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‘Suspicious packages’ sent to Clinton, Obama; CNN evacuated
US officials said on Wednesday they intercepted suspicious packages, identified as potential explosive devices, sent to the homes of former President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. A device containing wires
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India’s CBI chief removed, critics call it a ‘misuse of power’
India's government removed the head of the country's top investigating agency and his deputy in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday - a move opposition parties and constitutional experts said amounted to "misuse of power". Director of the Central Bureau
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Barcelona investigating Ryanair racist for ‘possible hate crime’
Barcelona is pursuing a case against a man filmed subjecting a 77-year-old black woman to racist abuse on a Ryanair flight, according to a report in the Guardian. Flight FR015 was departing Barcelona for
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‘Iconic’ image of Palestinian protester in Gaza goes viral
An image of a shirtless young protester in Gaza gripping a Palestinian flag with one hand and swinging a slingshot over his head with the other has drawn comparisons with the iconic French Revolution
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US officials intercept ‘suspect packages’ sent to Clinton, Obama
Officials in the United States have said they have intercepted suspect packages, identified as potential explosive devices, sent to the homes of former president Barack Obama and former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton. The
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India’s CBI chief removed, critics say ‘misuse of power’
India's government removed the head of the country's top investigating agency and his deputy in a pre-dawn raid on Wednesday - a move the opposition parties and constitutional experts said amounted to "misuse of power". Director of the Central
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank: PA
Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Authority health ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry identified the man as 21-year-old Mohammed Bisharat and said he succumbed to his
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On night patrol with a South African vigilante group
In March 2015, amid spiralling violent crime in an under-served South African township called Galeshewe, a group of frustrated local residents formed a vigilante crime-fighting group called Operation Wanya Tsotsi. The group is led
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian man in West Bank raid
AMMAN: Religious and political figures in Jerusalem urged Jordan’s king to coordinate with the Palestinian president and the UN to obligate Israel to implement resolutions passed by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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India ‘Whatsapp murders’: Phone rumours spark frenzied mobs
In India, action is being demanded by the grieving parents of victims of so-called "WhatsApp murders" after false rumours were spread on the phone app, At least 27 men have recently been beaten to


