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Rinoj Raveendran, a Keralite who was working as an accountant in the Al Ghail industrial area, was found dead by his roommate on Saturday evening.

Ghosn, accused of aggravated breach of trust, is facing allegations of making the car maker shoulder $16.8 million in personal investment losses.

The main opposition Labour party has accused May of "running down the clock" to try to force MPs to back her deal rather than risk Britain leaving the EU with no arrangements in place.

In a separate letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Putin pledged continuation of aid to the Syrian government and people in the "fight against terrorism, in defence of state sovereignty and territorial integrity".

Mobile operators have been asked to shut down high-speed mobile internet services until midnight on Sunday to prevent rumours and propaganda surrounding the vote.

Security forces killed 30 people during raids on their hideouts in Giza where it said "terrorist elements" were planning a series of attacks targeting state institutions and the tourism industry.

Oz's writing is widely acclaimed, he is perhaps equally known as one of the earliest and most forceful critics of Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands captured in the Six-Day War of 1967.

The UAE was reportedly one of several regional states to back armed groups opposed to Assad, though its role was less prominent than those of Saudi Arabia, Qatar or Turkey.

The three attackers began their assault with a car bomb, damaging vehicles and buildings. Two managed to get inside and blow themselves up. However, all important documents have been saved, foreign ministry said.

Recreational use of the drugs remains illegal and subject to prison terms and fines commensurate with the quantities involved.

Britain's second-busiest airport was forced to close its only runway repeatedly last Wednesday through Friday due to numerous reports of drones, impacting nearly 140,000 passengers and leading to the deployment of soldiers.

Hundreds of locals and foreign visitors milled in Manger Square as bagpipe-playing Palestinian Scouts paraded past a giant Christmas tree. Crowds flooded the Church of the Nativity, venerated as the traditional site of Jesus's birth.

At least 281 people were killed in tsunami waves that hit several Indonesian towns on Saturday.

The lawsuit alleged that United Parcel Service had failed to hire or promote Muslims, Sikhs, Rastafarians and other groups as their religious practices conflicted with its policy.

The disaster could have been caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island formed over years from the nearby Krakatau volcano.

Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, despite being cleared of the blasphemy charges, remains a prime target in conservative Muslim-majority Pakistan with extremists calling for her blood and hence will be spending Christmas under preventive custody this year.