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18 prisoners killed in Honduran jail clash
Tegucigalpa, Dec 22 (IANS) At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 others injured following a violent clash between prisoners at a jail in Honduras on Friday.The fight in the northern port city of Tela, some 190 km from the capital…
Macron gives up future pension amid nationwide strikes
Paris, Dec 22 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has decided to give up in advance his future pension as a president, the presidential residence Elysee Palace told French media on Saturday night, confirming earlier reports by Le…
Libya’s east-based army detains ship with Turkish crew
Tripoli, Dec 22 (IANS) Libya's east-based army has seized a Grenada-flagged ship with a Turkish crew off the Libyan coast."A vessel under the flag of Grenada, with a team of Turkish citizens on board, was detained," the east-based…
Kim calls for strengthening North Korea’s armed forces
Pyongyang, Dec 22 (IANS) North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has chaired a meeting with the countrys top military officials to discuss political and military measures to bolster its defensive capabilities, according to the regime's official…
Macron voices determination to fight IS extremism
Paris, Dec 22 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron voiced his determination to fight Islamic State (IS) extremism in West Africa after French forces killed 33 Islamist militants in Mali."We must remain determined and united to face…
Australian PM says sorry for Hawaii holiday during crisis
Sydney, Dec 22 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday while the country struggled with a mounting wildfire crisis.Morrison cut short his trip to Hawaii as criticism of him increased, the BBC…
Passengers injured as cruise ships crash into each other
Mexico City, Dec 22 (IANS) Six persons have been injured after two huge cruise liners collided off the eastern coast of Mexico, the media reported.
According to reports, the ships crashed into each other during a rough sea conditions…
4 drivers killed on Brazil gangster’s order over cancelled ride
Brasilia, Dec 22 (IANS) A Brazilian gangster had four rideshare drivers killed as he was angry that his sick mothers Uber ride was cancelled, the media reported.The drivers, who worked for Uber and Brazilian transit firm 99, were tortured…
‘Ocean Viking’ saves 162 migrants from Mediterranean Sea
Rome, Dec 21 (IANS) The humanitarian ship "Ocean Viking" reported on Saturday that it has rescued 50 migrants who were crammed into a wooden boat in the Mediterranean Sea, adding to another 112 rescued from a deflating rubber…
N.Korea slams US over remarks on human rights issues
Pyongyang, Dec 21 (IANS) The North Korean Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed the US over criticism of its "human rights" issues, saying Washington was "pouring oil over burning fire".The official Korean Central News…
Kim may announce US talks suspension in New Year address: Expert
Seoul, Dec 21 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might announce the suspension of nuclear talks with the US when he delivers his New Year's Day address or holds a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party later this month, an expert…
Prince Philip hospitalised as ‘precautionary measure’
London, Dec 21 (IANS) The UK's 98-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted in a hospital as a "precautionary measure", Buckingham Palace has said.Prince Philip travelled from the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to the King…
Pak academic sentenced to death over blasphemy charges
Islamabad, Dec 21 (IANS) A Pakistan court on Saturday sentenced Junaid Hafeez, a former university lecturer in Multan, to death on blasphemy charges.Formerly a visiting lecturer at the Department of English Literature of the Bahauddin…
Travel warnings issued over ‘catastrophic’ Aussie blazes
Sydney, Dec 21 (IANS) Australian authorities on Saturday issued travel warnings asking people to delay their journeys as the current weather conditions threaten to intensify the "catastrophic" bushfire crisis."We are asking…
Prince Harry sends Xmas message dressed as Santa
London, Dec 21 (IANS) Disguised as Santa Claus, the UK's Prince Harry, who is currently on a six-week break from royal duties, has sent a Christmas message to the children of late British Armed Forces personnel.In a one-minute video shared…
US diplomat’s wife charged over UK teen’s death
London, Dec 21 (IANS) A US diplomat's wife has been charged wish causing the death of a British teenager by dangerous driving, the victim's famHarry Charles, 19, was killed when a car that Anne Sacoolas, 42 was allegedly driving crashed…
Over 56,000 guns collected in NZ buyback scheme
Wellington, Dec 21 (IANS) More than 56,000 firearms and close to 200,000 firearms parts have been handed during the New Zealand government's six-month buyback scheme and amnesty launched in the wake of the March 15 Christchurch mosque…
80 HK teachers arrested over anti-govt protests
Hong Kong, Dec 21 (IANS) At least 80 teachers in Hong Kong have been arrested over their involvement in the anti-government protests, while at least four have resigned or were suspended, the city's Education Minister has revealed.Addressing…