Man jailed over murder of boxer Tyson Fury’s cousin
AFP :A 22-year-old man will serve at least 28 years in jail after being found guilty of murdering the cousin of boxing world champion Tyson...
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Lebanon marks three years since catastrophic Beirut port blast
Al Jazeera :Three years after hundreds of people were killed in the port blast that devastated Beirut, religious leaders and rights groups decried the lack...
Winning progressive Thai party excluded from coalition to form the next govt
AP : The progressive political party that won the most seats in Thailand’s general election has been excluded from a coalition to form the next...
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...
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...