Ex-UN General Assembly president in US bribery case dies: lawyer
NEW YORK John Ashe, a former United Nations General Assembly president accused by U.S. prosecutors of taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen, has died at age 61, his lawyer said on Wednesday.The death of Ashe, a former U.N. ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda who served as General Assembly president from 2013 to 2014 and was arrested in October on federal charges, was confirmed by his lawyer, Jeremy Schneider.Mogens Lykketoft, the current president of the 193-member General Ass..>> view originalAmjad Sabri: Pakistanis mourn famed singer after attack
Media captionAmjad Sabri was one of Pakistan's most famous singers Pakistanis are mourning one of the country's most famous singers, Amjad Sabri, who was shot dead in Karachi by militants on Wednesday.Sabri performed Qawwali devotional music from the Sufi tradition, an Islamic practice opposed by religious extremists. He died after two gunmen fired on his car in the Liaqatabad area in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Ahead of his funeral, mourners have gathered outside his home in Karachi...>> view originalIndia lightning strikes leave 93 people dead
Image copyright AP Image caption This man, who was taken to hospital in Bihar, told journalists he had been knocked out by the lightning At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say.Most of the people who died were working on farms during torrential rains on Tuesday, reports said.Lightning strikes are common in India during he..>> view original
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