ISTANBUL, (APP/AFP) – Turkey can hold suspects in detention without charge for up to 30 days under its state of emergency imposed in the wake of the failed coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, an official statement said on Saturday. The suspects can be held for up to 30 days before being taken […]
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Turkey can hold suspects without charge for up to 30 days: official
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‘Lone’ Munich shooter kills nine in mall rampage
MUNICH, Germany, (APP/AFP) – The gunman who went on a deadly rampage at a busy Munich shopping centre before committing suicide was a German-Iranian teenager who probably acted alone, police said Saturday. Nine people were killed and 16 wounded as the gunman brought terror to Germany’s third largest city on Friday evening, the third attack […]
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Kidnapped Indian charity worker rescued in Afghanistan
KABUL, (APP/AFP) – An Indian charity worker kidnapped from Kabul has been rescued, officials said Saturday, more than a month after she was taken at gunpoint in the latest abduction of foreigners in the war-torn country. Judith D’Souza, a 40-year-old staff member of the Aga Khan Foundation, a prominent NGO that has long worked in […]
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Iran condemns Munich mall attack
TEHRAN, (APP/AFP): Iran on Saturday condemned a shooting spree at a busy shopping centre in Munich by a teenage German-Iranian gunman who killed nine people before committing suicide. Foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi denounced “the killing of innocent and defenceless people” and expressed Iran’s solidarity with the German government and people, official IRNA news agency […]
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IMF urges key G20 countries to spend more for growth
CHENGDU, China, (APP/AFP): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned risks to the global economy are growing, as it called on some G20 nations to boost government spending. Central bank chiefs and finance ministers from the world’s top 20 economies gathered in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday to tackle a slowing global […]
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Doomed EgyptAir flight broke up midair after fire: report
NEW YORK, (APP/AFP): An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported Friday. However it remains unclear whether the blaze was triggered by mechanical malfunction or a criminal act, Egyptian officials who spoke on condition […]