The Wall Street Journal reports that Malaysian authorities worry that ethnic and racial tensions in nearby Myanmar are spilling over into their country after a series of clashes between Myanmar nationals near Kuala Lumpur left at least four people dead. Sectarian violence in Myanmar is already increasing tension elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Read article
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Nbcnews.com reports that a 33-year-old Michigan woman who converted to Islam was among Westerners killed in Syria while fighting alongside rebels, according to reports on Friday. The family of Nicole Mansfield of Flint were informed of her death by the FBI on Thursday afternoon, her aunt told Reuters. She was killed alongside a British man, […]
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According to irishtimes.com, a British father living in France has admitted to killing his two children by slitting their throats, blaming a rocky divorce from his wife, prosecutors said yesterday. Police arrested the 48-year-old unemployed man on Saturday after the bodies of his five-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were found at his apartment in a […]
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Tribune.com.pk reports that gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in Bajaur district on Monday, killing a policeman who was providing security, officials said. The attackers opened fire as the team was going to administer polio drops in Kalam town in Bajaur district, one of the seven tribal areas along the Afghan border, local administration official […]
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As reported by 7daysindubai.com, “Five members of a family were found shot dead at their residence in Pakistan, two days after they arrived in Karachi from Dubai. It is suspected that the head of the family, Jawad Durrani, killed his wife and three children – and then committed suicide by putting a bullet in his […]
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According to phuketwan.com, “Three expats have been found dead overnight on Phuket with the causes not suspicious but yet to be explained. The body of a 29-year-old American woman was found in a guesthouse in Rawai, southern Phuket, at 10pm last night, just a few hours after the woman had checked in. Her body was […]
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As covered by gulfnews.com, “Two expatriates were killed in lightning strikes on Monday as thundershowers lashed vast areas of the Sultanate in a continuing wet weather spell that is entering a record-breaking second week. One of the deaths occurred in the oilfield region of Fahud near Ibri in Dhahirah governorate, while the other was reported […]
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Theaustralian.com.au reported that an Australian man has been shot and killed and a woman gang-raped by a mob in Papua New Guinea’s Western Highlands. Robert “Bob” Purdy, 62, from Melbourne, died instantly after being shot at point blank range yesterday morning when a group of up to 10 men confronted them at a coffee plantation […]
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On March 21, 2013, G1 reported that an Italian man living in the city of Curitiba was shot in the head Thursday afternoon after a robbery attempt. He was taken to Evangelical Hospital in the city, where he died early this morning. The robbery happened just two blocks from the victim’s house. Police spokesman Rubens […]
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A NIGERIAN Islamist group said it has killed seven kidnapped foreign construction workers, including one Briton, snatched a week ago. Seven employees of Lebanese firm Setraco were kidnapped by the Ansaru group. Three of the workers were Lebanese; the others were from Britain, Greece, Italy and the Philippines. Read Article
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