Turkey to assist Libya’s provisional government

Dec 22,2019
The Turkish parliament approved a military deal with Libya's UN-backed interim government on Saturday. The deal allows Turkey to provide weapons, to conduct military training, and to give military advice.
India leads world in pollution linked deaths: study
Dec 20
India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths followed by China and Nigeria, according to a report published Wednesday that estimated the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.
Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attack: sources
Dec 20
Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening after a rocket was launched from the coastal enclave into southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics unveil final budget of $12.6 billion
Dec 20
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are expected to cost some 1.35 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), organisers said Friday, unveiling a final budget showing increased revenue balancing out extra costs including countermeasures against heat.
Two dead as police open fire amid raging India protests
Dec 20
Police opened fire on hundreds of protesters in southern India on Thursday, killing two, an official said, as fresh violence erupted around the country over a contentious citizenship law critics say is anti-Muslim
Mexico City entices its police force to get in shape
Dec 20
It's a sunny morning in Mexico City, and police officers drip with sweat as they do push-ups and squats, part of a program for overweight cops in one of the world's most obese countries.
Japan to provide loans to Uzbekistan
Dec 20
Japan has pledged about 1.7 billion dollars' worth of yen loans to Uzbekistan to help the central Asian country's energy and agricultural sectors.