Police were called to Kentish Town, North London, at 8.30pm where they found a 17-year-old boy – before they were called to another fatal attack just after 10pm THIS is the first picture of a murdered teen whose mum found out he was dead when she saw his coat lying over the body. Abdikarim Hassan, […]
Continue reading …Members of a Syrian civil defense team rescue a man following an Assad regime airstrike on the opposition-held besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in Hamouria, Syria, Feb. 21, 2018. (AFP Photo) The Kremlin on Wednesday denied involvement in airstrikes on Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta enclave that monitors say […]
Continue reading …In the run-up to the Italian general election on March 4th, The Local is bringing you a daily round up of who’s done what and why in the fast-moving world of Italian politics. Preparing ballot papers for a 2016 referendum. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Days to go until Italy votes: 13 And so begins the penultimate […]
Continue reading …Syrian and Russian forces stepped up their assault on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave Wednesday as the number of civilian deaths continued to rise prompting international calls for an end to the siege. © Hamza Al-Ajweh / AFP | Smoke rises from buildings following bombardment on the village of Mesraba in the rebel-held besieged Eastern […]
Continue reading …NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday said it was “deeply dismayed” by the extension of Emergency in neighbouring Maldives by 30 days. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. (AFP Photo) It also expressed concern over the “manner” in which the extension was approved by the island nation’s Majlis (Parliament) “in contravention of the Constitution of Maldives.” […]
Continue reading …The attackers took 10 firearms and a police van from the station Five police officers and a soldier have been shot dead during a raid on their station in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. In a statement, the South African Government News Agency said three officers were killed instantly. The off-duty soldier was shot as […]
Continue reading …FUKUSHIMA – A court awarded Tuesday ¥15.2 million ($142,000) in damages to the family of a 102-year-old man who killed himself in the face of an order to flee from his home as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis was unfolding. Mieko Okubo ,the daughter in-law of Fumio Okubo who hanged him self at age 102 The […]
Continue reading …U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied allegations by a former receptionist that he had kissed her without her consent in an elevator lobby of Trump Tower, calling the story “another false accusation.” President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office as he leaves the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington, for a […]
Continue reading …Three people were arrested in France on Tuesday for alleged links to a suspect in last year’s deadly jihadist attacks in Barcelona and a nearby seaside resort, the Spanish interior ministry said Tuesday. 16 people were killed when a van drove into crowds on the popular Las Ramblas boulevard in the heart of Barcelona. Photo: […]
Continue reading …A three-day jazz, food and arts festival will be held in the Saudi capital Riyadh starting Thursday. The festival’s entertainment department said, “it will celebrate jazz culture which emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, and inspired other audiovisual arts schools.” A three-day jazz, food and arts festival will be held in the Saudi […]
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