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Gunshot Fired Outside London Mosque During Ramadan Prayers, Police Say Not a Case of Islamophobia
The Metropolitan Police said the firearm discharge at Seven Kings Masjid in Ilford is believed to be related to a previous altercation and is not being treated as an Islamophobic hate crime or terror-related incident.
3 Thai Activists Accused of Insulting King Disappeared Months After 2 Critics Turned up Dead: Report
Chucheep Chiwasut, who broadcasts political commentary to Thailand from exile, and fellow activists Siam Theerawut and Kritsana Thapthai were reportedly turned over to Thai authorities by Vietnam on May 8.
North Korea Fires 2 Short-range Missiles in Second Test in a Week; Seoul Calls Launches 'Worrisome'
The launches came as US special envoy for North Korea Stephen Biegun was in the South Korean capital for talks with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and his counterpart, nuclear envoy Lee Do-hoon.
BBC Fires Radio Presenter After Chimpanzee Tweet About Britain's New Royal Baby
The BBC said the tweet was a serious error of judgment that went "against the values we as a station aim to embody".
Death Toll Rises to 11 in Suicide Attack Outside Sufi Shrine in Pakistan's Lahore
The attack was carried out by a teenage Taliban suicide bomber who blew himself up outside the densely-populated 11th century shrine on Wednesday.
After 2 Deadly Plane Crashes, Boeing Struggling with Mt Everest PR Challenge
Some aviation and public relations experts said the Boeing CEO has tried to walk back that buck-stops-here sentiment by blaming the crashes on a 'chain of events' with 'no singular' cause.
US to Hike Tariffs on $200 Billion Worth of Chinese Imports
President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he would be "very happy with over $100 billion a year in Tariffs filling US coffers".
US Stocks Tumble on Trade War Fears With China, Dow Jones Ends -1.8%
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.8 per cent to 25,965.09. The broad-based S&P 500 shed 1.7 per cent to 2,884.05, while the tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.0 per cent to 7,963.76.
Donald Trump Fixer Michael Cohen Says He Helped Falwell Handle Racy Photos
Falwell, president of Liberty University, one of the world’s largest Christian universities, said someone had come into possession of what Cohen described as racy 'personal' photographs -- the sort that would typically be kept 'between husband and wife.'
Reuters Journalists Jailed in Myanmar for Reporting on Rohingya Crisis Freed from Prison After 500 Days
The two reporters, Wa Lone, 33, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 29, had been convicted in September and sentenced to seven years in jail, in a case that raised questions about Myanmar's progress toward democracy and sparked an outcry.
Traditions for a British Royal Birth Include Union Flag Being Flown From Govt Buildings, Gun Salute
Home Secretary Sajid Javid will notify the Lord Mayor of London, while the queen's private secretary informs her governor-generals, her representatives in the 15 other Commonwealth realms where she is head of state.
Britain's Prince Harry Says New Baby is 'Absolutely to Die For'; the Royal Boy is 7th in Line to British Throne
The baby will be the eighth great grandchild of the 93-year-old queen, the world's longest-reigning monarch, and could be entitled to hold joint British and American citizenship according to nationality rules.
After Facing Global Backlash, Brunei Says it Will Not Impose Death Penalty for Gay Sex
Brunei has consistently defended its right to implement the laws, elements of which were first adopted in 2014 and which have been rolled out in phases since then.
Easter Attack Bombers Travelled To Kashmir, Kerala for Training, Says Sri Lankan Army Chief
His statement comes days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested a 29-year-old Palakkad resident for allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist act through Kasargode ISIS module.
'Hot Water': Last Words of Malaysian Climber Who Was Rescued in Nepal, But Died at Singapore Hospital
The mountaineer, a doctor who worked at a hospital in the city-state, had reached the top of the 8,100-metre (26,500-foot) Annapurna on April 23. However, he failed to return to the nearest camp.
Pakistan 'Agrees' to Masood Azhar's Ban, Says 'Will Immediately Enforce UN Sanction'
Pakistan foreign office spokesman Mohammad Faisal also rejected the world body's move as a 'victory for India and validation of its stance' as projected by the Indian media.