Day: August 11, 2019

Three UN staff, two others dead following car bomb explosion in Libyan city of Benghazi

A car bomb explosion in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi killed three U.N. staff members and two other mission members on Saturday, the United Nations said.The attack came as the United Nations was brokering a truce in the capital Tripoli, where the eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) force launched a surprise attack in April,… Read More Three UN staff, two others dead following car bomb explosion in Libyan city of Benghazi

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Five dead, four injured as armed group attacks club in southern Brazil

An armed group broke into a club in the southern Brazilian city of Mostardas before dawn on Saturday and shot at employees and customers, killing five people and leaving four others severely injured, according to local media reports. The armed group, whose members were hooded to cover their faces, took the victims’ belongings, including cellphones… Read More Five dead, four injured as armed group attacks club in southern Brazil

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Thirty-two dead, sixteen missing as Typhoon Lekima lashes eastern China

The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China rose to 32 on Sunday, with 16 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the country braced for more travel disruptions as the storm moved further north up the coast. Typhoon Lekima made landfall early on Saturday in the eastern province of Zhejiang with winds gusting… Read More Thirty-two dead, sixteen missing as Typhoon Lekima lashes eastern China

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At least eighteen injured as Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site in Jerusalem

Israeli police fired sound grenades to disperse Palestinians during confrontations on Sunday outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque where tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered for the Eid al-Adha holiday, witnesses said. A Palestinian ambulance service said that at least 14 Palestinians were taken to hospitals for treatment. Israel’s Kan public radio said four police officers… Read More At least eighteen injured as Israeli police, Palestinians clash at holy site in Jerusalem

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