Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

By Kanupriya Kapoor CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their nationals. The mass execution cements the hard line on enforcing the death penalty adopted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo as part of his war on drugs, an approach criticized by the

Indonesia executes drug traffickers, sparks anger from Australia, Brazil

By Kanupriya Kapoor CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian firing squad executed eight drug traffickers, including seven foreigners, in the early hours of Wednesday, sparking condemnation from Australia and Brazil who had made final, desperate pleas to save their nationals. The mass execution cements the hard line on enforcing the death penalty adopted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo as part of his war on drugs, an approach criticized by the

Syrian regime bombing 'kills 21 in Aleppo and Idlib'

Air strikes by Syrian government forces killed at least 21 people, including six children, and wounded 50 on Wednesday in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, a monitor said. In the south of Aleppo city, a small girl was among four civilians killed in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Ferdus, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Another seven civilians died in Deir Hafer and Bab, two areas located in

Syrian regime bombing 'kills 21 in Aleppo and Idlib'

Air strikes by Syrian government forces killed at least 21 people, including six children, and wounded 50 on Wednesday in the northern provinces of Aleppo and Idlib, a monitor said. In the south of Aleppo city, a small girl was among four civilians killed in the rebel-held neighbourhood of Ferdus, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Another seven civilians died in Deir Hafer and Bab, two areas located in