US financier Jeffrey Epstein, indicted on charges he trafficked underage girls for sex, committed suicide in prison, US news media reported Saturday.
He hanged himself, and his body was found Saturday morning, The New York Times and other media said.
Epstein, 66, had already been found in a cell in late July with marks on his neck after an apparent suicide attempt.

Disgraced US financier Epstein committed suicide in prison: media

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Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Moscow on Saturday after mass police detentions at recent protests that have been among the largest since President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin in 2012.
On a cold rainy afternoon, protesters huddled under umbrellas on the central Prospekt Andreya Sakharova street, where city authorities had given permission for the rally to take place but deployed a massive police presence, including officers in riot gear.
The White Counter, an NGO that tracks participants in rallies, counted 40,000 people, while Moscow police gave a much lower attendance figure of 20,000.
In recent weeks, thousands have attended street protests calling for free and fair elections after the exclusion of several opposition figures, including allies of top Putin critic Alexei Navalny, from local Moscow polls next month.
Riot police and the national guard detained more than 2,000 at the previous two rallies, which were not authorised by city officials.
On ..

Tens of thousands join Moscow opposition rally after crackdown

LGBT activists and counter-protesters are gathering in a central Polish city holding its first ever pride parade amid a deep divide in the country over LGBT rights.
The parade in Plock, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Warsaw, comes after the first-ever parade in the conservative city of Bialystock was marred by violence in July, with counter-protesters attacking parade participants.
There was a large police presence Saturday in Plock, a sign authorities are determined to prevent a repetition of last month's violence.
The parades come amid a backlash against an LGBT movement that is growing more visible in the predominantly Catholic country.
The ruling right-wing party has made LGBT issues a key point ahead of October elections, depicting gays and lesbians as threats to society and families.

Poland holds new pride parade after one marred by violence

The Ocean Viking charity ship rescued more than 80 migrants off the coast of Libya on Saturday, according to Doctors without Borders (MSF), which operates the vessel along with the French charity SOS Mediterranee.
The migrants, mainly Sudanese men and adolescents, were picked up after the Ocean Viking rescued 85 people including four children on Friday.
The white rubber dinghy was spotted after a plane was seen repeatedly flying over it, MSF mission head Jay Berger said.
European forces regularly patrol the central Mediterranean looking for boats leaving the Libyan coast, particularly during mild weather.
The Ocean Viking sailed towards the area where the plane seemed to be focusing on and found the dinghy, Berger said.
"But the plane never tried to communicate with us," he added.
Some 170 migrants, all from sub-Saharan Africa, are now on board the Ocean Viking, which left Marseille on Sunday. An AFP journalist is also on board.
Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who .

80 migrants rescued by charity ship off Libya: MSF

Luxembourg began clear-up operations on Saturday after a violent tornado ripped through the tiny state's southwest, causing serious damage to dozens of homes and injuring 19 people.
The tornado hit towns close to the French and Belgian borders on Friday, with winds of almost 130 kilometres (80 miles) an hour ripping roofs off 60 houses, tearing down trees and blocking roads with debris.
Government minister Dan Kersch told reporters on Saturday that up to 100 houses were no longer habitable, while the country's crisis unit said 19 people had been injured, two seriously.
In Bascharange, the town worst hit by the tornado, residents were left to clear up the ravages of the storm.
"I saw this thing spinning, it was moving forward and back towards the garden," one woman told AFP as she cleared up outside her house with a broom and a wheelbarrow.
The force of the winds broke her shutters and blew her garden furniture three houses down the street.
As the sleepy town of 10,000 inhabitants ...

Luxembourg clears up after tornado

Paris Saint-Germain revealed on Saturday that Neymar transfer talks are "more advanced than before" after the Brazilian was dropped for the French champions' opening Ligue 1 match with Nimes.
Sporting director Leonardo confirmed to reporters that the Brazilian was near the exit door but that PSG were "not yet ready to give its approval (to the transfer)" ahead of Sunday's match at the Parc des Princes.
Real Madrid or a return to Barcelona are the most likely destinations for the world's most expensive footballer, with Spanish media on Friday saying that Zinedine Zidane's side will battle Barca for the 27-year-old's signature.
Sports newspaper AS claimed Neymar has been offered to Madrid by PSG, who are open to selling if they can either recoup the 222 million euros ($249 million) they spent on him in 2017 or receive half that amount, with players included in the deal.
Barcelona-based Mundo Deportivo says that he would prefer a move back to Catalonia to play alongside former teammates .

Neymar out of PSG opener, exit talks 'ore advanced than before' - club

Conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated last week are in a stable condition, the team of Hungarian and Bangladeshi doctors who carried out the marathon operation said Saturday.
Three-year-old Rabeya and Rukaya who were joined at the head suffered from a rare embryological disorder affecting an estimated one in every five to six million births.
The girls were recovering after the 30-hour operation to separate their skulls and brains at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka.
A surgical team of 35 Hungarians and more than 100 Bangladeshi doctors took part in the delicate procedure which they dubbed "Operation Freedom".
The girls were in stable condition after the final separation, the last phase in a lengthy series of surgeries since last year, said Gergely Pataki, founder of Action for Defenceless People Foundation (ADPF) which led the huge team of doctors.
"But keeping in mind that such rare complicated surgical procedures has its risks, complications might still occur," 

Separated Bangladeshi twins stable: Doctors

Libyans who fled fighting outside Tripoli dream of returning to their homes as they prepare for the Eid al-Adha festival with heavy hearts, worried they will end up living on the streets.
In early April, Mohamad Kreir and his family fled their home south of capital as fierce clashes flared between rival forces turning the area into a battleground within hours.
Kreir and others like him were moved into hotels paid for by a crisis committee set up by the Tripoli-based UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) to cope with the influx of displaced.
The committee is now asking them to leave the hotels but has given no reason for its decision.
"A few days ago, they tell us we have to leave the hotel. What should I do? Live in the street with my family? I have nowhere to go," Kreir said.
Another man added: "My family and I are at a hotel and I don't even have a quarter dinar in my pocket." They were speaking during a gathering of some 50 displaced people in a gymnasium organised by ..

Displaced by fighting, Libyans fear ending up 'on the street'

A Spanish humanitarian ship that has been stuck at sea for over a week because of Italy's refusal to let it disembark 121 migrants said it rescued 39 more people on Saturday, further complicating conditions on board.
The Open Arms boat said it made its latest rescue in international waters in the central Mediterranean, where it has been stranded for nine days after Italy and Malta denied it entry.
Open Arms founder Oscar Camps said that Malta offered to allow the 39 new passengers to disembark, but still rejected taking the 121 the boat rescued last week.
"We cannot evacuate 39 people and tell the rest that they have to stay," Camps said.
Malta said that it was willing to accept the 39 migrants since it had launched its own rescue operation to reach the boat that was in its designated search-and-rescue area before the Open Arms got there first.
But the Maltese government said in a statement that the other 121 migrants were picked up "in an area where Malta is neither responsible nor ..

Spanish aid boat stuck at sea rescues 39 more migrants

Thousands of opposition supporters rallied in Moscow on Saturday after mass police detentions at recent protests that have been among the largest since President Vladimir Putin's return to the Kremlin in 2012.
On a rainy afternoon, protesters huddled under umbrellas on the central Prospekt Andreya Sakharova street, where city authorities had given permission for the rally to take place.
The White Counter, an NGO that tracks participants in rallies, counted 7,200 people, while the massive police presence included officers in riot gear.
In recent weeks, thousands have attended street protests calling for free and fair elections after the exclusion of several opposition figures, including allies of top Putin critic Alexei Navalny, from local Moscow polls next month.
Riot police and the national guard detained more than 2,000 at the previous two rallies, which were not authorised by city officials.
On Saturday, some protesters carried placards with slogans such as "Give us the right to ...

Thousands join Moscow opposition rally after crackdown

Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola believes his cult classic "Apocalypse Now" has been wrongly labelled as "anti-war", when in fact it glorifies war and violence.
The 1979 feature was a modern take on Joseph Conrad's anti-imperialist novella "Heart of Darkness". Set against the backdrop of Vietnam War, the film is considered one of the best of all time.
Coppola believes an ideal anti-war film should be made on the lines of Japanese director Kon Ichikawa's 1956 movie "The Burmese Harp".
"No one wants to make a pro-war film, everyone wants to make an anti-war film. But an anti-war film, I always thought, should be like 'The Burmese Harp', something filled with love and peace and tranquillity and happiness.
"It shouldn't have sequences of violence that inspire a lust for violence. 'Apocalypse Now' has stirring scenes of helicopters attacking innocent people. That's not anti-war," Coppola told The Guardian in an interview.
Sharing his vision for a "perfect anti-war" film, the ...

Francis Ford Coppola disputes 'anti-war' tag given to 'Apocalypse Now'

Two million Muslim pilgrims converged on Mount Arafat outside Mecca Saturday marshalled by tens of thousands of stewards in a bid to prevent any repetition of previous years' deadly stampedes.
Movable crowd control barriers were erected all around the foot of the rocky hill, also known as Jabal al-Rahma, or Mount of Mercy, where the faithful arrived on foot or in a seemingly endless line of buses.
Raising their palms skywards, the pilgrims set off on the climb to the summit where they hold prayers to atone for their sins in a ritual that is regarded as the high point of the annual hajj.
"Really, I am very satisfied," said Lassina Coulibaly, a 47-year-old Malian business employee as pilgrims clutching brightly coloured umbrellas gathered under the blazing sun.
"Fatigue is part of the pilgrimage," added the father of seven.
Thousands of faithful had spent the night under the stars, sleeping on prayer rugs or pieces of cardboard.
Trucks were parked at regular intervals on the route ...

Two million Muslim hajj pilgrims scale Mount Arafat

Police in Hong Kong fired tear gas on Saturday at pro-democracy protesters as they defied warnings to cancel a march and blocked intersections in several parts of the city.
The fresh demonstrations came after the city's leader pledged she would not grant concessions to the protesters as their movement enters its third month.
Activists gathered on Saturday afternoon in the city's Tai Po district to stage a march despite police denying them a permit, facing off against officers who held up signs warning: "Disperse or we may use force."
But before any clash could break out, the protesters pulled back and began heading to different parts of the city.
One group gathered in the Sha Tin neighbourhood, where last week riot police and protesters fought pitched battles inside a luxury shopping complex.
Another group headed to the Tai Wai district, where they began dismantling railings along the road to set up barricades.
"Today is not about standing off with police or guarding a road. It's more 

Hong Kong protesters defy police with new rallies

IDEMITSU Honda Racing India team rider Rajiv Sethu grabbed one point while his rookie team-mate Senthil Kumar finished 20th in round 5 of FIM Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) here Saturday.
Starting strong, Rajiv shed 1.115 seconds over his yesterday's best lap time to qualify Top 14 with best lap time of 1:55:006. Senthil too improved his lap timing by 1.605 seconds, which put him 19th on starting grid.
The afternoon race 1 saw Rajiv gain three positions at the start itself. By lap 3, Rajiv bettered his fastest lap time to 1:54:450, narrowing his gap with lead rider to just 0:322 seconds.
However, the infighting between Top 13 riders all riding within 1 second gap impacted Rajiv. When Anggi Setiawan and Tatchakorn Buasri had bike contact in turn 7 of lap 6, Rajiv saved himself by lifting his bike in the corner.
But in the process, Japanese rider Aiki Iyoshi after him, made contact with Rajiv and pushed him off the track.
In a race where microseconds mattered, Rajiv fell back from 

Rajiv grabs one point, Senthil finishes 20th in ARRC

A damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania Saturday as people were trying to siphon fuel out of it, killing at least 62, in one of the worst incidents of its kind in the East African country.
Citing police figures, state broadcaster KBC said a further at least 70 people were injured in the incident early Saturday in the town of Morogoro. Regional police commissioner Steven Kabwe told the local Azam TV that many suffered serious burns.
Tanzanian government spokesman Hassan Abbasi said on Twitter that news of the deaths was "received with sadness." "We send our condolences to the families, relatives and friends," he said.
Witnesses in Morogoro, which lies about 120 miles (200 kilometers) from Tanzania's economic hub of Dar es Salaam, told The Associated Press that scores of people had gathered around the fuel tanker after it was involved in an accident early on Saturday. They said people were trying to siphon away fuel when the tanker burst into flames.
Incidents of people ...

Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion

India U-19 team made it to the final despite losing to England U-19 by eight wickets via D/L method in a rain-hit youth one-day match of the Tri-Nation series here.
India U-19 team will face Bangladesh U-19 in the summit clash at Hove on Sunday.
With three wins and three losses, India U-19 team finished at second place with eight points, behind Bangladesh U-19, who topped the table with 11 points. England secured 5 points.
Opting to bat first in the final league match, India U-19 posted a competitive 278 for 8 in their stipulated 50 overs, courtesy a superb hundred by Divyaansh Saxena (102) and half-centuries by Priyam Garg (51) and Tilak Varma (52).
In reply, England U-19 made a good start, raising 161 for one in 37 overs with opening batsmen Ben Charlesworth (46) and Tom Clark (66) putting up a 72-run partnership in 15.5 overs.
Once Charlesworth was sent back by Pragnesh Kanpillewar, Dan Mousley and Clark kept England U-19 in the chase.
However, rain interruptions reduced the target 

India U-19 team enters tri-series final despite losing to England U-19

The death toll from a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in eastern Myanmar rose to at least 34, an official said Saturday, as emergency workers continued a desperate search through thick mud for scores more feared missing.
Myanmar's monsoon season brings an annual torrent of heavy downpours, which often leaves tens of thousands displaced from flooded homes and triggering deadly landslides across its more hilly regions.
A huge brown gash on the hillside marked where the deluge of mud flooded onto Ye Pyar Kone village in Mon state on Friday, wiping out 16 homes.
Search and rescue teams worked through the night with excavators and their bare hands trying to find survivors and recover bodies from the deep sludge, continuing through Saturday.
"We found 34 dead, and the search for dead bodies is still ongoing," local administrator Myo Min Tun told AFP.
So far, 47 people have been left injured while officials believe that more than 80 people could still be missing.
Aerial pictures showed .

Myanmar landslide kills 34, many more feared missing

Britain could struggle to stop European Union fishing boats illegally entering its waters after a no-deal Brexit due to a lack of enforcement vessels, according to a leaked government email.
The document, prepared by officials in the Department for Environment and seen by Sky News, warns there is "a lot of uncertainty" over whether the country will have the resources to police its seas.
It details concerns that only 12 vessels will be available "to monitor a space three times the size of the surface area of the UK", the broadcaster said.
The warning comes as French fishermen, who rely heavily on British waters for their catch, have threatened to disrupt UK exports via the Channel if they are denied access after Brexit.
Britain will leave the Common Fisheries Policy -- which allows EU fishermen access to British waters -- and become an independent coastal state if, as increasingly feared, it crashes out of the bloc without a deal on October 31.
Under the terms struck with Brussels by ..

UK may lack ships to police waters after Brexit: Govt leak

The mother of a Franco-Irish teenager who went missing from a Malaysian rainforest resort fought back tears Saturday as she thanked the hundreds-strong team hunting for the schoolgirl.
Nora Quoirin, a 15-year-old with learning difficulties, disappeared Sunday a day after checking into the resort with her London-based family.
They believe she was abducted, but police have classified it as a missing person case.
A team of over 260 people backed by helicopters, drones and sniffer dogs is scouring dense jungle next to the resort in southwestern Malaysia but have not found any trace of the teenager.
Speaking to the team outside the resort, the girl's mother Meabh Quoirin said: "We want to say thank you to each and every one of you, we know you are searching night and day for Nora.
"It means the world to us, and we are so grateful for everything that you are doing for us." With her husband Sebastien by her side, she ended by saying "terima kasih" -- which means thank you in the Malay ...

Missing teen's mother thanks Malaysia search team

The flamboyant Chris Gayle is unlikely to get a farewell Test match against India after being overlooked in the 13-strong West Indies squad for the two-Test series starting August 22 at North Sound in Antigua.
The only new face in the side is big-bodied spin bowling all-rounder from Leeward Islands Rahkeem Cornwall. The 26-year-old Cornwall weighs 140 kg and stands at 6 feet 6 inch.
Gayle, who is just six weeks shy of his 40th birthday, had last played a Test match way back in 2014, against Bangladesh. Gayle looked completely out of sorts during the opening ODI against India where he managed only 4 off 31 balls before being bowled by Kuldeep Yadav.
Prior to the World Cup match against India in Manchester in June, Gayle expressed his desire to play one final Test match, preferably at his home ground Sabina Park in Kingston.
However the West Indies selection committee headed by Robert Haynes decided otherwise
In fact, former pace great Curtly Ambrose in an interview with the PTI had ...

India Test Series: Gayle not picked in Test squad, 'Giant' Cornwall gets maiden call-up

A rare tornado injured 19 people, two of them severely, in Luxembourg, while 15 soccer players were injured by a lightning strike in southern Germany as unseasonal storms hit northern Europe late Friday.
The tornado in the southwestern Luxembourg communities of Pettingen and Kaerjeng left a path of destruction that made up to 100 homes uninhabitable, local media reported Saturday.
Debris and damaged cars were left strewn around the area, while at least four power poles were destroyed.
"Architects are going to come and survey the damage. Meanwhile, we will coordinate to cover the roofs," Paul Schroeder, director general of Luxembourg's fire and rescue service, told residents, according to Luxembourg French-language newspaper L'Essentiel.
In nearby eastern France the tornado was less severe, but local media there reported that dozens of roofs were destroyed and cars were damaged in the communities of Longwy and Herserange.
Tornadoes are a very rare weather condition in Europe, which is .

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