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8. April 2017, 21:58

Muslim Brotherhood leader arrested

Egyptian officials say the spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed Badie has been arrested in Cairo. A state of emergency is currently in force in the country following a crackdown on the party in which almost 900 people have lost their lives. Analyst Shashank Joshi: “the Brotherhood is an exceptionally hierarchical organisation. And the arrest of Badie along with all of the other arrests suggests that they’re trying to ensure that it can’t formulate a coherent strategy. It’s a dangerous gamble because the organisation becomes more unpredictable and less coherent as you chip away at these upper levels.”

Pakistan court charges Musharraf

A court in Pakistan has charged the former president and army chief Pervez Musharraf in connection with the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. She was killed in 2007 at an election rally. The charges against Musharraf include conspiracy to murder. Prosecutors say he failed to provide enough protection for her. He denies the charges.

British police defend Miranda detention

The police authorities in Britain have defended their decision to temporarily detain the partner of the journalist who published leaks from Edward Snowden. David Miranda - the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald - was held at Heathrow Airport for 9 hours earlier this week under anti-terror laws. In response to claims it had misused its powers,Scotland Yard says the move was "legally sound". In another development, the Guardian's editor Alan Rusbridger has alleged that British intelligence agents forced the newspaper to destroy material it had received from Snowden about surveillance programmes.

Radioactive water leak at Fukushima

The operator of Japan's troubled Fukushima nuclear plant says radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank into the ground. TEPCO said the leak was discovered on Monday. The plant, which was crippled by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011, has seen a series of leaks and power failures.

100 killed in China typhoon

In China, over a 100 people are reported to have died and over 110 are missing in the wake of a powerful typhoon. The storm, which brought heavy rains to the south of the country, has triggered a number of landslides.

The weather

Most of the sunshine will be in Vorarlberg and Tyrol. But much of the country will be cloudy with a mix of rain and sunny periods. A strong wind and highs will be ranging between 14 and 24 degrees.

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