Paris Hostage Situation Over As Police Arrest Gunman
Paris: A gunman who took two people hostage in central Paris on Tuesday has been arrested and his victims freed “safe and sound”, police in…
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Conflict Emerges In G7, As Xi Jinping And Putin Play Up Asian Summit SCO
Qingdao, China: The leaders of China and Russia Sunday praised the expansion of their regional security bloc at a summit which put on a show…
“Dotard” Meets “Little Rocket Man”: Trump, Kim Rivals With Similarities
One is a septuagenarian American president, the other a millennial North Korean dictator. But each has nuclear weapons and mixes taunts and tributes to keep…
Donald Trump Arrives in Singapore For Historic US-North Korea Summit
Singapore: U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Singapore on Sunday ahead of a historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un over the future…
Women Who Fought As Tamil Tigers In Lanka Forced Into Traditional Roles
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka: After her release from a rehabilitation camp for former Tamil Tigers fighters in 2011, one former member of the women-only Malathi Brigade…
Airbnb Says Forced To Cancel Bookings Under New Japan Law
Tokyo, Japan: Rental site Airbnb said Thursday it had been forced by Japanese authorities to cancel thousands of reservations ahead of a new law regulating…
Volcanic Lava Buries Two Housing Tracts On Hawaii’s Big Island
PAHOA, Hawaii: An ever-creeping wall of lava from Kilauea Volcano has engulfed two entire seaside housing tracts at the eastern tip of Hawaii’s Big Island,…
French Woman In Iraq Given Life For Joining ISIS, She Rejects Charge
Baghdad: An Iraqi court on Sunday jailed a French woman for 20 years for belonging to ISIS, as her lawyers accused authorities in Paris of…
US Teacher Fed Sick Puppy To Turtle As Junior High Students Watched
Washington: An American school teacher has been charged after allegedly feeding a sick puppy to a snapping turtle in front of his students. Robert Crosland,…
US Warns Syria Of “Firm” Measures For Ceasefire Violations
Washington: The United States warned Syria on Friday it would take “firm and appropriate measures” in response to ceasefire violations, saying it was concerned about…