Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Bradford MP Naz Shah quits as McDonnell's PPS after antisemitic posts and other top stories.

  • Bradford MP Naz Shah quits as McDonnell's PPS after antisemitic posts

    Bradford MP Naz Shah quits as McDonnell's PPS after antisemitic posts
    The Bradford MP Naz Shah has stepped down as the parliamentary private secretary to the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, over antisemitic Facebook posts. In a series of social media posts, Shah said Israel should “relocate to the US” and posted an article that likened Zionism to al-Qaida. Shah has since apologised, saying: “I deeply regret the hurt I have caused.” It emerged later that she had stepped down as PPS to McDonnell. Related: John McDonnell: Labour must sit up and listen to antisemi..
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  • Bali nine member Michael Czugaj moved to remote jail after found with traces of drug

    Bali nine member Michael Czugaj moved to remote jail after found with traces of drug
    Video will begin in 5 seconds. Life after executed Bali nine member We speak to two prisoners inside Bali's Kerobokan jail about the legacy of executed Australian Myuran Sukumaran. PT1M46S 620 349 Jakarta: Bali nine member Michael Czugaj is among 66 prisoners who have been transferred to a remote jail in East Java after prison authorities said they caught him with traces of the drug ice in Bali's Kerobokan jail.The shock move comes two days before the first anniversary of the..
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  • Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam extradited to France, will face magistrates court, public prosecutor says

    Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam extradited to France, will face magistrates court, public prosecutor says
    Paris attacks: Salah Abdeslam extradited to France, will face magistrates court, public prosecutor says Updated April 27, 2016 18:44:31 Top Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been handed over to French authorities, federal prosecutors in Belgium say.Abdeslam, a French national of Moroccan origin who grew up in Belgium, is believed to be the last surviving member of the terror squad that killed 130 people in the French capital in November."Within the framework of t..
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  • Major Step For Peace In South Sudan As Rebel Leader Returns To Capital

    Major Step For Peace In South Sudan As Rebel Leader Returns To Capital
    Riek Machar returned to the Capital of South Sudan, Juba, on Tuesday where he called for unity between the two ethnic groups, the Dinka and Nuer, within the country. Machar was ousted from his position of vice president of South Sudan in 2013, when the current President Salva Kiir accused the rebel leader of trying to organize a coup. Machar is the leader of the Nuer, who are a prominent tribal group within the country, and were at one point united with the Dinka under the title of SPLM, or Sud..
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  • Hero Dog Worked To Death Rescuing Earthquake Victims In Ecuador

    Hero Dog Worked To Death Rescuing Earthquake Victims In Ecuador
    The earthquake in Ecuador has claimed a life other than its 650 human victims. A search and rescue dog named Dayko succumbed to heat stroke followed by a heart attack after saving the lives of seven people who were trapped in the rubble. The earthquake, which jarred the resort town of Pedernales on Saturday, April 16, was measured at a devastating 7.6 magnitude. Volunteers are offering relief from around the globe in efforts to supply medical care, food, and water, and help find survivors amid ..
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  • Papua New Guinea will shut Manus Island detention centre, says O'Neill

    Papua New Guinea will shut Manus Island detention centre, says O'Neill
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  • Trump attacks Clinton as victories set stage for brutal election

    Trump attacks Clinton as victories set stage for brutal election
    Donald Trump set the stage for a brutal battle with Hillary Clinton, claiming she is only in contention for the presidency because she is a woman, as both candidates scored dominant victories in Tuesday night’s primary elections. The Republican frontrunner attacked Clinton as weak and crooked and warned that she would be a “horrible president” as he sought to frame the fight for the White House. Related: Donald Trump is back to bullying. What if that's how he acts presidential? | Richard Wol..
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  • Times comes under attack over Hillsborough front-page snub

    Times comes under attack over Hillsborough front-page snub
    At 11.00am, a jury announced a fresh verdict of unlawful killing in the deaths of the 96 Liverpool supporters who died after attending an FA Cup semi-final in 1989. Liverpool fans were completely exonerated as the biggest legal inquest in British history held senior police responsible for the disaster in a landmark ruling which overturned decades of injustice and finally dismantled a gross miscarriage of justice and official cover-up. The Sun, which sa..
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  • 'He pulled out eight teeth in one go'

    'He pulled out eight teeth in one go'
    Jacobus Van Nierop, dubbed “the dentist of horror”, has been jailed for eight years over the mutilation of 100 patients.Staff writer and AFPNews Corp Australia NetworkA FRENCH court has sentenced a Dutch dentist to eight years in jail for deliberately mangling his patients’ mouths in a case which saw him dubbed “the dentist of horror”. Jacobus van Nierop, 51, went on trial in March for ripping out healthy teeth and leaving dozens of patients with injuries including broken jaws, recurrent abscess..
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  • Horrifying video emerges showing Nauru refugee setting himself on fire

    Horrifying video emerges showing Nauru refugee setting himself on fire
    WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES Video will begin in 5 seconds. Nauru refugee sets himself on fire Warning: Graphic Images. A refugee on Nauru sets himself on fire in protest against his treatment. PT0M59S 620 349 Horrifying video footage has emerged showing a distressed refugee at Nauru setting himself alight, amid fears over the deteriorating mental health of those Australia has sent to the remote Pacific Island.The incident occurred on Wednesday morning after a v..
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Physicists have created a 'black hole' in the lab that could finally prove Hawking radiation exists .Anzac Day: Centenary march wraps up in Brisbane .
Stunning discovery: Monkeys in North America? .A 30-cm-long whale tooth belonging to a 'killer sperm whale' has been discovered on an Australian beach .

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