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Labor union, airport avert midnight London Heathrow strike
Heathrow Airport officials and labor union leaders averted the start of a two-day strike by workers at Europe's busiest airport, agreeing Sunday to keep on talking with a mediator's help for at least another day.
South Korea to boost R&D spending to reduce Japan reliance
South Korea says it plans to spend 6.5 billion US dollars over the next seven years to develop technologies for industrial materials and parts, reducing reliance on Japan.
At least 16 killed, 21 injured in multi-vehicle crash in Cairo
At least 16 people were killed and 21 others wounded after a multi-vehicle crash and the ensuing explosion on Monday in central Cairo, Egypt's Health Ministry said in a statement.
Texas mass shooting treated as domestic terrorism case: U.S. attorney
The U.S. federal government is treating a mass shooting in the U.S. state of Texas on Saturday, which killed at least 20, as a domestic terrorism case, a U.S. attorney said Sunday.
9 injured in 2 separate shootings in Chicago
Nine people have been injured in two separate shootings in U.S. city of Chicago, local media Chicago Sun-Times reported on Sunday.
Erdogan says Turkey will start operation east of Euphrates in Syria
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military forces will enter the eastern part of the Euphrates river in Syria.
Bangladesh dengue cases reach nearly 25,000
Dengue cases in Bangladesh has surged to around 25,000 nationwide with 18 deaths so far this year, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said on Sunday.
Massive power outage hits Indonesian capital, W. Java province
A massive power outage hit the Indonesian capital and cities of the neighboring province of West Java on Sunday, paralyzing public transport, telecommunication and water supply in Jakarta.
India's Moon Mission-2 sends first pictures of Earth
India's second Moon Mission, or Chandrayaan-2, which was launched on July 22, has sent its first pictures of the Earth, tweeted the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday.
India test-fires surface-to-air missile
India on Sunday test-fired its all weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QR-SAM), India's state-run broadcaster - All India Radio (AIR) said.
Sudan's military council, opposition agree on constitutional declaration
Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance on Sunday signed an agreement on the constitutional declaration that organizes work of transitional government institutions.
Iran seizes foreign oil tanker in Gulf for carrying "smuggled" fuel
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) captured a foreign oil tanker for carrying "smuggled" fuel in the Gulf, official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.
A bird? A plane? French inventor flies over English Channel
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard. He completed the famed 35-kilometer journey in just 22 minutes.
9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
A gunman wearing body armor and carrying extra magazines opened fire in a popular nightlife area of Dayton, Ohio, killing nine and injuring dozens, authorities say, in the second U.S. mass shooting in less than 24 hours.
Death toll rises to 22 in mass shooting in El Paso, U.S. Texas
The death toll in weekend mass shooting in El Paso, U.S. state of Texas, has risen to 22 after two people died at a hospital, El Paso police and medical officials said Monday.
Iran renews threats to drop more nuke commitments
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday that the Islamic republic will take another step to scale back from its nuclear commitments subject to 2015 international nuclear deal.
Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt
The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island's ice sheet and causing massive ice loss in the Arctic.
U.S. State Department ousts senior official for being "abusive"
U.S. State Department Director of Policy Planning Kiron Skinner has been fired due to her "abusive" management style, U.S. media reported Friday. Skinner was told Thursday afternoon that she was fired.
Former U.S. vice president signs "China is not an enemy" open letter
Former United States Vice President Walter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale along with 100 other people have added their names to an open letter to President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress.
Trump levies more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case
U.S. President Donald Trump has slapped more sanctions on Russia in connection with the 2018 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter.