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Hello, I'm Jerry Smit with the BBC news.
Women's rights activists in Afghanistan have reactedangrily to an appeals court's decision in Afghanistanto quash death sentences imposed on four meninvolved in the mob-killing of the young womanFarkhunda in Kabul in March. Here's David Loyn.
"The brutal murder of Farkhunda, a devout Islamic student wrongly accused of burning acopy of the Koran, attracted worldwide attention. But now an appeal court has reversed thedeath sentences. The decision in a closed court hearing has led to widespreadcondemnation. A prominent activist W F said she was completely outraged, but notsurprised. She said the whole trial had been an example of injustice, and it showed that it wasnot only the Taliban, but the whole Afghan system that oppressed women."
The United States has asked the Swiss authorities to extradite seven former FIFA officialsarrested in May as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in world's football governingbody. Among those detained was Jeffery Webb, FIFA's vice president and former CONCACAFpresident. This report from Imogen Foulks.
"The seven FIFA officials now have 14 days to respond, from there the Swiss will rule onwhether extradition is warranted. But it's believed all seven plan to appeal, a process whichcould go all the way to Switzerland's Supreme Court and take months. The other option, agreeto a Swiss extradition, engage of lawyer in the United States and apply for bail. The Swiss'vemade it clear that they consider the detained FIFA officials of flight risk and will not be grantingbail."
Investigators say a Taiwanese passenger plane crashed in February after the captain mistakenlyshut down its only working engine. The pilot realised his error seconds before the aircraft wentdown. Forty-three people died when the plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Taiwanesecapital Taipei.
Security forces in Egypt are continuing an operation against Islamic State militants in theNorthern Sinai Peninsula. The army said it would not stop until it had cleared the area of what itcalled "terrorist concentrations". Warplanes resumed attacks late at night, following a day ofintense clashes. Here's S N.
The Egyptian army has announced that it is in full control of the situation of the NorthernSinai, but many would question such a statement. The latest developments on the groundhave raised concerns about the army's capability to contain the insurgency in the strategicpeninsula, bordering Israel and Gaza. Many Egyptian soldiers lost their lives after IS-affiliatedmilitants attacked a number of military positions simultaneously in the town of SheikhZuweid. The death toll remains controversial. While the Army says 17 soldiers were killed,other sources have spoken of at least 50 dead and many civilians, too."
News from the BBC.
Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has welcomed the decision of the European CentralBank to keep open its line of credit to the country's banks. Mr Vourofakis said the move gaveAthens breathing space as it tried to find a way out of its debt crisis. But he criticised EuroZone finance ministers for refusing to hold further talks on a bailout until after Sunday'sreferendum.
The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions, including a travel ban and assetfreeze, on six South Sudanese generals, three from the government side and three from therebels. The move comes just days after the UN Mission in South Sudan reported on humanrights abuses in a recent upsurge of fighting. A A reports.
"Among those targeted by the sanctions is the commander of President Salva Kiir's specialguard, two other office generals who are leading troops in Unity state, which are seemed assome of the vast violence have also been sanctioned. Three top commanders closely allied torival leader Riek Machar will also face the worldwide bans announced by the UN SecurityCouncil. In a statement, US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said all those responsiblefor atrocities in South Sudan must be held accountable."
At least 34 people are reported to have died after a ferry overturned in rough seas in thePhilippines. The coastguard says more than 100 others have been rescued, but some remainmissing. There were more than 170 people on board. Ferries are a common form of transportin the Philippines.
New satellite photographs of the disputed Spratly archipelago in the South China Sea showedthat China has almost finished construction of an airstrip on one of its new artificial islands.There are also helipads, radar and communication systems, and supply ships on Fiery CrossReef. The programme has been sharply criticised by countries with rival claims to the area, aswell as the United States.
BBC news.
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