London attack: What we know so far
London terror attack Four dead in Westminster terror attack Image gallery In pictures: ‘Terrorist incident’ at Westminster LIVE Westminster attack – latest updates Video ‘Get under cover now!’ Four people have died and 20 people have been injured after what police are treating as terrorist attacks in Westminster, earlier on Wednesday. Here is what we […]
Italian police capture mobster wanted over mafia massacre in Germany
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on Italian police capture mobster wanted over mafia massacre in Germany
A file photo of anti-mafia police carrying out a raid. Photo: Jacques Munch/AFP Italian police on Wednesday captured a notorious Calabrian mobster wanted over a 2007 mafia massacre in which six people died in the German city of Duisburg. Santo Vottari, 45, was captured in a tiny hideout in a flat at Benestare, near the […]
Continue reading …New discovery: Intact tomb uncovered in Aswan
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on New discovery: Intact tomb uncovered in Aswan
The intact tomb of the brother of a 12th Dynasty Elephantine governor has been uncovered, containing a range of funerary goods The Spanish Archaeological Mission in Qubbet El-Hawa, west Aswan, has discovered an intact structure where the brother of one of the most important governors of the 12th Dynasty, Sarenput II, was buried. Mahmoud Afifi, head […]
Continue reading …Germany set to deport two terror suspects born on its soil
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on Germany set to deport two terror suspects born on its soil
Items seized from the two men. Photo: DPA Germany said on Tuesday it will deport two men arrested on suspicion of planning a terror attack, despite the fact that while their parents are foreigners, they were both born in the country. This is the first time in Germany’s history that such a decision has been […]
Continue reading …US surgeons separate parasitic twin from girl born with four legs
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on US surgeons separate parasitic twin from girl born with four legs
MHospital staff prepare 10-month old “Baby Dominique” for surgery to treat the infant born with four legs and two spines at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S., March 8, 2017. (Reuters Photo) A baby girl from the Ivory Coast born with four legs and two spines has been successfully separated from a parasitic twin […]
Continue reading …David Rockefeller, billionaire philanthropist, dead at 101
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on David Rockefeller, billionaire philanthropist, dead at 101
David Rockefeller, left, with Nelson Mandela in 1998. (REUTERS/Peter Morgan) David Rockefeller, the billionaire businessman and philanthropist who was the last in his generation of one of the country’s most famously philanthropic families, died Monday. He was 101. Rockefeller died in his sleep at his home in suburban Pocantico Hills, New York, according to his […]
Continue reading …Report: Racial discrimination still significant in Malaysia
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on Report: Racial discrimination still significant in Malaysia
According to Malaysia’s Racial Discrimination Report 2016, discrimination based on ethnicity in education, healthcare, finance, workforce and welfare continued on an upward trend. File pix by NURUL SHAFINA JEMENON. By ARFA YUNUS – March 22, 2017 @ 12:28am PETALING JAYA: Racial discrimination in Malaysia remains high despite ongoing efforts by the government to promote moderation […]
Continue reading …UN rejects Arab coalition’s call to supervise Yemen port
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on UN rejects Arab coalition’s call to supervise Yemen port
JEDDAH: The UN on Monday rejected the Saudi-led Arab coalition’s request for the key Yemeni port of Al-Hodeida to be placed under its supervision. UN spokesman Farhan Haq said the warring sides in Yemen have a responsibility to protect civilian infrastructure and civilians, adding: “These are not obligations they can shift to others.” Coalition spokesman […]
Continue reading …Anti-piracy chief fired over illegal fishing comments
22 March, 2017 Comments Off on Anti-piracy chief fired over illegal fishing comments
BOSASSO: The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region of Somalia said he had been fired for speaking out about illegal fishing, which he claims could trigger a new outbreak of piracy in the Indian Ocean. Pirates hijacked an oil tanker off Somalia last week, the first such attack in the region since […]
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