A key figure during South Africa’s transition from the apartheid era, Pik Botha, has died…
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Malaysia hailed over plans to abolish death penalty (Punch)
Foreign diplomats and international human rights groups on Thursday praised Malaysia for plans to abolish…
Japanese chief priest to quit after criticising Emperor Akihito
The chief priest at Japan’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine is to resign after making remarks highly…
Woman who spent £16m in Harrods revealed (BBC)
A woman who spent £16m at Harrods in a decade can now be identified as…
Matthew Hedges: Wife urges UAE to free husband held since May (BBC)
A British student has been detained for the last five months in the United Arab…
Turkey calls for CCTV of missing Saudi journalist (BBC)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Saudi Arabia to release images proving that a…
Astronauts escape malfunctioning rocket (BBC)
A capsule carrying the two crew members of a Russian Soyuz rocket that malfunctioned on…
Ireland passes law putting cancer warnings on alcohol (Punch)
Alcoholic drinks in Ireland will be labelled with cancer warnings under a groundbreaking law passed…
Bulgarian man detained over rape and murder of journalist (CNN)
A Bulgarian man has been detained in Germany over the killing of journalist Viktoria Marinova,…
Melania: #MeToo victims must show proof (CNN)
First lady Melania Trump said victims who make accusations of sexual misconduct “need to have…