Crime
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Unknown gunmen kidnap two teachers in Edo community
– Two teachers have been kidnapped in Owan West local government area of Edo state – Security operatives supported by…
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Man in court for killing bat on OAU campus
A 40-year-old man, Femi Afolabi, on Tuesday appeared before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ile-Ife for allegedly killing…
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Iran plane downing: Person who filmed video ‘arrested’
Iran says it has arrested the person who filmed the footage showing a Ukrainian passenger plane being shot down by…
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Giulio Regeni: Egypt tried to cover up student murder, Italy says
Italian prosecutors have accused Egyptian officials of deliberately trying to mislead the investigation into student Giulio Regeni’s death. Regeni, a…
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Shiori Ito: Japanese journalist awarded $30,000 in damages in rape case
A Japanese court has ordered a high-profile TV reporter to pay 3.3 million yen ($30,000; £22,917) in damages to a…
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French far-left leader Mélenchon sentenced for intimidation
A French court has given far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon a three-month suspended prison term and an €8,000 (£6,700) fine for…
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R. Kelly faces bribery charge over 1994 marriage to Aaliyah
R. Kelly has been charged with bribing a government official in order to get a fraudulent identification document to marry…
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Jaya Bachchan: India MP calls for ‘lynching’ of Hyderabad rapists
An Indian MP has said the men who raped and murdered a 27-year-old vet in the city of Hyderabad should…
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Niger man nabbed with 106 sacks of Indian hemp
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 55-year-old Umaru Shehu with 106 sacks of dried weed suspected to be…
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Melbourne terror plot: Trio jailed for planning Christmas attack
Three men have been jailed for plotting a large-scale terror attack in busy areas of central Melbourne, Australia. The men,…
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