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Sirisena said that according to the criminal law of Sri Lanka anyone charged with murder, anti-government coup and terrorist activity are subjected to a death sentence.

The report by the Sanaa-based group said more than 1,000 children including girls were "recruited or used for military purposes in 2018" including 72 per cent by the Houthi rebels.

Supplies of essentials such as bread, medicine and petrol are regularly running short in the country.

Just as alarming for health services, environmental sampling has shown the presence of the virus in areas across Pakistan, a clear sign of gaps in vaccination, which must cover the entire population to be effective.

Most of the demonstrators dispersed shortly afterward as a small group sang the Christian hymn "Sing Hallelujah to the Lord", which has emerged as the unlikely anthem of the protests.

After what he called a 'conservative call' with Mohammad Javad Zarif, he said Britain would facilitate release if they received guarantees that it would not be going to Syria.

The standoff came despite a pledge in May by Chinese and Vietnamese defence ministers to settle maritime disputes by negotiation.

Duterte's three-year drug war has unleashed a surge of bloodshed in the Asian nation, with reports of nightly slayings of suspects by police and masked gunmen.

The most difficult part of the race is the final stage where cyclists face shortage of oxygen and risk heart issues. At such an altitude a person falls down (faints) after running for 200 metres.

99 people were in custody over suspicion for having links with terrorists.

Merkel, 64, has been in office since 2005 and has no history of serious health issues. Her office has given no explanation for the shaking episodes.

The restoration work has seen the 96-metre-tall Elizabeth Tower enveloped in scaffolding as the four clock dials are reglazed, ironwork repainted and stonework cleaned and repaired.

Memos from Kim Darroch were leaked to a British Sunday newspaper, infuriating Trump who launched a stinging Twitter attack on both the envoy and British Prime Minister Theresa May who had given him her full support.

Carbon monoxide readings at the motel came in at 385 parts per million — well above the 10 to 20 parts per million at which the gas levels become dangerous.

Islamist Taliban fighters detonated a car bomb in Ghazni city near an office of Afghanistan's main intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security (NDS), during Sunday morning's rush hour, officials said.

Boris Johnson is the frontrunner in a contest with foreign minister Jeremy Hunt to be the next leader. Voting is due to close on July 22, with the winner set to be announced the following day.