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Sri Lanka has a long history of giving elephants as presents, with China gifted three over the years, and two each for Japan, South Korea, the Czech Republic and the United States.

The passenger (Jinu Abraham) during the flight become aggressive after drinking alcohol and declined crew's request to get back to his seat. (Picture for representational purpose)

The suspect, Jason Dalton, 45, opened fire late on Saturday outside an apartment complex, Kalamazoo police said on their Facebook page on Sunday.

The five primary ventilation corridors are designed to be more than 500 metres in width, while some secondary corridors will be over 80 metres wide, the report said, without giving a time frame for the project or the amount being spent.

Making the announcement outside his 10 Downing Street residence after briefing the cabinet on the EU reform deal he struck in Brussels on Saturday, Cameron said, "The vote would be one of the biggest decisions this country will face in our lifetimes."

While researchers have previously uncovered an ISIS "help desk" and 34-page manual that help extremists encrypt their communications, MEMRI said the EHF takes these services to a new level.

The 44-year-old Australian national fears if he enters Sweden to face rape charges, he will be deported from there to the US over WikiLeaks' release of 500,000 secret military files.

Headley, who is serving 35-year prison sentence in the US for his role in the Mumbai attacks, spoke about the role of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, another LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi as well as his handler in the outfit Sajid Mir.

The announcement to end the border blockade comes ahead of Prime Minister K P Oli's trip to India on February 19.

The Brazilian insect repellent sector saw sales rise to a record USD 54 million in 2015 up from USD 36 million a year earlier, newspaper O Globo said on Sunday, citing a study by the Nielsen consumer research firm.

Despite Pyongyang's insistence on a peaceful space mission, its rockets are considered dual-use technology with both civil and military applications.

The Iraqi migrant committed the crime in a swimming pool cubicle in Vienna and the boy had to be hospitalised for his injuries. (Representational image)

The planes collided at around 3:30 pm (local time) on Friday and apparently went into the water about two miles outside the harbor entrance, US Coast Guard and other officials said. (File Picture)

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said his detention should end and he should be entitled to compensation.

Local authorities in the Balcad area, about 30 km north of Mogadishu, said the body of man, believed to have been sucked out of the plane, was found in the area.