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Palestinian Authority faces risk of financial collapse

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 30 (AP): The UN political chief warned on Monday that the worsening Palestinian financial crisis poses a growing risk "of a financial collapse of the Palestinian Authority."Rosemary DiCarlo told the UN Security Council that "a sustainable resolution" to the authority's funding crisis is urgently needed.Israel is withholding...

Trump asks officials to toughen asylum rules

WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump directed officials to toughen rules for asylum seekers on Monday, including by introducing a fee for their applications and barring those who entered the country illegally from working until their claims are approved.The moves are the latest effort by the Trump administration...

People mock Indian army over Yeti footprints claim

NEW DELHI, Apr 30 (BBC): The Indian army has claimed to have found footprints of the yeti, sparking jokes and disbelief on social media.The army tweeted to its nearly six million followers on Monday that it had discovered "mysterious footprints of mythical beast 'Yeti' at the Makalu Base Camp [in...

Iraq excludes 45,000 children born during IS rule

LONDON, Apr 30 (AP): An estimated 45,000 children in Iraq who were born under the rule of the Islamic State group are being excluded from society because the government denies them documentation and ID papers, an international charity said on Tuesday.Jan Egeland, the Norwegian Refugee Council's secretary general, is warning...

Ohio shooting leaves four persons dead

WEST CHESTER, Apr 30 (AP): Three women and a man were found dead at an apartment complex in Ohio where multiple gunshots were fired, police said on Monday. No suspect has been identified.A man called 911 around 10pm on Sunday, saying he had arrived at the complex in a northern...

News in Brief -(01-05-2019)

China sentencessecond Canadianto deathBEIJING, Apr 30: A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for producing and trafficking methamphetamine. Fan Wei, whose gender was not specified, is the second Canadian to be sentenced to death this year. Ten others, including five foreigners, were also sentenced on Tuesday....