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A majority of lawmarkers in Pakistan's parliament have passed a non-binding resolution calling for convicted child killers and rapists to be publically hanged
World
19.08.2024
Pakistan resolution calls for public hanging for child molesters
The spy chief's efforts had been in favour of then South Korean president Lee Myung-Bak (pictured at his trial in 2018)
World
19.08.2024
Former South Korea spy chief jailed for political meddling
The Rhodanus, transporting 2,650 tonnes of steel coils and seven crew, ran into trouble in the Mouths of Bonifacio nature reserve
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19.08.2024
Court sanctions crew asleep at helm of ship that crashed into Corsica
French President Emmanuel Macron says European nations must face up to the possibility of a fresh nuclear arms race
World
19.08.2024
Macron urges greater EU role in curbing nuclear threats
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French President Emmanuel Macron says European nations must face up to the possibility of a fresh nuclear arms race
World 19.08.2024
Macron says 'Europeans cannot remain spectators' in new arms race
One of Christian Siriano's creations at the New York Fashion Week
World 19.08.2024
Comics and cubism as Christian Siriano shines at Fashion Week
US President Donald Trump's advisor, Jared Kushner said Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas did not want to reach a peace deal
World 19.08.2024
Kushner says UN must break 'habits' as he defends Middle East plan
A demonstrator in Baghdad's Tahrir Square appeals for protection after a night of violence blamed on supporters of populist cleric Moqtada Sadr
World 19.08.2024
Top Iraq cleric condemns deadly attacks on protesters
Map of Africa's elephant populations, with chronology of species protection measures, the ivory trade ban and poaching
World 19.08.2024
Botswana to start auction of elephant hunting licences
Hong Kong has been hit by a wave of panic-buying in recent days with supermarket shelves emptied of crucial goods such as toilet paper, hand sanitiser, rice and pasta
World 19.08.2024
Hong Kong unveils virus quarantine plans, with jail for dodgers
Election posters featuring Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald (top), Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar (middle) seen in Dublin ahead of a general election on Sunday
World 19.08.2024
Final scramble for votes before Ireland goes to the polls
Many of the marooned Chinese tourists in Bali are from the stricken city and surrounding Hubei province
World 19.08.2024
Flights delayed for Chinese stranded in Bali over virus fears
South Korean prosecutor Seo Ji-hyun triggered a flood of similar accusations after she went public in 2018, accusing her superior of groping her
World 19.08.2024
S. Korea's #MeToo initiator slams top court
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