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Swiss still probing frozen Mubarak fortune: attorney general
Egypt

Swiss still probing frozen Mubarak fortune: attorney general

Switzerland's attorney general said Saturday his office was still probing whether the hundreds of millions of dollars of frozen funds…
Pakistan executed 332 after reinstating death penalty: report
World

Pakistan executed 332 after reinstating death penalty: report

Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty…
IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor
Middle East

IS attack on Syria’s Deir Ezzor kills 35 regime fighters: monitor

At least 35 Syrian soldiers and pro-regime militiamen were killed on Saturday in a multi-front attack by the Islamic State…
Italy rescues nearly 250 migrants off Libya: coastguard
World

Italy rescues nearly 250 migrants off Libya: coastguard

An Italian ship on Saturday morning reached the Sicilian port of Catania bringing 246 migrants to safety as well as…
EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’
Middle East

EU condemns Turkey’s arrest of academics as ‘extremely worrying’

The European Union on Saturday condemned as "extremely worrying" Turkey's arrest of around 20 academics who signed a petition criticizing…
600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond
Middle East

600 British jihadists stopped from entering Syria: Hammond

Some 600 Britons have been stopped from going to Syria to try to join Islamic State and other jihadist groups,…
3 Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’
Middle East

3 Qaeda suspects ‘killed in Yemen drone strike’

A drone attack believed to have been carried out by US forces killed three suspected Al-Qaeda members traveling in a…
Fashion titans clash over shake-up of catwalk calendar
Culture

Fashion titans clash over shake-up of catwalk calendar

It is nothing short of a fashion earthquake. The organizers of New York Fashion Week are considering doing away with a…
Self-harm at Australia detention centers once every two days: report
World

Self-harm at Australia detention centers once every two days: report

Self-harm by asylum-seekers being held at Australia's offshore detention centers takes place on average once every two days, a report…
Culture capital Wroclaw at crossroads of central Europe history
Archaeology

Culture capital Wroclaw at crossroads of central Europe history

Long a symbol of Polish-German reconciliation, Poland's western city of Wroclaw will become a European culture capital this year highlighting…
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