#NewsInTweets: Two Indian Teachers Rescued From Libya After A Year Of Abduction

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. [envoke_twitter_link]Two Indian teachers who were abducted in Libya last year have been rescued[/envoke_twitter_link]. T Gopalakrishna and C Balaramkishan were kidnapped by a group in Libya which owes allegiance to the Islamic State.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Mild intensity earthquake hits the Andaman islands[/envoke_twitter_link]. It measured around 5.1 on the Richter Scale and it hit around 2.am at night.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]A Kashmiri human rights activist has said that he was prevented from boarding a flight to Geneva[/envoke_twitter_link]. He was on his way to attend the United Nations Human Rights Commission session when he was disallowed from boarding.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]Curfew lifted after two days of unrest in Bengaluru[/envoke_twitter_link]. Security is tight in certain areas and total normalcy has not be restored as yet, especially for transport to Tamil Nadu.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]The Supreme Court has dismissed a PIL which sought to stop funds and facilities to the separatists[/envoke_twitter_link]. It also stated that it did not agree with the term ‘separatists’ as a ‘class of people’.

6. [envoke_twitter_link]A rocket fired by Palestinians landed in the border region in Israel[/envoke_twitter_link]. The military has reported no casualties and as of yet, have no returned fire.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]A 32-year-old man from Florida has been arrested for setting fire to a mosque of Fort Pierce[/envoke_twitter_link]. the mosque is rumoured to have been attended by the gunman behind the Orlando nightclub shootings, Omar Mateen.

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