Jakarta ex-governor Purnama challenges blasphemy conviction
JAKARTA: Jakarta’s former governor, a Christian convicted of insulting Islam, sought a judicial review of his case yesterday, as several…
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Putin praises ultra-nationalist writer who called for new Cold War
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday praised the ‘social, literary and journalistic activities’ of the editor of an ultra-nationalist, anti-Semitic…
Nigeria confirms 110 girls missing after school attack
ABUJA: The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that 110 girls were missing after a Boko Haram school attack in the…
Hazing rates ‘incredibly high’ at Australian universities
SYDNEY: New students in major Australian universities are subjected to violent hazing rituals, a report said yesterday as its authors called…
Merkel quells party rebellion ahead of coalition deal vote
BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel will put a hard-fought coalition deal to a vote yesterday by her conservative party, which…
Kins of vanished Argentine sub launch campaign to fund search
BUENOS AIRES: Relatives of the 44 Argentine submarine crew members who disappeared in the southern Atlantic last November have launched…
Slovak investigative journalist killed at home
PRAGUE: A Slovak investigative journalist reporting on tax fraud among businessmen connected to the country’s ruling party was shot dead…
Four killed in building fire in Leicester, terrorism ruled out
LEICESTER, United Kingdom: Four people were killed and four more were in hospital yesterday after an explosion and fire destroyed…