LONDON, Oct 08 (Agencies): London police have made more than 300 arrests as climate-change protesters, labelled "uncooperative crusties" by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, continued two weeks of civil disobedience to push for more to be done to protect the environment.On Monday, the Extinction Rebellion group took action in several countries...
Read moreJERUSALEM, Oct 08 (AP): With a simple tweet, Gideon Saar did what no Israeli politician from the ruling conservative party has done in more than a decade - openly challenge its chief, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The brazen move against the long-serving Israeli leader has solidly positioned the 52-year-old Saar...
Read moreHONG KONG, Oct 08 (AP): Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam warned on Tuesday that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that has rocked the city for months "becomes so bad" but reiterated the government still hopes to resolve the crisis itself. Lam urged foreign...
Read moreLUXEMBOURG, Oct 08 (AFP): A nucleus of four EU countries was trying Tuesday to coax more reluctant member states to take a share of rescued asylum-seekers, a day after another Mediterranean migrant boat tragedy.Germany, France, Italy and Malta were seeking support from colleagues in an EU interior ministers' meeting in...
Read moreTEHRAN, Oct 08 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in a phone call that Tehran is opposed to military action in Syria, the foreign ministry said."Zarif voiced opposition to military action" and "urged respect for Syria's territorial integrity and national sovereignty," Zarif was...
Read moreJALALABAD, Oct 08 (AFP): At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded Monday when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, an official told AFP.A bomb had been left in a motorcycle that detonated as the bus passed, Nangarhar governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani...
Read moreBANGKOK, Oct 08 (AP): A Thai pro-democracy activist has been charged over an "inappropriate" social media post, police said Tuesday, as authorities use a tough cyberlaw against perceived critics of the powerful monarchy.Police arrested 25-year-old Kan Pongprapapan late Monday and charged him with violating the Computer Crimes Act after a...
Read moreLIMBURG, Oct 08 (AFP): A stolen truck ploughed into several cars in the centre of the German city of Limburg on Monday leaving a number of people injured, police said, adding that the driver had been detained."Based on what we have learned and several witness accounts, the man seized control...
Read moreIndia to allow tourists back into KashmirNEW DELHI, Oct 08: Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir are allowing tourists back into the region two months after ordering them to leave, citing security concerns. The local government had instructed tourists and Hindu pilgrims to leave on Aug. 02, three days before India stripped...
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