Church abuse tribunal needed: Bannon
19 die as plane crashes into lake in S Sudan
JUBA, Sept 09: A local official says 19 people are dead after their aircraft crashed into a lake in South Sudan. The minister of information for the town of Yirol, Taban Abel Aguek, tells The Associated Press that the 19-seater commercial Baby Air plane had been traveling from the capital, Juba. Officials are investigating the cause of Sunday's crash. — Al Jazeera
Militant attack claims nine Afghan troops’ lives
KABUL, Sept 09: An Afghan official says insurgents have attacked a checkpoint in the western Herat province, killing nine Afghan security forces and wounding another six. Gelani Farhad, the provincial governor's spokesman, said the attack late Saturday ignited a gunbattle in which around 10 insurgents were killed and five wounded. — AP
Russians vote as police detain supporters of opposition leader
MOSCOW, Sept 09: Russians began voting in regional elections Sunday that Kremlin-loyal candidates are set to dominate, as police detained dozens of supporters of a jailed opposition leader who called for protests over pension reforms. Plans to hike the retirement age have led to a rare outburst of public anger and seen President Vladimir Putin's approval ratings take a hit, despite some efforts to water down the changes. But discontent is unlikely to translate into upsets at the ballot box, with serious opposition candidates in the highest-profile Moscow mayoral vote barred from standing. — AFP
News in Brief (10-09-2018)
FE Team | Published: September 09, 2018 21:40:05
News in Brief (10-09-2018)
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