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Mideast conflict enters new phase with Palestinian ICC bid
AFP, Published on 07/01/2015
» JERUSALEM - The Palestinians have moved into uncharted territory by bidding to join the International Criminal Court, analysts say, with the decades-old conflict with Israel now set to play out on the world stage.
India to hold Japanese gang rape ID parade on January 9
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» KOLKATA - Six men arrested for the gang rape of a Japanese tourist held hostage in India for nearly a month will appear in an identity parade later this week, a court said Tuesday.
Pakistan stops execution of man convicted as teen
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has stopped the hanging of a man convicted of murder as a teenager, an official said Tuesday, following an outcry from rights groups after the country resumed executions in the wake of a Taliban massacre at an army school.
Palestinian gets life in jail for murder of three Israeli teens
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» An Israeli military court on Tuesday handed three life sentences to a Palestinian militant convicted of organising the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
Belgian serial rapist 'will not be euthanized'
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» A serial rapist and murderer who had won the right to die under Belgium's controversial euthanasia laws will not now be put to death following fresh medical advice, authorities said Tuesday.
Ruthless Sharapova brushes aside Shvedova in Brisbane
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - Top seed Maria Sharapova began her 2015 campaign in ruthless fashion as she brushed aside Yaroslava Shvedova 6-0, 6-1 in the second round of the Brisbane International Tuesday.
2 jailed, 300,000 meth pills seized
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2015
» Two men were arrested and 300,000 methamphetamine pills seized in Ayutthaya province, the Narcotics Suppression Bureau said Tuesday.
Hong Kong leader warns against protests ahead of reform talks
AFP, Published on 06/01/2015
» Hong Kong's leader warned Tuesday against fresh pro-democracy protests before the next step in the city's contentious political reform process, as a new official report on the mass rallies sparked widespread anger.
Fugitive Indian terrorist captured in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 06/01/2015
» Police and military officers have captured a fugitive Indian terrorist hiding out in Pattaya wanted for a 1995 bombing in India that killed 18 people, including the head of Punjab state.
Corruption fight takes centre stage
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 06/01/2015
» Apush to eradicate corruption will take centre stage this year now the 250-member National Reform Council (NRC) has completed its task of making charter recommendations and is moving to work on the National Council for Peace and Order's (NCPO) reform agenda.