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Led by human rights activist Peter Tatchell, several hundred people gathered outside the hotel, many armed with rainbow flags, placards and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out.

Afghanistan's ministry of foreign affairs summoned the diplomat to object about remarks that it deemed 'explicit interference' in Afghan affairs, the ministry's spokesman, Sibghatullah Ahmadi, said on Twitter.

The dramatic escapes leave at least three more hostages in the custody of the Abu Sayyaf, which is blacklisted by the US and the Philippines due to its brutal history of bombings and beheadings.

Malpass' selection by the bank's board of directors followed an 'open, transparent' nomination process in which citizens of all membership countries were potentially eligible.

Fearing that a border lockdown would prevent Mexico from shipping the 80 per cent of avocados that the United States consumes, processors and wholesalers have started stockpiling the prized fruit used in guacamole or as a spread on toast.

Britain has recouped some $253 million, France $136 million and Australia $93 million, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) posted on its website.

The debate concerns less sexual assault than the concept of the 'personal bubble', set against the backdrop of the MeToo movement.

'We obey the Word,' priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.

In a move that would be unthinkable in the United States, one of New Zealand's largest gun retailers, Hunting & Fishing, voluntarily stopped selling MSSAs and halted online firearms sales.

About 500 kg were found on Sunday afternoon, and more than 100 kg overnight "in a professionally-equipped cubby hole in a premium-class car" outside Kiev.

Attackers ambushed Abdul Rashid Dostum's convoy on the way from Mazar-i-Sharif, a city in Balkh province, to Jawzjan province in northern Afghanistan, said Bashir Ahmad Tayenj, spokesman for Dostum's Junbish Party.

Brunei will implement the Sharia laws from April 3. The Muslim-majority nation will punish sodomy, adultery and rape with the death penalty, including by stoning, and theft with amputation.

If other donors with HIV come forward, it could free up space on the transplant waiting list for everyone.

Soon after the 'Mission Shakti' test, which was announced by PM Modi on Wednesday, China reacted guardedly and expressed hope that all countries will uphold peace and tranquillity in the outer space.

The airspace has been re-opened a month after the escalated tensions with India over airstrikes over Jaish training camps in Balakot.

During the hearing, Nawaz's counsel Khawaja Haris asked the court to grant the former premier bail for eight weeks.