White House Eid dinner tradition broken
Washington: US President Donald Trump has broken a nearly 20-year-old tradition by failing to host a dinner marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The White House event had been held every year since President Clinton's tenure.The Eid al-Fitr feast ends Ramadan, a period when Muslims fast and focus on charitable giving.But US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson reportedly rejected a request to hold a reception.
16 0z Crown Resorts’ staffers get jail
Shanghai: Australian and Chinese staff of a casino company pleaded guilty on Monday to charges relating to gambling, and 16 were sentenced to nine or 10 months in prison, the company and an Australian official said. The 19 defendants, including three Australians from the sales and marketing team of Australia’s Crown Resorts ltd, were convicted by a court in Shanghai. Casino gambling, the marketing of casinos and organizing overseas gambling trips involving 10 or more people are illegal in China.
8 Chadian troops killed in clashes with Boko Haram
N’Djamena: Eight Chadian soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Boko Haram insurgents at the weekend on islands on lake Chad, which borders four countries on the edge of the Sahara, the Chadian Army said on Monday. “Our forces attacked Boko Haram elements on five islands near Nigeria on June 24 and 25,” said Colonel Azem, spokesman for Chad’s chief of staff, indicating eight soldiers had died and another 18 were wounded. He also claimed troops had killed 162 Nigerian jihadists.
UK kids set record to mark 20-yrs of Harry Potter
london: An incredible 676 children in the UK set a new Guinness record for the world’s largest gathering of people dressed as Harry Potter, to mark the 20 years since the first book of JK Rowling’s popular fantasy fiction series was published.