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Day 10 of Turkey's military operation in Syria Tough terrain, difficult weather conditions and protecting civilians, all present persistent challenges to Turkish troops and Free Syrian Army forces in Turkey's Operation Olive Branch. Another 19...

South Korea hospital fire kills at least 37 in Miryang     https://youtu.be/ORl8A8UE0Dg At least 37 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a fire at a hospital in South Korea.   The blaze is thought to...

Chaos spreads in France as Nutella-loving customers battle to get 70 percent off   By James McAuley    https://youtu.be/JPY09Abcg10 In this video posted to Twitter on Jan. 25, French shoppers fought for Nutella after France’s Intermarché supermarkets offered...

Flood of the century’ fears rise in Paris along with the Seine  By James McAuley    A police boat patrols the waters of the River Seine, whose level has risen near the statue of the Zouave at...

Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi   One bomb went off, but as rescue workers were attending to the wounded, as second bomb was detonated some 30 minutes later. Twin car...

Tsunami alert issued after earthquake in Alaska   Americans warned of possible tsunami down the Canadian and US west coast following the magnitude 8.2 earthquake that hit the Gulf of Alaska in the early hours. A magnitude...

Japan: fatal avalanche engulfs skiers after volcano erupts Justin McCurry in Tokyo Falling rocks from Kusatsu-Shirane, north-west of Tokyo, leave one dead and 12 injured. A member of Japan’s self-defence forces died and about a dozen skiers...

Bomb at market in Thailand's south kills three, wounds 22   A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand's southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 22, a spokesman for the Internal...

Japanese capital holds first North Korean missile attack drill   People in Japan had a scare last week when the public broadcaster mistakenly issued a missile launch alert. But Tokyo officials are not taking any chances—they...

UN warns of mass famine in Yemen over Saudi blockade of aid   United Nations (United States) – Yemen is facing a mass famine that will affect millions of lives unless the Saudi-led coalition ends its...