UK election: smaller parties could hold keys to power

Dec 9,2019
If British Prime Minister Boris Johnson fails to win an absolute majority in parliament on Thursday, smaller parties will find themselves holding the trump cards in negotiations to form an alliance.
Over 2 dozen militants killed in eastern Afghanistan
Dec 09
At least 25 militants have been confirmed killed as mop-up operations have been continuing in Afghanistan's eastern Wardak province, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi said Monday.
Measles death toll in Samoa rises to 70
Dec 09
The Samoan government confirmed on Monday two more deaths in the island nation's measles epidemic, bringing the death toll to 70 since the outbreak in mid-October.
Satellite images show N. Korea test site activity
Dec 09
NHK has obtained new images of the facility where North Korea claims it has conducted a test "of great significance" on Saturday.
Trump shows frustration with North Korea's Kim
Dec 09
US President Donald Trump has warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that he will lose everything "if he acts in a hostile way."
Nakamura's body arrives in Fukuoka
Dec 09
The plane carrying the body of a Japanese doctor and humanitarian worker who was shot dead in Afghanistan arrived at his hometown Fukuoka in southern Japan on Monday morning.
Volcano erupts in New Zealand
Dec 09
New Zealand's prime minister says 100 people were on or near White Island at the time of a volcanic eruption there.