Off the wire
• Brain circuit-mapping technique developed to probe Parkinson's disease tremors  • Leipzig remain on Bayern's heels in German Bundesliga  • U.S. observatory lowers aviation warning after Alaska volcano eruption  • Thousands get a taste of Chinese Spring Festival in Washington  • Chinese New Year Parade held in Brussels  • Interview: Early vote in Italy more likely, after constitutional court revises electoral law  • 2nd LD Writethru: Putin, Trump express willingness to cooperate: Kremlin  • Feature: Celebrations for Year of Rooster bring Italians, Chinese together in Rome  • 1st LD: Trudeau says Canada will welcome those fleeing terror, war  • Roundup: Nearly 900, including rebels, to evacuate water-rich town near Damascus  
You are here: 　 Home

Xinhua world news summary at 0130 GMT, Jan. 29

Xinhua, January 29, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Egyptian military said on Saturday that at least four Egyptian soldiers and 20 militants were killed during five-day anti-terror military raids in restive North Sinai Province bordering Israel and the Gaza Strip.

The raids launched in North Sinai and central Sinai also wounded seven militants, arrested 36 suspected terrorists, detonated five explosive devices and destroyed 28 hiding houses, eight vehicles, four warehouses of explosives and ammunition and two relevant workshops, military spokesman Tamer al-Refaay said in a statement. (Egypt-Israel-Raid)

- - - -

DUBLIN -- Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) and Fine Gael (United Ireland Party) leader Enda Kenny said on Saturday that his party will not enter into coalition government with opposition Sinn Fein.

"The Fine Gael party position is, has been and will remain, not to enter into coalition government with Sinn Fein," Kenny said in a statement. (Dublin-Gael-Sinn Fein)

- - - -

MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to stabilize and deepen bilateral cooperation during a phone conversation on Saturday, the Kremlin said.

"The two sides expressed willingness to work actively together to stabilize and develop Russian-American cooperation on a constructive basis, as equals, and to mutual benefit," the Kremlin said in a statement issued after their first phone conversation since Trump's inauguration last week. (Russia-Putin-Trump)

- - - -

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday agreed to hold their first summit meeting in Washington on Feb.10, said Abe here after telephone talks with Trump on Saturday.

The two leaders made the agreement during their 42-minute long telephone conversation starting from 11:05 p.m. (1405 GMT) on Saturday, the first such talks since Trump sworn in as 45th U.S. president last week. (Japan-Abe-Trump) Endi