ISTANBUL, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Turkish police were questioning Tuesday the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year’s night at an Istanbul nightclub, after capturing him in a raid on a residential area of the city after a long manhunt. The alleged assailant, named as Abdulgadir Masharipov, was found along with his four-year-old son in […]
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Turkish police catch nightclub gunman in Istanbul raid
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Pakistani Americans dismayed over politics of vengeance at national expense
WASHINGTON, (MILLAT+APP): Expressing their dismay over the state of politics in their motherland, Pakistani Americans have called for keeping national interest supreme and avoid making statements that could tarnish the country’s image at the international fora. Many Pakistani Americans, irrespective of their affiliation with political parties and groups in Pakistan, showed great concern over the […]
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Acupuncture may cure baby colic, says criticised study
PARIS, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Swedish researchers said Tuesday acupuncture “appears to reduce crying” in babies suffering from colic. But their work was criticised by colleagues in the medical field, with one calling the study methodology “appalling”. A duo from the Lund University’s medicine faculty tested the traditional needle-piercing remedy in a trial involving nearly 150 babies […]
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Brazil in grip of successive prison riots
NATAL, Brazil, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Brazilian police Monday cleared several dozen inmates from the roof of a prison where dozens were murdered over the weekend — the latest in a series of deadly cellblock uprisings. The prisoners had clambered onto the roof of the Alcacuz penitentiary near the northeastern city of Natal. An AFP video reporter […]
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Brazil in grip of successive prison riots
NATAL, Brazil, (MILLAT+APP/AFP) – Brazilian police Monday cleared several dozen inmates from the roof of a prison where dozens were murdered over the weekend — the latest in a series of deadly cellblock uprisings. The prisoners had clambered onto the roof of the Alcacuz penitentiary near the northeastern city of Natal. An AFP video reporter […]
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Five dead in shooting at Mexico music festival
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico, MILLAT+(APP/AFP) – A shooting erupted during an electronic music festival at a Mexican beach resort early Monday, leaving five people dead, including one in a stampede as revelers fled in panic. Fifteen other people were injured in the melee after a gunman opened fire on security guards preventing him from entering […]