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A member of the party of Myanmar’s head of government, Aung San Suu Kyi, died in custody overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Man died after being assaulted by members of the military junta, news agency reports AFP. He was arrested on Saturday evening. This is Khin Maung Latt, about 58 years old. He was the chairman of the local party …

Campaign posters with the words “Stop Radical Islam!” and “Stop Extremism!”, featuring a woman in a black niqab, were posted in many cities. Opponents of the ban use the slogan “No to an absurd, unnecessary and Islamophobic ‘anti-burqa’ law”. The ban would mean that no one can fully cover their face in public places. There are exceptions, such as in …

Outspoken Brexiteer Nigel Farage resigns as leader of the British populist Reform UK party. In a saturday night video posted on Twitter Farage says he is leaving “active politics” but will continue to interfere in public debate. Farage thinks it was beautiful “after almost thirty years” now that “his life’s work” is over: the UK is outside the European Union. …

Rafed Sitto knows by heart the Pope’s program for the days to come. He is stuck to the tube this weekend with his wife Sandrine and his two children. “It would have been much nicer if he had visited our country in better times, when we were still living there and more Christians were living in Iraq,” says Sandrine. Since …

The German Uwe Chechowitz drove unwittingly for four years in an old Renault 5 with more than 20,000 euros under the carpet. He took him to the police, who tracked down the rightful owner. It involved 5,000 euros in cash and a savings account with a balance of over 17,000 euros. The man discovered the silver by accident due to …

A Curacao judge on Friday sentenced former finance minister George Jamaloodin to 30 years for instigating the murder of 54-year-old politician Helmin Wiels. The sentence is higher than the 28 years that Jamaloodin previously received from a judge. Wiels was shot dead on May 5, 2013 while on his way to a Willemstad beach without security guards. He had been …

A spokesperson for China at the United Nations said the country hopes all parties in Myanmar put the interests of the people first and engage in dialogue to express their differences. “Everything the Security Council does must focus on Myanmar’s political and social stability and not increase tensions.” Meanwhile, Western countries are not left out. The United States has blacklisted …

It wasn’t until half an hour after take-off that it became clear that the cat had taken a seat in the plane’s cabin, Al-Sudani News reports. Once noticed, the beast immediately launched into the attack. The scuffle with the animal caused so much chaos that the pilot was forced to turn around and crash into Khartoum airport. Sneaked So far, …

Tens of thousands of New Zealanders are allowed to return home after having to evacuate earlier due to an impending tsunami. Meanwhile, the biggest waves have passed and the alert level has been lowered, reports the National Office for Disaster Response (NEMA) via Twitter. As far as we know, no one was injured. Residents of the east coast of the …

The Surinamese Ministry of Defense provided the necessary support for the maintenance of the grounds of the Ashiana retirement home. For 3 days, from Monday March 1 to Wednesday March 3, soldiers from the national army were deployed for maintenance work on the entire site. During a visit to a resident of the house, Minister Krishna Mathoera noted the condition …