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Anti-government protesters used burning barricades to block roads near Hong Kong's airport and damaged a train station Sunday following a night of violent clashes with police. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zJcAMg

Pope Francis said Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen. "I have to apologise for being late," the smiling 82-year old pontiff told crowds of faithful patiently waiting for him to appear at his study window overlooking Saint Peter's Square. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZGFuvc

Pope Francis said Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen. "I have to apologise for being late," the smiling 82-year old pontiff told crowds of faithful patiently waiting for him to appear at his study window overlooking Saint Peter's Square. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZGFuvc

A trainee pilot in Australia who was having his first lesson behind the controls of an aircraft had to make an emergency landing after his instructor fell unconscious. Max Sylvester called air traffic control in Western Australia state on Saturday after his instructor collapsed during the flight. Seven Network TV reported that he was flying in a single-propeller two-seat Cessna 152. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2HB5TQI

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the bottled water called Safe Drinking Water would be a cheaper alternative to other mineral water brands in the market. Earlier in July, the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) told a parliamentary committee that all bottled water companies operating in Pakistan were selling "artificial" water instead of natural water. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2PACRYb

Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. "I bow before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow before the Polish victims of German tyranny. And I ask your forgiveness," German President Steinmeier said in both German and Polish. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LgwwNo

Poland suffered some of the worst horrors of World War II: nearly six million Poles died in the conflict that killed more than 50 million people overall. "I bow before the victims of the attack on Wielun. I bow before the Polish victims of German tyranny. And I ask your forgiveness," German President Steinmeier said in both German and Polish. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LgwwNo

US Senator and Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders told a gathering of Muslims that he was "deeply concerned" about the situation in Kashmir and asked the US government to "speak out boldly" in support of a UN-backed peaceful resolution to resolve the issue. "India's action is unacceptable," he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30S6SUy

The number of fires in Brazil's Amazon basin is still on the rise, even though the government has banned burning, officials have said. In the first 48 hours since the ban was issued, satellite data from the National Space Research Institute (INPE) showed 3,859 new outbreaks of fire, of which some 2,000 were concentrated in the Amazon region. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ZMx8T3

Iran President Hassan Rouhani spoke with French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Saturday, warning him Iran would take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments unless Europe lives up to its own undertakings. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zw7Jh1

Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any further postponement. "They're on," he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/32kPzMa

Washington moved ahead Sunday with new tariffs on Chinese imports as it stepped up a high-pressure campaign aimed at coercing Beijing to sign a new trade deal even amid fears of a further slowing of US and world growth. President Donald Trump on Friday ruled out any further postponement. "They're on," he said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Zq1qeJ

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A 96-year-old celebrated his birthday by breaking his own record as the world's oldest active scuba diver for the third year running, plunging to the depths of the equivalent of a 15-storey building to explore a shipwreck off Cyprus. WWII veteran Ray Woolley plunged to a depth of 42.4 metres for 48 minutes. from Europe News Headlines, Latest Europe News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UmPq7S

Forecasters say "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Dorian is moving closer to the northern Bahamas. The US National Hurricane Center says Dorian remained a powerful Category 4 storm at 11 pm EDT Saturday. The storm is about 310 miles (500 kilometres) east of West Palm Beach, Florida. President Donald Trump is receiving regular briefings on the hurricane. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NDKR86

A "straight pride" parade and counter-demonstration went off in Boston Saturday without any major conflicts reported between the two groups. An organisation, Super Happy Fun America, announced the parade as Boston celebrated LGBTQ Pride Month earlier this summer, saying it believes straight people are an oppressed majority. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LcyKNs

Initially, a video of the 'nikah' of the girl had gone viral, in which the visibly scared girl had claimed to be 19 years old. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/30OKHyr

On Most Intense Day Of Clashes, Police Unleashed Tear Gas, Pepper Spray & Blue Dye On Protesters from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Lcs1TI

Five people were killed, including a shooter, and around 21 were injured in a gun rampage in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, police and a local television station reported. At least three police officers were among the wounded. One suspect was driving a hijacked US Post Office van, and the other a gold and white Toyota truck, police said. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2NJaODl