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At least seven killed after gunmen open fire at church in Jordan
Survivors say two masked gunmen began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession.
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Court rejects key evidence in Dasuki’s N33.2bn trial
The judge ruled that the statements “failed to comply with sections 15(4) and 17(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.”
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Seven shot dead by gunmen at church funeral in Jordan, state media say
Another 10 people are injured in the southern Karak governorate, and a manhunt is now under way.
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Met police searching for suspect after man shot near Royal Artillery Barracks
Victim left with life-threatening injuries after incident in Frances Street, Woolwich, south-east London Police are searching for a suspect after a man was shot near the Royal Artillery barracks in south-east London. The victim has been left with life-threatening injuries after the incident, which took place in Frances Street, Woolwich, located 600 metres from the barracks.
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Mob attacks bus driver after two die in accident
Two eyewitnesses, Sharon Ibas and Tuwan Timothy, independently corroborated accounts of the crash, including the collision between a Toyota Hiace bus, a Peugeot Boxer J5, and the motorcycle.
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Jordan: Karak church shooting leaves 7 dead
The shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in southern Jordan happened during a funeral, according to local authorities. Two unidentified men opened fire on the procession.
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‘Gem Granites’ Veeramani’s manager arrested
Seventh POCSO Act case booked against the octogenarian businessman
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Police warn officers, public against bail payments
SP Awu Fidelis, the Head of the Complaints Response Unit (CRU), Force Headquarters, Abuja, gave the warning during a sensitisation rally in Lagos on Friday. Also speaking, the Officer-in-Charge of the CRU, Lagos State Command, DSP Idris Mogaji said the unit had recorded successes in addressing complaints against police officers through prompt investigations and disciplinary measures.
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$242m Petroleum Products Diversion Claim: UBA secures court order against Vitol, four others
In a ruling on the application, the presiding judge, Hon Justice K A Jose granted three prayers in UBA’s application, including requests to restrain the dissipation of assets and dealings with funds up to the disputed amount by Vitol S.A.
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Japan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jail
Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. Moscow claims Tokyo is using journalists as spies.
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Police lob teargas to clear crowds as Emergency Crews Respond to Eastleigh Building Collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Police officers lobbed teargas and fired shots into the air to disperse crowds that had gathered at the scene of a collapsed building under construction in Eastleigh, Nairobi. The Nairobi City County says the 12-storey building under construction was located on 1st Avenue, 9th Street, in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area, prompting an emergency response amid reports that people may be trapped beneath the rubble.
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One dead and four injured after gunman opens fire on Paris suburb
One person has been killed and at least four others injured in a Paris shooting being investigated for possible terror links.
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Hell on wheels: City lawyer takes rogue boda bodas fight to Court of Appeal
Lawyer wants court to compel the government to regulate commercial motorcycle operators.
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France: 1 killed, 4 wounded after shooting near Paris
French police have arrested a suspect after gunshots were fired in a town in the suburbs of Paris on Friday. One person was killed and four others were wounded in the shooting.
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At least one dead and four injured in Paris suburb shooting
The French prime minister says an individual is in police custody after a "serious event" in Trappes.
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Netanyahu orders West Bank closure as attack wounds Israelis before election
Palestinian militants wounded five Israelis in an attack on Friday before being killed in a shootout with soldiers, leading Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to order a lockdown in the occupied West Bank days before Israeli elections. “I have instructed the IDF (army) and security forces to impose an immediate cordon on the city of Hebron and to prepare for a full lockdown of all of Judea and Samaria starting today,” Netanyahu said, using the biblical name for the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
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Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father
Meghan also reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018 by the Metropolitan police. Meghan issued a statement after the Sun newspaper published claims that her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr alleged he had found a stash of images belonging to their father at his former home in the Philippines.
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Digested week: If you were under house arrest, would you be wishing for more books about soil?
It’s been an earthy week all round, from King Charles’s unusual gift of gardening books for captive Aung San Suu Kyi to Adéla’s eye-opening music videos “Who’s Nicole Kidman?” “Oh for god’s sake, Tom Cruise, from Top Gun.”
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Residents lay siege to Hasanur Forest Office over leopard attacks
The protest came a day after the leopard and two cubs were captured by the Forest Department
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Madras High Court pulls up T.N. HR&CE department for failing to act promptly against an erring EO in 2011
The sequence of events proves poor management by the department with no checks and balances, say Justices S.M. Subramaniam and Krishnaswamy Govindarajan
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Angry youths protest alleged killing of entertainer by police
The latest incident occurred about 24 months after a police inspector killed a popular musician, Chikezie Mba, in Enugu State.
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Cyprus police open investigation into financial affairs of Roman Abramovich
Questions about the integrity of some of Abramovich's professional advisers, were raised earlier this month.