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British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny INTERNATIONAL

British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny

For more than 30 years, sharia courts enforcing Islamic law have been operating quietly across Britain. But two official inquiries have put them in the spotlight amid accusations that they discriminate against women.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
India top court orders Punjab state to share river water INTERNATIONAL

India top court orders Punjab state to share river water

India's top court ordered authorities in northern Punjab state Thursday to share river water supplies with a neighbouring state, triggering a spate of resignations by angry lawmakers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Turkey blasts EU over crackdown criticism ASIA

Turkey blasts EU over crackdown criticism

Turkey on Monday slammed EU criticism of its crackdown following the July 15 coup bid and warned relations were increasingly fragile as the bloc crafts a report on its stalled membership bid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Sudan arrests more opposition activists over fuel prices INTERNATIONAL

Sudan arrests more opposition activists over fuel prices

Sudanese security agents have arrested several opposition politicians over the past two days to prevent any likely protests against Khartoum's decision to hike fuel prices, their parties said on Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kurdish militant group claims deadly Turkey attack ASIA

Kurdish militant group claims deadly Turkey attack

A Kurdish militant group that has carried out a string of attacks in Turkey this year on Sunday claimed a bombing on the southeastern city of Diyarbakir that killed 11.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Protesters urge scandal-hit S Korea president to quit INTERNATIONAL

Protesters urge scandal-hit S Korea president to quit

Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets Saturday to demand embattled President Park Geun-Hye resign over a crippling corruption scandal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Philippine mayor accused over drugs killed in jail INTERNATIONAL

Philippine mayor accused over drugs killed in jail

A Philippine mayor President Rodrigo Duterte named as being involved in the illegal drug trade was shot dead in jail Saturday, police said, the second local official implicated in narcotics to be killed in two weeks.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
South Korea president agrees to be quizzed in scandal probe INTERNATIONAL

South Korea president agrees to be quizzed in scandal probe

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Friday agreed to be questioned by prosecutors as she sought to distance herself from a close personal friend at the centre of a corruption scandal engulfing her administration.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit INTERNATIONAL

British government loses court case on how to trigger Brexit

England's High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, a major upset for Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for Brexit.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan's Imran Khan backs off from threat to shut down capital INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan's Imran Khan backs off from threat to shut down capital

Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan backed down from a threat to paralyse the capital on Wednesday, a move likely to ease tension that has spilled over into violence in the run-up to the planned protests.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Amnesty condemns Pakistan over protesters crackdown INTERNATIONAL

Amnesty condemns Pakistan over protesters crackdown

Amnesty International has called on Pakistan to release hundreds of opposition activists detained before a planned mass protest, as police used tear gas and rubber bullets overnight to prevent demonstrators from entering Islamabad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Lebanon to elect president, ending two-year vacuum ASIA

Lebanon to elect president, ending two-year vacuum

Supporters of Michel Aoun gathered in the Lebanese capital Monday ahead of a parliament session expected to elect him president and end a political stalemate of more than two years.

4:45 AM November 25 2016