A number of UK media groups face strict new rules from Qatar

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A number of UK media groups face strict new rules from Qatar

By Lawrie Holmes Turkish-Turk gebr/Gebrtun Çetrehan/ Çağbağaın/SAPO The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) has criticised the treatment of their journalists in Qatar. The group of journalists were detained and stripped of their equipment and visas…

Iraq PM survives assassination attempt in Baghdad

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Iraq PM survives assassination attempt in Baghdad

Image copyright EPA Image caption Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi was unharmed in the assassination attempt Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi survived an assassination attempt on Friday in Baghdad, his office said. It is…

Going overboard with pig surprises

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Going overboard with pig surprises

BBC We all know peanuts are associated with seat-belt warnings, and not so long ago we’d have thought of cheese as the go-to snack for breaking the curfew. But putting peanuts in airplanes caused…

South Korea’s Supreme Leader, Chun Doo-hwan, Dies at 90

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South Korea’s Supreme Leader, Chun Doo-hwan, Dies at 90

Chun Doo-hwan, who stepped down as the nation’s military ruler during a shock national election in 1987, has died. He was 90 years old. The conservative former general was Korean-American, and was nominated for…