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Donald Trump delivers maiden State of the Union address, urges parties to set aside differences

US president Donald Trump urged Americans to move beyond the angry partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans in his first State of the Union address to Congress

Alexei Navalny arrested as protests calling for boycott of Russia's presidential election continue

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been arrested in Moscow as protest demonstrations called by him took place across the country

95 killed, 158 injured after Taliban explodes ambulance packed with explosives in Kabul

An ambulance packed with explosives blew up in a crowded area of Kabul on Saturday, killing 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban

Philippines' Mayon volcano spews ash, rocks as thousands flee over fears of explosion

Millions of tonnes of ash and rocks from an erupting volcano in Philippines could bury nearby communities due to heavy rain

South Korea fire: 37 killed, 130 injured in blaze at Sejong hospital in Miryang

A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital on Friday killing at least 37 people, the government said, in the country's worst blaze for a decade

Philippine's Mount Mayon volcano continues to spew ash and lava; thousands forced to evacuate

A massive volcano erupted in the Philippines on Tuesday, sending fire and ash into the sky. Lava flowed more than one mile from Mount Mayon, sending thousands of villagers scrambling

Paris on flooding alert as Seine river bursts its banks, military deployed for possible evacuations

Torrential rains in France caused flooding in the eastern and northern parts of the country, with the Seine River rising in Paris and bursting its banks on Tuesday

Mike Pence visits Western Wall, Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial during Israel trip amid protests

US vice-president Mike Pence visited Jerusalem's Western Wall on Tuesday while Palestinians held a general strike after denouncing his fervently pro-Israel speech the previous day as "messianic"

Narendra Modi becomes first Indian PM at Davos summit since 1997; SRK awarded for 'championing women's causes'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Davos on Monday, becaming the first Indian head of government to attend the World Economic Forum in 20 years.

World Economic Forum 2018: Global leaders, CEOs, influencers arrive at Davos for annual gathering

The annual World Economic Forum began in Switzerland's resort town of Davos on Monday.

Motorcycle bomb explodes in Thailand's southern Yala province killing three, injuring 22

A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand’s southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 22.

Japan holds evacuation drill amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme

Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover on Monday in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II

Kabul attack: Afghan security forces end 12-hour siege at luxury hotel; all three assailants killed, six people dead

Gunmen killed at least five people and wounded eight others in an attack on Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel

One killed in Honduras protests against re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez

Activists blocked roads and clashed with police in Honduras as part of nationwide protes against re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez

In Peru, Pope Francis speaks of threat to Amazon's indigenous people, decries destruction of environment

Pope Francis issued a ringing defense of people and the environment of the Amazon on Friday, saying big business and “consumerist greed” could not be allowed to destroy a natural habitat vital for the entire planet

Orthodox Christians across the world take Epiphany plunge to commemorate baptism of Jesus Christ

Thousands of Orthodox Christians in parts of the world thronged rivers and ponds to take dip in the water to mark Epiphany, cleansing themselves with water deemed holy for the day

Dozens protest against Donald Trump's 'shithole' remark outside US embassy in Haiti

Several dozen Haitians protested outside the US embassy in Port-au-Prince, recalling their country's heritage after Donald Trump reportedly called Haiti a "shithole".

Pope Francis arrives in Peru for final leg of South American trip, hits out at human traffickers in front of 50,000-strong congregation

Pope Francis arrived in Peru on the final leg of his South American trip, where he will meet indigenous people.

Protests against Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez's re-election turn violent

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in Honduras' second-largest city on Friday to protest the re-election of President Juan Orlando Hernandez

Outrage over 8-year-old Zainab Ansari's rape and murder grips Pakistan; protests turn violent

Pakistan continues to reel from riots over the alleged rape and murder of eight-year-old Zainab Ansari in country's Punjab province

Protests emerge in Pakistan against Donald Trump's decision to suspend over $1 billion military aid

Pakistan on Friday reacted sharply to the US' decision to suspend over $1 billion security aid to it for failing to rein in terror groups, saying "arbitrary deadlines and unilateral pronouncements" are "counterproductive" in addressing common threats

Three dead as 'bomb cyclone' batters eastern US; Over 3000 flights cancelled, schools and offices remain closed

An intense 'bomb cyclone' battered the US East Coast on Thursday with high winds and heavy snowfalls, leaving thousands of flights cancelled, numerous schools and offices closed and millions of Americans bracing for potential power shortages

Peru bus accident: Death toll rises to 51; six survive after vehicle plunges off 'Devil's curve'

Over 50 people have been killed in Peru on Tuesday after the bus they were riding collided with a truck along a precarious stretch known as the 'Devil's Curve' and was thrown off a seaside cliff

Bronx Apartment Blaze: 16 injured in second fire in New York City borough

At least 16 people were hurt on Tuesday as a fire tore through an apartment building in the Bronx, just days after another blaze in the New York City borough killed 12 people

Thousands hit Iran's streets protesting rising inflation and unemployment

Iran has seen its largest anti-government protests since the disputed presidential election in 2009, with thousands taking to the streets in several cities.

Shootout at law firm in California's Long Beach kills two, including gunman

At least two persons, including the shooter, have died in a workplace shooting in Long Beach city in the US state of California

Bronx fire: 12 killed, four injured as blaze rips through apartment building in New York

A fire tore through Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a toddler, and leaving four others fighting for their lives

Saint Petersburg supermarket bomb blast injures 13; Vladimir Putin calls attack 'an act of terror'

At least 13 people were injured Wednesday by an explosion at a supermarket in Saint Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city and the site of a deadly subway bombing this year

Kabul blast: 40 killed, dozens injured as suicide bomber blows himself up inside Shiite cultural centre

Around 40 people were killed and dozens more wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Shiite cultural centre in Kabul on Thursday

Thousands take to the streets in Peru to protest pardon of former president Alberto Fujimori

Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets on Monday to protest the pardon granted to former President Alberto Fujimori, with many calling it part of a backroom deal struck to protect the current president from impeachment on corruption charges