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Armed man shot dead after opening fire near White House checkpoint
Washington: A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials. The US Secret Service said in a statement late Saturday that,…
- News
Afghanistan: UN flags new law that allows child marriage for girls
The United Nations expressed “grave concern” on Thursday about a new law issued by Afghanistan’s Taliban government on separation in marriage which includes provisions on child marriage, saying the code further entrenches…
- Middle East
Israel begins deporting hundreds of Gaza aid flotilla activists
Tel Aviv: Israel has released hundreds of activists who attempted to breach Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza and are in the process of deporting them, according to a legal organization working with…
- World
Three dead in New Mexico; responders exposed to unknown substance
Mountainair: Three people are dead and more than a dozen first responders were quarantined and being treated Wednesday, May 20, for exposure to an unidentified substance after being called to a suspected…
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US charges Cuban leader Raúl Castro in 1996 shootdown case
Miami: Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro in the 1996 downing of civilian planes flown by Miami-based exiles as the Trump administration escalated pressure on the…
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5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Peru, damaging buildings and injuring 27
Lima: A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific region of southern Peru late Tuesday, May 19, injuring 27 people and damaging buildings, officials said. No deaths were reported. The US Geological Survey…
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San Diego mosque shooters met online, left writings expressing hate: FBI
San Diego: Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalised online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities…
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US drops tax claims against Trump in expanded IRS settlement
Washington: The US government will permanently drop tax claims connected to President Donald Trump, according to a settlement document that is part of a deal to resolve Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against…
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Yang Shuang-zi wins Booker Prize for historical romance
London: Taiwanese author Yáng Shuang-zi and translator Lin King won the International Booker Prize on Tuesday, Ma 19, for “Taiwan Travelogue,” a historical romance set in Japan-occupied Taiwan in the 1930s. It…
- World
US orders quarantine for 2 cruise passengers amid hantavirus outbreak
Omaha: US health officials said Tuesday, May 19, they have issued quarantine orders for two passengers from the cruise ship at the centre of a hantavirus outbreak who are now at a…
- World
US files charges against Indian national in 2017 New Jersey mother-son murder case
New York: The US has announced federal charges against an Indian national wanted for his alleged involvement in the 2017 murder of a mother and her six-year-old son in New Jersey. Nazeer…
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Bolivia: Capital under siege as protests continue against Prez
Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office. Two weeks of road closures…
- World
Police were probing teens in San Diego mosque shooting before killings
San Diego: Before the first shot rang out at a San Diego mosque in a deadly shooting that would leave three men dead, police were already scrambling to find two teenagers who…
- World
Gun wielding teens attack San Diego’s largest mosque, kill 3
Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men before killing themselves a few blocks away, police said. The attack at the Islamic Centre of…
- World
Congo opens more treatment centres after rare Ebola strain kills 120
Kinshasa: Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organisation is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
