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January 3, 2017 12:26 PM

Chile: 100 homes destroy in wildfire in Valparaiso

In Chile, at least 100 homes were destroyed and about 50 hectares of woodland ravaged in a wildfire in the coastal city of Valparaiso. <br/><br/>Chilean Interior Minister Mahmud Aleuy said in Santiago that 19 people were injured in the fire and evacuated hundreds of people from the area....

January 3, 2017 10:41 AM

British art critic and author John Berger dies aged 90

British art critic and author John Berger has died at the age of 90. His best-known work was Ways of Seeing, a criticism of western cultural aesthetics, but he also won the Booker Prize for his novel G. <br/><br/>He donated half the prize money to the radical African-American movement, t...

January 3, 2017 10:37 AM

Senior Egyptian judge hanged himself in jail cell

In Egypt, a senior judge arrested on corruption charges has been found dead in his jail cell after he allegedly hanged himself. State news agency MENA also reported Wael Shalaby killed himself and the public prosecutor had ordered an autopsy after his body was found yesterday. <br/><br/>...

January 3, 2017 10:35 AM

Hollande vows to continue supporting Iraq in fight against IS

French President Francois Hollande vowed to continue supporting Iraq in its fight against the Islamic State terror group and to help in the reconstruction efforts of damaged cities. Hollande said during a joint news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi yesterday that my visit to Iraq...

January 3, 2017 9:30 AM

Israeli police question Prime Minister Netanyahu in corruption probe

In Israel, police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an inquiry into corruption allegations. He was asked about receiving benefits from business people, justice ministry officials without giving details. Ahead of the investigators' arrival at his residence yesterday, M...

January 3, 2017 9:27 AM

25 people killed in road accident in Thailand

In Thailand, 25 people were killed when a minivan and a pick-up truck both packed with passengers have collided. <br/><br/>Police said, the minivan driver lost control after making a U-turn and ploughed into oncoming traffic in the eastern province of Chonburi yesterday. <br/><b...

January 3, 2017 8:41 AM

Road accident kills 25 people in Thailand

In Thailand, 25 people were killed when a minivan and a pick-up truck both packed with passengers have collided. Police said the minivan driver lost control after making a U-turn and ploughed into oncoming traffic in the eastern province of Chonburi yesterday. <br/><br/>Both vehicles bur...

January 3, 2017 8:39 AM

Israeli police question Prime Minister Netanyahu in corruption inquiry

In Israel, police have questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of an inquiry into corruption allegations. He was asked about receiving benefits from business people, justice ministry officials said without giving details. Ahead of the investigators' arrival at his residence yesterd...

January 3, 2017 8:26 AM

Brazil: 60 killed in prison riot between rival factions in Manaus

In Brazil, a prison riot has left at least 60 people dead with some bodies decapitated and burned. The riot erupted on Sunday and lasted for 17 hours in the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state. <br/><br/>The rioters took 12 guards hostage and a stil...

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