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Prosecutors in Konya say initial evidence points to long-running feud, but victims’ family say attack was racist.
Nationwide moratorium on evictions put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire at midnight on Saturday.
KAYA, BURKINA FASO - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to cuts in foreign aid from donor nations such as Britain, which this month slashed its aid budget by $5.5 billion. The funding loss is being felt in Burkina Faso, where it could shut down a group that helps thousands of survivors of gender-based violence and rape.
ISLAMABAD - Human rights and media freedom advocates are urging authorities in Afghanistan to release four journalists arrested this week on charges they were “spreading enemy propaganda.” It was not immediately known whether the journalists have formally been charged, nor have Afghan authorities discussed their fate since taking them into custody Monday. “As the Afghan conflict escalates, all parties seem intent on silencing the country’s media,” lamented Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a statement issued late Friday. “Unless charged with a genuine crime, the four journalists should be released immediately.” The journalists - Mohib Obaidi, Sanaullah Siyam, Qudrat Sultani and Bismillah Watandost - were arrested after they returned from a reporting trip to the Taliban-held district of Spin Boldak in southern Kandahar province. They had traveled to the district to investigate reports of Afghan civilian killings by Taliban insurgents. Obaidi, Sultani and Watandost are reporters of Kandahar-based Millat Zagh Radio, and Siam, is a free-lance cameraperson. “The arrests …underscore rising concerns the Afghan government is trying to shield itself from media criticism. Among the many threats they face, Afghanistan’s embattled journalists should not also have to face prosecution for doing their jobs,” said HWR.
Analysts say ex-Israeli PM, removed in June after a 12-year tenure, is using a raft of tactics to undermine the gov’t.
KAMPALA, UGANDA - Uganda has lifted some COVID-19 restrictions after 42 days, while others stay in place. The lockdown of schools remains until, the government says, some essential workers including health workers, security personnel, teachers, and those over 45 years old, are vaccinated.
The United Nations is warning of a worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Ethiopia. UNICEF said Friday more than 100,000 children could face extreme starvation in the next year as a result of major fighting in the country's northern Tigray region.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s wife, Carrie, has announced she is expecting the couple’s second child
Former security guard Steve Bouquet was convicted of the brutal attacks on cats in the English city of Brighton.
The U.S. Navy said Saturday two American warships were escorting an Israeli-operated oil tanker to a safe port after it was attacked Thursday off the coast of Oman, killing two crew members.
GENEVA - A United Nations overview of conditions in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray province after more than nine-months of civil strife finds a society of staggering devastation, of ruined lives and livelihoods.
Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold in Tokyo 2020 women’s 100m final with the second-fastest time in history.
The death toll from wildfires raging in Turkey’s Mediterranean towns has risen to six after two forest workers were killed, the country’s health minister says
With the Taliban sweeping across much of the country, at least 30,000 Afghans are leaving each week. Many more have been displaced within Afghanistan’s borders.
Sindh’s chief minister said a sudden rise in COVID-19 cases flooded hospitals in Karachi, the provincial capital.
In the absence of vaccines, accountability, rather than charity, may be the continent’s best route out of the pandemic.
Players, organisers allege threats issued against cricketers for upcoming league in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
Francois Compaore is wanted in his home country in connection with the 1998 murder of investigative journalist Norbert Zongo.
Bush is a mass murderer. He should be sharing a bunk bed with Ratko Mladic at The Hague, not giving interviews on Afghanistan in Maine.
In Sierra Leone, the Radio Teaching Programme is helping children access education during disease outbreaks and beyond.
The authorities are clamping down on universities, which they consider hotbeds for unrest. The groups say they are fighting for survival.
President Saied rejects accusations he staged a coup, as two members of parliament arrested on Friday.
TAIPEI - U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is looking for ways to align multiple Asian countries behind the containment of rival superpower China, analysts said this week following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s visit to the region.
There are mounting concerns over the proliferation of 3D-printed weapons amid growing arrests across Europe of people downloading and or trying to build their own guns.
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TOKYO - France secured a comfortable win over Iran in Olympic men's basketball on Saturday to qualify for the quarterfinals and remain undefeated in the preliminary round.
Biles was expected to be one of the headliners of the Tokyo Games in a bid for six gold medals.
Sprinter provisionally suspended hours before she was due to run in the semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres.
U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board
TUNIS, TUNISIA - Tunisian authorities jailed an opposition lawmaker Friday and briefly detained four members of the powerful Islamist movement Ennahdha in the wake of the president's decision to seize exceptional powers, according to Tunisian media reports.
Former first lady Martine Moise says she is still left wondering what happened to the 30 to 50 men posted to guard her husband at the house.
The world's worst hunger crisis is unfolding and the U.S. says up to 900,000 people now face famine conditions in the war-torn region.
WASHINGTON - The United States seized a Singapore-owned oil tanker Friday that was used to make illegal oil deliveries to North Korea, the Justice Department said.
At least one security guard was killed in Afghanistan Friday after the Taliban attacked the central United Nations compound in the western province of Herat.
US says 2,734-tonne M/T Courageous was seized in Cambodia after it transferred more than $1.5m worth of oil to a North Korean ship.
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - A global human rights monitor on Friday accused the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan of detaining and executing suspected government officials as well as security forces, and in some cases their relatives. Human Rights Watch lamented in a statement that the Taliban’s retaliatory actions ran counter to their pledges that no harm would be inflicted on people who worked for the Afghan government or assisted the United States and NATO troops. The allegations came as the Taliban continue to make territorial gains across Afghanistan and government security forces struggle to contain them. The insurgents deny they are carrying out revenge killings. The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that among recent cases, in southern Kandahar province the Taliban earlier in the month executed a popular comedian, Nazar Mohammad, better known as Khasha Zwan. The slain man had posted routines that included songs and jokes on TikTok and reportedly also worked with the Afghan police force. Taliban fighters abducted him from his home and beat him before shooting him to death, according to HRW. “Taliban forces apparently executed Khasha Zwan because he poked fun at Taliban leaders,” said Patrica Gossman, associate Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “His murder and other recent abuses demonstrate the willingness of Taliban commanders to violently crush even the tamest criticism or objection,” Gossman said. A video of two armed men slapping and abusing the detained comedian went viral on social media, prompting Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid to admit insurgent fighters were behind the incident. Mujahid said the men have been arrested and will be tried because they were bound to bring the comedian before a Taliban court instead of executing him. Insurgent commanders are also accused of detaining scores of people associated with the government or police in Kandahar. “Advancing Taliban forces have no blank check to brutally target their critics,” Gossman said. “The Taliban leadership usually denies the abuses, but it’s their fighters carrying out these attacks and their responsibility to stop the killings.” The U.S. government also condemned the killing of the comic. “Nazar Mohammad 'Khasha' was a beloved comedian, bringing laughter & joy to his community even in dark times,” tweeted Ross Wilson, acting U.S. ambassador in Kabul. “The Taliban kidnapped & lynched him, then gleefully published video evidence on Twitter. We condemn these sickening actions & the Taliban leadership should too.”
The administration says it is considering a range of additional options including providing internet access to Cubans.
The Biden administration outlined a number of efforts related to its Cuba policy on Friday -- including new sanctions and assistance to Cuban dissidents -- as President Joe Biden met with members of the Cuban-American community and key members of Congress at the White House.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to apologise over early morning immigration raids in 1970s that singled out people of Pacific Island descent.
MOSCOW - The United States said Friday it has laid off nearly 200 local staffers working for its diplomatic missions in Russia ahead of an August 1 deadline set by the Kremlin for their dismissal. The move is the latest in a series of measures taken by both sides that have strained U.S.-Russia relations.
KAYA, BURKINA FASO - The COVID-19 pandemic has led to cuts in foreign aid from donor nations such as Britain — which cut its aid budget by $5.5 billion — Australia, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The funding loss is being felt in Burkina Faso, where it could shut down a group that helps thousands of survivors of gender-based violence and rape.
Justice Department aims to block an order framed as a public health measure to battle COVID that targets undocumented immigrants.
Democracy advocates are worried this law will threaten civil rights and free speech in the city.
Mom speaks out about giving birth to 9 babies at same time.
The mandate covers all campus staff as well as market, regional and divisional employees, the retailer said.
Tunisian authorities jailed an opposition lawmaker and charged four members of the powerful Islamist movement Ennahdha, according to local media
Nearly 100 members of Congress and watchdog groups are raising concerns about anti-Asian bias at the Justice Dept.
Republika Srpska parliament passes a law under which those who call their entity ‘genocidal’ risk lengthy jail terms, in tit-for-tat response.
UN says more than 21,000 refugees ‘affected’ by the flooding, nearly 4,000 shelters have been damaged or destroyed.
The firm’s upbeat results show how oil producers are using the rally in prices to cut debt and boost shareholder payouts.
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