(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded a captive Lebanese soldier, images published on social media showed on Saturday, the second Lebanese soldier to be killed in captivity by the group since it raided a Lebanese border town last month. The men were among a group of 19 soldiers missing since the attack on Arsal by militants including fighters affiliated with Islamic State. The group routinely beheads people it deems its enemies and recently killed […]
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Police violence, abiding grief for China families of missing on Malaysia jet
(Reuters) – Six months after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing, relatives of those lost, desperate for any hint of what happened, say Chinese authorities have become openly hostile toward them. In interviews, several relatives described how they had been detained and physically abused by police – seemingly in retaliation for publicly pressing Chinese and Malaysia Airlinesauthorities for information about the hunt for the plane. “In the beginning, Beijing police were protecting us, but their attitude has completely […]
Nishikori, Cilic upsets rock U.S. Open
(Reuters) – Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Croatia’s Marin Cilic rocked the tennis world with stunning back-to-back U.S. Open semi-final upsets on Saturday, sending two all-time greats Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic out of Flushing Meadows. On an extraordinary day that will go down as one of the most surprising in grand slam history, 10th seeded Nishikori denied Djokovic a fifth straight trip to the U.S. Open final when he toppled the world number one 6-4 […]
Artillery attack challenges ceasefire in east Ukraine
(Reuters) – Ukrainian government forces came under artillery fire late on Saturday near the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine, in the first serious violation of a ceasefire declared only about 30 hours earlier. The presidents of Russia and Ukraine had earlier said the ceasefire, part of a peace road-map intended to end five months of conflict, was largely holding across eastern Ukraine, where Kiev’s forces have been battling pro-Russian separatists. A Reuters reporter heard prolonged artillery fire […]
Iran official says crew of plane carrying Americans gave false information
(Reuters) – An Iranian official said on Saturday that an airliner carrying Americans from Afghanistan to Dubai had been forced to land in Iran because the crew had supplied “false information”. The chartered Fly Dubai plane, carrying about 100 Americans from the U.S. airbase at Bagram, Afghanistan, landed in Dubai early on Saturday morning after being diverted to Bandar Abbas, just across the Strait of Hormuz. “The crew used false information so the authorities became suspicious … Because the information […]
Syrian warplanes hit Islamic State-run bakery, training camp: monitor
(Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed a bakery run by Islamic State in the city of Raqqa, killing 25 people, in air raids on Saturday that also hit a major training camp used by the insurgent group for a second day running, a group monitoring the war said. The air strikes on Raqqa, Islamic State’s stronghold some 400 km (250 miles) northeast of Damascus, also hit a building used as an Islamic court, and another of […]
Former French hostage says Brussels attack suspect was among his captors in Syria
(Reuters) – A French journalist held hostage for months in Syria said on Saturday that one of his captors was a Frenchman suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May. The reporter, Nicolas Henin, said he recognized Mehdi Nemmouche from video shown to him as part of an investigation. He did not elaborate on the nature of the probe, but mentioned that “a judicial procedure” had been launched while he was still […]
Federer reach US Open semi-finals
Roger Federer battled against Monfils, winning the match and managing to reach the US Open semi-finals.
Pacquiao meets opponent to promote fight in Macau
Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao met his next opponent in New York City to promote his next fight in Macau.
BP faces additional fines regarding oil spill
BP may face additional fines regarding the Horizon oil spill, with a United States judge finding BP’s conduct to be grossly negligent and reckless.
Dengue outbreak in Japan
Japan’s dengue outbreak spread out from the park where it started, with 70 cases already recorded.
UN reports 120 million girls in the world have been raped
The United Nations (UN) have released its latest report saying that 120 million girls or 1 in 10 have been raped.
