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AP PHOTOS: Lunar New Year prayers and incense usher in the Year of the Snake
Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to pray for good luck in the Year of the Snake. From Vietnam to Japan, ethnic Chinese flocked to temples across north and Southeast Asia on what was the Lunar New...
Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape, killing of trainee doctor
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year, a crime that sparked nationwide protests over inadequate safety for women and led to a speedy trial in the country’s...
Indian police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of a trainee doctor that led to protests
NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court on Saturday found a police volunteer guilty for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, a crime that sparked countrywide protests and hospital strikes last year amid renewed concerns over lack of safety for women. The killing of the 31-year-old...
