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Head of Nigeria’s anti-graft court charged with accepting bribe
World
February 4, 2018
Head of Nigeria’s anti-graft court charged with accepting bribe
Judge Danladi Umar allegedly demanded 10 million nairas (€22,300; $27,800) from a suspect “for a favor to be afterward shown…
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
World
February 4, 2018
Human trafficking operations busted in Mexico
Mexican officials announced late Saturday that they had taken into custody more than 300 Central American migrants who were being…
Corsica: Nationalist march draws thousands
World
February 4, 2018
Corsica: Nationalist march draws thousands
“It’s a historic moment, a march of unprecedented proportions in Ajaccio,” Gilles Simeoni, chairman of Corsica’s executive council, told reporters.…
Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees
Middle East
February 4, 2018
Turkish border guards accused of shooting at Syrian refugees
Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Saturday that it had documented several cases of Turkish border guards…
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
Middle East
February 4, 2018
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has ordered the Palestinian government to begin drawing up plans to…
Syrian fighters down Russian jet, pilot killed
Middle East
February 4, 2018
Syrian fighters down Russian jet, pilot killed
Syrian opposition fighters downed a Russian warplane near the town of Maaret al-Numan in the northwestern province of Idlib on…
US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah affiliates
Middle East
February 3, 2018
US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah affiliates
The United States on Friday placed sanctions on six people and seven businesses affiliated with the Iran-backed militant Shiite Islamist…
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
Middle East
February 3, 2018
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
The United States is investigating whether the Syrian government recently used sarin gas in attacks on the opposition, US Secretary…
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
Archaeology
February 2, 2018
Archaeologists in Egypt begin radar scans for secret chamber in Tutankhamun’s tomb
In 2015 a British Egyptologist said he found evidence of a hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun’s lavish tomb. Archaeologists have…
Eritrean migrants shot in massive Calais brawl
World
February 2, 2018
Eritrean migrants shot in massive Calais brawl
At least four people have been shot after a fight involving more than 100 Eritreans and Afghans erupted in Calais.…