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May 22, 2019 9:29 PM

Somalia: Car bomb kills two, injures 12 in Mogadishu

<span style="color: #222222;">In Somalia, a car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in capital Mogadishu today, killing at least two persons and injuring 12 others. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style=&...

May 22, 2019 8:59 PM

Turkish court jails seven journalists for 'terrorist propaganda'

<span style="color: #222222;">In Turkey, a court has handed multiple jail terms for seven journalists including editors on charges of spreading terrorist propaganda. The journalists were given sentences ranging from 15 to 45 months in prison .</span>&amp...

May 22, 2019 8:57 PM

Indonesia: Six die in election rioting in Jakarta

<span style="color: #222222;">In Indonesia, six people have died in election rioting in the capital Jakarta, as supporters of the losing presidential candidate General Prabowo Subianto burned vehicles and battled police and the government announced restrictions on soc...

May 22, 2019 8:51 PM

Sri Lanka extends emergency regulations by another month

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lanka has extended by another month the emergency regulations, which were enforced after the Easter Sunday terror attacks. </span><br />'' <br />'' <spa...

May 22, 2019 7:28 PM

US, Britain & Norway urge swift Sudan accord to install civil rule

<span style="color: #222222;">The United States, Britain and Norway have called for a swift agreement between Sudanese protesters and generals on installing civilian rule. </span><br />'' <br />'' <s...

May 22, 2019 2:15 PM

Protesters clash with Indonesian police after election loss

<span style="color: #222222;">In Indonesia, supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces and set fire to a police dormitory and vehicles in the capital, Jakarta. </span><br />'' <br /&am...

May 22, 2019 1:57 PM

Oman author Jokha Alharthi wins Booker International Prize

<span style="color: #222222;">An author from Oman has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for "Celestial Bodies", the story of three sisters of a desert country confronting its slave-owning past and a complex modern world.&...

May 21, 2019 9:22 PM

Sri Lanka: Opposition submitted no confidence motion against govt

In Sri Lanka, an opposition party submitted a no confidence motion against the government over Easter Sunday attacks as several programmes were organized to mark one month of the incident which killed over 250 people including 45 foreigners. <br />'' <br />&apos...

May 21, 2019 8:21 PM

Serbia lawmakers amend penal code to introduce life sentence without parole

In Serbia, lawmakers today amended the penal code to introduce a life sentence without parole, despite concerns voiced by the Council of Europe. Until now, the maximum sentence in Serbia, which seeks to join the European Union, was 40 years in prison.<br />'' <br /&amp...

May 21, 2019 6:15 PM

UK's May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support

<span style="color: #222222;">The British government is discussing how to tweak its proposed European Union divorce terms in a last-ditch attempt to get Parliament's backing for Prime Minister Theresa May's deal with the bloc.</span><br ...

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