision that rejected his case. Noel Conway, 68,

This Day in History | 2001 ‘Internet twins’ taken into care

The American twin girls at the centre of an internet adoption scandal have been seized from a hotel in north Wales and taken into care. The girls

Country stars from Vegas festival to perform Grammy tribute

Three performers at last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival where a gunman opened fire on fans will perform a tribute at this year’s Grammy Awards to honor victims

Offbeat | UK citizens ask Dutch court to protect post-Brexit EU rights

A group of British citizens who live in the Netherlands went to a Dutch court this week in a bid to retain their EU citizenship rights after Britain

A year in Trump | From his big appetite to his big button

President Donald Trump has proven himself an unconventional leader time and time again in his first year in office. Here are some of the more memorable moments

Davos | Conflict among world powers a growing concern, experts say

A survey by the World Economic Forum finds that more than nine in 10 experts are worried about worsening economic or political confrontation between world powers, amid a

Offbeat | Two men hit each other in consecutive accidents in Germany

Police in the eastern German city of Dresden say two men suffered minor injuries after backing in to one another in two consecutive accidents. Police said that

This Day in History | 1967 – ‘Boston Strangler’ sentenced to life

The man who claims to be the ‘Boston Strangler’ has been jailed for life after being found guilty of assault and armed robbery against four women in

World briefs

US-N. KOREA Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that if North Korea does not choose to negotiate on giving up its nuclear weapons that pose a growing threat

Lawyer: Charges possible in connection with Vegas shooting

Charges could be filed in connection with the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, even though the gunman responsible for killing 58 people is dead,

Chile | Pope begs forgiveness for ‘irreparable harm’ from sex abuse

Pope Francis begged for forgiveness yesterday for the “irreparable damage” done to children who were raped and molested by priests, opening his visit to Chile

USA | Seized ivory probed for clues that could help save elephants

Scientists are using information gleaned from both illegal ivory art and elephant dung to provide clues that could help save the lives of pachyderms that are

USA | Parents of 13 locked-up kids held on hefty bail

The parents of 13 children found locked up in a California home each were being held on USD9 million bail and could face charges including torture and child endangerment.

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