March2017
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Germany charges Afghan man with Taliban membership
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: German prosecutors have charged an Afghan citizen with being a member of the Taliban and an accessory to attempted murder by taking part in armed attacks by insurgents against policemen in Afghanistan. The Federal... -
Professor finds Lithuania’s ‘birth certificate’ in German archive
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: A professor said on Thursday he had found a copy of Lithuania’s lost declaration of independence languishing in a German archive, an achievement hailed by authorities as the discovery of the nation’s “birth certificate”.... -
Former Brazil house speaker Cunha sentenced to 15 years for graft
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: A federal court sentenced Brazil’s former speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, to more than 15 years in prison on Thursday for corruption, making him the highest-profile political conviction yet in the “Operation... -
Netanyahu set to approve first West Bank settlement for 20 years
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected to sign off on Thursday on building the first new settlement in the occupied West Bank for two decades, even as he negotiates with Washington on... -
Investigators suspect UK killer was lone wolf radicalized on internet
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: A former violent criminal who converted to Islam and kept out of trouble for more than a decade, the killer who struck Britain’s parliament last week was probably a “lone wolf”, self-radicalized by material... -
Malaysia releases Kim Jong Nam’s body in deal ending spat with North Korea
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: Malaysia put the body of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on a plane to Pyongyang on Thursday, in a deal that secured the release of its citizens there and... -
Warplanes strike near Syria’s Hama as army counter-attacks
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: Warplanes pounded rebel-held areas north of the Syrian city of Hama on Thursday in an escalation of air strikes, a rebel official and a monitor said, as government forces fought to reverse the insurgents’... -
Venus beats Kerber in Miami, Konta ousts Halep
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: @Venuseswilliams beat top seed Angelique Kerber on Wednesday to advance to a Miami Open semi-final against Britain’s Johanna Konta. American 11th seed Williams, who is seeking her fourth Miami title, survived a long first... -
Nadal beats Sock in Miami quarters, Nishikori out
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: Rafa Nadal moved into the Miami Open semi-finals with a straight sets win over American Jack Sock on Wednesday, while second seed Kei Nishikori was sent packing after going down 6-4 6-2 to unseeded... -
Broccoli may lower prostate cancer risk
Mar 30, 2017News Hour: An increased consumption of cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, that are high in sulforaphane may lower the risk of developing prostate cancer, a study has claimed. Among men, prostate cancer is the second most...
