Pakistan has freed a Christian woman who spent eight years on death row after its Supreme Court acquitted her of blasphemy charges in a landmark decision that ignited angry protests and death threats from a hard-line Islamist party. After her release late on October 31, Asia Bibi was taken to an undisclosed location for her safety, and her lawyer said she would soon leave the country ... Bibi always denied the allegations ... ....
A fast-moving, crippling computer virus similar to Stuxnet virus believed to be launched by Israel against Iran in 2007 and released in 2010, has mysteriously struck Iranian infrastructure and strategic networks the last few days, multiple media reports said Wednesday ... He has also been bitterly opposed the P5+1 powers’ 2015 deal with Iran ... “We’ve tried to clarify here....
An extensive report from Human Rights Watch offered dozens of accounts of sexual abuse allegedly carried out by North Korean government officials targeting women on Thursday, according to CNN. The 98-page HRW report details the culture of impunity which exists for the North Korean officials and was compiled over two years after dozens of interviews with victims who have fled their home country in search of a better life ... ... ... ... ... ....
Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Co ... The problem affected 22 models, totaling 298,445 units, manufactured between November 2000 and June 2006. Some 300,000 vehicles with the fault were sold overseas ... Click to play ... + -. Generating speech ... ....
Representatives from Boeing, the manufacturer of the ill-fated Lion Air 737 that crashed Tuesday in the Java Sea and presumably killed all 189 people on board, have arrived in Indonesia to gather information and assist in the investigation. Soon, investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board will join the probe ... aviation system ... But it's up to each airline to decide to "subscribe" to the data downloads ... ....
Democratic leadership is appearing even more confident about taking back the House of Representatives in next Tuesday's midterm elections, with a growing number of Republican strategists conceding the fact in private on Thursday, according to National Public Radio... Now I'm saying we will win." ... Even seats that we felt much better about a week ago are on the edge again." ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
The Saudi-backed government of Yemen said it was prepared to work on confidence-building measures under United Nations-led peace efforts after officials from the United States including Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of StateMike Pompeo both spoke out for an end to the civil war that has killed thousands in Yemen, according to Reuters ... and British calls for a ceasefire ... consultations ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
In hopes of a lenient sentence, three white men are blaming Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric and Russian propaganda for inspiring a plot to kill Somali refugees in Kansas...President Trump. . ....
"We are looking for answers to the question of where the body is," Justice MinisterAbdulhamit Gul told reporters on Thursday ... More follows…. . ....
(CNN)Nervous fliers, stop reading now. A Japan Airlines pilot has admitted to failing a breath test shortly before he was due to fly from London Heathrow to Tokyo, the UK'sPress Association reports. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, had almost 10 times more than the legal permitted amount of alcohol in his bloodstream when he was arrested, the Metropolitan Police said. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa will be sentenced on November 29... Read More ... ....
JOHANNESBURG – South African track phenom Caster Semenya on Thursday revealed that her legal challenge to the IAAF’s controversial female eligibility rule was partly to ‘piss off’ the global athletics body. In a frank conversation with radio presenter Redi Tlhabi at the DiscoveryLeadershipSummit in Sandton, Semenya said her stand was about challenging authority ... “I just wanted to piss them off a bit, sorry it is just the way I am....
Neil Young has confirmed is married to Daryl Hannah. After much speculation that the pair had secretly tied the knot, Neil finally confirmed that eagle-eyed fans were correct all along. The 72-year-old singer and the 57-year-old actress were reported to have walked down the aisle in August, and the Harvest Moon hitmaker has now fessed up and revealed that he did indeed get married to the Splash star ...Getty Images) ... He wrote ... They are us ... ....