Crime

Gunmen shoot eight dead in attack in Baku

Gunmen shoot eight dead in attack in BakuBaku/Istanbul - Two armed men shot at least eight people dead Thursday in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, local media reported.

The men opened fire with automatic weapons at the city's Oil Academy. Ten people were wounded in the attack.

One of the gun men then apparently committed suicide, the broadcaster CNN-Turk reported. There were conflicting reports about the fate of the other gunman, with one CNN-Turk reporter saying he continued exchanging fire with the police.

Ethnic violence erupts in Pakistan's financial hub, 27 killed

Ethnic violence erupts in Pakistan's financial hub, 27 killedIslamabad - At least 27 people were killed and around three dozen more injured in ethnic violence in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, police and health officials said Thursday.

The clashes between activists of ethnic Urdu-speaking Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and the minority-Pashtun population erupted Wednesday when gunmen shot dead two MQM supporters in the shanty-town neighbourhood of Khwaja Ajmair Nagri.

Serbian priest "beats up his mistress"

Serbian priest "beats up his mistress"Belgrade

Hong Kong arrests third BitTorrent user for sharing movies online

Hong Kong arrests third BitTorrent user for sharing movies online Hong Kong  - Customs officers in Hong Kong said Wednesday they arrested an internet user for distributing movies using BitTorrent technology, the third such arrest of its kind.

The jobless 38-year-old was arrested after investigators monitoring internet use allegedly caught him sharing two movies Monday night.

The suspect was later released on bail as customs officer prepare for what could be the third case against BitTorrent users in Hong Kong, which has set world precedents in file-sharing prosecutions.

Moscow: 29 pirates arrested off Somali coast

Moscow  - Russia's navy detained 29 suspected pirates off the Somali coast, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Wednesday, quoting Defence Ministry officials.

Bofors case: Quattrocchi no longer on CBI''s most wanted list

Bofors case: Quattrocchi no longer on CBI''s most wanted listNew Delhi, Apr 28 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has removed the name of the lone surviving suspect in the Bofors payoff case Ottavio Quattrocchi from its list of most wanted persons.

The 12-year Interpol Red Corner Notice against the Italian businessman, has been removed from the "Interpol Notices" section of CBI''s website.

The agency''s decision is based on the legal advice of the Attorney General Milon Banerjee. On October 28, last year, Banerjee had described the RCN as " a continued embarrassment."

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