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The off-duty cop was sentenced for perverting the course of justice at Kingston Crown Court after a trial at the same court, which concluded last month and found the allegation untrue.

Defence personnel stood ready to move to bushfire grounds if conditions became extreme, Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters, as soaring temperatures and erratic winds create dangerous conditions.

UK lawmakers voted 330 to 231 in favour of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which implements an exit deal agreed with the EU last year.

The World Economic Forum, held annually at Davos, is a meeting in which world leaders discuss economic matters. This year's summit will take place on January 21- 24.

The attack occurred during a roadside security check in the region east of the Euphrates rivers in Syria, where Turkey carried out a military operation with allied Syrian rebels in October.

The prime minister's office said it was simultaneously contacted by the US, as the missiles slammed into the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq and Harir further north.

Some 5,000 US soldiers are deployed in Iraq as part of the international coalition against the IS terror group.

The state civil defence department published images of white-vested Mexican Red Cross workers attending to victims as the white bus lay battered along the tracks.

Iran said on Sunday it was taking a further step back from its commitments, although it also said it would continue to cooperate with the UN nuclear watchdog.

Police said in a statement a baby boy had been found with no visible injuries and in stable condition. Police said the baby was taken to hospital and they were investigating.

The New Orleans Police Department said in a statement late Monday that officers were called to a Walmart in the city's Gentilly district about another officer requesting assistance.

The warning comes after the meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels on Friday, which discussed the fallout from the US-sanctioned killing of Qasem Soleimani, head of Tehran's Middle East operations.

The Conservative leader is up against the clock, as both the British and European parliaments must ratify the Brexit deal before departure day in just a few weeks' time.

The Kouachi brothers who killed 12 people in their strike on Charlie Hebdo claimed to be avenging the magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed deemed offensive by many Muslims.

The scale of the crowds in Tehran shown on television mirrored the masses that gathered in 1989 for the funeral of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Tibet Military Command started its New Year exercises in which it has deployed helicopters, armoured vehicles, heavy artillery and anti-aircraft missiles