Taliban kidnap dozens in Afghanistan’s north despite ceasefire
Taliban insurgents kidnapped dozens of passengers after stopping three buses in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, a government official said on Monday, a day after the government announced a ceasefire with the Islamist militants.
Radioactive material reported missing in Malaysia
Malaysia is hunting for an industrial device containing radioactive material that is reported to have gone missing from a pickup truck on Aug 10, police and media said on Monday.
Spain police shoot man trying to attack police station with knife
Spanish police said on Monday they had shot a man armed with a knife as he tried to attack a police station in the north-eastern region of Catalonia.
Brexit vote could ‘in theory’ be reversed: EU minister Moscovici
Britain’s vote to leave the European Union could “in theory” be reversed although there is a still a strong probability it will go ahead, said the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici on Monday.
Turkey lifts travel ban on German journalist
Turkey has reversed its decision to ban a German journalist from leaving the country while she awaits trial on charges of being a member of a terrorist organization, the journalist said on her Twitter account on Monday.
UK government takes control of crisis-hit prison run by G4S
The British government has taken over the running of a major prison from contractor G4S after an inspection found that staff locked themselves in offices to avoid prisoners who were using drugs and violence with near impunity.
Indonesia relief efforts in Lombok stepped up as new quakes kill 10
At least 10 people were killed by strong tremors that rocked Indonesia’s holiday island of Lombok on Sunday, authorities said following the latest in a series of earthquakes that killed hundreds and forced thousands to flee their homes in recent weeks….
Mahathir says China will sympathize with Malaysia’s problems
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday he believed China would sympathize with his country’s “internal fiscal problems” as he seeks to renegotiate, or possibly cancel, more than $20 billion in Chinese-funded projects.
Yemen’s Houthi group says it fired missile at Saudi Arabia’s Najran province
Yemen’s Houthi group fired a Badr-1 missile at the Saudi Arabian province of Najran, the Houthis’ Masirah TV said in a tweet on Monday.
Thailand’s Queen Mother admitted to hospital
Thailand’s 86-year-old Queen Mother Sirikit is being treated for influenza at a Bangkok hospital, the Royal Household Bureau said in a statement on Monday in a rare statement on her health.
