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Broken' Pistorius should not be jailed, court hears INTERNATIONAL

Broken' Pistorius should not be jailed, court hears

Oscar Pistorius is a "broken" man who should be hospitalised rather than jailed, a South African court heard Monday, as the Paralympic athlete awaits sentencing for the murder of his girlfriend three years ago.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India's Mallya says being deemed 'guilty without trial' INTERNATIONAL

India's Mallya says being deemed 'guilty without trial'

Indebted tycoon Vijay Mallya on Sunday accused Indian government agencies of deeming him ‘guilty without trial’ and lambasted the country's financial crime ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery INTERNATIONAL

Bangladesh sentences six militants to death for bank robbery

A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced six Islamist militants to hang for a bank robbery in April that killed eight people, lawyers said, but the defence vowed to appeal against the verdict.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine Congress proclaims Duterte winner of presidential poll INTERNATIONAL

Philippine Congress proclaims Duterte winner of presidential poll

Rodrigo Duterte became the 16th president of the Philippines on Monday when a joint session of Congress declared him winner of a May 9 election, succeeding Benigno Aquino.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Psychiatrist sentenced for practising without licence ARABIA

Psychiatrist sentenced for practising without licence

A Doha Criminal Court has awarded a six-month suspended jail sentence to a psychiatrist for practising without a licence, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Congolese teacher dies in attack in Indian capital INTERNATIONAL

Congolese teacher dies in attack in Indian capital

A young Congolese teacher has been killed by a group of men in New Delhi, police said Saturday, the latest victim in a series of attacks on African nationals in India.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
S African university hall torched in latest campus attack INTERNATIONAL

S African university hall torched in latest campus attack

South African university authorities said Monday that the firebombing of an auditorium in Johannesburg was part of an ‘organised set of attacks’ targeting educational institutions.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals INTERNATIONAL

Philippine president-elect Duterte vows to kill criminals

Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowed Sunday to reintroduce capital punishment and give security forces ‘shoot-to-kill’ orders in a devastating war on crime.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Court fines motorist for hitting a pedestrian ARABIA

Court fines motorist for hitting a pedestrian

A Doha Criminal Court has fined a motorist QR10,000 for hitting a pedestrian with his vehicle and injuring him, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Two Indian reporters shot dead in less than 24 hours INTERNATIONAL

Two Indian reporters shot dead in less than 24 hours

Gunmen shot dead two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents in eastern India, police and local reports said Saturday, the latest media killing in Asia's deadliest country for reporters.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia mulls microchips for child rapists INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia mulls microchips for child rapists

Indonesia is considering microchipping convicted child rapists after the brutal gang rape and murder of a schoolgirl sparked demands for tougher punishments, authorities said Friday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Duterte claims Philippine presidency, vows crime crackdown INTERNATIONAL

Duterte claims Philippine presidency, vows crime crackdown

Incendiary Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte vowed Tuesday a relentless crackdown on crime after securing a landslide presidential victory built on foul-mouthed populist tirades ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016