Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz, a vocal supporter of reform in Saudi Arabia, has died aged 87, the royal court said on Saturday. The senior member of the al-Saud family, father of billionaire investor Alwaleed bin Talal, had been ill for several years. Prince Talal lived in exile abroad in the 1960s, when Saudi authorities revoked… Read More Saudi Arabia’s Prince Talal Bin Abdul-Aziz al-Saud dies at 87
Traveling to Austria was something I did with no idea of what to expect when I got there. My name is Somi and I’m a 22 year old Nigerian girl who loves gaining knowledge and exploring. Rather than further my education in a classroom, I have decided to gain knowledge outside the classroom. That is… Read More Nigerian Girl Exploring the World – My First Time in Austria
Minnesota prosecutors will not charge the billionaire chief executive officer of China’s JD.com Inc, Richard Liu, after he was accused of rape by a University of Minnesota student during a recent U.S. visit, authorities said on Friday. Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman said there were profound evidentiary problems which would have made it highly unlikely… Read More Minnesota prosecutors will not charge JD.com CEO Richard Liu over rape allegations
At least 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in a car bomb attack claimed by al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab close to the president’s residence in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said on Saturday. A second explosion followed nearby. Al Shabaab, in comments broadcast on its Radio Andalus, claimed responsibility for both blasts and… Read More Thirteen killed, seventeen injured as multiple bomb attacks rock Somali capital
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