Israel imposes Gaza closure after attack
GAZA, Mar 25: Israel on Monday imposed a closure on the Gaza Strip after a long-range rocket was fired from the coastal enclave into central Israel that injured seven, Israel Radio and Palestinian sources said. The Israel Radio's Arabic service quoted an Israeli army spokesman as saying that the two crossing points, Erez in northern Gaza Strip and Kerem Shalom in the south, were shut down until a further notice, and the sea of Gaza was closed for fishing. — Xinhua
Six IS suicide bombers
blow themselves in Syria
DAMASCUS, Mar 25: Six suicide bombers with the Islamic State (IS) group detonated their explosives while being hunted down from a rival rebel group in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib, a war monitor reported on Sunday. The bombers were hunted down by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group after escaping the Idlib central prison, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. — Xinhua
Indonesia invites foreign observers to monitor 2019 elections
JAKARTA, Mar 25: Indonesia's General Elections Commission (KPU) have invited foreign observers to monitor the country's forthcoming presidential and legislative elections slated to be held on April 17, a KPU commissioner said here on Monday. The foreign observers are made of official election organizers from several countries and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs), KPU Commissioner Pramono Ubaid Tanthowi said. — Xinhua
12,000 Vietnamese die of TB each yr
HANOI, Mar 25: Vietnam detects 124,000 tuberculosis (TB) cases each year, while around 12,000 people die from the disease, local media reported on Monday. Vietnam is in the world's top 30 countries and regions with high TB rates, ranking the 16th in the number of TB patients and the 13th in that of drug-resistant TB patients. — Xinhua
Shooter kills five in China's
Inner Mongolia
BEIJING, Mar 25: A person wielding a gun killed five people in northern China before being arrested by police, local authorities said on Monday. Police seized bullets from the suspect, who was wounded in the incident, said officials in Tongliao - a city in China's Inner Mongolia region -citing a police statement. — AFP
Macron under fire for comment
NICE, Mar 25: France's Emmanuel Macron was accused on Monday of lacking empathy after criticising an elderly "yellow vest" protester who was badly injured during a demonstration in Nice at the weekend. Macron has repeatedly been accused of harbouring an arrogant, dismissive attitude towards ordinary people who complain about having difficulties making ends meet. — AFP
Lankan navy detains nine Iranians
COLOMBO, Mar 25: The Sri Lanka Navy on Sunday captured nine Iranian nationals who attempted to smuggle 100 kg of heroin into the island country, the navy's media unit said in a statement. The Iranian nationals were nabbed off the country's southern coast following a joint raid conducted by the Special Task Force and the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB). — Xunhua
Georgia will join NATO
TBILISI, Mar 25: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday reiterated the bloc's commitment to grant former Soviet republic Georgia eventual membership despite Moscow's fierce opposition. — AFP
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