Australian Rules: Police to assess punch in Perth game
Australian police said on Monday they will assess a punch thrown by West Coast Eagles midfielder Andrew Gaff that left an opponent with a broken jaw during an Australian Football League (AFL) match in Perth.
British Airways boss says two-hour Heathrow passport queues unacceptable
Two hour-long queues for passport checks at London’s Heathrow Airport are unacceptable and improvements are needed if Britain wants to show it is open for business after it leaves the European Union, the chief executive of British Airways said.
Vehicle catches fire in Cairo, explosion heard
A vehicle caught fire near a bridge in the Egyptian capital Cairo, state television said on Monday.
‘Nice to be back’: New Zealand’s Ardern holds first cabinet meeting after maternity leave
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern returned to Parliament on Monday to run her first cabinet meeting, six weeks after giving birth to her daughter, becoming only the second elected leader to do so in office.
Cambodia’s Hun Sen says will give speech to U.N. after ‘flawed election’
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday he will give a speech to the United Nations General Assembly after claiming victory in a much-criticized election last month.
North Korea says demonstrating good faith, urges U.S. to drop sanctions
North Korean state media called on Monday for the United States to drop sanctions, saying Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending its nuclear weapons testing and handing over the remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War.
Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths
Bangladesh’s cabinet on Monday will consider capital punishment for traffic accident deaths, a law ministry official said, as thousands of students held protests for a ninth day over the deaths of two teenagers by a speeding bus in Dhaka.
Assassination attempt and protest send warning to Azerbaijan’s rulers
An assassination attempt and protest in Azerbaijan’s second city have sent a warning to the ruling elite that discontent is simmering in the tightly controlled, oil-producing state.
Tourists flee Indonesia’s Lombok island after quake kills 91
Rescue workers found scenes of destruction across the north of Indonesia’s resort island of Lombok on Monday after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake killed at least 91 people and prompted an exodus of tourists rattled by the second powerful quake in a week.
North Korea state media urges U.S. to drop sanctions
North Korean state media called on Monday for the United States to drop sanctions, saying Pyongyang had demonstrated good faith by ending its nuclear weapons testing and handing over the remains of U.S. troops killed in the Korean War.
