News Headlines - 08 May 2016
▽‘New video’ emerges online of woman’s public execution | DailyTimes
A ‘new’ video has emerged online of a woman being publically executed by the Taliban militia in Jowzjan province of Afghanistan, a digital global news publication reported on Sunday.
The victim was accused of either killing her husband or committing ‘adultery’ in the province, the publication reported while quoting contradicting reports. The woman was reportedly convicted in an informal ‘court’ of the militia. The video was reportedly shot in March or April in Khanqa village in the Aqcha district.
▽The mysterious woman who inspired a bestselling novel - BBC News
A romantic novel written more than half a century ago is so popular in Turkey that it has topped the country's bestseller list for the past three years. Young people today seem to relate to the author, who was repeatedly censored, jailed and ultimately shot in mysterious circumstances. Now, for the first time, Madonna in a Fur Coat is being published in English.
▽Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' moved to jail near US border - BBC News
Known as "El Chapo", he was taken to a prison near Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso in Texas, as part of a normal rotation of prisoners for security reasons, officials said.
A Brazilian footballer is suspected to have died from heart problems during a match in his home country.
The sad news comes less than 48 hours after Cameroon international Patrick Ekeng suffered a heart attack and died during a Romanian league match on Friday.
▽Leicester City’s title party puts hospital under strain - The Scotsman
A hospital had double the usual number of patients attending its accident and emergency department overnight after ecstatic football fans celebrated Leicester City winning the Premier League title.
