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UK's 'Fake Sheikh' sting journalist jailed for 15 months INTERNATIONAL

UK's 'Fake Sheikh' sting journalist jailed for 15 months

British journalist Mazher Mahmood, better known as the ‘Fake Sheikh’ who caught out a string of celebrities in tabloid stings, was on Friday jailed for 15 months for perverting the course of justice.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Malkovich wins damages from Le Monde over SwissLeaks story INTERNATIONAL

Malkovich wins damages from Le Monde over SwissLeaks story

A French court on Friday ordered Le Monde newspaper to pay damages to US film star John Malkovich over a story falsely claiming he had a hidden Swiss bank account.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary ASIA

Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary

A privately owned newspaper in Oman said on its website on Wednesday it had been suspended from publishing, a day after the government said it had "taken measures" against a paper for insulting the judiciary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State INTERNATIONAL

Singapore bans newspaper linked to Islamic State

Singapore on Friday banned the distribution and possession of Al Fatihin, a newspaper linked to the Islamic State militant group, after government officials repeatedly warned against terror threats.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Maldives slaps ban on journalists over newspaper ownership row INTERNATIONAL

Maldives slaps ban on journalists over newspaper ownership row

A court has slapped a two-year ban on journalists who triggered the closure of the Maldives' only newspaper when they resigned en masse and set up an independent online publication ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi newspaper website 'hacked by foreigners' ASIA

Saudi newspaper website 'hacked by foreigners'

Hackers from outside Saudi Arabia seized control of a major newspaper website in the kingdom on Thursday and published false news about its military operation in Yemen, the paper said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Rupert Murdoch marries former model Jerry Hall INTERNATIONAL

Rupert Murdoch marries former model Jerry Hall

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch married model Jerry Hall in London on Friday after the couple announced their engagement in January, a spokesman for the family confirmed.

4:45 AM November 25 2016