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July 16, 2019
Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI — Pakistan reopened its airspace to international civil aviation on Tuesday after months of restrictions imposed because of clashes with India, which forced long detours that cost airlines millions of dollars."Pakistan airspace is open for all types of civil traffic on published ATS (Air Traffic Service) routes," according to a so-called Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) published on the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority's website shortly after midnight.Pakistan lies on ...
July 16, 2019
Thai coup leader's new Cabinet sworn in pledging loyalty to king
BANGKOK — Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday swore in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former army chief who seized power in a 2014 coup.Prayuth declared an end to more than five years of military rule on Monday, saying that the country must now function as a normal democracy.Prayuth and 35 Cabinet ministers pledged their loyalty to the monarchy at the Dusit Palace."I hope the Cabinet and ...
July 16, 2019
Monsoon rains wreak flood havoc across South Asia
NEW DELHI — Survivors scrambled for higher ground as torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across South Asia on Tuesday, with millions of people affected and at least 180 dead, officials said.The monsoon is crucial for irrigation and groundwater supplies in the impoverished region — home to a fifth of the world's population — and brings relief after the unforgiving summer.But the downpours — which stretch from ...
July 16, 2019
'Misogynist' Duterte slammed over Philippines anti-harassment law
MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose rape jokes have sparked outrage in the past, drew fresh flak Tuesday after signing a law against sexual harassment, with campaigners saying his role as the "misogynist-in-chief" would make implementation challenging.Duterte, who has himself been accused of sexual harassment on multiple occasions, signed the law that prohibits behavior such as catcalling and sexist slurs in April, according to the text released on Monday.The ...
July 16, 2019
'More than 30' feared trapped in Mumbai building collapse
MUMBAI - A four-story building collapsed in India's financial capital of Mumbai on Tuesday, trapping dozens in the rubble, with at least four people confirmed dead, a fire department official said.It was the second such collapse around Mumbai in less than ten days. Torrential rains that lash the city during the monsoon often destabilize older or badly constructed structures, leading to multiple building collapses over the years."We don't know exactly ...
July 15, 2019
Landmine kills 11 pilgrims in southern Afghanistan
KABUL — At least 11 pilgrims including seven children were killed and on Monday when their vehicle set off a landmine in southern Afghanistan, local government and health officials said.The blast happened in the Khakrez district of Kandahar province at around midday, said Hayatullah Hayat, a spokesman for Kandahar's governor.A senior health official said 22 children and eight women were among another 34 women and children who were critically wounded.The ...
July 15, 2019
Floods force millions to flee homes in India, Nepal and Bangladesh
KATHMANDU/GUWAHATI, India — Floods have forced more than three million people from their homes across north and northeastern India, officials said on Monday, as the death toll in neighboring Nepal and low-lying Bangladesh rose to 76 after days of heavy monsoon rains.Worst affected is the northern Indian state of Bihar, where some 1.9 million people have fled their homes due to rising waters, a state government release said.Television channels showed ...
July 15, 2019
India races for launch fix after Moon mission aborted
SRIHARIKOTA, India — Indian space chiefs pressed to quickly set a new date to launch a landmark moon mission after aborting one liftoff on Monday just 56 minutes ahead of schedule, media reports said.A committee of experts was looking into the causes of the technical hitch that put back the bid to become just the fourth nation — after Russia, the United States and China — to land a spacecraft ...
July 15, 2019
Taliban bomb kills 11 Afghans in Kandahar: Officials
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — At least 11 civilians were killed and dozens more wounded Monday after their vehicle hit a bomb in southern Afghanistan that officials said had been planted by the Taliban.The deaths come just one week after Taliban and Afghan officials unveiled a "road-map for peace" in which they pledged to eliminate civilian casualties.Monday's incident occurred around 2:00 pm (0930 GMT) when a vehicle carrying many passengers hit a ...
July 15, 2019
Drug gangs behind Sri Lanka Easter bombings, claims president
COLOMBO — International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on hard-liners.The statement comes amid a nationwide narcotics crackdown, with President Maithripala Sirisena aiming to reintroduce capital punishment for drug offenses.Authorities have said local militant group National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) were responsible for the suicide bombings in churches and hotels that killed at least 258 people in April. ...
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