Iraqi refugee gets life in prison for rape, murder of German girl
An Iraqi man was sentenced to life in jail by a German court on Wednesday for the rape and murder of a teenage girl that fuelled far-right protests against a mass influx of mostly Muslim migrants. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and other far-right groups have seized on the brutal killing of 14-year-old Susanna […]
Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan to star in the remake of Satte Pe Satta
Deepika Padukone and Hrithik Roshan to star in the remake of Satte Pe Satta Hrithik Roshan has been roped in to play the role of Amitabh Bachchan while Deepika is set to play Hema Malini’s role. Rohit Shetty and Farah Khan are collaborating for the remake of Satte pe Satta which originally starred Amitabh Bachchan and Hema […]
Slovak leader tells Chinese minister of human rights worries
Slovak leader tells Chinese minister of human rights worries Zuzana Caputova, an environmental lawyer who won the March presidential election, made the comments on her official Facebook page following talks with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “I have expressed, in line with the European Union’s common position, concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation […]
UK accuses Iranian boats of impeding British tanker in the Gulf
UK accuses Iranian boats of impeding British tanker in the Gulf Britain’s Ministry of Defence had no immediate comment. The incident occurred almost a week after British Royal Marines boarded an Iranian tanker, Grace 1, off Gibraltar and seized it on suspicion that it was breaking sanctions by taking oil to Syria. Earlier on Wednesday, […]
Afghan women note Taliban shift after Doha talks
WASHINGTON: An Afghan campaigner who took part in breakthrough talks with the Taliban said Thursday she saw subtle improvements in the attitude towards women of the insurgents, who severely curtailed their rights while in power. In a meeting in Qatar, earlier this week, the militants sat down with Afghan representatives and issued a joint statement […]
EU mulls adding Saudi Arabia to money-laundering grey list
BRUSSELS: The European Union is preparing an overhaul of its listing of countries that pose money-laundering risks, an EU confidential document shows, a review that could allow Saudi Arabia to be moved to a new greylist after having been briefly blacklisted. The EU executive added the kingdom in February to its blacklist of 23 jurisdictions […]
R. Kelly Is Accused of Using Hush Money to Silence Family of Girl in Sex Tape
Grammy Award-winning singer R Kelly was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators with the Department of Homeland Security, on Thursday and is expected to be taken to New York City, the agency said. Early on Friday, the Chicago Sun-Times said Kelly faces a 13-count sex crime indictment, citing the US Attorney’s office. The R&B singer […]
Huge power outage plunges Manhattan into darkness
New York: A power outage gripped New York’s Manhattan on Saturday, sending Broadway theaters plunging into darkness, subways grinding to a halt and flicking off billboards in Times Square. About 42,000 customers lost electricity in the early evening, according to the Con Edison utility. Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Twitter that the outage was […]
New migrants brought to Libya centre hit by deadly air strike
CAIRO: More migrants have been moved to a detention center in Libya’s capital where an air strike killed more than 50 last week, despite a risk it could be hit again which led to survivors being evacuated, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Friday. Around 95 migrants were moved to the Tajoura center in Tripoli […]
IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS
IRAN JUDICIARY CONFIRMS ARREST OF FRENCH-IRANIAN SCHOLAR, GIVES NO DETAILS “She is among suspects that have been recently arrested,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said, without specifying the accusations against her. “Now is not an appropriate time to give more information on this case,” Esmaili told reporters at a news conference broadcast by the judiciary’s news […]
