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Multiple victims in Maryland shooting, suspect in custody

Multiple victims in Maryland shooting, suspect in custody

-- 2018-09-20 23:09:25

Multiple people were killed Thursday morning in northeast Maryland, authorities said Thursday. Police responded to a call shortly after 9 a.m. at a Rite Aid distribution center, Harford County Sherif...

Passengers of India flight hurt as pilots ‘forget’ cabin pressure

Passengers of India flight hurt as pilots ‘forget’ cabin pressure

-- 2018-09-20 16:34:30

More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots 'forgot' to turn on a switch regulating cabin pressure, officials said. Jet Airways fligh...

US ready to resume talks with North Korea

US ready to resume talks with North Korea

-- 2018-09-20 15:16:19

The United States said it was ready to resume talks with North Korea after Pyongyang pledged on Wednesday to dismantle its key missile facilities and suggested it would close its main Yongbyon nuclear...

Train hits 'cargo' bicycle in Netherlands, kills four children

Train hits 'cargo' bicycle in Netherlands, kills four children

-- 2018-09-20 14:06:12

Four children were killed and at least one woman was wounded when a train struck a ‘cargo’ bicycle, popularly used by Dutch parents to transport their children, the newspaper De Telegraaf...

May appeals to EU leaders to drop ‘unacceptable’ Brexit demands

May appeals to EU leaders to drop ‘unacceptable’ Brexit demands

-- 2018-09-20 11:35:48

British Prime Minister Theresa May appealed directly to fellow European Union leaders to drop ‘unacceptable’ Brexit demands that she said could rip Britain apart, urging the bloc to respon...

Malaysia’s Najib to face 21 more money laundering charges

Malaysia’s Najib to face 21 more money laundering charges

-- 2018-09-20 10:59:12

A total of 21 money laundering charges will be laid against former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak over a $681 million transfer into his bank account, police said on Thursday, money that allegedl...

May presses her Brexit plan with EU

May presses her Brexit plan with EU

-- 2018-09-20 00:04:04

Prime Minister Theresa May will press EU leaders on Wednesday to back her proposal for a "fair arrangement" on future ties between Britain and the bloc, call off "unacceptable" demands and show the go...

EU steps up strategy to connect Asia, Europe

EU steps up strategy to connect Asia, Europe

-- 2018-09-19 17:41:46

The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Wednesday adopted a joint communication that sets out the EU's vision for a new and comprehe...

Pakistan court suspends jail sentences of Nawaz, his daughter

Pakistan court suspends jail sentences of Nawaz, his daughter

-- 2018-09-19 17:12:05

Pakistan’s high court has ordered the release from jail of the country's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law suspending jail sentences given to them in a corruption c...

India inches away from making ‘triple talaq’ punishable offence

India inches away from making ‘triple talaq’ punishable offence

-- 2018-09-19 16:54:26

India’s cabinet has approved an executive order to make instant divorce among Muslims, a procedure called ‘triple talaq’, a punishable offence, a government minister said on Wednesda...

Malaysia arrests ex-PM Najib over $628m scandal

Malaysia arrests ex-PM Najib over $628m scandal

-- 2018-09-19 16:26:34

Malaysia's anti-graft agency said it arrested former Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday over the multimillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund and that he will face further charges in co...

Seven die in Ecuadorian bus accident

Seven die in Ecuadorian bus accident

-- 2018-09-19 15:29:10

At least seven people were killed and 15 others injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in the southern El Oro province of Ecuador on Tuesday, according to Ecuador's Transit Commission (CTE). "W...

Car hits pedestrians in London Muslim centre; two hospitalised

Car hits pedestrians in London Muslim centre; two hospitalised

-- 2018-09-19 14:59:08

Two people were hospitalised after a car reportedly hit pedestrians near a Muslim community center in northwest London overnight in an incident police said was not related to terrorism. There were re...

SA top court legalises private use of marijuana

SA top court legalises private use of marijuana

-- 2018-09-19 13:37:26

South Africa’s highest court has allowed the private use of marijuana, upholding a lower court’s ruling that found the criminalisation of cannabis was unconstitutional. Activists who incl...

Two Koreas agree to pursue joint 2032 Olympic Games bid

Two Koreas agree to pursue joint 2032 Olympic Games bid

-- 2018-09-19 11:28:23

The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean Pr...

ICC opens preliminary probe over Rohingya deportations

ICC opens preliminary probe over Rohingya deportations

-- 2018-09-19 10:28:55

The International Criminal Court has opened a preliminary examination into Myanmar's alleged crimes against its Rohingya Muslim minority. The move could pave the way to a full investigation into My...

N Korea to allow 'int'l inspections for nuclear dismantlement'

N Korea to allow 'int'l inspections for nuclear dismantlement'

-- 2018-09-19 10:16:35

North Korea has agreed to allow international inspectors to observe a “permanent dismantlement” of its key missile facilities, and will take additional steps such as closing its main Yongb...

100 die in Nigeria flood, toll expected to rise

100 die in Nigeria flood, toll expected to rise

-- 2018-09-18 19:34:47

Nigerian authorities say 100 people have died in flooding after heavy rains in recent days. A National Emergency Management Agency spokesman tells The Associated Press that the deaths have occurred i...

Inter-Korean summit begins, Kim hopes 'big outcome'

Inter-Korean summit begins, Kim hopes 'big outcome'

-- 2018-09-18 16:55:54

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hopeful of getting a “big outcome” from his three-day summit with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in. The two leaders began official talks on Tue...

Russia accuse Israel of shooting down military plane

Russia accuse Israel of shooting down military plane

-- 2018-09-18 16:46:02

Russia has said Syria shot down one of its military planes - but laid the blame for the deaths of the 15 personnel on board with Israel. The defence ministry said Israeli jets put the Il-20 plane int...

Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib

Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib

-- 2018-09-18 16:15:09

The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed on Monday to establish a demilitarised zone in Syria’s Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high...

Train crashes into bus in Austria, killing one

Train crashes into bus in Austria, killing one

Reuters 2018-09-18 13:57:47

A train collided with a commuter bus in Graz, Austria’s second-biggest city, killing one person and injuring 11 on Tuesday morning, police said. The number of injured could rise, a spokesman fo...

US to sharply limit refugee flows to 30,000 in 2019

US to sharply limit refugee flows to 30,000 in 2019

-- 2018-09-18 12:52:41

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday the United States would cap the number of refugees allowed into the country at 30,000 for fiscal-year 2019, a sharp drop from a limit of 45,000 it set...

Russian military plane disappears from Syria sky

Russian military plane disappears from Syria sky

-- 2018-09-18 11:53:15

A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia's defence ministry says. "Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20 plan...

Ethiopia ethnic violence leaves at least 23 dead

Ethiopia ethnic violence leaves at least 23 dead

-- 2018-09-17 18:44:38

At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, said a police source. The unrest followed a mass ral...

Ethnic violence leaves 23 dead in Ethiopia

Ethnic violence leaves 23 dead in Ethiopia

-- 2018-09-17 17:00:44

At least 23 people were killed in a weekend of violence targeting minorities in the ethnic Oromo heartland near Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The unrest followed a mass rally on Saturday mark...

Three die in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria

Three die in Boko Haram ambush in Nigeria

-- 2018-09-17 16:03:20

Nigerian troops on Sunday overpowered a group of Boko Haram fighters, killing at least three, following a gunfight in the northeastern state of Borno. According to a statement by the army on Twitte...

Pompeo seeks to restore ties with alienated US diplomats

Pompeo seeks to restore ties with alienated US diplomats

-- 2018-09-17 15:22:58

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has nearly doubled promotions of top American diplomats as he seeks to restore diplomatic ties with a workforce alienated by his predecessor, Rex Tillerson. Since ta...

UK parliament will vote to back Brexit deal: May

UK parliament will vote to back Brexit deal: May

-- 2018-09-17 14:26:30

Prime Minister Theresa May said the British parliament will vote to back any Brexit deal she strikes with the European Union and it would not be possible to achieve a better deal. “When we come...

Typhoon Mangkhut death toll jumps to 69

Typhoon Mangkhut death toll jumps to 69

-- 2018-09-17 12:29:14

The death toll from Typhoon Mangkhut and has risen to 69 in Philippine and China with dozens missing, authorities said. A Philippine national police report said the death toll as of Monday midday was...