US judge attacked by defendant in courtroom
A Nevada judge was attacked on Wednesday by a defendant in a felony battery case who leaped over a defence table and the judge’s bench, landing atop her and sparking a bloody brawl involving court officials and attorneys, officials and witnesses said.In a violent scene captured by courtroom video, Clark...
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Extreme cold leaves many without power in Nordic countries
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Airstrike in Baghdad kills Iran-backed militia leader
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UK junior docs’ strike enters second day
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Iran suspects attack carried out by suicide bombers
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UK statistics watchdog ‘looking into’ Rishi Sunak’s asylum backlog claim
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Lanka to deploy naval vessel in Red Sea
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US warns Houthis to cease attacks on Red Sea vessels
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Trump asks SC to overturn Colorado ruling
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to overturn a ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot, setting up a high-stakes showdown over whether a constitutional provision prohibiting those who “engaged in insurrection” will end his political career. Trump appealed a 4-3 ruling in December by the...
Scenes of loss play out across Japan’s western coastline
His face hidden under a humble straw hat, the man stood silent, watching several helmeted rescue workers carefully lift his wife’s body from the rubble, wrapped in blue plastic on a stretcher. He wiped his weary face with a rag. His eyes were red. This scene in the city of...
PPP nominates Bilawal as its PM pick
(): A high court in Pakistan on Thursday restored 10-year disqualification for a convict under the anti-corruption laws by rescinding its earlier ruling to reduce it to five years, ending confusion over the length of disqualification following changes made in the election laws for public office holders. The decision is likely...
Pak court rescinds disqualification for convicts under anti-graft laws
A high court in Pakistan on Thursday restored 10-year disqualification for a convict under the anti-corruption laws by rescinding its earlier ruling to reduce it to five years, ending confusion over the length of disqualification following changes made in the election laws for public office holders. The decision is likely to...
Af Taliban supreme leader’s aide holds talks with Pak FM Jilani
A close aide of Afghan Taliban supreme leader has held talks with Pakistani authorities, including caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani, here and discussed key issues of mutual concern, including peace and security, amid simmering tensions between the two countries over the cross-border terrorism. Haji Mullah Shirin, Governor of Kandahar and...
Taliban arrest women for ‘bad hijab’
The Taliban have arrested women in the Afghan capital for wearing “bad hijab,” a spokesman at the country’s Vice and Virtue Ministry said on Thursday. It’s the first official confirmation of a crackdown on women who don’t follow the dress code imposed by the Taliban since they returned to power...
Imam shot dead outside New Jersey mosque
A New Jersey imam was gunned down outside his mosque before dawn on Wednesday, leaving authorities hunting for a shooter and saying they have found no evidence yet that an anti-Muslim bias played a part in the shooting. Imam Hassan Sharif was in his car when he was shot more...
