NEW DELHI (AA) – At least 70 people have died since consuming illicitly brewed homemade liquor in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on Tuesday, according to unconfirmed reports. Saran Civil Surgeon Dr. Sagar Dulal Sinha confirmed that 30 people have died as a result of drinking spurious liquor in the Saran district. Saran has […]
New Delhi, India – AFP Ten years ago the brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus horrified the world and shone a spotlight on high rates of sexual violence in India. Jyoti Singh, 23, and a male friend boarded a bus on the evening of December 16, 2012. Savagely […]
ROME – Italian police detained 13 far-right activists in the northern city of Verona suspected of attacking Moroccan fans celebrating a historic World Cup win against Spain late Tuesday, media reports said Thursday. The Moroccan supporters were attacked by a group of men dressed in black with their faces covered up, police said in a [&he...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – A US district court has thrown out a case brought by Hatice Cengiz, the fiancé of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to hold him accountable for his death instead of being provided immunity from the US. “Sad news for accountability. District court dismissed @DAW...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Nigeria has resumed train services that were shut down nine months ago after Boko Haram attacked a train moving from the capital Abuja to northwestern Kaduna state, according to an official. Yakub Mahmoud, a spokesperson for the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), told Anadolu Agency that dozens of passengers started...
AMSTERDAM (AA) – Pope John Paul II covered up abuse by priests decades before he reached the top position in the Catholic Chruch, says a Dutch investigative journalist. The Pope ignored the sexual abuse of minors by some priests under his administration in Krakow, Poland, where he was archbishop, Ekke Overbeek said. The news in […...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – More than 100 residents in Canada face 428 charges related to child exploitation as a result of an investigation called “Project Maverick.” All 107 suspects reside in the province of Ontario and the investigation took place in October. In all, 121 children were identified, with 60 being “safeguard...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said the fatality occurred in the town of Ya’bad in the northern West Bank when a Palestinian succumbed to critical injuries he sustained from Israeli fire. Israeli forces [&hellip...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – At least 15 people were killed and 27 others injured in a bomb explosion in the Samangan province of northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, local media said. The bomb exploded inside a religious seminary when hundreds of people, including students, were performing noon prayers, Tolo News reported, citing local officials. According...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Canada announced Monday that it will provide CAN$62.5 million (US$46.3 million) in support over the next six years for an Indigenous tribe rocked by a horrific stabbing spree that claimed 11 victims in September. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement during a visit to the James Smith Cree Nation in [&...
