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Sudan military to reinstate ousted PM

KHARTOUM, Nov 21 (BBC): Sudan's ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is to be reinstated, after being placed under house arrest during a military coup last month.All political detainees will be released as part of a new agreement between the military, civilian leaders and ex-rebel groups, mediators said.On 25 October, Sudan's...

Europe sees protests over new Covid curbs

VIENNA, Nov 21 (BBC): Fresh unrest has erupted in the Netherlands against new lockdown rules amid rising Covid-19 cases in Europe.People hurled fireworks at police and set fire to bicycles in The Hague, one night after protests in Rotterdam turned violent and police fired shots.Thousands of demonstrators also took to...

Houthis attack Saudi cities, Aramco facilities

SANAA, Nov 21 (Reuters): Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Saturday it had fired 14 drones at several Saudi Arabian cities, including at Saudi Aramco facilities in Jeddah.The Saudi-led coalition battling the Houthis in Yemen had on Friday said it destroyed three drones launched towards southern Saudi Arabia and a...

Palestinian shot dead as he kills one Israeli

JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (AP): A Palestinian assailant killed one Israeli and injured four others before being fatally shot by Israeli police near the entrance to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site Sunday, police said.Police said the attack took place near an entrance to a contested flashpoint shrine known to Jews as...

'Accidental' gun discharge causes panic at Atlanta airport

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (AFP): A gun that accidentally discharged after being discovered at an X-Ray checkpoint in Atlanta's busy international airport sent dozens of passengers scurrying for cover and briefly resulted in the facility's closure Saturday just days before the Thanksgiving holiday.The episode, which highlights the highly politicized topic of...

China reduces relations with Lithuania

BEIJING, Nov 21 (AP): China reduced the level of its diplomatic relations with Lithuania to below ambassador level Sunday in retaliation for the Baltic nation allowing Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory, to open a representative office.China earlier expelled the Lithuanian ambassador, reflecting its...

News in Brief (22-11-2021)

Pakistan frees Czech model LAHORE, Nov 21: A Czech model sentenced in 2019 to eight years in prison on charges of attempting to smuggle heroin from Pakistan to the United Arab Emirates was released on Saturday from prison following her acquittal earlier this month, her lawyer said. Late in the...