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Egypt rejects ‘any foreign criticism’ of three-year jail sentences for Al-Jazeera journalists

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador in Cairo to protest comments he made after a judge sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to...

Businessman arrested in Sierra Leone ‘blood diamond’ case

Authorities have arrested a businessman who is accused of enslavement and pillaging “blood diamonds” during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Civitas Maxima, a Geneva-based organisation that...

Egypt summons British Ambassador over Al-Jazeera comments

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry has summoned the British ambassador over comments he made in court after a judge sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three...

European countries to increase ID checks on trains after terror attack

European countries will increase ID and baggage checks on trains after passengers thwarted an attack on a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris, France’s...

38 girls and women killed on way to Swaziland music festival

A total of 38 girls and young women have been killed in a crash while travelling to a famous traditional festival in Swaziland, a...

Vietnam grants amnesty to 18,000 prisoners

Vietnam has granted amnesty to more than 18,000 prisoners to mark the 70th anniversary of its independence from France. Giang Son, deputy chairman of the...

Austrian police find bodies of dozens of dead migrants in lorry ‘for some time’

At least 20 migrants have been found dead in a lorry in Austria. Austrian police said the bodies were discovered on a road leading from...

Asian stock markets break six-day run of losses

Asian stocks rose after Wall Street soared overnight, breaking a six-day string of losses. The recovery brought a measure of relief to many investors, although...

Batman cinema gunman ‘feels remorse but can’t express it’

The mother of Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes has told a judge during his sentencing hearing that her son feels remorse but his mental...

Bangkok bomb substance ‘looks like TNT’

The bomb that blew up in Bangkok last week “looks like TNT”, according to Thailand’s national police spokesman. Spokesman Prawuth Thavornsiri said it was still...

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