Qatar convicts Dutch woman held ‘after being raped’
From BBC A court in Qatar has convicted a Dutch woman of having sex outside marriage after she told police she was raped. The 22-year-old was handed a suspended sentence and fined $824 (£580). She will also be deported. Her…
Chinese police assaulted and ripped the clothes off a lawyer in court
By Mimi Lau, South China Morning Post From Business Insider About 1,000 lawyers in China have signed a statement condemning an attack on a lawyer who says he was assaulted in a courtroom by police officers. The lawyer, Wu Liangshu,…
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US judge delays Jeffrey Webb`s FIFA sentencing
From Zee News Webb was the first former FIFA official to be hauled publicly before court in New York last July. New York: A US judge on Thursday delayed until November 18 the sentencing of disgraced FIFA former vice president…
Smart gadgets from guns to cars ripe for hacking
By Glenn Chapman, AFP From Business Insider Hackers are not just after your computer: connected devices from cars to home security systems to sniper rifles are now targets for actors looking to steal or cause mischief San Francisco (AFP) –…
Al-Qaida in Syria abducts prominent media activists
AFP From The Times of India BEIRUT: Syria’s al-Qaida affiliate abducted two of the country’s most prominent media activists from a radio station in the northwestern Idlib province on Sunday, opposition officials told AFP. “Al-Nusra Front kidnapped at 6.55am [Jan…
Alps avalanche deaths: Police investigate teacher’s role
From BBC Investigators in the French Alps are examining why a teacher apparently took schoolchildren on to a closed ski run shortly before a deadly avalanche. Two French students and a Ukrainian tourist were killed in the disaster in Les…
AUSTRALIA: Thanks to Mal Brough, Turnbull can no longer cast himself as the anti-politician
By Kristina Keneally From The Guardian UK Malcolm Turnbull’s drop in the latest Newspoll hints that Labor’s strategic questioning of Mal Brough may have paid off Seven weeks ago Labor launched a strong attack in parliament on prime minister Malcolm…
Burkina Faso coup sparks deadly street protests
From BBC Presidential guard officers in Burkina Faso have seized power in a coup, with reports of more than 10 deaths amid protests in the capital, Ouagadougou. A close ally of former President Blaise Compaore has been named the country’s…
French sailors end Calais port blockade
AFP from Business Insider Calais (France) (AFP) – Protesting French seamen ended their blockade of the northern port of Calais in the early hours of Monday, after stranding thousands of cross-Channel ferry passengers on a busy bank holiday weekend in…
Switzerland will rule on FIFA extraditions next month
From The Tico Times GENEVA, Switzerland – The Swiss Justice Ministry will rule next month on the extradition requests filed by the United States against six FIFA officials who have been accused of corruption, a spokesman said Monday. Swiss police…
