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Pistorius due back in dock over lover’s killing
JOHANNESBURG: South African Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius will be back in the dock on Tuesday over the Valentine’s Day killing of his girlfriend, just days after graphic photos emerged of the blood-spattered crime scene. Pistorius is due to appear in a Pretoria court for a pre-trial hearing but both the defence and prosecution expect the case to be swiftly ...Full Article
Union launches strike backing Turkey’s anti-govt protests
ISTANBUL : One of Turkey’s main trade union confederations on Tuesday joined protests against the government, after another night of clashes between police and protesters in Istanbul and Ankara. ...Full Article
Cat caught smuggling cell phones into Russian jail
MOSCOW: The Russian prison service said on Monday it had caught a cat being used as a courier to smuggle banned cell phones and chargers into a prison camp ...Full Article
US soldier goes on trial over WikiLeaks disclosures
FORT MEADE, Maryland: The long-awaited military trial of Bradley Manning got under way here Monday, with prosecutors accusing the US soldier of helping Al-Qaeda by funneling a horde of ...Full Article
Sumatran elephants found dead, poisoning suspected
JAKARTA: Two critically endangered Sumatran elephants were found dead in an Indonesian national park and it is believed they were poisoned, the WWF environmental group said on Monday. It ...Full Article
India lawmaker sees a friendlier Pakistan
WASHINGTON: A senior lawmaker from India’s ruling Congress party said on Monday that Pakistan’s historic animosity toward New Delhi was fading and called for his country to change its ...Full Article
Garuda to start Penang-Medan-Jeddah route
MEDAN, June 3 : Garuda Indonesia plans to start a once-daily Penang-Medan-Jeddah flight next month using its new Boeing 777-300ER (Extended Range) after the completion of this north Sumatran ...Full Article
Train plunges into river after bridge collapse in Central Canada
OTTAWA, June 3 : A portion of a bridge in central Ontario, Canada collapsed on Sunday, sending several cars from a cargo train into the Wahnapitae river below, China’s ...Full Article
5.7-magnitude quake jolts S Philippine town
COTABATO, Philippines, June 3 : A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled North Cotabato and nearby areas in southern Philippines at dawn Monday with damages and aftershocks expected, China’s Xinhua news agency ...Full Article
Three nations halt N Korea’s nuclear programme
SINGAPORE, June 3: The defence ministers of Japan, the United States and South Korea reaffirmed Saturday that the three countries will continue working closely in order to stop nuclear ...Full Article