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More protests as India grapples with citizenship law fallout
Police in the Indian capital charged more than a dozen people with rioting and the government asked broadcasters to refrain from using content that could inflame further violence as authorities grappled with growing opposition to a new citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants.
Man who used narwhal tusk to subdue extremist identified
A mysterious figure who used a rare narwhal tusk to help subdue a knife-wielding extremist on London Bridge last month has been identified as a civil servant in Britain's Justice Ministry.
Pakistani professor gets death sentence in blasphemy case
A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted a Muslim professor of blasphemy, sentencing him to death for allegedly spreading anti-Islamic ideas.
485 killed in protests in Iraq since early October
The casualty toll in protests since early October in Iraq has risen to 485 dead and some 27,000 wounded, an official from the human rights watchdog said Friday.
Political solution best way to denuclearization: Pentagon chief
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said on Friday that a political solution is the best way to solve the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue while cautioning that U.S. forces are prepared "to fight and win."
UN, partners send medical supplies to Uganda for flood relief
The UN and its humanitarian partners have dispatched medical supplies to treat 10,000 people in Uganda affected by the heavy rains, a UN spokesman said Friday.
U.S. slaps sanctions on five Malian individuals
The U.S. Treasury announced on Friday that it has imposed sanctions on five Malian individuals.
Genetic variation could help some species adapt to climate change: study
A study by University of Chicago (UChicago) biologists shows that mussels raised in an acidic experimental environment grew smaller shells than those grown at normal levels, but the overall survival rate of mussels grown under both conditions was the same.
Syrian constitutional committee lacks consensus on agenda: UN
The second session of the Syrian constitutional committee failed to get off the ground due to lack of consensus over the agenda, the UN envoy for Syria told the Security Council Friday.
China's lunar rover Jade Rabbit-2 breaks record of working time on Moon
China's Jade Rabbit-2, or Yutu-2, has become the longest-working lunar rover on the moon, as it started to work for the 13th lunar day on the far side of the moon.