According to news.yahoo.nz, an Israeli security guard shot dead a Jewish visitor at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, on Friday, apparently mistaking him for a Palestinian militant. Public radio said that police were seeking to have the guard remanded in custody. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said that he was being taken in front of a magistrate, but had no further details. Read article
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Thestatesman.net reports that an Indian national was killed in a freak accident triggered by a storm in Malaysia, local media said today. Jahir Hussain Sulaiman (46) was killed in Penang yesterday when a concrete slab fell on the lorry carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders which he was driving, his younger brother Peroez Khan said. […]
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Al Jazeera reports that one woman was killed in a stampede and part of the Indonesian consulate in Saudi Arabia set on fire during a riot by a group of 12,000 workers who had been waiting for hours to confirm their residency status. The crowd of Indonesians gathered outside the consulate in Jeddah on Sunday, […]
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According to japantimes.co.jp, Japanese archaeologist living in Hanoi died Sunday when his motorcycle collided with a truck while riding on a toll road in the city, local authorities said. Masanari Nishimura, 47, was on his way to Bac Ninh Province near Hanoi for fieldwork when he hit the truck from behind, authorities said. Read article
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According to a xinhuanet.com report, two soldiers and a civilian contractor of the NATO-led coalition forces were killed Saturday in two separate incidents in eastern Afghanistan. “One International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) service member and one ISAF Civilian was killed during a direct fire attack in eastern Afghanistan today,” said the NATO-led ISAF in a […]
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Gulfnews.com reports that a female member of an anti-polio vaccination team was killed and another injured in a gun attack Tuesday in a village in the suburbs of Peshawar, capital of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakthunkhwa province, police said. According to reports the World Health Organisation has temporarily suspended anti-polio vaccination in the affected area. Police […]
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CTV News reports that a retired British Columbia policewoman has been found murdered at her home in one of Mexico’s most popular tourist destinations, according to local newspapers. Her body was discovered Wednesday morning in an area known as Sacbe in Playa del Carmen, though authorities are not yet sure how long ago she died. […]
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Militarytimes.com reports that Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth […]
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Cbsnews.com reports that the death of an American computer engineer, Shane Todd, in Singapore has created quite a stir. His parents contend he was murdered, but authorities say it was suicide. The mystery seems to have links to the dark world of cyber-spying and could possibly involve China. Rick and Mary Todd traveled from Montana […]
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According to globalnews.ca reported: Canadian expatriate murdered in home invasion near San Jose, Costa Rica. Last week gunmen desguised as security guards broke into the victims residence near San Jose in a gated community. Brad Deering attempted to escape when he was shot three times in the head. THINKING OF MOVING TO ECUADOR – NEW […]
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