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Pakistani court sentences cleric from banned party to 35 years for inciting violence

Tuesday, December 16 by SRN News

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) - A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a senior leader of a banned Islamist party to 35 years in prison for inciting violence, more than a year after the cleric publicly called for the killing of the country's then-chief justice, court officials... Read More.

Sydney mourns 15 killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years

Monday, December 15 by SRN News

By Scott Murdoch and Renju Jose SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Dozens of people lined up early on Tuesday at Sydney's Bondi Beach to pay tribute to the 15 victims and those wounded in Sunday's Hannukah festival shootings, Australia's worst mass shooting in nearly 30... Read More.

Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife, who disappeared nearly 3 years ago

Monday, December 15 by SRN News

BOSTON (AP) - Brian Walshe was found guilty Monday of killing his wife, whose body has never been found after she disappeared from their Massachusetts home on New Year's Day nearly three years ago. Ana Walshe, an immigrant from Serbia, was last seen early Jan.... Read More.

35 countries will compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott

Monday, December 15 by SRN News

GENEVA (AP) - Organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest on Monday announced a final list of 35 countries that will take part in the glitzy pop-music gala next year, after five countries said they would boycott due to discord over Israel's participation. Contest organizers... Read More.

Japan will be without a panda for the first time in 50 years after twins leave Tokyo zoo

Monday, December 15 by SRN News

TOKYO (AP) - Popular twin pandas at a Tokyo zoo are set to return to their homeland in China in late January, officials said Monday, leaving Japan without a panda for the first time in about half a century. Prospects for their replacement are... Read More.

Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Sunday, December 14 by SRN News

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city 's once-diverse political landscape. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said about 97% of... Read More.

Police in Tasmania say missing Belgian woman’s phone found two years after her disappearance

Sunday, December 14 by SRN News

SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Police in Australia's Tasmania said on Sunday they would join a privately organised search for a Belgian woman who went missing in wilderness more than two years ago, after her mobile phone was discovered in the southern island... Read More.

Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years

Saturday, December 13 by SRN News

By Mark Trevelyan Dec 13 (Reuters) - When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass demonstrations in 2020, Maria Kalesnikava became an icon of the protest movement. Snatched off the street by masked officers on September 7 that... Read More.

Tunisian court sentences opposition figure Moussi to 12 years in prison

Friday, December 12 by SRN News

TUNIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - A Tunisian court on Friday sentenced prominent opposition figure Abir Moussi to 12 years in prison, her lawyer told Reuters, in what rights groups say is a new step towards entrenching President Kais Saied's one-man rule and using the... Read More.

Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for years

Friday, December 12 by SRN News

WASHINGTON (AP) - After a spate of deadly accidents that have claimed the lives of 20 service members in the past four years, a Navy report acknowledges that the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: years

Pakistani court sentences cleric from banned party to 35 years for inciting violence

Sydney mourns 15 killed in Australia’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years

Brian Walshe found guilty of murdering his wife, who disappeared nearly 3 years ago

35 countries will compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest after 5 countries announce boycott

Japan will be without a panda for the first time in 50 years after twins leave Tokyo zoo

Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism

Police in Tasmania say missing Belgian woman’s phone found two years after her disappearance

Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years

Tunisian court sentences opposition figure Moussi to 12 years in prison

Navy investigation finds Osprey safety issues were allowed to grow for years

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