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An undated handout photo taken and released by Walkabout Wildlife Park shows volunteers holding wild animals in bags in Calga, north of Sydney. — AFP

December 6, 2019

'Mega fire' forms north of Sydney blanketing Australia's biggest city

SYDNEY — Several Australian bushfires have combined to form a "mega fire" that is burning out of control across a swathe of land north of Sydney, authorities said on Friday, warning they cannot contain the blaze.New South Wales Rural Fire Service deputy commissioner, Rob Rogers said "there are probably more than eight fires in all" that have merged to form what has been dubbed a "mega fire" in an area ...

The US State Department has offered a reward of up to $15 million for information on Abdul Reza Shahla’i.

December 6, 2019

US offers S15m for information on IRGC-Quds commander Shahla’i

WASHINGTON — The US State Department has offered a reward of up to $15 million for information on Abdul Reza Shahla’i, a senior commander in the IRGC-Quds Force.Shahla’i is based in Yemen, said Brian Hook, the special representative for Iran, who cited his long history of plotting attacks on coalition forces in Iraq and providing explosives to Shiite militias.Hook said the United States is concerned he may have been involved ...

A participant wearing a Guy Fawkes mask holds a placard during a

December 6, 2019

Hong Kong protesters vow weekend rally and 'last chance' for leader

HONG KONG — Hong Kong pro-democracy activists on Friday vowed to hold another massive rally over the weekend and warned the city's pro-Beijing leader not to think a recent lull in violence means public anger is weakening.The semi-autonomous financial hub has been battered by six months of increasingly violent protests pushing for greater democratic freedoms and police accountability in the most stark challenge the city has presented to Beijing since ...

his US Navy file handout photo shows the USS John F. Kennedy arriving at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, on March 18, 2004. — AFP

December 6, 2019

One killed, shooter dead at US navy base attack

MIAMI, Florida — A shooter was killed after opening fire at a US naval base in Florida on Friday and killing at least one other person, police and military officials said.Escambia County Sheriff's Office said in a message on Twitter it could "confirm there is no longer an active shooter on NAS Pensacola. The shooter is confirmed dead."Naval Air Station Pensacola was put on lockdown, with the US Navy reporting ...

The practice leads to the death of women every year due to smoke inhalation, snake bites and even attack by animals. — AFP

December 6, 2019

Nepal makes first arrest over 'menstruation huts' after woman dies

KATHMANDU — Nepali police have detained the brother-in-law of a woman who died in a 'menstruation hut' in what is believed to be the first arrest over the outlawed tradition, officials said Friday.Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and in some remote areas they are forced to sleep in a hut away from the home, following a centuries-old tradition known as "chhaupadi".The practice leads to the death ...

Kavugho Mbafumoja, right, 36, a survivor of an attack by an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldier, a few minutes after an attack that is attributed to the armed group of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), sits on a hospital bed the Beni General Hospital, in Beni, in this Dec. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP

December 6, 2019

D.R. Congo survivors recount horror attacks by ax-wielding rebels

BENI, D.R. Congo — "Those who didn't flee like myself were hacked to pieces with machetes," said nine-year-old Edvige Kalivanda, whose parents were butchered in the latest wave of terror to rock D.R. Congo's volatile east.More than 110 civilians have been killed in the Beni region bordering Uganda since Nov. 5, according to an AFP tally, in violence authorities blame on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group which originated ...

Polar bears are seen outside the village of Ryrkaypiy in the Chukotka region, Russia, in this Dec. 3, 2019 file photo. — AFP

December 6, 2019

Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village

MOSCOW — More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia's far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam.The Russian branch of the World Wildlife Fund said climate change was to blame, as unusually warm temperatures prevented coastal ice from forming.The WWF said 56 polar bears had gathered in a one-square-kilometer (0.4-square-mile) area near the village of ...

A resident collects wood for home use on a flooded rice field caused by Typhoon Kammuri in Ilagan, Philippines, on Thursday. — AFP

December 6, 2019

Philippines floods force 66,000 from homes

MANILA — The Philippines' north has been hit by some of its worst flooding in decades, with torrents of muddy runoff forcing 66,000 from their homes and prompting rescues of trapped locals, authorities said on Friday.Luzon island, the nation's largest, has been hit by a string of storms that have battered its northern tip while monsoon rains were intensified by the passage of Typhoon Kammuri this week.Large swaths of lush ...

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko attends the Labor Day Parade organized by the Central Organization of Trade Unions Kenya (COTU-K) at Uhuru Park in Nairobi in this May 01, 2018 file photo. — AFP

December 6, 2019

Flashy Nairobi governor arrested for 'economic crimes'

NAIROBI — The flashy governor of Nairobi was arrested on Friday after Kenya's chief prosecutor ordered his detention for alleged economic crimes.Governor Mike Sonko is the latest in a string of top officials — including Finance Minister Henry Rotch — to be hauled in on corruption charges as Kenya battles to clamp down on rampant graft."The Governor of Nairobi Mike Sonko has been arrested by our officers in Voi," in ...

Saad Al- Hariri

December 6, 2019

Lebanon PM appeals for foreign help to combat import crisis

BEIRUT — Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Saad Al-Hariri asked foreign allies for help on Friday as the country's dollar-starved economy faces an import crisis after weeks of political and economic turmoil.Lebanon asked for credit lines from Saudi Arabia the United States, France, Russia, Egypt, Turkey, China and Italy, a statement from Hariri's office said.The appeal was part of an effort "to address a liquidity crisis and secure basic imports" and ...

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