US, Turkey at odds over Kurds in Syria

Turkey has reacted sharply to US President Donald Trump's threat of economic devastation if Turkish forces attack US-allied Kurds in Syria.
Police detain 7 for trafficking babies in China
Chinese police have detained at least seven people on suspicion of trafficking babies.
43 hospitalized after carbon monoxide leak at Canadian elementary school
A total of 43 Canadians, including 35 children and eight adults, are hospitalized Monday due to a carbon monoxide leak in an elementary school in Montreal, Canada, according to local media CTV.
New president vows to present "different Brazil" at Davos
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Monday said he will attend this year's World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos to present a "different Brazil."
Airstrikes kill 11 militants in N. Afghanistan
MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Up to 11 militants loyal to the armed Taliban group were killed, following government forces airstrikes in Afghanistan northern Faryab province on Jan. 13,
14 killed in traffic accident in western Sudan
At least 14 people were killed on Sunday in a traffic accident in western Sudan, an official of Sudanese North Darfur State said.
Runaway Saudi teen settles in Canada after being granted asylum
A "very, very happy" Saudi teenager who caused a sensation by defying her family and seeking asylum abroad was welcomed with open arms in Toronto Saturday at the end of a dramatic but exhausting international odyssey.