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A fire in the Snowy Mountains region and one in the Bega Valley on the south coast of New South Wales (NSW) state both flared up, with emergency authorities warning residents to get out if they did not plan to defend their properties.

The fugitive's whereabouts remained unknown, adding to his family legend: His brother Ashraf was nicknamed the 'king of escapes' after fleeing Bruges jail in 2009 in a helicopter.

Qureshi's statement came after President Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here in the Swiss ski resort.

Trump called a surprise news conference on Wednesday to mark a “tremendous two days" at the glitzy summit of world leaders and financiers in Davos, which has served as a respite from the trial underway in Washington.

The country remains deeply conservative about matters of sexual identity and is less tolerant of LGBT rights than some other parts of Asia, with many gay and transgender Koreans living largely under the radar.

The death toll from the new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases. Coronaviruses are a family of viruses named because of the crown-like spikes on their surfaces.

After debate between House Democrats who are prosecuting the case against Trump, known as managers, and the president's defense team, the Senate will move to consider a Democratic measure to subpoena White House budget director and acting Chief of Staff M...

As the Senate reconvenes with Chief Justice John Roberts presiding, a first test will come midday on Tuesday when the session gavels open to vote on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's proposed rules for debate.

UNAIDS called on governments to ensure that the right to health is realised by all by prioritising public investments in health, adding at least half of the world's population cannot access essential health services.

Prosecutors said the youngest six of the man's nine children "lived in seclusion from birth, were kept indoors and had to be quiet so that no one would notice that they existed".

The trekkers were en route to a Himalayan mountain near a base camp in the Annapurna region when the avalanche struck after heavy snowfall on last Friday.

Rescue teams were sent to Peyzawat county, a rural area outside of the city of Kashgar, after the Sunday night earthquake.

The deal is also a boon for Trump as he faces an impeachment trial in the Senate this week, followed by a tough re-election fight.

The escaped prisoners included gang members from First Capital Command (PCC), Brazil's most powerful and sophisticated organized crime group, the government said.

Clearview AI, a little-known startup, helps law enforcement match photos of unknown people to their online images scraped from Facebook, YouTube, Venmo and millions of other websites.

After days of frenetic search, the woman's body was found on January 13 wrapped in a blanket in the trunk of her own car on Monday in Chicago's West Garfield Park neighbourhood by private investigators hired by the family.