Eight rescue workers have been killed and 20 others buried under the snow after two avalanches in Turkey.
According to officials, 300 rescuers were trying to find survivors from a previous avalanche near Bahcesehir town, when a second snowslide occurred.
A local governor said 25 people have been rescued and taken to hospital.
The first avalanche left five people dead and two others missing after burying a snow-clearing vehicle and a minibus. 
Iran threatens painful response if US renews attacks
Iran said on Thursday it would respond with "long and painful strikes" on US positions if Washington renewed attacks and restated its claim to the Strait of Hormuz, complicating US plans for a coalition to reopen the waterway.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian port of Tuapse for the fourth time
A fresh Ukrainian drone strike on Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse, the fourth in the past week, sparked a fire at the sea terminal but caused no injuries, local officials said early on Friday.
Detained Myanmar ex-leader Suu Kyi to meet legal team this weekend
The legal team of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi plans to meet the detained former leader this weekend after she was transferred to house arrest in the capital by the military-backed government, a representative said on Friday.
UK police charge man over stabbing attack in London
British police charged a 45-year-old man with two counts of attempted murder on Friday following an attack during which two men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, in what officers have called a suspected terrorist incident.
Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the alleged murder of a five-year-old Indigenous girl, police said on Friday.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has praised the efforts of the first batch of Emirati government officials to secure scholarships to study at the world's top universities.
Dubai Police have summoned a driver for running a red light and trying to evade the authorities by removing the number plate of his Nissan Patrol.
Abu Dhabi is stepping up its smart mobility ambitions with new trials of an autonomous patrol boat designed to support monitoring operations across waterways.
