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Gaza's Hamas rulers reach truce with Israel

WASHINGTON, May 30 (Agencies): Kuwait has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution on setting up an international protection mission for Palestinians.The proposal, submitted on Tuesday, aims to win support in a vote expected this week, diplomats said.According to the draft obtained by AFP news agency, the new text "calls...

Afghan forces end ministry attack

KABUL, May 30 (Agencies): A coordinated assault on the interior ministry building in Afghanistan's capital ended with all 10 attackers killed.Two blasts went off outside the ministry compound in Kabul on Wednesday before assailants attempted to storm the building, triggering fierce clashes with security forces that lasted for hours. At...

India police officer gets death threat for saving Muslim man from mob

NEW DELHI, May 30 (BBC): An Indian police officer hailed as a hero for protecting a Muslim man from being lynched by a mob has begun receiving death threats, police say.Gagandeep Singh, an officer in the northern state of Uttarakhand, shot to fame after a video of him saving a...

Moscow comes under fire over MH17 downing

UNITED NATIONS, United States, May 30 (AFP): Russia on Tuesday rejected calls at the United Nations to accept responsibility for the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine after an investigation found that a Russian army missile was used in the attack.At a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Dutch Foreign Minister...

US to keep confronting China in disputed sea

ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 30 (AFP): Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands.Mattis's remarks came after Beijing voiced "strong dissatisfaction" Sunday after...

Zimbabwe to hold first post-Mugabe polls on July 30

HARARE, May 30 (Al Jazeera): Vote will be the first in more than 30 years held without former longtime ruler Robert Mugabe on the ballot.Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced elections will be held on July 30, the first without long-time former leader Robert Mugabe on the ballot.Mnangagwa became president...

Spain releases Putin critic after brief arrest

MADRID, May 30 (BBC): Financier Bill Browder, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been briefly arrested in Spain on a Russian arrest warrant.After an hour in custody he was released because the warrant was no longer valid, Spanish police said.Mr Browder had earlier tweeted that he had...

Malaysia to take public donations to ease nat'l debt

KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (AP): Malaysia's new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says the government will set up a trust fund to help the public contribute to easing the country's huge national debt.Mahathir's alliance won a stunning victory in May 9 national polls, ousting scandal-tainted leader Najib Razak and his long-ruling...

News in Brief-(31-5-2018)

Experts urge probe of Venezuela 'crimes against humanity'WASHINGTON, May 30: A panel of independent international experts has found "reasonable grounds" to refer Venezuela to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, the Organization of American States said Tuesday. In a report, the experts identified more than 8,292 "extrajudicial executions"...