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Over 200 Flights Cancelled Even As Operations Resume at Hong Kong Airport After Protests
Passengers with luggage were being checked in for flights, and only a handful of the thousands of protesters who flooded into the airport a day earlier remained in the building.
New Zealand Buys Back 10,000 Firearms After Christchurch Mosque Attacks That Killed 51
The gun reform law, passed in April, also banned parts that are able to convert weapons into semi-automatics, magazines over a certain capacity and some shotguns.
Rocket Fire Hits Libya Airport Breaking Temporary Eid Truce, Air Traffic Suspended
Mitiga airport has been targeted by fire this morning, the first day of Eid al-Adha", the airport's management said in a statement.
Mahinda Rajapaksa Names Younger Brother Gotabhaya for Sri Lankan Presidency
Gotabhaya, 70, headed Rajapaksa's military campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) between 2006 and 2009.
‘Poop Every Other Day’: Brazil President’s Solution for a Cleaner Planet
Jair Bolsonaro offered the idea in response to a journalist's question as to whether it was possible to spur economic growth, feed the world's hungry and also preserve the environment.
Pakistan Court to Take Up Terror Financing Charges Against Hafiz Saeed on September 2, Says Official
The ATC Gujranwala in the last hearing had shifted the case to Gujrat ATC court on the request of the prosecution as it was related to Mandi Bhauddin district of Punjab.
Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's Daughter Maryam Nawaz Remanded in Custody of Anti-graft Body
Maryam and her cousin Yousaf Abbas Sharif were arrested from the Kot Lakhpat jail here on Thursday in connection to the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case while the 45-year-old PML-N vice president was on her way back from visiting Nawaz Sharif.
World Tribal Day 2019: Facts About Indigenous Tribes That Will Leave You Astonished
World Tribal Day is observed to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population, acknowledging the contributions that indigenous people make towards world issues such as environmental protection.
Nagasaki Day: Here Are Little Known Facts About the Bombing that Ended World War II
The atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima forced Japan to surrender, thus ending World War II. Nagasaki and Hiroshima continue to feel the impact of the destructive bombing even today.
UN Chief Urges India, Pak to Exercise 'Maximum Restraint' on Kashmir, Invokes Simla Agreement
The Secretary General Antonio Guterres did not offer his good offices nor did he make any offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir.
Ready to Review Decision Against India if New Delhi Agrees to Reconsider Its Actions on Kashmir, Says Pakistan
The foreign minister said that the bilateral agreements with India would be reviewed by the special committee set up by the Prime Minister. However, he did not specify which of the agreements would be reviewed.
Two Indian Nationals Arrested in Separate Cases in Nepal
19-year-old Kunal Kumar, a resident of Sitamarhi in Bihar, was arrested from Metro City Hotel in Biratnagar for allegedly plotting a murder. In a separate case, 25-year-old Rahul Kumar, a resident of Vaishali in Rajasthan, has been arrested and narcotic s...
Australian Publisher Jailed for 13 Years in Myanmar Over Drugs
Police arrested Ross Dunkley, his business partner John McKenzie and seven Myanmar nationals during a June 2018 raid on his home in the commercial capital Yangon.
'Violent' Explosion Rocks Danish Tax Office, No Injuries Reported
The blast had smashed windows and torn apart the front of the building. One person was hit by flying fragments and sought treatment at a hospital.
After Crash Landing of Israeli Probe, Thousands of Earth's Toughest Creatures Could Now be Living on Moon
The microscopic Earthlings\, known as tardigrades, likely made it out alive following a crash landing on the lunar surface by Israel's Beresheet probe in April.
FBI Finds Gunman in Ohio Rampage Was Obsessed with Violence, Mused About Mass Murder
Police said in the initial aftermath of Sunday morning's bloodshed they believed the slain suspect, identified as 24-year-old Connor Betts, a white man from the Dayton suburb of Bellbrook, had acted alone.