WELLINGTON, March 30, (AFP): Two men who allegedly forced a teenager to eat red-hot bongo chillies have been charged with assault in New Zealand. Police …
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Saudi executes two
RIYADH, March 30, (AFP): Saudi Arabia executed two citizens convicted of murder on Wednesday, raising to 81 the number of death sentences carried out in …
Read More »Egypt requests extradition of detained hijack suspect
Egypt formally asked Cyprus on Wednesday to extradite a detained Egyptian man who authorities say admitted hijacking a domestic EgyptAir flight and diverting it to …
Read More »US orders diplomatic, military families out – Americans warned on south Turkey
WASHINGTON, March 29, (AP): The State Department and Pentagon ordered the families of US diplomats and military personnel Tuesday to leave posts in southern Turkey …
Read More »Hack cash from Bangladesh Central bank to Manila casino – $81mn moved
MANILA, March 29, (Agencies): Two Chinese men were responsible for moving $81 million stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s foreign reserves into Philippine casinos, an inquiry …
Read More »Over 5,000 held after Easter blast – Hundreds of Islamic extremists protest in capital
ISLAMABAD, March 29, (Agencies): Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspects, then released most of them, in the two days since a suicide bomber hit …
Read More »Yemen war kills many children, 320,000 malnourished: UNICEF
GENEVA, March 29, (Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition, millions lack access to health care or clean water, and some …
Read More »Terrorism ruled out in ‘EgyptAir’ drama – Hijacker ‘unstable’
LARNACA, Cyprus, March 29, (AP): An Egyptian man wearing a fake explosives belt who hijacked a domestic EgyptAir flight and forced it to land in …
Read More »‘Integrate or lose residency rights’
BERLIN, March 28, (Agencies): German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said he is planning a new law that will require refugees to learn German and …
Read More »Syria pursues attack on DAESH – US leads 14 strikes against Islamic State
BEIRUT, March 28, (Agencies): Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled Islamic State insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains …
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