A tourist has been dragged from a police station and killed by a mob in north-west Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy. The police had been attempting to protect the man from the large group in the town of Madyan, a town in Swat district. The mob had gathered after...

Tourist accused of blasphemy killed by mob in Pakistan

Soldiers were patrolling Bangladeshi cities on Saturday to quell growing civil unrest sparked by student demonstrations, with riot police firing on protesters who defied a government curfew. A government curfew went into effect at midnight and the premier's office asked the military to deploy troops after police again failed to subdue widespread mayhem.

Bangladesh army out in force as police fire on demonstrators

New York Post

Bangladesh soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the capital, Dhaka, on Saturday during a curfew meant to quell deadly student-led protests against government job quotas that have killed at least 105 people this week.

A suspension on internet and text message services has remained in place since Thursday, cutting off Bangladesh from the world as police cracked down on protests that have continued despite a ban on public gatherings.

Overseas telephone calls mostly failed to connect, while the websites of Bangladesh-based media organizations did not update, and their social media handles remained inactive.



In addition to the deaths, the clashes have injured thousands,...

Bangladesh army enforces curfew as students-led protests spiral, death toll reaches at least 105

The Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and at least one of his accomplices exploded his vest near the outer wall of a military facility in northwestern Pakistan early Monday, wounding eight civilians and damaging nearby homes, a local police official said. Tahir Khan said...

8 civilians wounded in 2 coordinated suicide attacks near a military facility in northwest Pakistan

The Independent

At least 121 people, most of them women and children, were killed in a crowd crush at a religious event in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.Nearly 80 devotees were also injured in the stampede that occurred at a satsang, or religious gathering, in Hathras, about 200km southeast of New Delhi, at about 3.30pm local time, police said.A preliminary investigation found that thousands more than expected turned up at the event and as it got over, hundreds attempted to collect the soil the religious preacher had walked on before he left the venue, The Indian Express reported.Manoj Kumar...

Scores of people fell to their deaths in an open sewer during crush at religious event in India

The US Sun

A BRITISH woman gang-raped on the streets of Paris after a music festival may have been filmed by her attackers, investigators fear. The tourist was found sobbing in the street in the early hours of Saturday morning after she was assaulted by a gang of hooded men. It follows similar attacks at the event in […]

Brit tourist ‘gang-raped in street by hooded men who filmed attack on their phones as she walked home’ in lawless Paris

ABC News

At least 30 people are dead and more than 100 were left injured after multiple suicide bombings were carried out in Nigeria, sources said.

At least 30 dead, more than 100 injured after multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria

Coral Gables, FL

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Tragic End for South Florida Hispanic Building Tycoon Sergio Pino. Fort Lauderdale, FL - In a shocking turn of events, prominent South Florida homebuilder Sergio Pino was found dead in his Coral Gables home on Tuesday morning. The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed that Pino died from an apparent suicide.

South Florida Tycoon Dead After FBI Raids on Homes and Office

Lancaster County, PA

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Fans of Frisco's Chicken were left reeling as the beloved Peruvian-style eatery announced the closure of all its locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The chain, known for its delicious food and strong community values, posted a heartfelt note on its doors, informing customers of the devastating news.

Favorite Chicken Chain Suddenly Closes All Stores, Heartfelt Message Found on Doors

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

TheDailyBeast

Two Italian men were arrested on Friday after they were accused of splitting up—and then raping—two American women, according to local media reports.Police told Corriere Del Mezzogiorno that the two men rode up to the women while on a scooter as the women tried to use a cigarette vending machine in Syracuse, a city in Sicily. As the men pretended to offer their help to the women, both of whom were in the country to study, they conspired to separate the two.Eventually, the two men succeeded, according to police. One woman was allegedly assaulted near a marina, while another was allegedly abducted to a home and raped there. Both women reported their attacks to police on Thursday, and the men were taken into custody on Friday.According to ANSA, the suspects were arrested on charges of aggravated sexual assault.The identities of those involved have not been released, though Rai claims the men are originally from Syracuse.The attack came months after a Canadian woman was raped in Palermo, Sicily’s largest city. U.S. State Department currently has a level two travel advisory for Italy, warning against potential terrorist attacks.  Read more at The Daily Beast.

Two U.S. Women Raped in Shocking Ordeal in Sicily: Reports

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A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

The Guardian

Human Rights Watch says ill-treatment of some minors arbitrarily held in gang crackdown amounts to torture

Thousands of children swept up in El Salvador mass arrests, rights body says

 At least 60 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a swollen river early Friday. Three passengers were rescued as the continuous rain made rescue efforts difficult. The three survivors were being treated in the hospital, government administrator Khima Nanada Bhusal said, adding that they reportedly jumped out of the bus and swam to the banks, where locals found them and took them to a nearby hospital. Landslides also blocked routes to the area in several places, according to Bhusal. Additional rescuers and security forces have been...

2 buses carrying at least 60 people swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal. 3 survivors found

CBS News

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall on Saturday killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping in Nepal's mountainous districts, officials said.The landslides buried houses in three separate areas in the country's mountainous region, about 250 kilometers (156 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, according to Nepal's National Disaster Rescue and Reduction Management Authority.Five members of the same family were killed when their house was swallowed by a landslide while they were asleep at Malika village in Gulmi district. The victims included a couple, their daughter-in-law and two grandchildren including an 8-month-old girl.Two more people were...

At least 9 dead, including an entire family, after landslides slam Nepal

Los Angeles, CA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse routinely took place has been arrested, authorities said Wednesday. U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents took Samir Ousman al-Sheikh into custody last week at Los Angeles International Airport,...

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

UK cops have joined the probe into missing Brits feared dead after two bodies were found in a burnt out car - as a football club pays tribute to one. Brits Juan Cifuentes, 33, and Farooq Abdulrazak, 27, went missing while on a business trip to Denmark and Sweden this week.

UK cops join probe into missing Brits feared shot dead in burned out car in Sweden as football club pays tribute

Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

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Journalist deaths in Pakistan reach 8, trending toward record year

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported the killing of an eighth journalist in 2024 and is poised to encounter its deadliest year for media practitioners. The latest...

Journalist deaths in Pakistan reach 8, trending toward record year

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