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Out with a bang: Morrissey cancels Spain concert over noise

Out with a bang: Morrissey cancels Spain concert over noise

Indie rock star Morrissey cancelled a concert in Spain's Valencia on Thursday because the din from the city's traditional pyrotechnics festival left him "catatonic" with sleep deprivation. The lead singer with 1980s English band The Smiths, Morrissey had travelled for two days by road

Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two: US military

Laundry fire on giant US aircraft carrier injures two: US military

Two crew on the USS Gerald R. Ford -- the world's largest aircraft carrier currently deployed for the war against Iran -- were injured Thursday in a laundry room fire, the US Navy said. "Two sailors are currently receiving medical treatment for non-life-threatening injuries and are in

Mauritanian anti-slavery stalwart Boubacar Ould Messaoud dead

Mauritanian anti-slavery stalwart Boubacar Ould Messaoud dead

Boubacar Ould Messaoud, a rights activist who fought incessantly to wipe out slavery in his native Mauritania, died on Thursday in the capital Nouakchott aged 80, a representative of his NGO told AFP. Born into a family of slaves, he founded SOS Esclaves in 1995 to eradicate slavery and support

Behind Cambodian border casino, Thai military shows off a scam hub

Behind Cambodian border casino, Thai military shows off a scam hub

Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border. Southeast Asia has become the epicentre of the multibillion-dollar online scam industry in which

Engraved tombs help keep memories alive in Pakistan

Engraved tombs help keep memories alive in Pakistan

Men and women sit on the graves of their loved ones at a Shia Muslim cemetery in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, reciting verses from the Quran. Many of the lines of polished marble tombstones are engraved with the image of the person beneath as a permanent reminder of their life. Mohammad

US military 'not ready' to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait: energy secretary

US military 'not ready' to escort tankers through Hormuz Strait: energy secretary

The US military is currently "not ready" to escort tankers through the critical Strait of Hormuz because all its assets are focused on striking Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Thursday. Wright's comments came as an attack on two oil tankers off Iraq killed at least

Lufthansa flights axed as pilots walk out

Lufthansa flights axed as pilots walk out

Lufthansa said about half its flights were cancelled Thursday as pilots from the German airline kicked off a two-day strike over pensions. The pilots' union called the second walkout in the space of a month after talks with management broke down. The airline says around 50 percent of