South African athlete Oscar Pistorius returns to court later for sentencing after being convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Pistorius was found guilty of the culpable homicide of Ms Steenkamp last month but he was cleared of murder. Judge Thokozile Masipa is expected to hand down a sentence after …
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The US is to send 1,500 more non-combat troops to Iraq to boost Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants, the White House says. The Pentagon said the troops would train and assist Iraqi forces. President Barack Obama authorised the deployment following a request from Iraq’s government, the Pentagon added. …
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Thousands of people have taken part in a memorial walk on the anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan which ravaged central parts of the Philippines a year ago. Crowds marched through the city of Tacloban as sirens sounded and bells rang at the exact time the storm hit. There were also anti-government …
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Former president’s party and Houthi rebels pull out from cabinet after UN slapped sanctions on three leaders. Yemen’s new government has been sworn in amid opposition from the ruling General People’s Congress (GPC) and the Houthi rebels who said that they would not back a confidence vote. President Abd-Rabu Mansour …
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Country horrified as parents say they will only accept students are dead if DNA tests confirm the confessions. Furious protesters burned several vehicles and threw firebombs at a southern Mexican state’s headquarters on Saturday after authorities indicated that gang hitmen slaughtered 43 missing students. More than 300 students, many wearing …
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Intense artillery fire erupts near Donetsk in what is seen as worst fighting since tenuous September ceasefire. Intense artillery fire has broken out in the pro-Russia separatist bastion of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, the worst since a barely-observed ceasefire was signed in September. Shelling by heavy artillery continued throughout the …
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AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Afghan security forces have launched an intensive military offensive against insurgents in Northern Kunduz province, said an official source. Afghan National Army (ANA) commando forces are for the first time leading the clearance operation. Spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), Zahir Azimi, the operation was …
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AT News Report KABUL: A hand grenade attack on Logar governor’s house left three policemen wounded, said an official source on Sunday. New provincial council members were swearing-in in the building when a man hurled the grenade, the source added. Afghan forces arrested the attacker, when he was trying to …
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AT News Report KABUL: Provincial Governor on Thursday said that security has been improved in the past year in Logar province. Speaking at a press conference here, Logar Governor Niaz Mohammad Amiri said that no serious attack was carried out over government departments, oil-tankers and foreign convoy on Logar-Kabul and …
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AT News Report KABUL: The Criminal Justice Task Force (CJTF) on Wednesday sent the dossier of 106 drug traffickers to CJTF’s special directorate of attorney for prosecuting. Spokesperson of CJTF, Ahmad Khaled Moahed, said that 106 smugglers including one woman were apprehended by Counter-Narcotics Police in various crackdowns in different …
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