Austria's far-right Freedom Party has added prominent climate activist Greta Thunberg to its list of targets during campaigning ahead of Sunday's parliamentary election.
Party leader Norbert Hofer took a swipe at the Swedish teenager Friday during a debate aired by Austria's public broadcaster ORF, warning against "climate hysteria."
Thunberg's campaign to push leaders to act against climate change has inspired mass demonstrations in cities worldwide , including in Austria, where some 65,000 people protested Friday.
Hofer, whose party was in government until a leaked video triggered allegations of corruption, also took aim at Islam and migrants, warning Austria risked a repeat of the 2015 influx.
The Freedom Party is trailing in polls behind the center-right People's Party and is roughly level with the center-left Social Democrats.

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Afghans voted in presidential elections amid tight security Saturday, even as insurgents attacked polling centres in a series of blasts and clashes across the country that left at least two people dead.
The first-round vote marks the culmination of a bloody election campaign that despite a large field of candidates is seen as a close race between President Ashraf Ghani and his bitter rival Abdullah Abdullah, the country's chief executive.
Wary authorities placed an uneasy Kabul under partial lockdown, flooding streets with troops and banning trucks from entering the city in an effort to stop would-be suicide bombers targeting residents as they cast their votes.
Polls closed at 5:00 pm (1230 GMT) after a two-hour extension due to long queues of people still waiting to vote, the Independent Election Commission said.
Compared to previous elections, the initial toll appeared relatively light, though authorities provided little information about reported blasts and ongoing armed clashes ...

Afghans vote in presidential election amid deadly violence

The family of former Zimbabwe  president Robert Mugabe gathered in his rural homestead on Saturday, three weeks after his death, to attend a much-awaited burial ceremony in the village of Kutama.
Mugabe died in a Singapore hospital on September 6, aged 95, almost two years after a military coup ended his despotic 37-year rule.
His remains will be laid to rest in the courtyard of his home in the district of Zvimba, about 90 kilometres (55 miles) west of the capital Harare.
Hundreds of mourners assembled for the low-key event, which was initially intended to be a private family ceremony.
Many wore white Mugabe-emblazoned T-shirts with the slogans "founding father", "liberator" and "torch bearer."
Some were singing and dancing. Others sat quietly under two white tents set up for the occasion.
Mugabe's widow Grace and his children accompanied the casket -- drapped in Zimbabwe's green, yellow, red and black flag.
No senior government officials were among the audience.
The Mugabe family ...

Mugabe burial begins in rural Zimbabwe home

Former Pakistan prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has filed an application in the accountability court of Islamabad, seeking better facilities for him in Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, according to a media report on Saturday.
Responding to the application, Accountability Court Judge Mohammad Bashir issued a notice to the superintendent of jail and sought the latter's reply by September 30, Dawn news reported.
Barrister Sadia Abbasi filed the application on behalf of her detained brother, who was sent to jail on judicial remand in the LNG terminal case on September 26.
Shahid Abbassi, 60, is accused of awarding a 15-year contract for an LNG terminal against the rules while he was petroleum minister in the cabinet of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The counsel argued before the court that Shahid Abbasi had been given better class facilities during his detention in Malir jail in 1999, when arrested by the government of President Pervez Musharraf.
Sadia Abbasi pointed out that despite ...

Former Pakistan PM Shahid Abbasi seeks better facilities in jail

Thousands of people gathered Saturday for a rally in downtown Hong Kong, belting out songs, speeches and slogans to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2014 protest movement that called for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.
The rally at Tamar Park by the Civil Human Rights Front was approved by police but security was tight, with barriers blocking access to government offices and the Legislative Council building, which was stormed by protesters in July.
Demonstrators unfurled a big banner that read "We are back" on a footbridge to the government office.
A staircase leading to the bridge was turned into a veritable art gallery of protest art, with posters stuck on every available surface of the walkway.
One read "Persevere until final victory."
Some protesters trampled on pictures of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam that were glued to the floor.
At one of the gates to Lam's office, the Chinese word for "hell" and an arrow pointing to .

Thousands rally to commemorate 2014 Hong Kong protests

A huge blast on an oil tanker in a South Korean port Saturday sparked a raging fire that spread to a nearby vessel, leaving 18 people injured, authorities said.
A ball of fire shot up high above the ship and thick black smoke billowed into the air, dramatic images showed.
Firefighters struggled to contain the blaze and prevent it spreading, shooting streams of water up onto the deck from beside the vessel in the southeast port of Ulsan.
All 25 of those on board the Cayman Islands-flagged tanker and the 21 people on the second ship have been rescued, according to the Coast Guard.
Twelve sailors and six rescue workers were injured, Yonhap news agency said, quoting local authorities. Nine of the injured were South Korean.
The Russian vice-consul in Busan said the tanker crew comprised 10 Russians, including the captain, and none had been seriously injured.
"Some received medical help on the spot, but no Russian has been hospitalised," said Evgeny Evdokimov, quoted by the Russian news ...

Huge tanker blast sparks fire injuring 18 in South Korea

Egyptian authorities lifted Saturday some tight security measures in the capital, Cairo, a day after they sealed off the main square and downtown thoroughfares to thwart a possible protest against the country's president.
The measures were part of a harsh security clampdown following rare demonstrations in several cities last weekend, all of which were broken up by police.
Calls for fresh protests on Friday were largely stifled by the deployment of thousands of police in Cairo's streets, but there was a small protest of at least three dozen people on el-Waraq island at the northern fringes of the capital, which was quickly dispersed, according to three witnesses who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
Security personnel were visible in Cairo's main streets and squares on Saturday but did not prevent normal traffic as in the past days.
Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the pro-democracy uprising in 2011 that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, was reopened, as ...

Egypt's security clampdown mostly thwarts fresh protests

The University of Oxford is planning to issue a new 'family guide' translated into Hindi, Urdu and Bengali to reach out to ethnic minority households in order to address the challenge of attracting deserving students from all backgrounds.
The new guide is part of a drive which includes a series of events, open days and programmes set to kick off in January 2020 and run throughout the year, to encourage teenagers from low-income households around the UK to apply.
The drive follows research which found that the extended family can play a crucial role in youngsters' decision making about the university, especially from South Asian backgrounds.
"In the past we have thought about mum and dad. The research has made us think more widely, about grandad, grandma, aunts and uncles," Dr Samina Khan, Oxford's director of undergraduate admissions, told The Daily Telegraph.
She added that schools do not always offer the "depth" of information about Oxford admissions that teenagers are looking for, .

Oxford University plans Hindi, Urdu, Bengali family guides

India has handed over a new school building costing Rs 2.41 crores to the Nepal government that would boost the learning environment of students from the marginalised sections in the Himalayan nation.
The new building of Kuleshwor Awas Secondary School in Kathmandu city was jointly inaugurated by Ajay Kumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India in Kathmandu, in the presence of several senior officials from the Nepal government.
Established in 1989, Kuleshwor Awas Secondary School currently has 800 students and is run with community support. Over 50 per cent of the students in the school are girls and most of the students come from the marginalised section of the society.
The new school infrastructure is a three-storey structure comprising 20 class rooms, separate sanitation facilities for boys and girls on each floor, underground water tank and furniture, an statement issued by the Indian embassy said.
India recently provided Rs 233 crore to the Nepal Government for various ...

India hands over Rs 2.41 crores school building to Nepal

Teen activist Greta Thunberg has urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to do more for the environment as she led half a million protesters in Montreal as part of a global wave of "climate strikes."
The 16-year-old Swede met privately with Trudeau but later told a news conference with local indigenous leaders that he was "not doing enough" to curb greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
"My message to all the politicians around the world is the same. Just listen and act on the current best available science," she said.
Thunberg generated headlines around the world earlier this week with her viral so-called "How Dare You?" speech at the UN climate summit, accusing world leaders of betraying her generation.
"You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words," she thundered, visibly angry and close to tears.
The teen has inspired millions of youngsters, drawn to her cause by her passion and a mature, committed rhetorical style -- ...

Greta Thunberg marches in Montreal for global climate protests

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong announced plans Saturday to contest local elections and warned that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for monthslong pro-democracy protests.
His announcement came ahead of a major rally later Saturday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella protests, where he first shot to fame as a youth leader.
During the Umbrella Movement, protesters occupied key thoroughfares in the semiautonomous Chinese territory for 79 days to demand for free elections for the city's leaders but failed to win any concessions.
Wong, 22, said that he will run in district council elections in November and that the vote is crucial to send a message to Beijing that the people are more determined than ever to win the battle for more rights.
"Five years ago, we claimed that we will be back and now we are back with even stronger determination," he told a news conference.
"The battle ahead is the battle for our home and our homeland."
Wong, who has ..

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to run for office

Security was tight as the family of longtime Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe prepared on Saturday to bury him at his rural home.
A highly private farewell was planned for one of Africa's most divisive figures after a weeks-long family dispute with the administration that forced him from power.
Only approved guests and funeral parlour vans were allowed, a decision out of sync with the local tradition that funerals are free for all to attend. One elderly neighbour threw a tantrum after being blocked at the gate.
Mugabe's family earlier had agreed to a government request to bury him at a shrine in the capital but only after a hilltop mausoleum was built to set him apart from former comrades.
But the government on Thursday abruptly announced the family had changed its mind, leaving it with scaffolding around the partially completed memorial.
A spokesman for the ruling ZANU-PF party, Simon Khaya Moyo, called the private burial "most unfortunate."
In a statement, Moyo added that "we indeed .

Security tight as Zimbabwe's Mugabe gets a private burial

The second One-Day International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka to be held at the National Stadium here has been rescheduled to September 30 due to heavy rains.
After the opening ODI between the two sides, which was set to be the first men's ODI at the National Stadium since 2009, was washed out without a ball being bowled, organisers have decided to postpone the second match, scheduled for Sunday, with rains showing no signs of abating.
The organisers never had to deal with such a situation before as it was the first ODI to be abandoned because of weather at the venue.
Heavy unseasonal rain from as early as two days prior to the match left the outfield in an unplayable condition.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said that the decision was made in consultation with Sri Lanka Cricket.
"The decision has been made in order to allow the groundstaff to prepare the Karachi National Stadium's outfield for next week's play, as heavy rains experienced during this week have left the outfield ...

2nd Pakistan-Sri Lanka ODI rescheduled to Sept 30 because of heavy rains

Six people were killed and four others injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a moving passenger van in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, police said.
The gunmen targeted the coach in Zargari area of Hangu district. The bodies and injured were shifted to the district headquarters hospital in Hangu.
The police said the incident seems to be the result of an old enmity. Investigation is underway, the police told.

6 killed in shooting in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a man to three months' imprisonment and fined him Rs 50,000 for secretly contracting a second marriage without seeking permission from his first wife.
Judicial Magistrate Lahore Hasan Dilbar handed down the sentence to Mohammad Saleem in violation of the Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961.
He was also fined Rs 50,000.
Saleem's wife Shumaila had filed a private complaint before the court of the judicial magistrate against her husband.
Shumaila got married to Saleem about four years ago and the couple were enjoying good relations.
"I have come to know that my husband married Urooj Safdar two years ago secretly. He had not sought my permission for the second marriage," she said and sought "severe" punishment for her husband under the Muslim Family Laws.
Under this law, a man is legally bound to seek permission from his first wife and the arbitrary council concerned before his second marriage.
In case of non-payment of the fine he will have to ...

Man gets 2 months' jail over secret second marriage in Pak

Thousands of people have started to gather at a park in downtown Hong Kong, belting out songs and chanting slogans to mark the fifth anniversary of the Umbrella protests that called for democratic reforms in the semiautonomous Chinese territory.
Police, who approved Saturday's rally at Tamar Park by the Civil Human Rights Front, mounted tight security with barriers blocking access to government offices and the Legislative Council building that was stormed by protesters in July.
Protesters unfurled a big banner that read "We are back" on a footbridge to the government office.
Walls along a staircase leading to the bridge were filled with posters in a throwback to 2014, when protesters occupied key thoroughfares in the same area for 79 days but failed to win any government concessions.
Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has announced plans to contest local elections and warns that any attempt to disqualify him will only spur more support for monthslong pro-democracy protests.
His .

Thousands gather at Hong Kong park for protest

Iran slammed on Saturday the United States for what it called an "inhumane" decision to bar its foreign minister, who was attending the UN summit meetings in New York, from visiting a hospitalised Iranian diplomat in the city.
US authorities were not allowing Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to visit UN ambassador Majid Takht Ravanchi who was undergoing cancer treatment in a New York hospital.
In July, the US restricted Zarif's movement to just six blocks in New York.
The US State Department said it would allow the hospital visit request only if Iran released one of several US citizens it is currently "wrongfully detained."
The official IRNA news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying the US had taken humanitarian issues "hostage" for political causes.
The spat comes amid heightened tension between Tehran and Washington following US President Donald Trump's decision over a year ago to unilaterally pull out of a nuclear deal with Iran.
The US has ...

Iran slams US for barring Zarif from New York hospital visit

The winner of the USD 1 million Global Teacher Prize 2019 on Saturday made a call-out for incredible Indian teachers to be nominated for the 2020 edition of the award to help inspire others around the world with their unique stories.
Peter Tabichi, a science teacher from Kenya, said he had met many inspirational teachers from India during the Global Teacher Prize ceremony earlier this year and urged pupils in India to pick their most inspirational teacher to nominate and teachers themselves to apply for the award before the closing deadline in mid-October.
"During the Global Teacher Prize ceremony, I met so many Indian teachers that are passionate as well as innovative in how they inspire and engage their pupils in lessons. They are really devoted to their job and deserve a spotlight thrown on the important work they do in shaping the future of India through the children they teach," said Tabichi.
"India is a country that has all the gifts to have a very bright future. But there are ..

Global Teacher Prize winner urges Indian teachers to compete

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has visited a memorial to a young South African woman whose rape and murder inspired thousands of people to protest the country's high rate of sexual violence.
In a quiet stop during a royal tour, Meghan tied a ribbon to the memorial at the post office where 19-year-old university student Uyinene Mrwetyana was attacked last month.
The assault has led outraged women to march in the streets in major cities and rally behind an online campaign called #AmINext.
A post on the royals' Instagram account called the death "a critical point in the future of women's rights in South Africa" and said the visit was "personally important" to Meghan.
The duchess also has spoken with Mrwetyana's mother, the post said, adding that "the Duke and Duchess had been following what had happened from afar and were both eager to learn more when they arrived in South Africa."
More than 100 rapes are reported every day in South Africa, and President Cyril Ramaphosa calls the country 

Meghan visits memorial to murdered South African woman

Actor Regina Hall is set to voice for upcoming Audible Original "The AI Who Loved Me", which also features Mindy Kaling.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, in the Alyssa Cole romance project Hall will play the lead, while Kaling will voice for smart-home device Penny.
The story revolves around Trinity Jordan, who leads a quiet, normal life working for government research centre The Hive and is trying to recover from a traumatising incident.
However, her recovery is plagued by run-ins with Li Wei, her neighbour's sexy and strange nephew. It turns out, things aren't what they seem when she discovers that Wei is artificial intelligence so advanced that he blurs the line between man and machine.
"Each character had their own voice, personality and emotions, and I had fun crafting each and every one of them  particularly for the bio-human! I'm so excited for audiences to hear this amazing and truly unique love story," Hall said.
Kaling said the story is "ridiculously juicy and ...

Regina Hall to lend her voice to Audible Original 'The AI Who Loved Me'

"Transparent" actor Amy Landecker has boarded the cast of Showtime thriller "Your Honor", led by Bryan Cranston.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Landecker will recur in a season-long arc as a detective who becomes entwined with the family of a New Orleans judge (Cranston).
Cranston and Landecker recently appeared on third season of Amazon's "Sneaky Pete".
The legal thriller also features Michael Stuhlbarg, Hope Davis, Carmen Ejogo, Isiah Whitlock Jr, Hunter Doohan and Sofia Black-D'Elia.
Production on the 10-episode series is set to start soon.
"Your Honor" is based on Israeli series "Kvodo", created by Ron Ninio and Shlomo Mashiach.
The American version focuses on Cranston's Michael Desiato, a respected judge in New Orleans whose son (Doohan) is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit and impossible choices.
Landecker will play Nancy Costello, a detective assigned to investigate the murder of Michael's wife, Robin. In the course of her tireless 

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