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Hong Kong police officers arrested for beating man in hospital

HONG KONG (AFP): Two Hong Kong police officers were arrested on Tuesday (Aug 20) after a video emerged of them beating an older man on a hospital trolly, heaping further pressure on a force already facing accusations of brutality.

Indian bowler Sreesanth's ban reduced to seven years, to end in September 2020

(Reuters) - Indian fast bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's ban for alleged spot-fixing has been reduced to seven years, with the sanction period coming to an end on Sep. 13, 2020, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has said.

Utusan not shuttering, price of paper to increase by 50 sen

KUALA LUMPUR: The Utusan Group is not going to close down its operation on Wednesday (Aug 21), but will instead increase the price of its papers by 50 sen starting Friday (Aug 23) to try to ensure its survival.

Libya sends mobile petrol stations to conflict-hit west

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libyan state employee Akrm Jlaidi drives for ninety minutes to the suburbs of the capital Tripoli every week to fill his car at a mobile fuel station. Typically he waits for hours. Sometimes he returns home empty-handed as fuel shortages worsen.

Witness: Jho Low denied texting AmBank manager handling Najib's account

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A witness told the High Court today that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, denied conversing via Blackberry Messenger (BBM) with former AmBank relationship manager, Joanna Yu Ging Ping when she was handling Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's accounts.

Some Russian radiation sensors back online - global network operator

VIENNA (Reuters) - The radioactive-particle sensors of at least one of the stations in Russia that went offline after a mysterious blast in the country's far north are transmitting again, the operator of the global network to which they belong said on Tuesday.

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo says ISIS strong in some areas - CBS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo acknowledged on Tuesday that Islamic State militants are gaining strength in some areas but said the militant group's capacity to conduct attacks has been diminished.

Pompeo says talks with North Korea had not resumed as quickly as U.S. had hoped - CBS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States had not gotten back to the negotiation table with North Korea as quickly as it had hoped, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a interview with CBS on Tuesday, but added that Washington knew there would be 'bumps on the road' in talks.

Shots fired after man in Brazil hijacks bus, takes dozens of hostages

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An armed man hijacked a bus in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday, taking 37 commuters hostage before freeing six of them, officials and local media said.

No plans to demolish and rebuild party HQ, says MCA

PETALING JAYA: MCA has has no immediate plans to demolish and rebuild Wisma MCA, says party treasurer-general Datuk Lee Chee Leong.

Artists use street murals to change image of violent Caracas slum

CARACAS (Reuters) - In the sprawling slum of Petare in the east of Venezuela's capital of Caracas, 31-year-old Fabian Solymar begins sketching a mural of abstract figures on a wall filled with Socialist Party political propaganda.

Death toll from Burkina Faso militant attack rises to 24 - army

OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The Burkina Faso military said 24 soldiers were killed in an attack by unidentified militants on an army unit on Monday, updating a previous death toll of 10.

CDC probes lung illnesses linked to e-cigarette use

NEW YORK (Reuters): The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a “cluster” of lung illnesses that it believes may be linked to e-cigarette use after such cases were reported in 14 states.

Heineken reports higher Q2 profit on rising beer sales

KUALA LUMPUR: Heineken Malaysia Bhd said second quarter earnings jumped by almost a fifth, boosted by stronger beer sales.

Sabah Umno says MA63 announcement not what Sabahans want

PUTRAJAYA: A Sabah Umno leader has decried the federal administration's announcement on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63), claiming that what was decided is not what Sabahans want.

Subra: Jeyaindran initiated many innovative changes

KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy Health director-general Datuk Seri Dr S. Jeyaindran was known to handle many challenges faced by the Health Ministry professionally and effectively, says Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

Kremlin says no cause for alarm after nuclear sensors go offline

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that there was nothing to worry about after a series of Russian radiation monitoring stations were reported to have stopped transmitting data following a mysterious military accident earlier this month.

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Kremlin - No date set for Normandy talks on Ukraine despite Macron meeting

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that no date had been set for Normandy format talks on the Ukraine crisis after Russian President Vladimir told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron a day earlier he saw no alternative to such negotiations.

Crew describe climate of fear at Cathay after Hong Kong sackings

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pilots and cabin crew at Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways <0293.HK> described a "white terror" of political denunciations, sackings and phone searches by Chinese aviation officials amid anti-government protests gripping the former British colony.