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Monday 21 June 2021
A doctor in the Zinder’s hospital said that all of the dead and three of the injured had gunshot wounds.
“Friends uplift the soul.”
The man had been learning black magic.
Six men were hanged at the weekend.
There has been worldwide condemnation of the attack, that killed 141 people in total.
The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has described it as an “outrage that beggars belief”.
Uruguay has agreed to take six former prisoners.
Adnan Shukrijumah had been on the FBI’s most-wanted terrorists list.
A new report has detailed incidents across the world.
Robert O’Neill is the latest former Seal to claim he shot the Al-Qaeda leader.
Sinn Féin the most popular party, Irish Water benchmarking, and murder in Hong Kong.
The incident occurred at Wagah after the ‘flag-lowering’ ceremony.
Thousands more have been left homeless.
The military urged the protesters to leave saying it was ‘embarrassing to everybody’.
The clashes between police and protesters took place outside the prime minister’s residence.
Western powers were growing increasingly weary of military engagements in the Middle East – but this provocation will ensure a sustained, focused campaign to eliminate Isis.
A couple were also killed for marrying without consent.
The unidentified gunmen opened fire on the plane as it landed.
The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assault on the airport, which began last night.
One of the quakes struck at the relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres.
More than 40 were killed, with several others left in critical condition, after the crash in Pakistan.
The man admitted the terrible crime after being arrested by police. He had already served two years in prison for cannibalism.
Pervez Musharraf is on trial for treason and could face the death penalty but some are unconvinced the government will complete the trial.
As a 13-year old schoolgirl, Setsuko Thurlow became a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Her harrowing testimony is a continuing reminder of the importance of nuclear disarmament, writes Jamie Walsh.
Salma Ghani was taken by five unidentified men from outside her house in Peshawar on Sunday. Her bullet-riddled body was found in a field yesterday.
Hundreds of people are killed around the country each year in Pakistan in the name of defending family “honour”, but stonings are extremely rare.
In this age of digitalised 24-hour news, how can it be so difficult to find a space for stories of people with death-defying courage? Those who defend human rights deserve better, writes Mary Lawlor.
The children, aged seven to twelve, were playing near their home when the grenade exploded.
The court rejected defence claims that the 65-year-old has mental health problems.
At least 13 people died, with 18 others wounded, just a day after one of the deadliest bomb attacks in recent years.
The attack is one of the deadliest to hit Pakistani security forces in recent years.
Aitzaz Hassan sacrificed himself to save his classmates when a suicide bomber targeted a school last week.
People in the village are hailing 17-year-old Aitzaz Hasan as a hero.
Following the sixth anniversary of the the assassination of the former Pakistani Prime Minister, T.V. Paul considers the legacy that Benazir Bhutto left behind.
Forging closer ties with NATO could enable Ireland to combat global terrorism writes Colm Ó Broin.
Shakeel Afridi was recruited by the CIA to run a fake vaccination programme in Abbottabad in hopes of obtaining DNA samples to identify the Al Qaeda chief.
Asmatullah Shaheen Bhittani will take over a temporary head of the Taliban group.
Hakimullah Mehsud’s death comes as a major blow to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) network, which was behind some of the most high-profile attacks in Pakistan in recent years
The girl, who could not speak, was trafficked from Pakistan to work as a servant.
TODAY IS FATHER’S Day, a day where we can all appreciate who our dads are, or who they were.
It can often be commercialised and an expensive day for some; others may feel they want to think of their father in their own way, without pressure to do so; and many are no doubt scrambling for a last-minute.
This morning we’re asking: will you be marking Father’s Day in some way?
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This week, our reader is busy working from home while renovating a new house with her partner.
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