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August 19 2018 07:05 PM EgyptAir hijacker Seif al-Din Mohamed Mostafa being led away by the police from Larnaca airport on March 29, 2016. AFP/Cairo An Egyptian man accused of hijacking a plane and diverting it to Cyprus has been sent back from the Mediterranean island to his homeland after a two- year extradition battle, officials said Sunday.

Elise Viebeck, The Washington Post Published 9:42 am PDT, Sunday, August 19, 2018 Photo: Bloomberg Photo By Andrew Harrer. Image 1of/1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Rudy Giuliani has previously questioned the objectivity of investigators in the Russia probe. Rudy Giuliani has previously questioned the objectivity of investigators in the Russia probe.

The Afghanistan government has announced a four-day ceasefire with the Taliban beginning with the Muslim Eid holiday but it could stretch until November 21. Rupam Jain and Sayed Hassib ReutersAugust 20, 20182:52am Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, days after fighting in the central city of Ghazni and a northern province.

A magnitude 6.0 quake struck southern Costa Rica on Friday, close to the border with Panama, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damages in the two Central American countries. The quake's epicenter was 19 km (11.7 miles) north of the town of Golfito, the country's southernmost port and a surfing destination.

Associated Press Updated: August 19, 2018 SEMBALUN, Indonesia - Strong earthquakes jolted the Indonesian tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, causing power blackouts, landslides and damage to buildings, as the island tries to recover from a temblor earlier this month that killed hundreds of people. A shallow quake late Sunday evening was measured at magnitude 6.9 by the U.S.