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British man lynched by mob after arrest in remote Ecuadorian Amazon village

A British national was killed by a mob in Ecuador after being dragged from a police station in a remote Amazonian village, according to local media and authorities.The man, named locally as Michael Hann, 34, was taken into custody on 20 April in the riverside village of Playas del Cuyabeno, near the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve. […]

Detained over frog embryos: Why this Russia-born Harvard scientist’s arrest in Boston could stall a major medical advance

A Harvard scientist integral to a promising breakthrough in cancer diagnostics has spent the past two months in an immigration detention centre, sparking fears that her absence could stall crucial advances in early detection technology, NBC News reported.Kseniia Petrova, 30, a Russian-born researcher at Harvard Medical School’s Kirschner Lab, was detained by US immigration authorities […]

Arrest warrants against Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina, son and 16 others

Bangladesh former PM Sheikh Hasina (File Image) DHAKA: A Bangladesh court Tuesday issued arrest warrants against former PM Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 16 others for alleged irregularities in allocation of govt plots.The arrest orders came after the court accepted charges in two of six corruption cases filed by anti-corruption commission (ACC).The […]

Tulip Siddiq: Bangladesh issues arrest warrant for UK MP Tulip Siddiq amid corruption probe

File photo: British MP Tulip Siddiq (Picture credit: X/@TulipSiddiq) Bangladesh on Sunday issued an arrest warren against British MP Tulip Siddiq over allegations linked to a widening corruption probe involving her aunt, the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The warrant issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), accuses Siddiq of unlawfully acquiring land through political influence, The […]

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a UN report said Thursday, six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect. The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects everyday […]

Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque, UN says

The Taliban morality police in Afghanistan have detained men and their barbers over hairstyles and others for missing prayers at mosques during the holy month of Ramadan, a UN report said Thursday, six months after laws regulating people’s conduct came into effect. The Vice and Virtue Ministry published laws last August covering many aspects everyday […]

Bangladesh court issues fresh arrest warrant against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and daughter in land corruption case

Sheikh Hasina (File photo) A court in Bangladesh issued a fresh arrest warrant on Thursday against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a corruption case, alleging fraudulent acquisition of a residential plot. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet from the Anti-Corruption […]

Labour MP Dan Norris suspended after arrest over rape and child abuse allegations

British MP Dan Norris has been suspended from the Labour party following his arrest on suspicion of rape and child sex offences.The 65-year-old, who represented North East Somerset and Hanham and is a former Labour minister, was taken into custody on Friday after police searched his constituency home. He has also been arrested on suspicion […]

Tufts backs Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk after arrest over alleged Hamas ties

Tufts University has called for the immediate release of Rumeysa Ozturk, an international graduate student who was taken into custody by the US department of homeland security (DHS) last week. Ozturk was apprehended by masked federal agents on 25 March outside her off-campus apartment in Somerville, Massachusetts, while on her way to a Ramadan iftar […]

Arrest Gyanendra, says Nepal ruling coalition; PM Oli says ex-king must face consequences

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s ruling coalition has called for the arrest of former king Gyanendra Shah, 78, after violence erupted during a pro-monarchy protest in which two persons, including a journalist, were killed in Kathmandu last week. On Monday night, senior members of key republican parties met to coordinate a joint response, vowing to defend the federal […]