Syria fishermen despair at water loss, river pollution
AFP : Around war-torn Syria’s biggest freshwater dam reservoir, fishermen say their catch is now a fraction of what it used to be as environmental...
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Rwanda imposes curfew to curb noise pollution
AFP : Rwanda has imposed a curfew on all “non-essential services” to reduce what the government calls “noise pollution”, a move that has angered nightclub...
US sanctions four Bosnian Serb top officials for undermining peace deal
Reuters :The United States on Monday imposed sanctions against four top Bosnian Serb officials, including the Serb member of the country’s presidency, for undermining a...
At least five killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes in India’s Haryana state
Reuters :At least five people, including two police personnel, were killed in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in India’s Haryana state, neighbouring capital New Delhi,...
11 dead, 27 missing in Beijing rainstorms
Reuters :A total of 11 people have died and 27 others remain missing during rainstorms in Beijing, local authorities said Tuesday.The deceased include four in...
Quran set on fire at protest outside Swedish parliament
AFP :Two men set the Quran alight outside parliament in Stockholm on Monday, an AFP reporter saw, at a protest similar to previous ones that...
National Assembly will be dissolved before August 12: Pakistan PM
NDTV :Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated that the National Assembly will be dissolved before August 12 with the consultation of the allied parties,...
Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, signalling poll delay
AFP :Myanmar’s junta announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Monday, signalling a delay to elections they had pledged to hold by...
4 shot dead by police officer on India train
Times of India :An Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable shot dead four people on board the Jaipur-Mumbai Express (12956) while the train was running...
Lebanon clashes kill 6 in Palestinian refugee camp
AFP :At least six people were killed Sunday in clashes in south Lebanon’s restive Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp, said Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah...