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[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Jamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist's disappearance The UK, Germany and France have demanded a credible investigation into the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Their foreign ministers said that if anyone were found responsible they should be held accountable, and urged a detailed response from Riyadh. UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that whatever happened now was "absolutely up to Saudi Arabia". The Saudis deny Mr Khashoggi was killed in their consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. A source quoted by Saudi state media says the country rejects political and economic threats and will meet any action taken against the kingdom with a bigger one in response. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul. The Turkish authorities in Istanbul believe Mr Khashoggi was murdered ...

[ad_1] Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Jamal Khashoggi: What we know about the journalist's disappearance Saudi Arabia rejects political and economic "threats" over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a source quoted by state news agency SPA says. Saudi Arabia would respond to any punitive action "with a bigger one", the unnamed senior source said. Mr Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi government, vanished on 2 October after visiting its consulate in Istanbul. US President Donald Trump said he would "punish" Saudi Arabia if it were found responsible for killing him. The authorities in Istanbul believe Mr Khashoggi was murdered in the consulate by Saudi agents - claims Riyadh has dismissed as "lies". Britain and the US are considering boycotting a major international conference in Saudi Arabia this month. What is the latest from the Saudis? The source quoted by SPA said: "The king...

[ad_1] LAHORE: Pakistan's anti-graft body has summoned the country's envoy to the US Ali Jahangir Siddiqui to question him for allegedly paying Rs 15 crore in bribe to a top government official to get the plum diplomatic post, a senior official said on Thursday. Ambassador Siddiqui has been issued a notice to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on October 19. "The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore has summoned Siddiqui for October 19 after a transaction of Rs 15 crore between him and former principal secretary to prime minister Fawad Hasan Fawad has surfaced," a senior official of the anti-corruption watchdog told . He said an investigation into Fawad's income beyond means case revealed that Siddiqui had paid him Rs 15 crore in bribe to get approval from former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for his (Siddiqui) appointment as ambassador to the US. "The NAB has summoned Siddiqui to quiz him on October 19 at its Lahore office...

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[ad_1] Image caption James Ricketson with daughter Roxanne Holmes, after his release from a Cambodian jail Australian filmmaker James Ricketson was imprisoned in Cambodia in 2016, accused of spying after flying a drone over an opposition rally. His adopted daughter campaigned tirelessly for his release from a cramped, unsanitary prison - until his pardon last month. But years earlier, it was Mr Ricketson who rescued her from a life of abuse and self-harm. Gary Nunn reports from Sydney. As James Ricketson, 69, and his adopted daughter Roxanne Holmes, 52, talk to me, their battle scars are showing. On the arm of Mr Ricketson's shirt sleeve is thick, congealed blood, still seeping through from a fight he had with Cambodian prison guards. It happened on his final day before his sudden release five da...

[ad_1] Image copyright IBO/SIPA/REX/Shutterstock Image caption Rédoine Faïd, pictured here in 2010, gained fame by writing a book France's most-wanted fugitive Rédoine Faïd was tracked down by police through phone-taps and was discovered using a burqa as a disguise, prosecutors say. Faïd, 46, was detained on Wednesday in the town where he grew up north of Paris. Six others are being held. He broke out of jail on 1 July, escaping in a helicopter flown by a flying instructor who had been taken hostage. After three months on the run Faïd was tracked down to a block of flats. He was sprung out of prison in Réau, south-east of Paris, by three heavily armed men. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for masterminding a botched robbery in which a policewoman was killed in 2010. He was recaptured shortly after 04:00 on...

[ad_1] THE HAGUE: The United States criticised a top UN court decision on Wednesday ordering Washington to ease sanctions on Iran , saying the case was "meritless" and the court had "no jurisdiction". "This is a meritless case over which the court has no jurisdiction," US ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra tweeted, shortly after a ruling at the International Court of Justice. My statement on the ICJ decision: https://t.co/cL4GjrnEtE — U.S. Amb to NL (@usambnl) 1538568508000 READ ALSO - US must lift 'humanitarian' sanctions on Iran: ICJ But Hoekstra pointed out that the Hague-based tribunal "declined to grant the sweeping measures requested by Iran" and it was "a narrow decision on a very limited range of sectors." [ad_2]

[ad_1] Image copyright EPA Image caption Rédoine Faïd's popularity is partly explained by crime films When Rédoine Faïd made his spectacular prison breakout in July, the actress Béatrice Dalle was delighted. "God protect you Rédoine," she wrote on his Instagram account. "The whole of France is with you. I am going to be dancing for hours to celebrate." The actress swiftly retracted when it was pointed out that her hero was serving 25 years for a failed robbery in which a policewoman was shot dead. But still. In France, there's always something about a gangster. Especially one who keeps escaping. Especially one who purposely models his hold-ups on Hollywood movies. And especially one who is articulate enough to write a book of memoirs and become an instant celeb on TV. Helicopter jailbreak...

[ad_1] ANKARA (TURKEY): The lawyer for an American pastor at the center of a spat between Nato allies Turkey and the United States petitioned Turkey's highest court on Wednesday seeking his release from house arrest. Andrew Craig Brunson, 50, who has lived in Turkey for more than two decades, was arrested in December 2016 on espionage and terror-related charges. The pastor, who rejects the charges, had been jailed until he was released to home detention on July 25 for health reasons. He faces up to 35 years in prison if he is convicted on both counts. US President Donald Trump has demanded Brunson's release. Amid the conflict, Trump in August doubled tariffs on Turkish steel and aluminum imports, which helped deepen a Turkish currency crisis. Turkey's government has repeatedly called on Washington to respect Turkey's judicial process. Lawyer Ismail Cem Halavurt told The Associated Press he filed a Constitutional Court appeal following lower courts' refusal to free ...

[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Vernon Madison killed an Alabama police officer in 1985, and was convicted and sentenced to death nine years later. But after two debilitating strokes while in prison, his lawyers say he can't remember the crime he committed or why he is to be executed. The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that will likely have much broader meaning than for just one person: it could apply to the large population of aging inmates in American prisons facing execution. The eight judges of the high court who heard Tuesday's arguments must weigh whether capital punishment for the 68 year old Madison, already delayed several times, is ethical and legal, based on the US Constitution's prohibition of "cruel and unusual punishment." Critical could be who fills the ninth seat: conservative nominee Brett Kavanaugh's approval has been stalled as he faces sexual abuse allegations. Madison shot a policeman in the head twice when the officer tried to int...

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Ronaldo has branded the rape allegation "fake news" Police in Las Vegas have reopened a sexual assault investigation from 2009 at the request of a woman who has alleged she was raped by Cristiano Ronaldo. Kathryn Mayorga says she was attacked by the Portuguese footballer in a hotel room in the US city that year. Juventus forward Ronaldo, 33, has dismissed the claim, first reported in Germany's Der Spiegel, as "fake news". His representatives said he would take legal action against the magazine. Der Spiegel said Ms Mayorga, 34, filed a report with Las Vegas police shortly after the alleged incident. In 2010, she reportedly reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo involving a $375,000 (£288,000) payment for agreeing never to go public with t...

[ad_1] Indonesia experiences earthquakes every day, but the scale of the quake and tsunami which hit Palu on Friday took local people and scientists by surprise. More than 800 people have died, but the final figure could be in the thousands, say officials. As scientists explained to the BBC, a combination of geography, timing and inadequate warnings meant that what happened in Palu was a worst case scenario. A perilous location Earthquakes are caused by the Earth's tectonic plates sliding against or under each other. This is happening constantly, but sometimes the movement is big enough and close enough to populated areas to have devastating consequences. Small tremors had been happening throughout Frid...