Thursday, May 12, 2016

#Iraq - Baghdad Bomb Spree | Capital's Most Violent Day of the Year. abc NEWS

Published on 11 May 2016
At least 93 people reported killed in 3 separate bombings in the Iraqi capital.
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#EU - Visa-free travel for Turks on hold as #Turkey refuses to budge on anti-terror law

Published on 11 May 2016
A deal on visa-free travel for Turks within Europe was looking less likely on Wednesday.

The visa-free deal is supposed to be in place by the end of June. However, Turkey has still to meet five of 72 criteria set by the EU, including how it uses its anti-terror legislation.

The EU wants Turkey to change its anti-terrorism laws so that they can't be used to stifle dissent and intimidate journalists. Ankara says they won't change the law as its needed to battle Kurdish militants.

"This change i…
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

#España - Un exbanquero asegura que los Pujol se llevaron mordidas de los sueldos de los funcionarios

Published on 9 May 2016
Un banquero catalán ha denunciado hecho ante la Policía a los Pujol, acusándoles de llevarse mordidas de los propios sueldos de los funcionarios de la Generalitat en los años 80 y 90. De esos salarios, una parte tenía que ir a Hacienda; pero ese pago se retrasaba mientras el dinero se invertía en productos financieros. De los beneficios, los Pujol se quedaban un 3%.
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Bangladesh - Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami executed for war crimes

Published on 11 May 2016
An Islamist leader has been hanged in Bangladesh for war crimes committed in 1971.

Seventy three-year-old Motiur Rahman Nizami was executed on Tuesday after being convicted of genocide, rape and torture.

He is the fifth opposition leader to be executed for war crimes in recent years.

Bangladesh says up to three million people died during the of war independence from Pakistan, in massacres by the Pakistan army and their local Islamist allies.

Families of the victims have been campaigning for …
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#Russia - gives heroes welcome to Cuban spies: Россия - дает герои приветствовать кубинских шпионов

Published on 11 May 2016
Russia has given five Cuban spies a heroes welcome in Moscow. The men were guests of honour after the Victory Day parade in the capital.
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#Eurovision - Song Contest 2016 - all songs & Tweets




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#Asia - report markets want to go higher

Published on 10 May 2016
11 May 2016: Asian markets had another strong session, with the ASX broke 5,400 intraday. This rally is mainly fuelled by Australian banking sector. In Japan, the weakness of the yen continues to push the Nikkei higher.



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#Nigeria - Giwa Barracks: "A place of death" Maiduguri in Borno State

Published on 10 May 2016
A new report by Amnesty International says children are dying in military detention in northeast Nigeria. The victims and their families are being held in Giwa Barracks, in Maiduguri in Borno State. Amnesty says more than one hundred children - some as young as five - are being held in over crowded and inhumane conditions. But the military says most of the detainees are Boko Haram fighters and suspects.
Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege reports from Abuja.
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