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Indian court hands five-year jail term to Lalu Prasad for embezzling funds

Indian court hands five-year jail term to Lalu Prasad for embezzling funds

Oct 03, – A former Indian federal minister and regional ally of the government was sentenced on Thursday to five years in jail over a corruption scam, disqualifying him from parliament under new anti-graft rules, lawyers said. The special court in the city of Ranchi in eastern India convicted Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday of […]

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Women held in Peru ‘claim they were threatened at gunpoint’

Women held in Peru ‘claim they were threatened at gunpoint’

Aug 13, – The family of one of two UK residents being held in Peru on suspicion of drug trafficking has said she denies involvement in any criminal offence. Michaella McCollum, 20, from Northern Ireland, and Melissa Reid, 19, from Scotland, were arrested trying to board a flight to Madrid a week ago. It is […]

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French serviceman held in Lyon over suspected mosque plot

French serviceman held in Lyon over suspected mosque plot

Aug 11, – A French military serviceman has been arrested for allegedly planning an attack on a mosque, the interior ministry has said. The 23-year-old man was stationed at an air base near Lyon. The ministry said the serviceman had carried out an earlier mosque attack and had views described as “close to the extreme […]

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Experts find 1st hint MERS coronavirus may be infecting camels

Experts find 1st hint MERS coronavirus may be infecting camels

Aug 08, LONDON — Scientists have found an intriguing clue that suggests camels might somehow be involved in infecting people in the Middle East with the mysterious MERS virus. Since the virus was first identified last September, there have been 94 illnesses, including 46 deaths, from MERS, or Middle East respiratory syndrome, mostly in Saudi […]

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Turkey Pregnant women gather to protest Sufi thinker

Turkey Pregnant women gather to protest Sufi thinker

July 30, – A new round appears to have opened in the fight between religious and secular interests in Turkey. Turkish citizens took to the streets after an Islamic pundit described appearing heavily pregnant in public as immoral. “It’s my body. It’s my decision.” Under this motto, hundreds of women – many of them very […]

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