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Brunei announces tough new code of Islamic law

YoopyaOctober 22, 2013May 3, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 22, 2013May 3, 20230

The sultanate of Brunei has announced it will enforce a tough new Sharia law penal code. The code to apply only to Muslims is expected...

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Saudi Arabia under fire at U.N. over women’s, migrant worker rights

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 20240

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s human rights record came under fire at the United Nations on Monday with critics accusing the kingdom of jailing activists without due process...

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Police: Bomb kills civilian in Afghan capital

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police say a bomb stuck onto a car killed a civilian in downtown Kabul, but that authorities are unclear as...

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China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China’s largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing...

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Chinese man accused of killing wife, 6 relatives

YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 20240

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing his pregnant wife and six of her relatives, including two elderly grandparents...

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Saudis reject Security Council seat, angry over Mideast inaction

YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 20240

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council on Friday in a rare display of anger at the failure of the international...

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Iraq: Bombing in ethnic minority village kills 15

YoopyaOctober 17, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 17, 2013February 14, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car among houses in an ethnic minority village in northern Iraq on Thursday, killing at...

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Architect: 2020 Tokyo Olympic stadium is too big

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

TOKYO (AP) — A prominent Japanese architect is campaigning to reduce the size of the spaceship-like main stadium approved for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, saying...

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Japan Typhoon Wipha kills 14 people

YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 16, 2013March 10, 20240

At least 14 people have been killed after a powerful typhoon passed close to the Japanese capital, reports say. Typhoon Wipha caused landslides and flooding...

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Bombs blasts across Iraq kill 25 people

YoopyaOctober 14, 2013March 17, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 14, 2013March 17, 20240

(Reuters) – A series of bombs killed at least 25 people across Iraq on Sunday ahead of the Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha, police and medical sources...