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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com)  Iraqi judiciary sentenced on Tuesday seven foreign women of various nationalities to death and life in jail over affiliation with Islamic State militants, news reports said. The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement that the Central Criminal Court sentenced three Azerbaijanis and one Kergyz to death, while issuing a life sentence for two […]

The truck smashed through a protective railing in central Madhya Pradesh state. (AFP) At least 21 revelers were killed en route to a wedding when their truck flew off a bridge, police said Wednesday, the latest horrific crash on India’s accident-prone roads. The truck, carrying more than 40 passengers, smashed through a protective railing in […]

Naima Abwaan Qorane’s lawyer said she had been threatened with rape and murder during her interrogation. Photograph: Handout  Naima Abwaan Qorane sentenced for ‘anti-national activity’ in former British protectorate Naima Abwaan Qorane’s lawyer said she had been threatened with rape and murder during her interrogation. Photograph: Handout A poet has been sentenced to three years […]

A picture taken on April 11, 2018 shows the sun rising in the eastern German border town of Frankfurt (AFP Photo) A picture taken on April 11, 2018 shows the sun rising in the eastern German border town of Frankfurt (AFP Photo) An Australian-led international team of astronomers has mapped the chemical profile of 350,000 […]

  This file photo shows Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, which is likely to take part in ongoing live-fire military drills in the Taiwan Strait. (By AFP) China has launched live-fire military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, in a show of force following its latest warning to Taipei against seeking independence or official ties with the […]

Photo: DPA Construction workers at a building site north of Berlin Hauptbahnhof have discovered a bomb from the Second World War. The explosive is set to be defused on Friday, and public transport is going to be severely impacted. An 800-metre area around the bomb will need to be evacuated, according to the Berliner Morgenpost. […]

© Jewel Samad / AFP (file phoito) | Former US First Lady Barbara Bush in a photo taken on April 25, 2013. Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. […]

A combination photo shows CIA Director Mike Pompeo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump [Files: Yuri Gripas/Reuters/KCNA Handout/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] Pompeo reportedly met the North Korean leader earlier this month to discuss possible direct talks between Trump and Kim. A combination photo shows CIA Director Mike Pompeo, North Korean leader Kim Jong […]

Looks like Jerry Brown and California are not looking for safety and security along their very porous Border,” President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday. | George Frey/Getty Images  President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that “the high crime rate will only get higher” along California’s border with Mexico after the state’s Democratic governor turned down administration […]

AP File Photo The presidents of Turkey and Iran on Tuesday vowed to press on with their alliance alongside Russia over Syria, the Turkish presidency said Tuesday, after Ankara backed strikes by the U.S. and its allies against the Assad regime. “The two leaders emphasized the importance of continuing the joint efforts of Turkey, Iran […]