A court in India has acquitted 12 men previously convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train bombings that killed 187 people and injured over 800. Judges had in 2015 sentenced five of the accused to death and the remaining seven to life imprisonment. On Monday, a two-judge bench of the Bombay High Court overturned the earlier order, ruling...
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Ellen Degeneres: I Moved To The UK Because Of Trump
US TV star Ellen DeGeneres has made her first public appearance since moving to the UK, saying she decided to settle in England the day after Donald Trump was re-elected US president. The comedian and host told a crowd in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, that life “is just better” in the UK. Ellen said she and wife...
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Man Wearing Heavy Metallic Necklace Dies After Being Sucked Into MRI Machine
A 61-year-old man has died after he was sucked into a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine at a medical centre while he was wearing a heavy metal necklace. The man entered a room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, on New York’s Long Island, without permission as the MRI machine was running, Nassau County Police...
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China Begins Building World’s Largest Dam, Fuelling Fears In India
Chinese authorities have begun constructing what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibetan territory, in a project that has sparked concerns from India and Bangladesh. Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a ceremony marking the start of construction on the Yarlung Tsangpo river on Saturday, according to local media. The river flows through...
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Egyptian Police Kill 2 Suspected Militants In A Shootout
Egyptian police said they killed two suspected militants in a shootout Sunday during a raid on their hideout in Cairo’s twin city of Giza. The Interior Ministry said the suspected militants belonged to the Hasm movement, which is affiliated with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Hasm is designed as a terrorist group by the United States....
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Libya Deports 700 Sudanese Migrants In Crackdown On Trafficking
Eastern Libyan authorities have sent hundreds of Sudanese back to their war-torn home country, officials said Saturday, in a crackdown on migrants seeking to flee conflict and poverty for Europe by way of the the Mediterranean nation. Seven hundred Sudanese who were detained recently in central and southeastern Libya, were deported Friday by land to Sudan, the...
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Texas Attorney General Sues Adult Swimming Group For Allowing Transgender Competitors
The Texas attorney general has sued an adult swimming program after two transgender women were allowed to compete at a meet this spring in San Antonio, with one placing first in several events. The suit alleged that U.S. Masters Swimming undermined the trust of consumers through “false, deceptive, and misleading practices” because it said the other swimmers...
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US Extradite Powerful Ecuador Drug Lord ‘Fito’
The powerful Ecuadorean gang leader Adolfo Macías Villamar has been extradited to the US to face charges of drug and arms trafficking. Known as “Fito”, he was recaptured in June, more than a year after he escaped from a high-security prison where he was serving a 34-year sentence for a series of crimes. He will appear...
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Number Of People Saved From Burning Indonesian Ferry Rises To 575, Rescuers Say
The number of people saved from an Indonesian passenger ferry that caught fire at sea rose to 575, rescuers said Monday, but three died and two remained missing. The KM Barcelona V-A caught fire around midday Sunday while making its regular half-day journey between two ports in North Sulawesi province, from Melonguane to Manado , according to...
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University Guards Assault And Forcefully Remove Female Student From School Premises After Suspension Over Nude Video
A female student of the University of the Niger, Iyi Enu, Anambra State, was allegedly humiliated and physically assaulted by school security while being forcefully evacuated from the school compound. This came about after she was suspended by the management following the leak of her nude by her ex-boyfriend, whom she had refused to yield...