combatting TB: US,
India form alliance
New York: The challenge of tuberculosis cannot be successfully tackled unless special attention is paid to India’s tuberculosis epidemic, a top American aid agency official has said as the US and India formed an alliance to combat the deadly disease that kills one person every minute in the country.
British Opp leader meets EU on Brexit
Brussels: The leader of Britain’s main Opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, met senior EU officials in Brussels Thursday after warning he may oppose any Brexit deal negotiated by the London government.
Rockets hit Af city during prez’s visit
Ghazni: Three rockets hit the Afghan city of Ghazni during a visit by President Ashraf Ghani, in an apparent display of strength by militants as they ramp up attacks across the country.
Man held for chasing after plane
London: An Irish man who missed his flight at Dublin Airport was arrested for running after the plane on the tarmac in a bid to flag it down. Witnesses said a man in his 20s broke through an airport door and ran toward the Ryanair plane, which was about to take off for Amsterdam, around 7 am.
UN to create panel over Myanmar atrocities
Geneva: The UN Human Rights Council voted to set up a panel to prepare criminal indictments over atrocities committed in Myanmar, amid allegations of genocide against the Rohingya minority.
29 hurt in turbulence on Mexican airliner
Mexico City: Aviation authorities in Mexico said 29 people were hurt and 12 of them hospitalised after an airliner hit a pocket of turbulence. The Airbus A320 was on a flight from the western city of Guadalajara to Tijuana.