23 militants including 3 IS fighters give up fighting in E. Afghanistan

Aug 29,2019
A total of 23 anti-government militants including three armed insurgents affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) group and 20 Taliban have given up fighting and handed over their weapons to police in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province, a statement of provincial administration said here on Thursday.
Mexican nightclub fire attack kills at least 26, injures 11
Aug 29
The death toll from a bar fire attack in eastern Mexico has reached 26, with 11 people injured, the state prosecutor general's office said on Wednesday.
670,000 people ordered to evacuate in Kyushu
Aug 29
Evacuation orders have been issued for more than 670,000 people in Saga, Fukuoka and Nagasaki prefectures in northern Kyushu.
Red, red wine... could be good for digestive system
Aug 29
Scientists at King's College London have found that red wine drinkers have a greater diversity of bacteria in their digestive tracts, a marker of gastrointestinal wellbeing, than those who drink other alcohol.
UK PM to suspend parliament until Oct 14
Aug 28
Britain's currency slid 0.94 percent to $1.2179, while the euro bought 91.09 pence.
25 soldiers killed in Houthi attack on gov't forces in northern Yemen
Aug 28
Around 25 soldiers of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces were killed Tuesday during a large-scale attack launched by the Houthi rebels in the country's northern province of Saada, a military official told Xinhua.
Abe tells Zarif Japan will work to ease tensions
Aug 28
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has told visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that Japan will continue diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East.