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Rights group asks Germany to arrest CIA deputy director
Associated Press, Published on 07/06/2017
» BERLIN -- A civil rights group is asking German authorities to issue an arrest warrant for the recently appointed deputy director of the CIA over claims she oversaw the torture of terrorism suspects 15 years ago.
Canoe returns to Hawaii after epic round-the-world voyage
Associated Press, Published on 18/06/2017
» HONOLULU -- No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe.
Pakistani father of slain girl blames police for slow action
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» LAHORE, Pakistan: The father of an 8-year-old Pakistani girl whose rape and killing shocked the nation accused the police on Thursday of being slow to respond when his daughter went missing in eastern Punjab province.
Iraqi PM celebrates victory in Mosul
Associated Press, Published on 10/07/2017
» MOSUL, IRAQ - Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi celebrated with Iraqi troops Sunday in Mosul after they drove Islamic State militants from some of their last strongholds in a nearly nine-month campaign, although heavy fighting by holdouts continued in parts of the Old City neighbourhood.
Militants storm security compound in Yemen, kill 5
Associated Press, Published on 05/11/2017
» SANAA, Yemen: Militants set off a large car bomb outside a security headquarters in Yemen's southern port city of Aden early Sunday before storming the compound and placing snipers on the roof, officials said, adding that at least five Yemeni soldiers were killed.
Teenage suicide bomber kills 50 in Nigeria mosque
Associated Press, Published on 22/11/2017
» LAGOS: A teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the region's deadliest assaults in years.
UN urges revision of lese majeste laws
Associated Press, Published on 14/06/2017
» GENEVA -- The UN human rights office says Thailand should bring its laws criminalising insults against the monarchy in line with international law.
‘Transformers’ star LaBeouf sorry after outburst, seeks help
Associated Press, Published on 13/07/2017
» LOS ANGELES -- Actor Shia LaBeouf apologised on Wednesday for his expletive-filled rants hurled at the officers who arrested him in Georgia last week on charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication, and said he was seeking help for addiction.
Highest-paid CEOs work in the media
Business, Associated Press, Published on 28/05/2015
» NEW YORK: They're not Hollywood stars, they're not TV personalities and they don't play in a rock band, but their pay packages are in the same league.
4 arrested for savage Hua Hin attack on elderly Brits
Associated Press, Published on 28/04/2016
» <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN - Four men have been arrested for a savage attack on an elderly British family holidaying in Hua Hin over the Songkran holiday after a video of the incident went viral on the internet.</span></p>