Populist former martial arts star and businessman Khaltmaa Battulga has won Mongolia’s Presidential run-off election, according to voter data from the General Election Commission released on Saturday. The poll was seen as a referendum on the government’s economic recovery plans and the role of southern neighbour China in the landlocked but resource-rich country known as the birthplace of Mongol emperor […]
» Read moreU.S.-led coalition airstrikes have killed at least 224 civilians since the Syrian forces it backs entered Islamic State (IS) bastion Raqqa a month ago, a monitor said on Thursday. Arab and Kurdish fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces broke into Raqqa on June 6 after a months-long operation to encircle the northern city. “At least 224 civilians, including 38 children […]
» Read moreEight fishermen of Pudukottai district were apprehended by the Sri Lankan Navy while they were fishing in the mid-sea near ‘Neduntheevu’ in the late hours on Thursday. While five fishermen hailed from Jagadapattinam coastal village, the remaining three were from Kottaipattinam coastal village.
» Read moreDubai-based Emirates airlines says the US has exempted it from a ban on laptops in airplane cabins. The Middle East’s biggest long-haul carrier said in a statement on Wednesday that new security measures were in place and the ban had been lifted “effectively immediately.” This follows Abu Dhabi-based Etihad being exempted from the ban. Emirates’ Dubai hub has grown into […]
» Read moreMexican authorities said on Saturday that at least 19 people died in clashes involving armed men and security forces in the gang-plagued northwestern state of Sinaloa, where homicides have spiked dramatically following the capture and extradition of convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. The violence began with a shooting on Friday that killed two men near a department store […]
» Read moreWashington President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries came into effect late Thursday, after the Supreme Court allowed it following a five month battle with rights groups. The Trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country, but immigrant advocates charge that it illegally singles out Muslims. The […]
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