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Algeria sentences scores to death over forest fire lynching: media
Algeria sentences scores to death over forest fire lynching: media
Africa
by  AFP

An Algerian court Thursday sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires during an extended heatwave last year, state media reported. The court in Dar El Beida on Thursday "sentenced 49 people to execution over (Ben Ismail's) murder and mutilation of his body," the APS news agency reported.

Syria Kurds fear thaw between Assad regime and Turkey
Syria Kurds fear thaw between Assad regime and Turkey
World
by  AFP

Syria's Kurds, bracing for a Turkish land offensive against their autonomous northern region, face an additional threat: being squeezed by warming ties between their foe Ankara and the Assad regime. The Kurds have avoided open hostilities with the Assad regime, except for some skirmishes, and maintained good ties with both US and Russian forces.

Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries
Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A team of researchers has cracked a five century-old code which reveals a rumoured French plot to kill the Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V. Charles was one of the most powerful men of the 16th century, presiding over a vast empire that took in much of western Europe and the Americas during a reign of more than 40 years.