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    Malaysian man publicly caned for Islamic crime of close proximity

    A Malaysian man was caned at a mosque in the northeastern state of Terengganu on Friday for the Islamic crime of close proximity with a non-family member of the opposite sex, local media reported, in a rare public sentencing. Muslim-majority Malaysia practices a dual-track legal system, with Islamic criminal and family laws applicable to Muslims alongside secular laws. Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, was convicted of the Islamic crime of "khalwat" and sentenced to six strokes of the cane and a fine af

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    Child critically wounded after accidentally shooting herself in the thigh

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A child is fighting for her life after accidentally shooting herself on Friday, Memphis Police said. At 3:03 p.m., officers responded to an accidental injury in the 2500 block of Elmscourt Drive. When officers arrived on the scene, they saw a 7-year-old child lying on the couch in the living room with […]

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  • WorldRFI

    Morocco moves to reform laws on underage marriage, polygamy and child custody

    Morocco is aiming to grant women more rights over child custody and inheritance, as well as the power of veto over polygamous marriage, in the first review of its Islamic-based family code in 20 years. Reforms were proposed on Tuesday to Morocco's family law, as announced by the country's justice and Islamic affairs ministers.Women's rights campaigners have long been pushing for a revision of regulations governing the rights of women and children within the family in Morocco, where Islam is the

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  • USAssociated Press

    A missing Tennessee girl, 14, was left in the woods by a man she met online, sheriff says

    A missing 14-year-old Tennessee girl has been found safe in the Louisiana woods, where authorities say she was left by a man who had picked her up from her home after the two met online. Alexander Materne, 28, drove the girl to his home in St. Rose, Louisiana, on Dec. 23 and had sex, after which the girl disclosed her age, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Materne then brought the girl to a secluded, wooded area in Tangipahoa Parish and left her there with a tent,

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    North Korean soldiers kill themselves to avoid capture in Ukraine, U.S. says

    Russia is deploying “human waves” of North Korean soldiers, the U.S. said, and one soldier captured by Ukraine died of his injuries. Others died by suicide.

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  • USNY Post

    Passengers are guilty of this new annoying habit ‘every single flight,’ cabin crew confesses: ‘I’m just bewildered’

    “At first it irritated me. Then it annoyed me. Then it got me angry. Now I’m just bewildered,” one passenger said.

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  • USAssociated Press

    Oklahoma AG dismisses assault charge against officer who slammed 71-year-old man to the ground

    Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general dismissed a felony assault charge Friday against a police officer who slammed a 71-year-old man to the ground, breaking his neck, during an argument over a traffic ticket. Gentner Drummond announced that he had intervened in the case and dismissed the aggravated assault and battery charge against Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Joseph Gibson, 28. Oklahoma County District Attorney Vicki Behenna charged Gibson this month after body-worn camera video released by p

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