Taliban blow up Afghan army outpost, killing five soldiers, police say
Taliban fighters detonated explosives planted in a tunnel below an Afghan military outpost, killing five soldiers, a police official said on Wednesday.
Brazilian ministry of agriculture to be responsible for indigenous land
Brazil’s newly inaugurated President Jair Bolsonaro has issued an executive order saying that the ministry of agriculture will be responsible for indigenous land in a victory for agribusiness that is likely to enrage environmentalists, according to the…
Six killed in train accident on bridge linking two of Denmark’s islands
Six people were killed in a train accident on a bridge linking two of Denmark’s main islands on Wednesday, train operator DSB said.
Explainer: Despite warning of ‘new path,’ North Korea’s options limited
In his New Year address on Tuesday, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he might take a “new path” if Washington maintains sanctions amid his country’s push for economic development, but experts say it may be too late to change the trajectory of neg…
Germany charges man suspected of racist car attacks with attempted murder
German prosecutors have charged a man arrested on New Year’s day with attempted murder after he rammed his car into crowds of revelers in two separate attacks, police said on Wednesday.
India’s main parties call for protests after women visit Hindu temple
Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in India in the early hours of Wednesday, leading to calls for protests from India’s two main political parties and raising fears of a backlash from conservative Hindu groups.
Six killed in train accident on bridge in Denmark
Six people were killed in a train accident on a bridge in Denmark on Wednesday, train operator DSB said.
Taiwan president defiant after China calls for reunification
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said on Wednesday the island would not accept a “one country, two systems” political arrangement with China, while stressing all cross-strait negotiations needed to be on a government-to-government basis.
Lebanon’s Aoun, Hariri, ‘determined’ to form government
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri are “determined to form a government”, state news agency NNA quoted Hariri as saying after they met on Tuesday evening.
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods climbs to 85
The death toll from landslides and devastating floods in the central Philippines triggered by a tropical depression climbed to 85, officials said on Wednesday, and 20 people were missing as rescuers slowly reached cut-off communities.
