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In Bucha's morgue, autopsies begin on the victims of war
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» BUCHA, Ukraine: According to her death certificate, Lyudmyla Bochok, 79, was killed by a bullet to the head and the back on March 5.
Japan knife attacker grins before cameras
AFP, Published on 27/07/2016
» TOKYO - A Japanese man who admitted to murdering 19 people at a centre for the mentally disabled grinned to news cameras Wednesday before being questioned over the country's worst killing spree in decades.
India to probe deaths of disabled children at home
AFP, Published on 01/05/2016
» NEW DELHI - India announced an investigation on Sunday into the deaths of 12 mainly mentally and physically disabled children at a government-run home amid fears they were given toxic water or food.
Dan Carter's dream European run continues with Racing
AFP, Published on 11/04/2016
» PARIS - Dan Carter's dream season with Racing 92 has continued with a thrilling 19-16 European Cup quarter-final victory over French arch-rivals Toulon, but the ex-All Black was left with a heavily strapped knee.
Pakistan mechanic says blindness no roadblock to success
AFP, Published on 07/07/2015
» KARACHI - As a boy, Asif Patel would take apart toys and transistor radios, relying only on his sense of touch to rebuild them, having been robbed of his sight by a rare condition that meant he was born without eyes.
Belgium gives ill children of any age the right to die
AFP, Published on 14/02/2014
» Belgium has become the first country to allow euthanasia for terminally ill children of all ages, after a heated debate in which critics questioned a child's ability to make the decision to die.
Belgium gives ill children of any age right-to-die
AFP, Published on 13/02/2014
» Twelve years after legalising euthanasia for adults, Belgium's parliament extended the right to die to terminally ill children of any age Thursday, despite opposition from the Church and some pediatricians.
Texas executes Mexican despite diplomatic uproar
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» Texas executed a Mexican convicted of killing a policeman, despite a diplomatic outcry and pressure from the US federal government to further review his case.
US top court denies reprieve for Mexican death row inmate
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» The US Supreme Court denied a last-minute appeal Wednesday to block the controversial execution of a Mexican man convicted of murder in Texas.
Texas set to execute Mexican despite diplomatic uproar
AFP, Published on 23/01/2014
» The US state of Texas was set to execute a Mexican man convicted of murder on Wednesday despite a diplomatic outcry, as his lawyers turned to the US Supreme Court in hopes of a last-minute reprieve.