01 January 2010
Filipino migrant in Saudi Arabia: exploited and mocked for her faith
Manila (AsiaNews) - "My Life in Saudi Arabia was like a prison and the anguish of those moments was unbearable." This is the story of Norma Caldera, a Filipina domestic worker who emigrated to work in Saudi Arabia and escaped after seven months of constant
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Finnish police: shooter likely chose his victims
ESPOO, Finland -- The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage in Finland apparently chose his victims, police said Friday.
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Mauritania: Al-Qaeda sites publish photos of kidnapped Italians
Dubai, 31 Dec. (AKI) - Al-Qaeda's North African branch on Thursday released a statement on jihadist websites claiming responsibility for the two Italians kidnapped in Mauritania in mid-December. The Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb also published photos of the abducted couple, Sergio Cicala and his wife Philomene Kabouree.
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More attacks against Christians in Mosul
Mosul (AsiaNews) - Attacks continue against Christians to push them to flee from Iraq. Yesterday afternoon Zhaki Homo Bashir, a Christian deacon, was hit by gunfire from a group of unknown criminals. The man had just entered his shop located in the district of al Jadida. Seriously injured, he was transported to hospital. AsiaNews published the news yesterday of the kidnapping a college
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