German police detain a suspect in the Solingen knife attack that killed 3, state internal affairs minister says
SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — German police detain a suspect in the Solingen knife attack that killed 3, state internal affairs minister says.
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Police captured night vision video of an illegal street takeover before breaking it up and sending them scattering.
- Malay Mail
Photos of Philippine officials smiling with wanted ex-mayor Alice Guo after arrest draws online ire
MANILA, Sept 6 — Filipinos expressed outrage on social media after photos surfaced of Philippine government officials an...
- Malay Mail
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- The Guardian
Fugitive former mayor Alice Guo arrives in Philippines after deportation from Indonesia
Arrest warrant was issued for Guo, who is accused of having links to Chinese criminal syndicates, after she failed to appear before a Senate inquiry
- CNN
Italy luxury yacht victims died of ‘dry drowning,’ first autopsies show
Initial autopsies of four of the seven victims who died when a superyacht sank in a storm in Italy last month show they died of “dry drowning,” according to authorities.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
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- Sky News
9/11 survivors question unearthed video showing 'Saudi agent'
A video seized by British detectives from an early 9/11 suspect 23 years ago raises a series of questions, says a survivor of the attacks. The previously-unseen film was shot by the suspect as he wandered around US government buildings in Washington DC two years before the hijackers struck. The hour-long film ends on the Capitol building, where the camera lingers on two limousines.
- The Independent
Taliban trolling, rape and death threats haunt Afghan taekwondo champion
Taliban critic and Paris Olympics competitor Marzieh Hamidi is used to facing online abuse – but says it reached new levels this week after she criticised her country’s men’s cricket team. She speaks to Arpan Rai
- Malay Mail
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- Malay Mail
As talks with Sarawak stall, Petronas mulls legal action as state pushes for greater control over oil and gas
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Hamas releases video of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin: 'I miss you'
The Palestinian militant group Hamas released a video of California-born Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was killed with 5 other Israeli hostages in Gaza.
- Malay Mail
China officially ends three decades of foreign adoptions, marking the end of an era
BEIJING, Sept 6 — China has officially halted most foreign adoptions, bringing an end to three decades of sending tens o...
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Georgia cops name suspected school shooter as 14-year-old Colt Gray who will be tried as an adult
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- Reuters
NATO chief urges China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday called on China to stop supporting Russia's war in Ukraine and said Beijing's assistance has been a significant factor in the continuation of the war. "China has become a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine," Stoltenberg told reporters in Oslo. "China is the one that enables production of many of the weapons that Russia uses."
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Rebecca Cheptegei: Ugandan Olympic marathon runner dies after being set on fire 'by ex-boyfriend'
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Election Forecaster Allan Lichtman Predicts Winner Between Harris And Trump
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California barber is accused of beating a 6-year-old to death with a piece of lumber after the child wet himself
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Factbox-Who is Philippine ex-mayor Alice Guo and what is known about her arrest?
Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and money laundering, arrived in Manila on Friday on a chartered flight after being deported from Indonesia. Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, was arrested in the Indonesian city of Tangerang near the capital of Jakarta on Tuesday. Her case has gripped the Philippines at a time of growing suspicion about China's activities following an escalation of disputes in the South China Sea where the two nations have overlapping claims.
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2 Nigerian brothers sentenced for sextortion that led to teen's death
Two brothers from Nigeria were sentenced to 17 1/2 years in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men across the U.S., including a 17-year-old from Michigan who took his own life. A federal judge sentenced Samuel Ogoshi, 24, and Samson Ogoshi, 21, after hearing emotional testimony from the parents and stepmother of Jordan DeMay, who was 17 when he killed himself at his family's home in Marquette, in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Ogoshis, both from Lagos, Nigeria, had previously been extradited from Nigeria to stand trial.