Alibi witness for murder convict Adnan Syed from 'Serial'
Baltimore: The Baltimore man whose conviction for a 1999 murder was questioned by the popular podcast Serial was calm when he was told the victim was missing, a witness has testified in court. Asia...
View ArticleThe mysterious life of a professional impostor
He strolled into the police station in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on January 4 wearing a Harvard sweatshirt, a "Wounded Warrior" cap and military dog tags dangling from his neck. He said he was Jeremiah...
View ArticleNo freedom for Julian Assange
London: It boils down to this: Julian Assange is incredibly unlikely to walk out of Ecuador's London embassy on Friday. He might, of course. All he has to do is walk through two doors, and he'll be...
View ArticleReal-life Bonnie and Clyde on the run in the US
Atlanta: A couple suspected in a series of robberies and abductions in Alabama and Georgia also are suspects in the theft of guns from a Missouri house a few days before the crime spree, police said....
View ArticleReporters Without Borders and UNESCO launch new edition of safety guide for...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The 130-page guide offers essential information and practical advice for journalists to assist them before, during...
View ArticleAustralian man arrested in Bali for alleged fraud over land and villa purchase
An Australian man has been arrested in Bali for alleged fraud and embezzlement over the purchase of a land and villa development. Police say Eric Bevan Gillet...
View ArticleIKEA loses right to use its own name in Indonesia
Jakarta: Swedish furniture giant IKEA has lost the right to use its own brand name in Indonesia after a legal battle with a local company that claimed the trademark, court documents released earlier...
View ArticleJulian Assange calls on Sweden, Britain to let him walk free after UN report
London: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called on Britain and Sweden on Friday to let him freely leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London after a UN panel ruled he had been arbitrarily detained and...
View ArticleItalian actor dies after hanging scene goes wrong
In the courtyard of Teatro Lux, a theatre in Pisa, Italy, the performance of an experimental production last weekend offered an unusual spectacle. The play, called Mirages, was not performed from a...
View ArticleWhy Norway gave its police guns. And then took them away again
Norway has long been one of the relatively few European countries where police officers do not routinely carry firearms. In November 2014, this changed: the country's police officers were ordered to...
View ArticleCall for Papers – Media and Information Literacy: Reinforcing Human Rights,...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The MILID Yearbook is a peer reviewed academic publication and a joint initiative of the UNESCO-UNAOC University...
View ArticleReverse migration: Iraqis heading home from Europe
Baghdad: Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee centre in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After many sleepless nights, he decided to...
View ArticleMassive crane collapses on New York street
New York: One person sitting in a parked car was killed and three people were injured Friday when a huge construction crane collapsed in lower Manhattan as workers tried to lower and secure it against...
View ArticleTeen tourist who scaled a pyramid banned from Egypt for life
A German tourist who illegally scaled an ancient pyramid to take death-defying selfies has been banned from the country for life. Andrej Ciesielski caused outrage when he climbed the 4500-year-old...
View ArticleWife crashes her own funeral, surprising husband who had paid to have her killed
Noela Rukundo sat in a car outside her home, watching as the last few mourners filed out. They were leaving a funeral - her funeral. Finally, she spotted the man she'd been waiting for. She stepped out...
View ArticleBrazil finds Zika in saliva, urine; expert warns against kissing
Rio de Janeiro: Scientists identified the Zika virus in the saliva and urine of two infected patients, a top Brazilian biomedical research institution said on Friday, prompting its president to urge...
View ArticleMagnitude 6.4 earthquake hits southern Taiwan
A powerful earthquake struck southern Taiwan early on Saturday near the city of Tainan, triggering at least one partial building collapse and other damages but no immediate reports of deaths or serious...
View ArticleWoman to go on trial in Italy for being a bad housewife
An Italian woman could face up to six years in jail after her husband accused her of not doing enough cooking and cleaning at home. Her husband made a formal complaint to the paramilitary Carabinieri...
View ArticleAustralian woman Jocelyn Elliott to be released by al-Qaeda in Burkina Faso
A militant group says it will release an Australian woman kidnapped in Burkina Faso in January. The group has claimed responsibility for the January 15 kidnapping of two Australians in northern...
View ArticleA monkey's life in China
A macaque monkey catches knives as it works with a trainer at the Qilingang Monkey Farm this...
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