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Presidential Guard defects and pledges allegiance to Al-Ghweil Salvation Government

Oct 16, 2016

The Presidential Guard of the Government of National Accord has announced in a TV statement Sunday evening its defection from The GNA and says it now backs up the only legitimate and constitutional government, which is the…

Woman killed, six injured in random shelling on Tawergha refugee camp in Tripoli

Oct 16, 2016

Random rockets were fired Sunday evening on a Tawergha refugee camp in Al-Fallah, Tripoli, killing a woman and injuring six people.The Mayor of Tawergha, Abdelrahman Al-Shikshak, said the refugee camp is now in a state of quietitude…

UK to prioritize electric cars on roads and traffic lights

Oct 16, 2016

Electric cars could be given priority at traffic lights and exempted from one-way systems, under new proposals.The government's planned clean air zones are intended to encourage drivers to choose less-polluting electric cars.…

Indonesian resort island bridge collapses killing 9 people

Oct 16, 2016

A bridge connecting two small islands near the Indonesian resort island of Bali has collapsed, killing at least nine people, officials say.People were passing over the suspension bridge for a religious ceremony when the accident…

Warship shells Benghazi’s Ganfudah shores, Saraya Media Center reports

Oct 16, 2016

The Media Arm of Benghazi Shura Council, Saraya Media Center, has reported that Shura Council fighters clashed with an unknown warship off Ganfudah shores in Benghazi.The center added Sunday that the warship had earlier on the…

Syrian opposition backed by Turkish forces capture Dabiq from IS grip

Oct 16, 2016

Turkish-backed rebels have captured the symbolically important Syrian town of Dabiq from the Islamic State group, rebel commanders and monitors say.The rebels took Dabiq after "IS members withdrew", the UK-based Syrian Observatory…

Oldest panda has died at the age of 100 human years in Hong Kong

Oct 16, 2016

A giant panda believed to have been the oldest ever kept in captivity has died at the age of 38, officials say.The death of Jia Jia, whose age in human terms was more than 100 years, was announced by the Hong Kong theme park where…

Libyan forces capture key Sirte’s Campo neighbourhood from IS grip

Oct 16, 2016

The Misurata-led forces of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous declared Campo (Al-Manara) neighbourhood void of IS militants as they captured it Sunday morning, the media office of the operation announced.The Misurata-led forces attacked IS…

UN expects an upsurge of Cholera in hurricane-stricken Haiti

Oct 16, 2016

The United Nations expects an uptick in cholera cases in Haiti, where 477 new suspected cases have been reported since Hurricane Matthew tore through the country, authorities said Friday.The storm’s impact increased the risk of…

Fight erupts between armed groups in Tripoli over power

Oct 16, 2016

Sources from Tripoli reported heavy fighting and fire exchange using heavy and light arms on Sunday dawn in different areas inside the capital.The sources, who asked to remain unidentified, said the clashes between armed forces were…

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