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Hong Kong Police Make Arrests as Flashmob Protests And Clashes Erupt Throughout City
Hong Kong has been shaken by four months of massive democracy protests which have seen increasingly violent clashes between hardcore demonstrators and police, as well as regular transport disruptions.
One Dead, 18 Injured After Top Floors of Hotel Collapses in New Orleans
Three people are still missing after the collapse which took place at 9.12 am local time on Saturday. Authorities have cautioned the public as another collapse is possible.
Ethiopia 'Proud as a Nation' of Abiy Ahmed's Nobel Win, Says PM's Office
In a statement, Abiy Ahmed's office further praised the decision as 'timeless testimony to the... ideals of unity, cooperation and mutual co-existence that the Prime Minister has been consistently championing'.
At Least 5 People Stabbed at Shopping Centre in Manchester in UK, Say Police; 1 Arrested
Counter-terrorism officers are leading an investigation into the incident, said police.
Russia's Alexei Leonov, First Man to Conduct Spacewalk in 1965, Dies at 85
Leonov, who was a close friend of Yury Gagarin, will be laid to rest at a memorial cemetery just outside Moscow on Tuesday.
Nawaz Sharif Remanded in Pakistan's Anti-graft Body Custody in Money Laundering Case
NAB prosecutor Hafiz Asadullah Awan sought 15-day physical remand of Sharif, arguing that the suspect is involved in money laundering under the garb of sale and purchase of the shares of the Chaudhry Sugar Mills.
Trump Says Accidents 'Happen' in Crash by Diplomat's Wife
British police say the 42-year-old woman is a suspect in an August 27 collision between a car and a motorcycle near RAF Croughton, a British military base in England used by the US Air Force.
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of New York Bishop Accused of Sexual Abuse
Jenik was suspended in 2018 pending a Church investigation into the alleged assault, which reportedly took place in the 1980s while the American was pastor of a Bronx parish.
US Moves 2 British ISIS Members Known as 'The Beatles' from Syria
In 2014 and 2015, the militants beheaded seven American, British and Japanese journalists and aid workers and a group of Syrian soldiers, boasting of the butchery in videos released to the world.
US Getting Involved in Middle East was 'The Worst Decision Ever', Says Donald Trump
Trump has faced a bipartisan backlash since a surprise announcement by the White House on Sunday that Washington was pulling back 50 to 100 'special operators' from Syria's northern frontier.
In Retaliation, China to Impose Tighter Visa Restrictions for US Nationals Having Ties with 'Anti-Beijing' Groups
China's Ministry of Public Security has for months been working on rules to limit the ability of anyone employed, or sponsored, by US intelligence services and human rights groups to travel to China.
Tenth Human Case of Mosquito-borne EEE Confirmed in Michigan
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), EEE virus is a rare cause of brain infections (encephalitis).
Odds Favour Teen Climate Activist Greta Thunberg for Peace Prize, but Experts Sceptical
Greta Thunberg, 16, has already received Amnesty International's top honour and the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes dubbed the 'alternative Nobel'.
Stolen Truck Slams into Cars in Germany, Several Injured: Police
Soon after, the white articulated lorry slammed into around nine cars waiting at a stoplight near the main railway station of Limburg in Hesse state, 'crushing them together'.
'Sorry, This is an Emergency': Extinction Rebellion Climate Activists Block Streets Around the World
The protests are the latest stage in an global campaign for tougher and swifter steps against climate change coordinated by Extinction Rebellion.
US Forces Start Pulling Back from Northern Syria Ahead of Ankara Invasion, Alarming Kurds
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement that 'US forces withdrew from the border areas with Turkey' in northeast Syria.