Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ death-row inmate dies
AFP : A Japanese death-row inmate, dubbed the “Black Widow” after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers, has died in a detention centre at age 78, officials said on Friday.Chisako Kakehi was...
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North Korean troops suffering heavy battlefield losses: Ukraine’s military
Agency : North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in the fighting in Russia’s Kursk region and facing logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks, Ukraine’s military intelligence said Thursday.The intelligence agency, known...
100 women-children bodies found in Iraq mass grave
Arab News : Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed in the 1980s under former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, three officials...
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists
Al Jazeera : Journalists from Al-Quds were covering events at al-Awda Hospital when their clearly marked press vehicle was struck, according to reports.Press vests on the ground as Palestinian Journalists in Gaza protest the...
Sri Lanka train memorial honours tsunami tragedy
AFP : Just inland from the crashing waves on Sri Lanka’s palm-fringed shores, the train slowly came to a stop on Thursday — marking the moment a deadly tsunami hit 20 years ago.Sri Lanka’s...
14 Syrian policemen killed by ousted President’s forces
Al Jazeera : Members of the Syrian police have been killed in an “ambush” by forces loyal to ousted President Bashar al-Assad in Tartous governorate in the latest security challenge for the new administration...
Japan Airlines hits cyber-attack
A staff member of Japan Airlines helps customers at Osaka International Airport on the outskirts of Osaka, western Japan, Thursday, after the airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack.
Pope’s somber message in Christmas under shadow of war
AFP : Christians across the world celebrated Christmas Wednesday, with the mood darkened by wars and a massive “inhumane” Christmas morning attack on Ukraine by Russia as well as a plane crash in Kazakhstan....
Pakistan air strikes in Afganistan: Taliban warns of retaliation
Al Jazeera : Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border province of Afghanistan killed 46 people, the Taliban government spokesman on Wednesday. “On Tuesday, Pakistan bombarded four points in the Barmal district of Paktika...
Russia pounds Ukrainian power grid on Christmas Day
CNN : Russia launched an “inhumane” attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Christmas Day, with explosions reported across the country, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said. It is the thirteenth time this year Russia has...
Armed groups agree to disband
Agency : Syria’s new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country’s rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry. Absent from the meeting were representatives of...
Japan’s top diplomat in China to address ‘challenges’
Agency : Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya was due in Beijing on Wednesday for talks with counterpart Wang Yi and other top officials as Tokyo acknowledged “challenges and concerns” in ties. The visit is...