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UAE husbands prohibited from spying on wives

UAE husbands prohibited from spying on wives

Dec 25, – Dubai: It against the law for husbands to spy on their wives by bugging their cars or tapping their phones. Marriage does not permit a husband to keep his wife under surveillance without her consent because doing so is a breach of privacy, according to Senior Chief Prosecutor Esmail Madani, Head of […]

December 25, 2013 | By | Reply More
South Sudan army ready to march on rebel-held town

South Sudan army ready to march on rebel-held town

Dec 23, Kampala, Uganda –South Sudanese troops are readying to assault the rebel-held town of Bor, the president said Monday, after the evacuation of foreign nationals from the capital of the powder keg eastern Jonglei state. The army is “now ready to move to Bor,” President Salva Kiir told parliament, adding that the counter-attack to […]

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Five Syrian schoolchildren among 7 killed in Homs

Five Syrian schoolchildren among 7 killed in Homs

Dec 22, Damacus, Syria – A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden car near a primary school in a Syrian Shiite town, killing at least six people Sunday, activists and state media reported. The blast occurred outside a compound of schools in the town of Umm al-Amed in the eastern province of Homs, an official from […]

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Selena Gomez Cancels Tour of Asia and Australia

Selena Gomez Cancels Tour of Asia and Australia

Dec 20, – Selena Gomez, has cancelled her upcoming tour of Asia and Australia using an excuse rarely heard at the top level: she needs some “me” time. Gomez’s reps announced last month that her international Stars Dance tour would swing Down Under and through Asia in the New Year, including dates in Japan, China, […]

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UN: Hundreds estimated killed in South Sudan

UN: Hundreds estimated killed in South Sudan

Dec 18, Juba, South Sudan – Fighting in South Sudan has killed up to 500 people, U.N. diplomats said Tuesday, and the United Nations fears the violence in the oil-rich East African country is “largely along ethnic lines.” The United States ordered its citizens to leave South Sudan immediately. The president of South Sudan, which […]

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Camel beauty contest, Abu Dhabi festival attracts 25,000 entries

Camel beauty contest, Abu Dhabi festival attracts 25,000 entries

Dec 15, Abu Dhabi: Nearly 25,000 camels will participate in the world’s only camel beauty contest set to take place during the Al Dhafra Festival’s seventh edition, which kicked off on Saturday in the Western Region. With Dh50 million in prizes to be won during the 15-day event, visitors will witness everything from classic car […]

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Bangladesh executes Islamist leader for war crimes

Bangladesh executes Islamist leader for war crimes

Dec 12, – Bangladesh has executed the Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah. Earlier in the day, the country’s highest court had rejected an appeal that sought to review his death sentence. Bangladesh executed the Islamist leader Abdul Quader Mollah late Thursday. Earlier in the day, a five-judge panel dismissed Mollah’s appeal to have his death […]

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Pakistani doctor wins $1 million grant to fight child death

Pakistani doctor wins $1 million grant to fight child death

Dec 11, – A Pakistani doctor won a $1 million grant on Tuesday to fight early child mortality in a small fishing village in southern Pakistan in a contest financed by an American entrepreneur to find innovative ways to save lives, The Caplow Children’s Prize said. A proposal by Anita Zaidi, who heads the pediatrics […]

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Europe: Worst storm in 30 years claims 9 lives, triggers traffic chaos

Europe: Worst storm in 30 years claims 9 lives, triggers traffic chaos

Dec 06, – Berlin: Icy winter storms with hurricane-force winds on Friday lashed northern Europe, where the death toll rose to nine while hundreds of thousands were left without power or stranded by transport chaos. Emergency services across the region battled overnight to evacuate flooded harbour areas, sandbag sodden dykes and repair damage from toppled trees […]

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Fast & Furious star Paul Walker dies in California car crash

Fast & Furious star Paul Walker dies in California car crash

Dec 01, – Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker died in a car crash this afternoon when his friend lost control of a Porsche GT and collided with a street light. The star’s representatives and official Facebook page confirmed his death this evening. Walker, 40, was a passenger in the high-powered super-car when it spun […]

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