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Marie Colvin’s family sues Syria over death in Homs
The family of Marie Colvin, the American journalist who died in Syria four years ago, is suing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Relatives say they have evidence that she was murdered as part of a policy of deliberately killing journalists. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed at a district court in Washington DC. Colvin...
Woman shot as extra officers deployed to investigate FOUR attacks in UK county town
A WOMAN is in hospital after a spate of shootings in an historic British county, last night. Police have deployed extra officers to Bedford after the separate attacks took place just hours apart. One woman was shot in the arm after shots were fired at at a property in Faraday Square at around 10pm. She was taken to...
US police shootings: Protests spread with dozens of arrests
Protests continue to spread across US cities against the killing of black men by police, following recent deaths in Minnesota and Louisiana. Roads were blocked and missiles thrown in Minnesota, while armed New Black Panther Party members confronted police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dozens of arrests have been made but the...
Two dead as Typhoon Nepartak strikes Taiwan
Severe rain and wind brought by super Typhoon Nepartak killed at least three people and injured more than 140 in Taiwan, authorities say. The storm made landfall in the southeastern county of Taitung at 5.50am (0750 AEST) on Friday. One unidentified man died after being swept off a beach in the eastern county of Hualien late...
Iraq shrine attack: IS kills dozens in Balad
Suicide bombers and gunmen have killed at least 35 people in an attack by so-called Islamic State (IS) at a Shia shrine in the Iraqi town of Balad. At least one bomber blew himself up outside the mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi, which was then stormed by gunmen, reports say. Another bomber is said to have blown...
Labour peer attacked in ‘chemical and biological WARFARE’ as Parliament put on lockdown
A LABOUR peer was showered with an unknown white powder while opening a 'racist' letter at parliament sparking fears of a chemical attack. Lord Ahmed said he got the powder all over his shirt and shoes after opening a letter addressed to him. After raising the alarm he was told security was treating it as "chemical...
Dallas shooting: Gunman ‘wanted to kill whites’ says police chief
The gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police said he was upset about the police shootings of black people and wanted to kill white officers, the city's police chief has said. The suspect told police that he was working alone, Police Chief David Brown told reporters. Five Dallas police officers were killed and seven...
US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment
The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy a controversial missile defence system, in the wake of intensifying threats from North Korea. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be deployed solely to counter the threat from Pyongyang, a statement said. It is unclear exactly where it would be...
Many injured in Taiwan train blast
An explosion ripped through a busy commuter train in Taiwan's capital, Taipei, late on Thursday injuring at least 24 people, police say. The blast hit a train at Taipei's Songshan station before midnight leaving some passengers badly burned. Police told local media they found a broken tube with explosive material inside...
Dallas protest: Four police officers dead in sniper shooting
Four Dallas police officers have been shot dead by sniper fire during protests against the shooting of black men by police, the authorities say. One suspect is in custody after a shootout with police, while a person of interest turned himself in, Dallas police tweeted. Gunfire broke out as demonstrators marched through the...
Somali who sexually assaulted a child is awarded £105k damages for unlawful detention
A SOMALI refugee who sexually assaulted a child was yesterday awarded £105,000 damages for his unlawful immigration detention. The man, aged 41 and only identified as AXD, is currently serving a 21-month sentence for the attack. AXD, who arrived in the UK in 1997 and has also served a 16-month sentence for unlawful...
Lionel Messi handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud. His father, Jorge Messi, was also given a jail term for defrauding Spain of €4.1m (£3.5m; $4.5m) between 2007 and 2009. They also face millions of euros in fines for using tax havens in Belize and Uruguay to...
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