Military Coup In Burundi As Army General Announces Overthrow Of President

A top Burundian general on Wednesday announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza, following weeks of violent protests against his bid to stand for a third term.

The radio broadcast by General Godefroid Niyombare, who was sacked from his position as the central African nation’s powerful chief of intelligence in February, came hours after President Nkurunziza arrived in neighbouring Tanzania for talks to end the crisis.

“Regarding President Nkurunziza’s arrogance and defiance of the international community which advised him to respect the constitution and Arusha peace agreement, the committee for the establishment of the national concord decide: President Nkurunziza is dismissed, his government is dismissed too,” he said.

Niyombare said he was working with civil society groups, religious leaders and politicians to form a transitional government.

The presidential office have also made an announcement declaring Niyombare’s statement as “a joke”.

A young 15 year old girl in Malaysia was gang raped by 38 Muslim men, with each man taking turns for several hours in an abandoned hut. Police have arrested 15 men and are looking for the remaining ones as the investigation is going under way.Media accounts, quoting information from District Police Chief, Azham Otham, said 38 men were involved.Report says the assault took place in the northern state of Kelantan on May 20 when the girl met a girlfriend and was lured to an empty hut said to be a local drug haunt.

                         

Astro Awani television and and The Star daily reported that the assault took place in the northern state of Kelantan on May 20 when the girl met a girlfriend and was lured to an empty hut reported to be a local drug haunt.

The men took turns to rape her for hours. Police were also investigating whether her 17-year-old friend was also raped.

The alleged attack, one of several brutal caes this week underscoring the violence to which women are being subjected across Asia, sparked outrage among women's groups. Politicians from a Muslim party running the region said their proposal to introduce Islamic hudud law, with harsh penalties, would deter offenders.

Politicians from a Muslim party running the region said their proposal to introduce Islamic law, with harsh penalties, would deter offenders.

Several of those detained had tested positive for amphetamine, the reports said.

Report also says a man and his two teenage sons were among those detained.

Police said action could have been taken had villagers reported the addicts’ presence.

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