Troops prepare for Gambian prez’s return
Banjul: West African troops approached the Gambian capital to secure President Adama Barrow's arrival as controversy erupted over the assurances offered to Yahya Jammeh to guarantee his departure.
Nicolas Maduro sacks Central Bank head
Caracas: President Nicolas Maduro on Monday announced the firing of Venezuela's Central Bank chief, amid a deep economic crisis worsened by the recent bungled release of bigger denomination banknotes.
eighteen dead amid tornado in US
Adel: A severe storm system that spun off apparent tornadoes and left scattered destruction around the Southeast has claimed at least eighteen lives on a two-day sweep across the region, authorities said.
Mexico identifies 56 remains in mass grave
Mexico City: Prosecutors say 56 sets of human remains have been identified in a jumble of bone fragments found at a burial pit in the border state of Nuevo leon.
Iraq to build new airport in Karbala
Karbala: Iraqi officials laid the cornerstone of a new airport near Karbala on Monday, mostly to handle the millions of Shia Muslim pilgrims who flock to the holy city each year.
WWII bomb found near Hong Kong campus
Hong Kong: Dozens of people were evacuated on Monday after a Second World War bomb was discovered at a construction site in Hong Kong, near a university campus and staff quarters.
Bahrain court hears ‘evidence' against activist
Dubai: The prosecution in a Bahraini court on Monday presented what it said was evidence against prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, accused of spreading “false information” about the kingdom, a judicial source said.