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After Sweden, now Quran burnt in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark’s Copenhagen, protests erupt at Swedish and Danish embassies in Baghdad
The Danske Patrioter group said it burnt Quran in Denmark’s Copenhagen in protest against the attack on the Swedish embassy in Baghdad.
Rock Band ‘The 1975’ banned from Malaysia after criticism of anti-LGBT laws and an on-stage kiss between members Matty Healy and Ross MacDonald
Malaysia is a Muslim-dominated conservative country where homosexuality is considered a crime and punishable by 20 years in jail
Email account of US Ambassador to China ‘attacked by Chinese hackers’ days after cyber-espionage campaign unearthed
The breach is said to be limited to unclassified emails but the inboxes of Burns and Kritenbrink reportedly could have exposed details of US administration's planned trips to China and details of its policy towards China.
US Federal Reserve Board fines Deutsche Bank $186 million over insufficient progress in curbing money-laundering
In addition, the Board announced a written agreement to address other general governance, risk management, and control issues at Deutsche Bank.
Pakistan: Lahore court acquits prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, his son and wife in money laundering case
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An accountability court in Lahore on Thursday acquitted PM Shehbaz Sharif, his son Hamza Shehbaz and wife Nusrat Shehbaz in money laundering case
US Army soldier facing disciplinary action dashes into North Korea from South Korea, Pyongyang unresponsive to communication
US Army soldier Private Travis King crossed into North Korea instead of returning to US from South Korea
Pakistan: 18-year-old cricketer Ayesha Naseem announces retirement from the sport to live her life according to Islam
Pakistani all-rounder Ayesha Naseem announced her retirement from international cricket saying she want to live her life as per Islam
Over 2,300 people arrested for the riots in France, Muhammad emerges as the most common first name among them followed by the Arabic name Yanis
Mohammed appeared to be the most common first name among those arrested during the recent French riots.
Iraqis storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad, set it on fire in protest against another planned burning of Quran in Sweden
Several protesters stormed the Swedish embassy in Baghdad and set it ablaze in a violent response to another planned burning of Quran
New Zealand: Two killed in a mass shooting in Auckland hours before FIFA Women’s World Cup opening match
Three people were critically wounded according to the city's ambulance service, while three others suffered minor injuries.
