ISIS executes, crucifies ‘apostate’
Damascus: The ISIS group has publicly executed and crucified a man in Syria’s Aleppo province for alleged apostasy, ARA News website said Friday quoting activists and witnesses. Twenty-eight-year-old Hussein Muhammad was executed by gunfire on Thursday, and his corpse was strung up on an electricity pole in central al-Bab, ARA News reported.
Aus teen crashes car into school while playing Pokemon Go
Melbourne: In a bizarre accident, a 19-year- old Australian trying to catch a Pokemon ploughed his car into a school while playing the widely popular location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go. Police believe the teenager was trying to catch a Pokemon on the popular mobile app when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into St Francis Xavier College in Berwick, Melbourne.
‘Highly likely’ Tanzania piece from MH370: Aus
Sydney: A piece of debris found in Tanzania is “highly likely” to be from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, Australia’s Transport Minister said on Friday, as he defended the Indian Ocean search efforts. The large wing part was brought to Canberra for analysis after it was found by locals on Pemba Island off the coast of Tanzania last month.
36 ISIS militants killed in Kabul
Kabul: At least 36 Islamic State (ISIS) militants were killed in the past 24 hours in a military operation by the Afghan National Army following an attack on July 23 in which 80 people were killed and over 300 wounded.
1 San Diego cop killed in shooting
San Diego: One police officer died and another was wounded after being shot in a San Diego neighbourhood, authorities said early on Friday.
SIRI slams Opp protest led by Rajapaksa
Colombo: Sri lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday took a jibe at the Opposition over its protest march led by Mahinda Rajapaksa against his Government, saying the former strongman’s “greed for political power” was the real reason behind the rally.
Music can make beer taste better: study
london: listening to music while drinking can influence how much you like the taste of beer, a new study has found. The findings suggest that a range of multisensory information, such as sound, sensation, shape and colour, can influence the way we perceive taste.