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Ramadan, a Swiss citizen whose grandfather founded Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement, has not yet been interviewed by Swiss prosecutors.

Precht was a former head of the Church's Vicariate of Solidarity human rights group that in the 1980s had challenged ex-dictator Augusto Pinochet to end the practice of torture in Chile.

Ambassador Priyanee Wijesekera was given her marching orders after calls made by Sirisena to the embassy in Vienna last week went "unanswered for several hours.

Tshering Tobgay’s People's Democratic Party faces a tough challenge from the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT), winner of Bhutan's first election in 2008, and two other parties.

Maduro and his government have been widely criticised for mismanagement and blamed for the economic crisis that has spiraled out of control, with inflation predicted by the International Monetary Fund to reach one million per cent this year.

Scientists believe that just 74 whales of the species remain in a group that has failed to reproduce successfully in the past three years.

US mayors, governors and business leaders -- under the banner "We Are Still In" -- have pushed back by adopting more ambitious targets at the local level.

Nearly 3,000 people died in the 2001 attacks when three airplanes were flown into New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

The preparations are the latest from a growing list of big companies unsettled by the lack so far of an exit deal as Britain's planned March 29 departure from the European Union looms ever larger.

The thieves cleaned out more than 80 per cent of the museum's collection, which is reportedly worth $40,000.

Cash-starved Pakistan government led by Khan has launched an austerity drive. Under this, more than 80 luxury cars would be auctioned.

The Palestinian leadership cut off contact with the Trump administration after the US president recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December.

Alibaba co-founder and chairman Jack Ma will step down as head of the e-commerce giant on September 10, 2019, handing over the charge to Daniel Zhang.

The National Hurricane Center said that it was still too early to predict the hurricane's exact path but that a huge coastal area from South Carolina to the mid-Atlantic region should prepare for a major strike late in the week.

Australia is considered one of the world's worst per capita greenhouse gas polluters, and is a heavy user of coal-fired power.

Others being tried in the case, including Brotherhood spiritual leader Mohamed Badie, were handed life sentences.