A man was sentenced to death in Malawi on Friday for killing an albino teenager in a case which has become a campaign issue ahead of a national election this month, with the opposition accusing the government of inaction. Belief in witchcraft is widespread in rural Malawi, one of the world’s poorest countries, fueling ritual… Read More Malawian court sentences man to death for murder of albino teenager
A cyclone barreled into eastern India on Friday, damaging houses in the tourist town of Puri and wounding 160 people after a million people were moved into storm shelters. Trees were uprooted, power and telecom lines snapped as Tropical Cyclone Fani, the strongest storm to hit India in five years, swept ashore the eastern state… Read More Scores injured, houses destroyed as Cyclone Fani slams through eastern India
Nine people, including five children, were killed on Friday after a boat carrying migrants sank off the northwestern coast of Turkey, the Turkish coast guard said, adding that three others were being sought. The boat, off the coast of the Ayvalik district in the Balikesir province, was carrying a total of 17 migrants, the coast… Read More Nine dead, three missing as migrant boat sinks off northwestern Turkey
At least six civilians, including children, were killed in Yemen on Friday when a roadside bomb believed to be planted by al Qaeda went off in the country’s southeast, a Yemeni security official said. At least six others were wounded in the blast, the second attack in less than a week in al-Qatn village in… Read More Six dead, injured as bomb attack hits village in Yemen
The president of Cyprus fired the country’s police chief on Friday over what he described as a failure to promptly investigate the disappearances of women and girls, after a suspected serial killer’s murders were discovered by accident. Four women have been found murdered in the past three weeks, their bodies dumped in three locations west… Read More Cyprus president fires police chief over serial killings
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc, the largest U.S. broadcast station owner, has reached a deal valued at more than $10 billion to buy 21 regional sports networks from Walt Disney Co, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The deal, which would include sports channels in Los Angeles and Detroit, is expected to be announced as… Read More Sinclair Broadcast to acquire Disney’s regional sports networks in over $10billion deal
Microsoft Corp on Thursday announced new tools for software makers aimed at making technologies such as artificial intelligence and blockchain easier for businesses to use. Microsoft released the tools ahead of its software developer conference next week in Seattle. Once known mostly for its Windows personal computer operating system, the company now relies on revenue… Read More Microsoft introduces new tools for artificial intelligence and blockchain tech
A law firm filed a class action against Uber Technologies Inc on behalf of thousands of taxi and chartered drivers in Australia, accusing the world’s largest ride-hailing company of operating illegally and harming them financially. The lawsuit, filed on Friday at the Victoria Supreme Court by law firm Maurice Blackburn, was brought on behalf of… Read More Australian taxi drivers file lawsuit against Uber for alleged illegal operations
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