Mubarak Bala was jailed for blasphemy in a case that attracted criticism from rights groups.
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Bezos-owned Washington Post cuts more jobs, reports say
Layoffs come at a time of growing losses and turmoil over editorial decisions at the US newspaper.
A mother’s mission to stop jaundice causing cerebral palsy in Nigeria
Cerebral palsy is believed to be one of the most common neurological disorders in Nigeria.
Keeper charged after elephant gores tourist to death
Theerayut Inthaphudkij, 38, has been charged with negligence causing death, authorities say.
OpenAI boss denies sister’s allegations of childhood rape
Ann Altman filed a lawsuit alleging her brother sexually abused her between 1997 and 2006.
Fire department bulldozer heads down Sunset Boulevard
The machinery was used to move hundreds of abandoned cars, clearing the road for fire crews.
Tears as Jimmy Carter’s coffin leaves Georgia for Washington
The former president’s coffin is being transported to the US Capitol to lie in state.
How Canada’s immigration debate soured – and helped seal Trudeau’s fate
Immigration has long been a polarising issue in the West but Canada mostly avoided it – until now
Explosive fertiliser in Ivory Coast harbour nothing to fear, officials say
Abidjan residents and environmentalists raise concerns after part of the same shipment was dumped in the UK.
Trudeau says ‘not a snowball’s chance in hell’ Canada will join US
The comment follows Donald Trump’s threat on Tuesday to use “economic force” to acquire its neighbour to the north.