S African mother tries to sell child on Internet
Johannesburg: A South African mother appeared in court on Friday charged with trying to sell her 19-month-old baby on the Internet for $380, officials said, after a police sting operation halted her plan. Police were tipped off that the woman, aged 20, had offered her son for sale on the popular advertising website Gumtree.
Malaysia arrests hacker linked to ISIS group
Kuala lumpur: A Kosovo citizen has been arrested in Kuala lumpur for computer hacking and allegedly providing information about US service members to the ISIS group, Malaysian and US authorities said.
‘Nepal must probe killings during protests’
New York: Nepali authorities should immediately investigate and bring to justice those responsible for killings and other violations during ongoing protests over the constitutional debate, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
US troops use vehicle to force open Afghan hospital
Kunduz: US troops drove a military vehicle through the gates of an Afghan hospital hit this month in a deadly air strike, in an incident that Doctors Without Borders said on Friday may have damaged evidence relating to the attack.
China hosts 10-nation ASEAN amid Sea tensions
Beijing: China opened a meeting with Defence Ministers from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations known as ASEAN on Friday, amid rising tensions in the South China Sea. The event marks the first time China has hosted such a meeting and takes place as expectations grow that the US Navy will directly challenge Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea. Four of the ASEAN nations exercise claims to seas and islands in the South China Sea that clash with Beijing’s own.
Man shoots wife, two daughters in Pak
Peshawar: A man on Friday brutally shot dead his wife and two daughters over domestic dispute in this northwestern city of Pakistan, police said. Ibrahim along with his son-in-law opened fire at his wife and two daughters, killing them on the spot, they said. The incident occurred in Zargar Abad area in interior Peshawar city. The reason behind the triple murder is stated to be domestic dispute.
New Nepal PM is ‘pro-China’, says Chinese official media
Beijing: New Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli is “pro-China” and is “expected to keep closer ties” with the Communist nation despite PM Narendra Modi’s efforts to boost ties with it, according to the Chinese official media.