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Called by the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU), the strike began late on Wednesday, shutting down all of Sibanye's mines which employ some 32,000 people, in the latest test for the country's struggling mining sector.

The number of casualties was yet to be determined though initial reports claimed that five people have been killed. The driver is under police detention, the report said.

On October 26, Sirisena, in a controversial action, sacked Wickremesinghe and replaced him with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, plunging the island nation into political chaos.

Donald Trump said that people in Pakistan knew that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was living in a mansion near their garrison city of Abbottabad, but they did not tell the US and kept on accepting billions of dollars in aid.

The US envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, expressed hopes in Kabul that a peace deal to end the 17-year war could be struck before the Afghan presidential election, scheduled for April.

The minister, known to be a hawk, in a series of tweets said that whether China or Iran, US policies of "containment and isolation" do not coincide with Pakistan's strategic interests.

More than 720,000 Rohingya fled a sweeping army crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017, according to U.N. agencies. The crackdown was launched in response to insurgent Rohingya attacks on security forces.

Using the hashtag 'inside-out abaya', dozens of women have posted pictures of flipped robes in a rare protest against the strict dress code.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he wrote the answers to the questions himself."I was asked a series of questions. I've answered them very easily," Trump said.

The pass was revoked following a contentious press conference with President Donald Trump.

The patient, who had a history of psychotic symptoms, was in rehab for his cannabis and ketamine use when he relapsed and looked for a different way to intoxicate himself.

Beijing has faced an outcry from activists, academics, foreign governments and U.N. rights experts over mass detentions and strict surveillance of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and other Muslim groups who call Xinjiang home.

CNN alleged the White House violated journalist Jim Acosta's rights under the constitution by revoking his press credentials.

The ruling means parliament could go ahead with a vote to test if Sirisena's controversial nominee Mahinda Rajapakse is able to summon a majority in the 225-member assembly and force Wickremesinghe from office.

A New York Times report said the recording, which was submitted to the CIA director last month, is seen by officials as a key evidence connecting Prince Mohammed to the killing of the Washington Post columnist.

Some doctors and lawmakers objected to the data-sharing, saying it violated doctor-patient confidentiality and left sick people fearful of seeking medical help.