  Egyptian court confirms death sentences on soccer fans March 9, 2013 - 12:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An Egyptian court confirmed on Saturday, March 9 death sentences on 21 soccer fans for their role in a stadium riot in Port Said last year, a case which has provoked deadly clashes in the Suez Canal city, Reuters reported. The stadium deaths occurred in February 2012 at the end of a match between Cairo's Al-Ahly and Al-Masry, the local side, and have been a flashpoint for protests. In a ruling on live TV, the court also sentenced five more people to life in jail for the riot. Rioting after the death sentences were originally announced has underlined worsening security in Egyptian cities since the 2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. Partner news  Top stories If true, the exclusion of Rafsanjani and Mashaie would leave the presidential race dominated by hardline conservatives. Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned.   Partner news |  Latest news Xbox One to expand friend lists to 1,000 friends  Xbox One - described as an all-in-one "ultimate home entertainment system" - will be launched later this year."The Hunger Games" star to topline "Ape" psychological thriller "Ape" is a dramatic tale of a young man’s struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret."Rain Man" helmer, "Pianist" scribe team up for Shanghai-set love story Story follows a group of Jews who escape from Leningrad and take refuge in Japan-occupied Shanghai, where romance is kindled amid a war.Oil prices go down ahead of Fed chief’s address to Congress Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, fell 20 cents to $103.71 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. |
