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Although only 10 per cent of Hong Kong people are Christians, the popular hymn provides a cover of legitimacy to those protesting against the extradition bill since religious gatherings can be held without a permit in the financial hub.

Bashir was driven to the prosecutor's office in Khartoum and charged with illicit possession of foreign currency and accepting gifts in an unofficial manner, said prosecutor Alaa al-Din Abdallah.

With former London mayor and foreign minister Johnson keeping a low profile, the other candidates have targeted the air waves to try to present their cases to lead the governing Conservative Party. But the question always returns to "Boris".

Environment and energy ministers of the Group of 20 major economies met this weekend in Karuizawa, northwest of Tokyo, ahead of the G20 summit in Osaka, western Japan.

Plastic pollution has become an increasing international concern, particularly after bans imposed by China and other countries on the import of plastic waste from overseas.

The US, researchers and rights groups estimate that as many as 1 million ethnic Muslims may be arbitrarily detained in Xinjiang, home to the Uighur and Kazakh minority groups.

The British ambassador was asked for an explanation as Britain was the only nation to echo US accusations. A British foreign ministry official said the report was wrong and the ambassador has not been summoned.

The blaze on April 15 caused the roof and spire of the architectural masterpiece to collapse, triggering a worldwide outpouring of sadness as well as multi-million euro pledges for reconstruction work.

Assange, who faces an 18-count indictment by the US Justice Department, was too ill to appear before the Westminster Magistrates' Court at a scheduled hearing last month.

The Panama-flagged ship was headed to Singapore from one of Saudi Arabia's ports with a load of methanol, and 21 of its crew jumped and were rescue.

Sun, who also served as the Ambassador to Pakistan, is currently the Director General of the Policy and Planning Department of the Foreign Ministry.

In the hate speech, Hussain had reportedly asked his followers to take the law into their own hands.

The local official said the attackers came and "started shooting, pillaging and burning." The village had about 300 inhabitants, an official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Aftabjit Singh, 38, pulled out the gun after another person allegedly threatened his 'significant other', police said.

After his left-wing party's poor performance in the European Union election two weeks ago, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will request the dissolution of the Greek parliament.

The fire erupted around noon in Santa Clarita, about 35 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and had scorched 40 acres of grass and scrub along the Santa Clara River by late afternoon.