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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The transitional government in Bangladesh extended the judicial powers of the army for another 60 days as the operation against crimes continues, the Ministry of Public Administration said Saturday. The order was issued Friday, it said, adding that army commissioned officers, the air force and navy forces have be...
A judge in New York has postponed a ruling on President-elect Donald Trump’s request for immunity in his hush money conviction case. Trump’s legal team argues that as president-elect, he should be protected by presidential immunity. They are urging for dismissal. Judge Juan Merchan granted a delay until Nov. 19 for prosecutors to respond...
In a landmark decision, a U.S. jury has awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison. The jury held military contractor CACI liable for its role in prisoner abuse nearly 20 years ago. It awarded plaintiffs Suhail Al Shimari, Salah Al-Ejaili and Asa’ad Al-Zubae $3 million each in compensatory damages and...
ANKARA (AA) – Australia appointed its first anti-slavery commissioner to strengthen efforts aimed at “preventing and responding to modern slavery.” Chris Evans, a former senator and anti-human trafficking activist, will begin a five-year term on December 2, said a statement issued by Attorney General Mark Dreyfus’ office. “Modern slavery depri...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A wave of violence erupted in Amsterdam when supporters of Israeli soccer club Maccabi Tel Aviv allegedly stormed through the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting incendiary slogans, according to reports. The incidents, which took place before and after Maccabi’s match against Ajax, sparke...
Among the many supporters of Donald Trump cheering his victory, the most zealous celebrations may be coming from the people who have been criminally charged for storming the Capitol in his name on Jan. 6, 2021. Jan. 6 defendants are poised to deluge the courts with requests to delay their cases in order to […]
India has lodged a protest after Canada linked Indian Home Minister Amit Shah to plots targeting the Sikh community on Canadian soil. Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said on Saturday that a representative of the Canadian High Commission was summoned on Friday and handed a note. Jaiswal said the note conveyed that the Indian [...
Washington state representative Riaz Khan was attacked in the city of Mukilteo on Saturday. Khan is a former member of the Mukilteo City Council and is currently the 21st Legislative District state representative for the Republican party. He was attacked by two unidentified men while he was installing campaign signs. Khan said the two men [...
A 22-year-old Chicago man has been charged with shooting an Orthodox Jewish pedestrian on his way to synagogue on Saturday. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi faces 14 felony counts, including six for attempted first-degree murder and seven for aggravated discharge of a firearm at officers and firefighters. Authorities say that after shooting the victim ...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Five school children were among the seven people killed in a blast that hit a police van guarding a polio team in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, police said. The incident, which also injured 17 others, including four policemen, took place in the Mastung district of Balochistan province. “Terrorists targeted our p...
