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Salman Rushdie on ventilator after stabbing
AFP, Published on 13/08/2022
» NEW YORK: Salman Rushdie, who spent years in hiding after Iran ordered his killing, was on a ventilator and could lose an eye following a stabbing attack at a literary event in New York state on Friday.
Iranian ex-official ordered executions in 1988: Swedish prosecutors
AFP, Published on 11/08/2021
» STOCKHOLM - A former Iranian prison official handed out death sentences as part of a 1988 purge of political dissidents, Swedish prosecutors said on the first day of a landmark case likely to stoke tensions in the Islamic republic.
At least three dead in Shabaab attack on Mogadishu hotel
AFP, Published on 01/02/2021
» MOGADISHU - At least three people including two civilians were killed in a jihadist attack Sunday on a Mogadishu hotel, a Somali security source said, adding that the death toll could rise with assailants still inside.
Female Afghan TV journalist and activist shot dead
AFP, Published on 11/12/2020
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - A female Afghan news anchor and activist was shot dead by assailants Thursday, her employer said, the second journalist killed in a month in Afghanistan.
IS claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks on 50 soldiers
AFP, Published on 03/11/2019
» BAMAKO - The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led to the death of a French soldier who became the latest casualty in the conflict-torn region.