Wednesday, January 4, 2017

What You Need To Know Today

Over 150 arrested for attempting to hold 'pro-blasphemy law' demonstration in Lahore


Protesters belonging to the Sunni Tehreek, Tehreek-i-Khatme Nabuwat and Tehreek-i-Labbaik Ya Rasool (SAW) were among those who had planned to march from Kalma Chowk to Liberty Chowk in favour of the blasphemy law.





Good samaritans who came to woman's rescue make headlines in China


Lack of legal protections and string of extortion cases have contributed to a general reluctance to help strangers

A woman is punched and thrown to the ground by a man who then proceeds to kick her as she raises her arms to deflect the blows. A pedestrian marches ahead; a car drives by.


Don't love thy neighbour Extort them for a large monetary settlement


Saudi Arabia flogs foreign workers for burning bus protest over unpaid wages


Hundreds of foreign workers, who need to send earnings home to their families, waited more than six months for pay

A group of foreign construction workers who staged a protest about unpaid wages have been sentenced to 300 lashes and four months behind bars by a Saudi Arabian court.



J.R.R. Tolkien - celebrating an unusual life

With works like "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" J.R.R. Tolkien is considered to be the inventor of sophisticated fantasy literature. Millions continue to read his timeless works each year.








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