Sri Lankan president appoints new state, deputy ministers

Nov 27,2019
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday appointed 35 new state ministers and three new deputy ministers in the new interim government, which will function till the next parliamentary election is announced.
French soldiers killed in Mali helicopter collision
Nov 27
Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in the country's restive north, officials said Tuesday, the heaviest single loss for the French military in nearly four decades.
Dead deer found in Thailand with 7kg of plastic in stomach
Nov 27
A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said Tuesday, raising the alarm on waste littering the country's waters and forests.
At least 23 dead in Albania quake
Nov 27
Rescue operations continue in Albania, where a powerful earthquake has killed at least 23 people.
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza in response to rockets' firing
Nov 27
Israel launched airstrikes on southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night in response to the earlier firing of two rockets into Israel, Palestinian sources said.
Trump: US lends support to Hong Kong
Nov 27
US President Donald Trump says he's standing with the people of Hong Kong, following a landslide victory for the territory's pro-democracy camp. That side made huge gains in Sunday's local district council elections but tensions remain.
Egypt successfully launches 1st telecom satellite
Nov 27
Egypt successfully launched its first telecommunications satellite from a space center in French Guiana in South America on Tuesday, Egypt's official Ahram online news website reported.