britain to stop early release of ultras
London: Britain unveiled emergency laws on Tuesday to stop convicted terrorists from being automatically released part-way through their prison sentences, following two attacks in London.
population has hit 100 million: Egypt
Cairo: Egypt’s population has reached 100 million, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities.
N Korea still importing oil, cars illegally: UN
United Nations: North Korea, which has been hit by a series of UN sanctions, is illegally importing more and more oil and continues to bring in luxury cars and alcohol, according to an annual report delivered Monday to the UN Security Council. “The DPRK violates the resolutions through illicit import of petroleum,” the report said.