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2 dead at Serbian National Library after gas leak
Date: 2018-08-24 18:09:18 GMT - Serbia - International - SN:10 - ID:7546062
A poisonous gas leak killed two men Friday at the National Library in the Serbian capital of Belgrade, police said, ABC news reported. An emergency team was sent to the building in central Belgrade after the leak was detected and sealed off the ....
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13 injured in typhoon western of Japan
Date: 2018-08-24 18:07:48 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:7546060
Typhoon "Cimaron" passed through western Japan to the Sea of Japan early Friday, leaving at least 13 people injured and disrupting traffic before being downgraded to an extratropical cyclone off northeastern Japan in the afternoon, Kyodo news agency ....
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Masoum Marzouq, six others to be held in custody for 15 days pending investigation
Date: 2018-08-24 18:04:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7546058
The Public Prosecution ordered Friday the detention of Masoum Marzouq, Yehia el-Qazzaz, and Raied Salama and four others for 15 days pending investigation. The suspects are accused of participating with a terrorist group in calling for its ....
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Finnish PM mourns Kuopio's bus victims
Date: 2018-08-24 17:41:04 GMT - Finland - International - SN:7 - ID:7546042
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipila offered on Friday his condolences to the families of victims who were killed in a traffic accident in the city of Kuopio. Sipila tweeted "sad news from Kuopio," and expressed his condolences to the victims, ABC ....
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Famous Jordanian actor Yasser al Masri laid to rest
Date: 2018-08-24 16:57:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7546017
Talented Jordanian actor Yasser al-Masri was laid to rest on Friday in Al Zarqa governorate, some 25 km to the east of Amman. Al Masri died on Thursday night at the age of 47 following a car accident. Born in 1970, Al Masri holds a Bachelor ....
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Prosecution team heads to Hurghada to investigate death of 2 British tourists
Date: 2018-08-24 16:37:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7545997
A public prosecution team headed to a hotel in Hurghada city on Friday to inspect the bodies of two British tourists who died at the hotel and listen to witnesses' testimonies. A statement issued by the prosecutor general underlined that forensic ....
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Zimbabwe court upholds president's election win
Date: 2018-08-24 16:11:41 GMT - Zimbabwe - International - SN:4 - ID:7545974
Zimbabwe's constitutional court has upheld President Emmerson Mnangagwa's narrow victory in last month's historic election after the opposition alleged vote-rigging, ABC news reported on Friday. That means the inauguration will be held within 48 ....
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IOM: Rohingya stand on verge of another disaster unless response secured
Date: 2018-08-24 16:04:57 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:3 - ID:7545970
One year into a crisis that has seen over 700,000 refugees escape violence in Myanmar by fleeing into Bangladesh, the Rohingya once more stand on the verge of another disaster if more funding for the humanitarian response cannot be secured, the ....
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British fighter jet intercepts Russian aircraft over Black Sea
Date: 2018-08-24 14:23:54 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:2 - ID:7545853
A British fighter jet has intercepted a Russian warplane over the Black Sea after it approached the NATO base there, Al Arabiya news channel reported Friday. The channel gave no further details on the incident. ....
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Egypt's Madbouli qualifies for quarter-finals of AIBA youth boxing tournament
Date: 2018-08-24 13:51:32 GMT - Hungary - Sport - SN:1 - ID:7545793
Egypt's boxer Marwan Madbouli qualified on Friday for the quarter-finals of the 2018 AIBA Youth Women's & Men's World Boxing Championships, currently held in Budapest. Madbouli defeated his Scottish rival in round of 16. Three Egyptian ....
