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Paris attack: Suspect continues silence as trial begins

Paris attack: Suspect continues silence as trial begins

-- 2018-02-05 15:13:36

The prime surviving suspect in the 2015 Islamic State attacks on Paris went on trial in Brussels on Monday, accused of the attempted murder of police shortly before his arrest in Belgium two years ago...

Stonehenge tunnel plan ‘risks destroying’ Ice Age site

Stonehenge tunnel plan ‘risks destroying’ Ice Age site

-- 2018-02-05 14:35:46

Construction of a tunnel past Stonehenge could destroy an Ice Age archaeological site, experts have warned. Blick Mead, close to the Wiltshire stone circle, is the only place in Britain where human h...

China expects inflation to moderate

China expects inflation to moderate

-- 2018-02-05 14:16:31

China is expected to report solid growth in January trade this week, moderating inflation and resurgent bank lending, but the timing of the long Lunar New Year holidays will make it difficult to deter...

Facebook introduces Friends Awards, personalised video

Facebook introduces Friends Awards, personalised video

-- 2018-02-05 11:53:10

Facebook is celebrating ‘Friends’ Day’ with a set of new features for its users on the social networking platform. The social networking giant has introduced Friends Awards which wi...

Deadly US train crash kills two, injures over 100

Deadly US train crash kills two, injures over 100

-- 2018-02-05 11:47:02

At least two people were killed and more than 100 others wounded when an Amtrak train, travelling from New York to Miami, was diverted onto a side track and slammed into a parked, unmanned freight tra...

Mexico cockfight club shootout claims six lives

Mexico cockfight club shootout claims six lives

-- 2018-02-05 11:01:10

Six people have been killed and 14 others wounded when gunmen opened fire at a clandestine cockfight arena in the Chihuahua state capital in northern Mexico, authorities say. The state prosecutor's o...

Asian shares witness largest daily drop in a year

Asian shares witness largest daily drop in a year

-- 2018-02-05 10:09:08

Asian shares fell the most in over a year on Monday as fears of resurgent inflation battered bonds, toppled Wall Street from record highs and sparked speculation that central banks globally might be f...

Coast guards recover 16 bodies off Moroccan shore

Coast guards recover 16 bodies off Moroccan shore

-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00

The bodies of 16 migrants have been recovered by Moroccan coast guards from the country’s northern coast near the Spanish enclave of Melilla, local media reported. News agency Xinhua reported c...

Opioid drug ‘causes breathing problems to obese patients’

Opioid drug ‘causes breathing problems to obese patients’

-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Some obese patients may face risks of breathing problems if they are undergoing treatment of opioid addiction with a drug approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a new study suggests....

Kylie Jenner welcomes first child

Kylie Jenner welcomes first child

-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00

US reality TV star Kylie Jenner announced on Sunday the birth of her first child with rapper Travis Scott, after months of rumours surrounding her pregnancy. The 20-year-old Jenner said in a post on...

Man held for trying break into Iranian presidential office

Man held for trying break into Iranian presidential office

-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00

A man was shot and arrested in Iran after trying to break into the presidential office building, the deputy governor of Tehran was quoted as saying by Fars news agency on Monday. “We are trying...

EU threatens to hit back US on trade

EU threatens to hit back US on trade

-- 2018-02-04 22:02:13

One of European Union’s (EU) senior officials is warning that the 28-nation bloc will hit back if US President Donald Trump takes trade measures against it. Budget commissioner of EU Guenther O...

Tanker with 22 Indian sailors aboard goes missing

Tanker with 22 Indian sailors aboard goes missing

-- 2018-02-04 15:13:44

An oil tanker with 22 Indian sailors on board is reported missing off the coast of Benin, a West African country for last three days. It is suspected that the MT Marine Express carrying 13,500 tonne...

Nicole Kidman spends $7000 on beauty!

Nicole Kidman spends $7000 on beauty!

-- 2018-02-04 14:58:41

Actress Nicole Kidman indulges in beauty treatment that costs $7,000 before she walks a red carpet. Reportedly, the star is said to maintain her flawless, dewy glow thanks to HD Diamond and Ruby peel...

Kenya detains lawmaker over Odinga’s 'swearing in'

Kenya detains lawmaker over Odinga’s 'swearing in'

-- 2018-02-04 14:57:56

Kenyan police detained a third opposition legislator who attended a symbolic ‘swearing-in’ of opposition leader Raila Odinga that was a direct challenge to President Uhuru Kenyatta, who wo...

Joint Korean hockey team set to play first match

Joint Korean hockey team set to play first match

-- 2018-02-04 14:17:18

The joint North and South Korean ice hockey team is set to play its first match on Sunday, ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea. The match is an international friendly against Sweden, who...

Spain decodes King Ferdinand's secret code

Spain decodes King Ferdinand's secret code

-- 2018-02-04 13:44:29

A 500-year-old secret code used in letters between one of Spain's most famous monarchs and a military commander has been cracked. Ferdinand of Aragon's letters have tantalised historians for centurie...

Venezuelan exodus: Colombia opens border shelter for refugees

Venezuelan exodus: Colombia opens border shelter for refugees

-- 2018-02-04 13:34:05

Colombia's government has opened its first shelter for Venezuelans who are pouring across the border in ever-larger numbers to escape their nation's economic crisis. The bare-bones shelter opened Sat...

Afghan forces kill five including Taliban commander

Afghan forces kill five including Taliban commander

-- 2018-02-04 12:56:46

The Afghan forces during military operation in the northern Faryab province, have killed at least five militants including their local commander on Saturday, a local official said. "Security and defe...

Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein attack

Uma Thurman breaks silence on Weinstein attack

-- 2018-02-04 12:40:58

Actor Uma Thurman has accused movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting her at a London hotel after they worked together on the 1994 hit film “Pulp Fiction.” In a New York Ti...

Indonesia crane collapse takes four lives

Indonesia crane collapse takes four lives

-- 2018-02-04 12:03:39

A crane used for construction of light rapid transport infrastructure has collapsed in Indonesia's capital on early Sunday, killing four workers, said an official. "The crane collapsed in East Jakart...

Scientists spot planets beyond Milky Way

Scientists spot planets beyond Milky Way

-- 2018-02-04 12:02:32

A University of Oklahoma astrophysics team has discovered a population of planets beyond the Milky Way galaxy. Using microlensing -- an astronomical phenomenon and the only known method capable of di...

ANC official demands Zuma’s resignation

ANC official demands Zuma’s resignation

-- 2018-02-04 11:40:30

A senior official of ruling African National Congress (ANC) wants South African President Jacob Zuma to step down. His demand came as a fresh pressure on Zuma who has been weakened since Cyril Ramaph...

Russia denounces US nuke-weapon plans

Russia denounces US nuke-weapon plans

-- 2018-02-04 11:11:16

Moscow has denounced US military proposals to develop new, smaller atomic bombs mainly to deter any Russian use of nuclear weapons. Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov called the move "confrontat...

Wall Street sees worst week in years

Wall Street sees worst week in years

-- 2018-02-04 00:00:00

Signs that a long-awaited correction may have arrived on Wall Street will keep investors on edge on Monday after the S&P 500 closed off the week with its biggest percentage drop in two years. Th...

PT MNC Investama Tbk. downgraded to 'CCC-'

PT MNC Investama Tbk. downgraded to 'CCC-'

FE Online Desk 2018-02-04 00:00:00

SINGAPORE (S&P Global Ratings) Feb. 2, 2018--S&P Global Ratings today lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on PT MNC Investama Tbk. to 'CCC-' from 'CCC'. "In addition, we lowered o...

India principal 'puts students through trial by fire'

India principal 'puts students through trial by fire'

-- 2018-02-03 15:28:57

Police in India have lodged a complaint against a school principal after she allegedly forced 13 pupils to hold their hands over a candle flame. The head teacher, Sushanti Hembrom, was trying to find...

Lonely gannet Nigel dies next to replica mate

Lonely gannet Nigel dies next to replica mate

-- 2018-02-03 15:11:22

Nigel "no mates", a lonely New Zealand gannet who lived his life on the edge of the cliffs of an uninhabited island, has been found dead alongside his partner - a concrete replica bird. Nigel had bee...

Whirlwind kills one, wrecks 161 houses in Indonesia

Whirlwind kills one, wrecks 161 houses in Indonesia

-- 2018-02-03 14:37:03

One person has been killed and 161 houses have been wrecked after whirlwind struck Central Java province of western Indonesia, said a government official on Saturday. The natural disaster took place...

Afghan forces kill 25 insurgents

Afghan forces kill 25 insurgents

-- 2018-02-03 13:57:52

The Afghan government forces attacked Taliban positions in the northern Faryab province over the past 24 hours, killing a total of 25 militants, a police spokesman said Saturday. Four Taliban group c...