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The news columns called the US armed forces 'terrorists' and the leadership of America 'stupid', while writing about the 'martyrdom' of the man who single-handedly took on the 'gangsters'.

Shiraaz Mohamed was taken hostage on January 10, 2017 in Darkoush, Syria. He had gone to the war-torn country to capture the suffering of the Syrian people.

Biar, who is a key critic of the country's new leadership, was detained in July 2018 and held for eight months without charge in the National Security Service headquarters.

Frias has been accused of supporting the human rights violations under the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Whether taking selfies with the faithful, shaking hands, or blessing children, the head of 1.3 billion Catholics around the world is protected by bodyguards from a special corps charged with the pope's security.

Carlos Ghosn, who faced multiple charges of financial misconduct , won bail in April with a ban on overseas travel. But he managed to slip out of Japan on Sunday despite having handed over his three passports to his lawyers.

The Supreme Court had suspended the government order, citing irregularities in the manner the army chief, a close confidant of Khan, was granted an extension.

Ghosn was arrested following allegations of misappropriation of funds and allegedly shifting more that $16 million of his personal losses towards Nissan when he was the chairman and CEO of the automobile company.

Alex Jones claimed the mainstream media and gun-control proponents conspired to fabricate the tragedy in which 20 school children and six school staff were shot dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

Protesters at the harbourfront counted down chanting "Ten! Nine! Liberate Hong Kong, revolution now!" as they lit up their phones in a sea of lights.

Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims in China, some of them thought it was still safe to return occasionally, only to disappear into a shadowy network of re-education camps from which no communication is permitted.

In a series of tweets, Raza accused Dawn CEO Hameed Haroon of the assault and said his allegations were in no way related to the newspaper but to give strength to other victims of sexual assault.

The signing of a phase one deal during Liu's trip would mark a point of truce in the ongoing bitter trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Temperatures on Tuesday were set to hit 38 Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in the capital, Canberra, and 33 C (91 F) in Sydney, Australia’s largest city.

The initial version of the New Year Honours 2020 list posted online contained the home or work addresses of more than 1,000 recipients, including singer Sir Elton John, and was visible for around an hour.

Rural Fire Service volunteers who have spent at least 10 days battling blazes in worst-hit New South Wales state are immediately eligible for the scheme, which offers payments of up to Aus$300 ($209) per day for a maximum of Aus$6,000 per person.