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Angry residents attack Lebanese municipality headquarters
Angry residents attacked the municipality headquarters in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Tuesday, smashing windows and setting a room on fire, an outburst of violence that came after a house collapsed overnight in the area, killing two siblings.
Pakistani PM criticizes Indian controversial citizenship bill
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday criticized a controversial Indian bill which is aimed at granting citizenship to illegal immigrants belonging to six religions from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
China to further reform centralized drug procurement system
China vowed to advance the reform of its drug procurement system to make healthcare services and medicines affordable to patients, according to a guideline released by the National Healthcare Security Administration.
Putin says Russia has every reason to appeal against sports ban
Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Monday the ruling by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to ban Russia from international sporting events for four years violates the Olympic charter and Russia has every reason to go to court.
Duterte to lift martial law in southern Philippines: spokesman
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to lift martial law in Mindanao in the southern Philippines by 2019, his spokesman said on Tuesday, after three times of extention since 2017 terrorist attacks on Marawi City.
Nanjing Massacre victims commemorated in San Francisco
Hundreds of people attended a solemn commemoration here on Sunday to honor victims of the Nanjing Massacre, committed by invading Japanese troops during World War II.
Suspect shoots 6 dead in Czech hospital, then kills self
A man with an illegal gun shot six people dead and wounded three more in a hospital in the eastern Czech Republic Tuesday, the prime minister and officials said. The apparent suspect later shot himself dead as police approached his car.
Taliban sets free 8 employees of Afghan election commission: official
Taliban militants have set free eight employees of the election commission in the eastern Parwan province after more than two months of captivity, provincial governor's spokesperson Wahida Shahkar said Tuesday.
Australia launches review of foreign aid priorities
The Australian government has launched a review of its foreign aid priorities.
In Sweden's Arctic, global warming threatens reindeer herds
Thick reindeer fur boots and a fur hat covering most of his face shielded Niila Inga from minus 20-degree Celsius (minus 4-degree Fahrenheit) winds as he raced his snowmobile up to a mountain top overlooking his reindeer in the Swedish arctic.