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False gunfire reports at LAX airport prompt evacuations
New York Times, Published on 29/08/2016
» NEW YORK - Unconfirmed reports of gunfire at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday caused panic in the airport and on social media as passengers fled outside and the police raced to respond.
Bangladesh to host first Afghan ODI series
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» DHAKA - Bangladesh will host their first one-day international series against Afghanistan in late September in preparation for the arrival of the England team, according to the president of their cricket board.
Afghanistan launches polio drive in former IS areas
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» KABUL - Afghanistan launched a polio vaccination campaign on Monday aimed at reaching children in areas previously controlled by Islamic State group militants, officials said.
Singapore wages war on Zika-bearing mosquitoes
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» SINGAPORE - Singapore officials armed with protective suits and insecticide spray cans went door-to-door Monday to wipe out mosquitoes after the discovery of 41 locally transmitted cases of Zika virus alarmed the city-state.
Foreigners fight for thriving Vietnam beer market
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2016
» HO CHI MINH CITY - Heineken NV’s expansion of its production in Vietnam by taking over a brewery from rival Carlsberg A/S highlights growing interest by global beer brands to quench the thirst of about 70 million locals in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.
Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» ADEN, YEMEN - A suicide car bomb attack on an army training camp in Yemen's second city of Aden killed at least 60 people on Monday, medical sources said.
Mariah Carey's HIV-positive sister arrested
Associated Press, Published on 29/08/2016
» SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK - The sister of pop star Mariah Carey has been arrested on prostitution charges in upstate New York.
Singapore sprays residences as Zika expected to spread
Reuters, Published on 29/08/2016
» SINGAPORE - Officials sprayed insecticide and cleared drains of stagnant water in residential areas of Singapore at high risk of further Zika infections on Monday after 41 locally transmitted cases were confirmed in the city state.
Suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen army camp
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» ADEN - A suicide car bomb attack on an army training camp in Yemen's second city of Aden killed at least 60 people on Monday, medical sources said.
Australia says tribunal has no jurisdiction over ETimor border
AFP, Published on 29/08/2016
» SYDNEY - Australia will argue that an arbitration body due to meet in The Hague later Monday has no jurisdiction to settle a dispute with East Timor over their maritime boundary, officials said.