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5 Hurt as plane skids off runway at Kathmandu Airport
Kathmandu, Sep 3 (UNB) – A domestic aircraft of a private air service provider skidded off the runway of Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, injuring five passengers on board, reports NDTV.
UK prime minister says no, again, to second Brexit vote
London, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Britain's prime minister has again spoken out against calls for a second referendum on Britain's decision to split with the European Union.
Russians rally against change in pension age
Moscow, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Russians are holding rallies throughout the country to protest a government plan to raise the age for receiving state pensions.
War monitor says blasts in Syria airport killed 2
Beirut, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — A group monitoring the Syrian war says at least two military personnel were killed and 11 wounded in overnight explosions in a military airport on the edge of the capital.
Dutch police still questioning Amsterdam stabbing suspect
The Hague, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Dutch police say detectives continue to question a 19-year-old Afghan man suspected of stabbing two American tourists at Amsterdam's main railway station in what is being investigated as an extremist attack.
'Ghost ship' in Myanmar: Navy finds answers
Dhaka, Sep 2 (UNB) – Myanmar officials investigating a "ghost ship" found mysteriously drifting near the Yangon region this week have found the answer to its fate, reports BBC.
Egypt says village found in Nile Delta predated pharaohs
Cairo, Sep 2 (AP/UNB) — Egypt said Sunday that archeologists have unearthed one of the oldest villages ever found in the Nile Delta, with remains dating back to before the pharaohs.
FBI arrests 5 from New Mexico compound on firearms charges
Santa Fe, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — The FBI on Friday arrested five former residents of a ramshackle compound in New Mexico on firearms and conspiracy charges as local prosecutors dropped charges in the death of a 3-year-old boy at the property.
Oregon's only heart transplant program shuts down
Portland, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — The only Oregon hospital to offer heart transplants abruptly shut down its program Friday, leaving nearly two dozen patients on its waitlist to seek out-of-state treatment and hundreds of others in limbo for post-operative care.
Brazil's Lula da Silva barred from running for presidency
Sao Paulo, Sep 1 (AP/UNB) — A majority of justices on Brazil's electoral court voted late Friday to bar ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from running in October's presidential election, virtually ending any chance that the front-runner will get on the ballot.