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November 12, 2019
UN chief calls for international cooperation on Syria militants
PARIS — UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Tuesday for an international accord on the fate of foreign militants being held in the Middle East, saying it was not up to Syria and Iraq "to solve the problem for everyone.""We need international cooperation to solve the problem," Guterres, who is attending the Paris Peace Forum alongside some 30 world leaders, told France's RTL radio."We cannot just ask Iraq and Syria ...
November 12, 2019
Sikhs celebrate founder's 550th birthday
SULTANPUR LODHI, India — Sporting saffron and blue turbans and head scarves, hundreds of thousands of devotees braved hazardous smog to pack the city of Sultanpur Lodhi in India for the 550th birth celebrations of Sikhism's founder Guru Nanak.Guru Nanak, born in 1469 to a Hindu family in a present-day Pakistani city east of Lahore, is believed to have gained enlightenment in Sultanpur Lodhi in the northern Indian state of ...
November 12, 2019
Erdogan defies EU sanctions threat over Cyprus drilling
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that he would not give in to EU demands to stop oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean around Cyprus.Brussels has repeatedly warned Turkey to halt drilling off the coast of EU member Cyprus, and announced on Monday that a framework had been agreed to impose travel bans and asset freezes on the individuals and companies involved."Do not dare to ...
November 12, 2019
16 dead as trains collide in Bangladesh
DHAKA — Two packed trains collided in Bangladesh on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people and injuring nearly 60 others, police said.Three coaches were sent crashing off the tracks at Mondobhag station in the town of Kasba when a Dhaka-bound train collided with one heading to Chittagong."At least 16 people have been killed. And another 58 were injured. We have sent the injured to different hospitals in the region," local ...
November 12, 2019
UK Labour suffers 'major cyber attack' ahead of election
LONDON — Britain's main opposition Labour party said on Tuesday it had suffered a "large-scale cyber attack" which undermined some of its campaign efforts for next month's election."We have experienced a sophisticated and large-scale cyber attack on Labour digital platforms," the party, led by veteran socialist Jeremy Corbyn, said in a statement."We took swift action and these attempts failed due to our robust security systems. The integrity of all our ...
November 12, 2019
Iraqi protesters rally as UN steps up mediation efforts
BAGHDAD — Iraqi protesters rallied and many schools stayed closed on Tuesday as the United Nations stepped up pressure on the government to agree to a raft of reforms.While security forces again faced off with activists around Baghdad's Tahrir (Liberation) Square, teachers and students went on strike across much of the Shiite-majority south.The UN has proposed a reform plan that demands an immediate end to the violence that has killed ...
November 12, 2019
Macron rues 'unprecedented' global crisis, says new alliances needed
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday lamented an "unprecedented crisis" in the global political system and urged new alliances to solve the world's problems, in a call backed by Chinese and EU leaders.Macron hosted some two dozen heads of state and government at a Peace Forum in Paris just days after he sent shock waves through Western capitals by warning about the viability of multilateral bodies NATO and ...
November 12, 2019
Sri Lanka prisoners demand freedom after Swede's killer pardoned
COLOMBO — Hundreds of inmates at Sri Lanka's biggest high-security prison staged a second day of protests on Tuesday, demanding their freedom after the president pardoned a well-connected man convicted of brutally murdering a Swedish teenager.Jude Jayamaha, convicted of killing Yvonne Jonsson in Colombo in 2005, walked free on Saturday following the highly unusual pardon granted by President Maithripala Sirisena, whose term in office ends this weekend.Police said around 1,000 ...
November 12, 2019
Pakistan installs statue of Indian pilot shot down over Kashmir
KARACHI — Pakistan has put on display a statue of an Indian pilot whose plane was shot down over Kashmir earlier this year, invoking the ire of India's media.The life-sized statue of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman — complete with his signature mustache — has been installed in an exhibit at a museum in Karachi run by the Pakistan Air Force.Varthaman's plane was shot down in a dogfight over the disputed ...
November 12, 2019
EU court says Israel settlement goods must be labeled
BRUSSELS — Food products from Israeli-occupied territories must be labeled as such to avoid misleading consumers, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday, in particular if they come from settlements in those areas.The European Court of Justice said that, under EU rules on food labeling, it must be clear where products are from so consumers can make choices based on "ethical considerations and considerations relating to the observance of international ...
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