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THE shock death of ousted President Mohammed Morsi in an Egyptian courtroom has been branded “full fledged murder” by his die-hard supporters. A leading figure in the banned Muslim Brotherhood claimed the former leader died after he was stopped from receiving vital medicine while held in Cairo’s Tura Prison. 7 The former president pictured before […]

Neo-Nazi businessman, 44, is jailed for almost two years for sharing sickening footage of the Christchurch terror attack – saying that he wanted to add a ‘kill count’Philip Neville Arps jailed for sharing footage of Christchurch terror attackThe businessman requested that the footage be modified with a ‘kill count’Also requested crosshairs be added as if the viewer […]

TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is not seeking to wage war against any nation while at the same time stressing that it will withstand mounting U.S. pressure and emerge victorious.Rouhani’s remarks on Tuesday came as Tehran and Washington are edging toward a flashpoint after Tehran announced it was breaking compliance […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMrs Lam said she personally had to shoulder much of the blame for the rowHong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has apologised for an extradition bill that sparked mass protests, acknowledging it is now “unlikely” it will pass.Millions have taken to the streets against the proposals, which would […]

Zaharie Ahmad Shah (pictured) was the pilot of the doomed flightDID THE PILOT HIJACK HIS OWN PLANE? Pilot Zaharie Ahmad Shah planned mass murder because of personal problems, locking his co-pilot out of the cockpit, closing down all communications, depressurising the main cabin and then disabling the aircraft so that it continued flying on auto-pilot until […]

A TEEN who survived after a 10-inch knife became lodged in his face missing his brain by millimetres admits “it could have been the end of me.” Jimmy Russell said her son Eli Gregg was playing outside their family home, south of Kansas City, when she heard a chilling scream. 4 The 10-inch blade become […]

SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea says two of four North Korean fishermen who were rescued off a boat drifting in South Korean waters will remain in the country after expressing their desire to defect.Seoul’s Unification Ministry on Tuesday said the two other fishermen were sent back to North Korea through an inter-Korean village.The defections […]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Morsi (photographed in 2016) was reportedly kept in solitary confinement 23 hours a day Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been buried hours after he collapsed in court and died on Monday.His lawyer told the AFP news agency the former leader had been buried in eastern Cairo early on Tuesday […]

UNITED NATIONS – An independent review of United Nations operations in the years before hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar’s military has concluded that the organization’s many bodies failed to act together resulting in “systemic and structural failures.”The 36-page review by Guatemala’s former foreign minister Gert Rosenthal released Monday […]

A TEEN allegedly killed her “best friend” after a man she met online offered to pay her $9million (£7.2million) to murder someone. Cynthia ‘CeeCee’ Hoffman, 19, was shot in the back of the head and her body was dumped in a river in Alaska. 4 Cynthia ‘CeeCee’ Hoffman, 19, was shot in the back of […]

THE ISIS “Beatle” known as “Ringo” has told how he saved Jihadi John’s life on a battlefield – then wept when the fanatic was killed by an American drone. Alexanda Kotey said he saved fellow Brit Mohammed Emwazi when he was shot by anti-terror rebel group the Free Syrian Army. 9 ISIS Beatles member Jihadi […]

Venice is a city that runs on ancient, unwritten rules – including that gondolas are made and steered by men. But two young women are challenging that tradition.After their father died last year, sisters Elena and Elisabetta Tramontin inherited his workshop making the flat-bottomed boats that navigate the city’s famed canals.The women are determined to […]

THE US is to deploy more than 1000 more troops to the Middle East as tensions mount over attacks on two oil tankers it blames on Iran. The Pentagon has released new photos officials said show that members of Tehran’s Revolutionary Guard were responsible for attacks. 8 Images the Pentagon says are Iranian forces beside […]

TORONTO – Two people were shot and wounded at a rally Monday for the NBA champion Toronto Raptors that turned into a stampede. Police said there were two arrests.Droves of Raptors fans ran from the shooting in the City Hall square packed with tens of thousands of fans. A million or more fans earlier packed […]

A teacher killed himself months after suffering a bout of crippling altitude sickness during a trekking trip to the Himalayas with his wife, an inquest heard.Paul Connell, 33, was found dead at the bottom of cliffs near his home in Ramsgate, Kent, after struggling with anxiety following the incident, leaving his family a note reading […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kyle Kashuv has become a gun rights activist since the attack on his Florida high school A teenager who survived a gun massacre at his Florida high school has said he lost his spot at Harvard University over past racist remarks. Kyle Kashuv, 18, said the online comments were […]

MOHAMED Morsi has died aged 67. But who was he, how did he die, and what did people say about him? Here’s our lowdown… 4 The former president pictured when he was in powerCredit: AP:Associated PressWho was Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Morsi was the first democratically-elected President of Egypt. He rose through the ranks of the […]

That’s paw-litics.An official livestream in Pakistan was mocked Friday after a regional minister appeared to be wearing kitty ears after a mishap involving part of Facebook’s “cat filter.”Shaukat Yousafzai was speaking with reporters after a cabinet meeting when the purr-fect filter — with whiskers and bright pink ears — appeared.Users quickly noticed the mishap on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party’s […]

Image copyright AFP Image caption Morsi was detained after being ousted by the army in 2013 Egypt’s former President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted by the military in 2013, has died after fainting in a courtroom, officials say.A top figure in the now-banned Islamist movement Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi collapsed in a cage after speaking at […]

40,000 police officers will be sent to protect tourist hotspots in Spain amid fears of a summer terror attack’Operation Summer’ designed to protect airports, ports, hotels and beaches40,000 additional officers will be deployed from July 1 until at least August 31 One of their main tasks will be protecting areas from a terrorist attackISIS has vowed […]

EGYPT’S ousted President Mohammed Morsi has collapsed and died during a court session, the country’s state TV has said. According to reports, the 67-year-old Morsi was attending court on Monday in his trial on espionage charges when he blacked out. 2 The former president pictured when he was in powerCredit: AP:Associated PressHis body was taken […]