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Turkish TV show fined over ‘dance with a stranger’ stunt
Art news
December 21, 2014
Turkish TV show fined over ‘dance with a stranger’ stunt
Turkey's television regulator has handed a record fine to a popular game show for a segment where husbands were filmed…
French police kill ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacker
World
December 21, 2014
French police kill ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacker
French police on Saturday shot dead a knife-wielding man who attacked three officers in a police station while shouting "Allahu…
Egypt’s Sisi replaces spy chief
Egypt
December 21, 2014
Egypt’s Sisi replaces spy chief
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday removed the powerful general intelligence chief appointed just days after the overthrow of…
Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel
Egypt
December 21, 2014
Egyptian jailed for 10 years for spying for Israel
An Egyptian court has jailed a Suez Canal shipping services manager for 10 years on charges of spying for Israel…
Egypt says it backs Palestinian UN resolution
Egypt
December 20, 2014
Egypt says it backs Palestinian UN resolution
Egypt said on Saturday it supports a draft resolution submitted by the Palestinians to the UN Security Council setting out…
Ministry: Saudi police kill 4 ‘terrorists’ in Shiite village
World
December 20, 2014
Ministry: Saudi police kill 4 ‘terrorists’ in Shiite village
Saudi police killed four "terrorists" Saturday in a Shiite village in an operation to arrest the people who shot dead…
Hero’s welcome for SAfrica’s first Miss World in 40 years
Life & Style
December 20, 2014
Hero’s welcome for SAfrica’s first Miss World in 40 years
South Africa on Saturday welcomed home Miss World winner Rolene Strauss with wild cheers and ululation.Hundreds turned up at O.R.…
Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing Sunday
Egypt
December 20, 2014
Egypt to reopen Gaza crossing Sunday
Egypt is to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Gaza Sunday for the second time in two months to allow…
Killing top IS leaders not enough to cripple group, say experts
World
December 20, 2014
Killing top IS leaders not enough to cripple group, say experts
The Pentagon has hailed the deaths of several top leaders of the Islamic State group, but experts say this is…
David struggles into eighth world final
Egypt
December 19, 2014
David struggles into eighth world final
World number one Nicol David reached her eighth world final after a rare ordeal on Friday, coming back from two…