Turkish coordination with U.S. in Syria not limited to military coordination: Erdogan spokesman

Coordination between Turkey and the United States in Syria is not limited to military coordination, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BD0zZC

Read More

U.S. military officials to meet Turkish counterparts about Syria: Erdogan spokesman

U.S. military officials will come to Turkey to meet with their Turkish counterparts and discuss coordination on Syria, President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman said on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Sp0Eax

Read More

Militants storm government building in Afghan capital, take hostages

Militants stormed a government building in Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Monday, taking civilians hostage as they fought a gun battle against Afghan soldiers, officials said.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2TbHYLj

Read More

Fake Catholic priest unmasked in Spain after 18 years

Weddings and baptisms carried out by Miguel Angel Ibarra will still be valid, the Church says.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EJblQY

Read More

Israel to hold early election in April, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday a snap election in less than four months, appealing directly to voters for a fresh political mandate that could help him weather possible charges in corruption investigations.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2rQMdQP

Read More

Apple thanked for 'removing anti-gay app'

Google and Amazon now under pressure to ban app of organisation that calls homosexuality "sinful".

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BD5OZ3

Read More

The Coming 'Turkish Jihadist Invasion' Against Christians: A Christmas Plea from Syrians to US Christians

In an open letter to Christians in the United States, the head of the Syriac Union Party pleaded that his people not be abandoned to Turkish forces if US troops pull out of Syria, a move announced recently by President Trump.

from CBNNews.com http://bit.ly/2V8fEeo

Read More

Indonesia hunts for survivors as volcano tsunami toll nears 400

Indonesian military and rescue teams fanned out across a stretch of coastline on Monday, hoping to find survivors of a tsunami triggered by a landslide from a volcano that killed at least 373 people.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2QQuzeW

Read More

Sheikha Latifa: Images of 'missing' Dubai princess released

Sheikha Latifa was reportedly kidnapped earlier this year during an apparent escape effort.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BEbZMF

Read More

LeBron James apologises for 'Jewish money' Instagram post

The basketball star was called out after he shared a lyric with his Instagram followers.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2GBRuG7

Read More

Turkish-backed rebels reinforce around Manbij as U.S. prepares pull-out

Turkish-backed Syrian forces have reinforced the area around the town of Manbij, a rebel spokesman said on Monday, as they prepare for a withdrawal of U.S. troops following Washington's surprise decision to pull out of Syria.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AdR7fc

Read More

Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport

Italy's Mount Etna, Europe's highest and most active volcano, erupted on Monday, sending a huge column of ash into the sky and causing the closure of Catania airport on Sicily's eastern coast.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2AeSk61

Read More

Libyan authorities say they recover 34 bodies from Islamic State mass grave

The bodies of 34 Ethiopian Christians executed in Libya by Islamic State (IS) in 2015 have been exhumed from a mass grave, Libyan authorities said on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Rd4JB7

Read More

Italy circumcision kills toddler, with one man charged

The two-year old's brother is recovering in hospital after also undergoing the procedure near Rome.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RhrGDk

Read More

Ousted Pakistani PM Sharif gets seven years' jail for graft

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday and fined $25 million on corruption charges that he says were politically motivated.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Lyfxod

Read More

Iraq appoints two more ministers but government still incomplete

Iraq's parliament approved on Monday two more ministers in Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi's cabinet but political divisions blocked his attempts to form a complete government as the defense, interior, and justice portfolios remain empty.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2rSiDdN

Read More

Mexico seeking further information from U.S. on migration plan

Mexico will ask for further information from the U.S. government on its plans to send migrants seeking asylum in the United States to Mexico while their cases are processed, Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2Shmrkf

Read More

Indonesia tsunami: Death toll from Anak Krakatau volcano rises

The country's disaster mitigation agency says at least 373 people died and 128 remain missing.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EJPLM8

Read More

Bigger discounts expected as shops try to boost sales

Despite big deductions already made, shops will have to cut prices further on Boxing Day, say analysts.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2EKJrUX

Read More

RBS applies for German banking licence ahead of Brexit

It will allow the bank to continue operating freely across the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2Vbf3si

Read More

Huawei's kit removed from emergency services 4G network

BT confirms that Huawei's gear will not be at the heart of the UK's Emergency Services Network.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2ShnG2J

Read More

Christmas traffic: 'So far, so good' for Christmas Eve getaway

Half of all motorists are expected to take to the roads, but so far there are no major problems.

from BBC News - Business https://bbc.in/2CwAv3G

Read More

Israel to hold elections in April

Voters will decide if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be returned to office for a fifth time.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CvZi85

Read More

Swiss lotto draw chaos denies jackpot winner million

A Swiss man won a million and then lost it, when a live Swiss lotto draw went chaotically wrong.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EKUzBg

Read More

Tsunami kills at least 373 in Indonesia: official

The tsunami in Indonesia killed at least 373 people and injured more than 1,400 on the islands of Java and Sumatra, an official said on Monday.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2EPkpVe

Read More

China accuses Britain, EU of hypocrisy over Canada detention concerns

China accused Britain and the European Union of hypocrisy on Monday for expressing concern about China's detention of two Canadian citizens, saying they had double standards for not mentioning a senior Chinese executive arrested in Canada.

from Reuters: World News https://reut.rs/2BHsQ0P

Read More

Australia to set up drone-identifying systems

The monitoring equipment will be installed at hotspots and restricted areas such as airports.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2CwifYt

Read More

Huawei's kit removed from UK police network

BT confirms that Huawei's gear will not be at the heart of the UK's Emergency Services Network.

from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2ShnG2J

Read More