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The last time a hurricane formed in January was 1938.

Some 900 serving in the South’s army and 150 Marines have applied to postpone their discharge as tensions remain high on the Korean peninsula, the Chosun Ilbo newspaper reports.

Mr Jones, Jonathan Reynolds and Stephen Doughty quit within the space of 90 minutes, citing differences with their leader on key policy issues and the treatment of their colleagues.

The overnight bus left Tokyo Thursday night and was carrying 39 people and two drivers. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said 13 of the 27 passengers were seriously injured.

Mexican-American actress Kate del Castillo lashed out on yesterday against reports about her relationship with drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, saying they “aren’t truthful”.

“This was a demonstration of the ironclad U.S. commitment to our allies in South Korea, in Japan, and to the defense of the American homeland”, Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander U.S. Pacific Command said in a statement.

Polling from 2014 shows most Americans don’t want the detention center to close.

The surprise was evident in what the Hurricane Center meteorologist wrote in this morning’s tropical discussion on the storm – “Remarkably, Alex has undergone the transformation into a hurricane”.

BEKAOT CHECKPOINT, West Bank Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinian men at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military and Palestinians said, but details of the incident were disputed.

Police officers and a Dutch man were reported to be among those hurt in the attack and subsequent gunfight, though it was not clear if they were killed or wounded.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a terror attack in the Indonesian capital Jakarta that killed two people, and another five men who police believe have links to a fighter in Syria.

The prisoner swap is a key part of the Minsk ceasefire agreement, which is aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine that erupted in April 2014, with more than 9,000 people killed thus far.

Hong Kong activists on Sunday (January 3) protested outside Beijing’s representative office in the Chinese-ruled city over the disappearance of five booksellers who specialise in publications critical of the Communist Party government.

It features Sanders, a senator from Vermont, speaking straight to the camera and painting a contrast between “two Democratic visions” for regulating Wall Street.

“That’s a project Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges is not going to titillate the public”.