Two young women who were beaten by police in France were placed into custody on Tuesday.University students Myriam, 24, and Maryam, 25, were assaulted on the street by police officers in Asnieres-sur-Seine city, near Paris, on April 14, 2022.They were …
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Mother, 7 children killed in house fire in France
A woman and her seven children on Monday died in a fire in their house in northeastern France, local media reported.The children from 2 to 14 years of age, including five girls and two boys, and their mother died of asphyxiation after a fire broke out …
2,921 killed, 15,834 injured by powerful quakes in southern Türkiye
At least 2,921 people were killed and 15,834 others injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye due to two strong earthquakes that jolted the southern part of the country, an official from the nation’s disaster agency said early Tuesday.Early Monday morning, a …
Iranian journalist detained months after sister’s arrest amid unrest
A female Iranian journalist working with a local reformist newspaper in Tehran has been detained, according to her family.Elnaz Mohammadi, a reporter with Persian-language Hum-Maihan newspaper, was held on Sunday after appearing at a court, her brother…
Religion-based substitute meals in schools not against secular principles, says French court
A French court has ruled that pork substitute meals in schools are not against secular principles, local media reported Thursday.In June 2018, the municipal assembly of Beaucaire town prohibited pork substitute meals in schools, saying that it is again…
Somali court hands wife of Daesh/ISIS ringleader 8 years in prison
A Somali military court sentenced the wife of the top local member of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist organization on Monday to eight years in prison, an official said.The Somali National Army (SNA) court in the capital Mogadishu found Fartun Abdirashid Hassa…
Norway arrests Wagner Group defector who sought asylum
Norway has arrested a defector from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group who fled to the country and sought asylum earlier this month, local media reported Monday.Andrey Medvedev has been arrested under the Immigration Act, and it is being assessed whether …
French court dismisses rape case against interior minister
A French court on Tuesday dismissed a rape case against the country’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, local media reported.The lawsuit was filed by Sophie Spatz-Patterson alleging that Darmanin asked sexual favors from her in 2009, in exchange for i…