Brunei’s sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new sharia punishments, including death by stoning for gay sex and adultery, were introduced on Wednesday. The tough penal code in the tiny country on the tropical island of Borneo — ruled by the all-powerful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah — is set […]
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At least 16 killed in attack in eastern Afghanistan
Afghan victims receive medical treatment at a hospital following a suicide attack on a private construction company in Jalalabad At least 16 people were killed in a suicide attack Wednesday on a construction company in eastern Afghanistan, an official said, the latest bloody assault in the war-torn country. The hours-long attack in Jalalabad began early […]