US Embassy security personnel fires rubber bullets at Baghdad protesters in second day of unrest
Updated 1325 GMT (2125 HKT) January 1, 2020
Security personnel at the US Embassy in Baghdad fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters on Wednesday, as demonstrations at the compound entered a second day.
Protesters were seen trying to climb the embassy's exterior walls, an eyewitness -- who asked not to be named for security reasons -- told CNN.
Others said the protesters were hurling rocks at the building and trying to set fire to its walls and to the security booths at the main entrance.
Australia fires: nine dead and hundreds of properties destroyed, with worse to come
Residents in Victoria and New South Wales count terrible cost during brief reprieve from disaster that has sent smoke as far as New Zealand
Nine people are confirmed dead, with four still missing, and more than 200 properties have been lost since Christmas Day in Australia’s catastrophic bushfires.
Smoke still hung thick over the south-east of the country on Wednesday evening, even as weather conditions offered a reprieve to take stock of the destruction.
On Wednesday afternoon, authorities in New South Wales and Victoria said another five people were confirmed dead, and another man presumed dead. They warned the death toll was likely to continue to rise.
Carlos Ghosn: Fugitive former Nissan boss to give press conference on his dramatic escape ‘in a musical instrument case’ from Japan
Carlos Ghosn denies charges of financial misconduct as head of global automotive giantAndrew Woodcock
The fugitive former boss of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, is set to give a press conference within days to provide details of his dramatic flight from Japan and defend himself against charges of financial misconduct, a friend has said.
Mr Ghosn arrived in Lebanon earlier this week after fleeing Japan, where he was being kept under surveillance ahead of a trial expected in April.
Details of his flight have not yet been confirmed, but widespread reports suggest that he was smuggled out inside a musical instrument case.
Water shortages dog Panama Canal, 20 years after its transfer
The Panama Canal's handover from the United States 20 years ago has been marked in Panama amid water supply worries. Managers say less rainfall due to climate change has depleted the inter-ocean conduit's Gatun Lake.
President Laurentino Cortizo hoisted a giant Panamanian flag outside Canal headquarters Tuesday as its operators mused over low water levels — compounded by its expansion in 2016 into a third lane to serve mega ships transiting between Asia and the US eastern seaboard.
Recurrent droughts left the 80 kilometer-long (50 mile) system of locks with only 3 billion cubic meters of water this past year, instead of the 5.2 billion cubic meters needed, according to the canal authority (ACP).
Hong Kong protesters vow to 'keep fighting' in New Year's Day march
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began marching in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day, demanding concessions from the city’s embattled government as the civil unrest that convulsed the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spills into 2020.
Gathering on a grass lawn in Victoria Park under grey skies, citizens young and old, many dressed in black and some masked, carried signs such as “Freedom is not free” before setting off.
“It’s hard to utter ‘Happy New Year’ because Hong Kong people are not happy,” said a man named Tung, who was walking with his two-year-old son, mother and niece.
North Korea threatens to resume nuclear and ICBM testing
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is ending the suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests put in place during talks with the US.
Mr Kim also said his country would soon introduce "a new strategic weapon".
But he left a door open for dialogue, and said the scope of any testing would depend on the US's "attitude".
The momentum of the past few years has stalled, as Washington refuses to lift sanctions until Pyongyang fully abandons its nuclear programme.
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