Tahir Ahmed Naseem, 47, died on Wednesday in the northwest city of Peshawar after a member of the public entered the courtroom and opened fire in front of the judge, According to officials, his attacker was arrested at the scene. Naseem was prosecuted on blasphemy charges after allegedly claiming to …
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In its verdict, the Hiroshima District Court said that the 84 plaintiffs, who suffered radiation-related illnesses after the WWII bombing, should receive the same benefits as other victims who lived closer to the scope of the blast. The United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, a city in southwestern Japan, …
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The first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets arrived at an Indian Air Force (IAF) base, Indian officials said, as the country seeks to modernize its armed forces amid security challenges with Pakistan and China. The planes landed Wednesday at Ambala Air Base in the northern state of Haryana. …
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Twelve pro-democracy candidates were formally disqualified on Thursday, including prominent Hong Kong activist and former 2014 Umbrella Movement leader Joshua Wong. Others affected include a number of candidates from more traditional pro-democracy parties, as well as several young activists who cut their political teeth in last year’s pro-democracy protest movement. …
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Police said those arrested were three men and a woman, aged between 16 and 21. Although police declined to name the group or those arrested, the political group Studentlocalism said on Facebook that its members were among those detained, naming one as former leader Tony Chung. Student localism was one …
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