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White Island volcano: All you need to know

9 Dec 11:42 10 articles

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

9 Dec 11:42 Reuters 8334514180492665806.html
WATCH: Death toll rises after sudden volcano eruption in New Zealand

'Whakaa­ri', as it is known in Maori, is New Zealan­d’s most active cone volcan­o

9 Dec 09:14 The Express Tribune 1105816787830527137.html
At least 5 killed after New Zealand volcano suddenly erupts

At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air. More casualties were feared on White Island, where the volcano erupted at about 2:11…

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New Zealand: Volcano eruption kills five, several missing

At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the east coast of New Zealand's North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air. More casualties were feared on White Island, where the volcano erupted at about 2:11 pm, police said.

9 Dec 12:50 WION 1570469240971182005.html
Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several were reported missing after a volcano suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand's North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air.

9 Dec 11:04 Bdnews24 8119004128989569645.html
At least 5 killed as New Zealand volcano erupts on tourist island

New Zealand's most active volcano erupted on Monday killing at least five people with many trapped on the popular tourist spot, White Island, as conditions were too dangerous for search-and-rescue teams.

9 Dec 11:43 Aljazeera 6642629762208970042.html
Volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

Police say more casualties were feared as about 50 people were nearby minutes before the eruption.

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At least 5 dead after a New Zealand volcano erupted unexpectedly, sending ash plumes 12,000 feet into the air

New Zealand Police said the site is too dangerous to attempt to rescue anybody. The volcano could erupt again.

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One killed, several injured in New Zealand volcano eruption

At least one person was killed, several injured and others reported missing in New Zealand after a volcano erupted off the east coast of its North Island on Monday, spewing a plume of ash thousands of feet into the air.

9 Dec 14:20 The Jakarta Post 7678601103919856516.html
White Island volcano: All you need to know

Volcano popular with tourists erupts in northern New Zealand leaving at least five dead and 10 trapped.

9 Dec 13:34 News24 3752801378092729329.html
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

9 Dec 14:31 7 articles

Serial rapist Joseph McCann handed 33 life sentences after attacking 11 women and children

McCann embarked on a 'fortnight of terror'

9 Dec 14:31 Liverpool Echo 7727211172851382456.html
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

He must serve a minimum term of 30 years.

9 Dec 13:20 Shropshire Star 3480199991404201641.html
'Classic psychopath' and serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

Over 15 days, he abducted, raped and assaulted victims aged between 11 and 71 in Watford, London and the North West on England.

9 Dec 13:43 Breaking News 4415806919534945297.html
UK serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences for horrific attacks

Convicted burglar McCann (34) had been freed after a UK probation service error.

9 Dec 14:01 TheJournal.ie 6446904417361949887.html
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

9 Dec 16:31 THE SCOTSMAN 4778851489944345000.html
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

"Classic psychopath" Joseph McCann has been handed 33 life sentences and a minimum term of 30 years for a string of horrific sex attacks on 11 women and children.

9 Dec 13:07 Lancashire Post 6469275855239202784.html
Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

Joseph McCann to serve minimum of 30 years after two weeks of attacks in England

9 Dec 15:09 the Guardian 1491978794552709945.html
Boris Johnson criticised for taking reporter's phone

9 Dec 14:12 9 articles

Boris Johnson takes reporter’s phone after refusing to look at photo

The Prime Minister tried to steer the focus of the interview on to Tory NHS funding.

9 Dec 14:12 Shropshire Star 3480199993249372332.html
Boris Johnson takes reporter’s phone after refusing to look at photo

The Prime Minister tried to steer the focus of the interview on to Tory NHS funding.

9 Dec 14:12 Express & Star 7324224460795549868.html
'Heartless' Boris Johnson takes reporter's phone after refusing to look at photo of child on hospital floor

Boris Johnson has been accused of being "heartless" after refusing to look at a photo of a child sleeping on a hospital floor because of a lack of beds.

9 Dec 15:26 THE SCOTSMAN 4778851490353601592.html
Boris Johnson pockets journalist's phone instead of looking at photo of child sleeping on hospital floor

Johnson then took the phone and said it is a “a terrible, terrible photo”.

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Boris Johnson takes reporter’s phone after refusing to look at photo

The Prime Minister tried to steer the focus of the interview on to Tory NHS funding.

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Boris takes reporter's phone after being shown picture of boy on hospital floor

'Look, sorry, it's a terrible terrible photo and I apologise obviously to the families and all those who have terrible experiences in the NHS.'

9 Dec 14:42 Metro 970161749040692461.html
Boris Johnson took a reporter's phone to avoid looking at a picture of a four-year-old lying on a hospital floor

The Prime Minister had to be reminded to give the phone back

9 Dec 14:34 Wales Online 7686550516972073238.html
Boris Johnson criticised for taking reporter's phone

Boris Johnson took a reporter's phone and put it in his pocket after refusing to look at a photo of a child who had to sleep on a hospital floor.

9 Dec 16:12 RTE.ie 7595237278323988918.html
Boris Johnson pockets reporter's phone to avoid picture of 4-year-old on hospital floor

Prime Minister forced to apologise and return phone

9 Dec 13:13 Liverpool Echo 7727211173547054992.html
North Korea calls Trump 'erratic' old man over tweets

9 Dec 13:42 10 articles

North Korea calls Trump 'erratic' old man over tweets

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea insulted U.S. President Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a heedless and erratic old man after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn't want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders and affect the American presidential election by resuming hostile acts.

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North Korea insults Trump as 'heedless and erratic old man' as tension rises

Pyongyang responds to tweets on denuclearization and says ‘the time when we cannot but call him a ‘dotard’ again may come’

9 Dec 13:33 the Guardian 1491978795958139664.html
North Korea Resumes Insults of 'Erratic Old Man' Trump

Kim Jong Un has warned he may take a 'new path' if the United States fails to address his demands

9 Dec 11:01 Haaretz 1431421787409942659.html
North Korea Calls Trump 'Erratic' Old Man Over Tweets

Former nuclear negotiator Kim Yong Chol said North Korea wouldn’t cave in to U.S. pressure because it has nothing to lose.

9 Dec 11:36 HuffPost 5982769915024563397.html
North Korea calls Trump 'erratic' old man over tweets

North Korea insulted U.S. President Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a "heedless and erratic old man" after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn't want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

9 Dec 09:48 CTVNews 2422791598482004040.html
Trump a 'heedless and erratic old man,' North Korea says, after tweets about Kim Jong Un

North Korea took aim at President Trump on Monday, dubbing him a "heedless and erratic old man" after he tweeted leader Kim Jong Un wouldn't want to "void his special relationship" with him or the U.S. by interfering in the 2020 election by acting "in a hostile way."

9 Dec 12:27 Fox News 7362823821061175697.html
North Korea calls President Trump 'erratic old man' over tweets

North Korea insulted U.S. President Donald Trump again on Monday, calling him a “heedless and erratic old man” after he tweeted that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wouldn’t want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

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North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

The comments came after Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

9 Dec 10:06 Shropshire Star 3480199993216255988.html
North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

The comments came after Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

9 Dec 10:06 Express & Star 7324224460762433524.html
Senior North Korean official calls Donald Trump 'erratic old man'

It follows Trump making his own statement.

9 Dec 16:07 Newshub 2131266987293425349.html
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before base shooting

9 Dec 16:27 6 articles

Pensacola Shooter Sent Anti-U.S. Tweets Before Naval Base Attack

Mohammed Alshamrani, a member of the Royal Saudi Air Force, killed three Americans when he opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

9 Dec 16:27 HuffPost 5982769914561986035.html
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism.

9 Dec 15:38 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541636963517452.html
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim.

9 Dec 10:50 ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay 5911730202115034314.html
Saudi Gunman Believed to Have Blasted U.S. Support for Israel on Twitter Before Naval Base Shooting

National security adviser Robert O'Brien says the attack appears to be perpetrated by 'someone who was radicalized'

9 Dec 16:10 Haaretz 1431421788824764079.html
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before naval base shooting

Investigators are trying to establish whether killer, 2nd Lt Mhd Alshamrani acted alone or was part of a larger plot.

9 Dec 11:24 Deccan Chronicle 7881006362883074880.html
Saudi gunman tweeted against US before base shooting

The Saudi gunman who killed three people at the Pensacola naval base had apparently gone on Twitter shortly before the shooting to blast US support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, a U.S. official said Sunday as the FBI confirmed it is operating on the assumption the attack was an act of terrorism.

9 Dec 10:22 Deccan Herald 2027555797640834310.html
‘Toxic’ Mueller Impeachment Article Threatens to Split Dems

9 Dec 13:00 2 articles

Live coverage: Democrats, Republicans seek to win PR battle in final House impeachment hearing

The House Judiciary Committee on Monday will hold its first hearing since Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced last week that the relevant committees would begin drafting impeachment articles

9 Dec 13:00 TheHill 355432919335404179.html
‘Toxic’ Mueller Impeachment Article Threatens to Split Dems

When Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that House Democrats would proceed with articles of impeachment, she did so in the language of duty, history, and the Constitution. “This has nothing to do with politics,” she said. “It’s about the Constitution of the United States.”In almost the same breath

9 Dec 10:21 Yahoo 7097669637376708627.html
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

9 Dec 17:26 11 articles

US Supreme Court leaves in place Kentucky abortion restriction

The United States Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky restriction requiring doctors to show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking an abortion, turning away a challenge arguing that the measure violates the free speech rights of physicians.

9 Dec 17:26 Aljazeera 6642629762960016161.html
Abortion: justices permit Kentucky law that requires doctors to show pregnant women ultrasounds

Supreme court refuses to review appeals court ruling that upheld law, which states doctors must describe ultrasound in detail to pregnant women

9 Dec 15:47 the Guardian 1491978794747551546.html
Supreme Court Lets Kentucky Abortion Ultrasound Law Take Effect

The law requires doctors to show and describe ultrasounds to women seeking abortions. Challengers said it violated the First Amendment.

9 Dec 16:55 NY Times 1961078288852080279.html
U.S. Supreme Court Leaves In Place Kentucky Abortion Restriction

The state law requires that doctors show and describe ultrasound images to women seeking abortions.

9 Dec 15:09 HuffPost 5982769915517271525.html
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. Enforcement of the law had been on hold pending the legal challenge but will begin shortly, said Steve Pitt, general counsel to Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin.The American Civil Liberties Union had challenged the law on behalf of Kentucky's lone remaining abortion clinic. The ACLU argued that “display and describe” ultrasound laws violate physicians' speech rights under the First Amendment.

9 Dec 16:27 THE OKLAHOMAN 7193318760849191724.html
Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

9 Dec 10:58 Fox 4 8372747777918286256.html
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Kentucky abortion law

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

9 Dec 16:15 CHANNEL3000 830332542268594029.html
Kentucky law requiring abortion seekers to listen to fetal heartbeat will stand

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a Kentucky law requiring doctors to describe ultrasound images and play fetal heartbeat sound to abortion seekers.

9 Dec 15:58 ABC Action News - WFTS - Tampa Bay 5911730203050293680.html
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.

9 Dec 17:27 WFXT 6395891953068372654.html
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions. The justices did not comment in refusing to review an appeals court ruling that upheld the law. Enforcement of the law had been on hold pending the legal

9 Dec 14:43 Yahoo 7097669637673652535.html
Supreme Court leaves Kentucky's ultrasound law in place

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Kentucky law requiring doctors to perform ultrasounds and show fetal images to patients before abortions.

9 Dec 15:55 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541638328040592.html
Finland's Sanna Marin, world's youngest PM

9 Dec 10:36 10 articles

Sanna Marin of Finland to Become World’s Youngest Prime Minister

At 34, Ms. Marin will head a coalition made up of five parties, in a government led by women.

9 Dec 10:36 NY Times 1961078289119403690.html
Explained: Who is Sanna Marin, only 34, and set to be the world’s youngest Prime Minister?

All five parties in Finland's ruling coalition are led by women, and four of them are in their early thirties. The ruling coalition is Centre-Left in political orientation.

9 Dec 09:03 The Indian Express 2885715104405033919.html
Finland's Sanna Marin, world's youngest PM

At 34, Sanna Marin will become the world's youngest sitting prime minister when she is sworn in by the Finnish parliament on Tuesday, but she is far from lacking in political experience.

9 Dec 15:20 Digital Journal 4566489172345645917.html
Finland's Sanna Marin to become world's youngest PM

Finland's former transport minister Sanna Marin, 34, will become the world's youngest sitting prime minister when she is sworn in by the Finnish parliament.

9 Dec 15:38 RTE.ie 7595237278621104398.html
Sanna Marin: 34-year-old female becomes Finland's youngest prime minister

Finland picked its youngest citizen as prime minister on Sunday, December 8, after former transport minister, Sanna Marin, won an election.

9 Dec 08:38 Legit 3764253650351999170.html
Will Finland Get World's Youngest Prime Minister?

If backed by the parliament and the president, Sanna Marin will become not only Finland's but the world's youngest prime minister, besting Ukraine's 35-year-old Oleksiy Honcharuk.

9 Dec 08:19 Sputniknews 967333869617000658.html
Finland ready to elect world's youngest prime minister

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Finland's Sanna Marin could become the world's youngest sitting prime minister this week at 34 after she was elected by her party late Sunday to assume its leadership position.

9 Dec 15:11 UPI 8257973865746358333.html
Finland’s Sanna Marin set to become world’s youngest prime minister at 34

She will lead an alliance of five parties that are all headed by women.

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Finland's Sanna Marin set to be world's youngest Prime Minister

At 34, Sanna Marin also becomes one of the world's youngest state leaders, ahead of Ukraine's prime minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, who is currently 35.

9 Dec 10:34 The New Indian Express 4718288653111647128.html
Finland's Marin to become world's youngest prime minister at 34

Finland's Social Democrats elected Sunday a 34-year-old former transport minister to the post of the prime minister, making her the youngest head of...

9 Dec 10:31 DAILY SABAH 8383944808244123632.html
Trump impeachment hearing interrupted by protester

9 Dec 13:17 6 articles

Judiciary Hearing Sets Stage For Trump Impeachment Charges

Chairman Jerrold Nadler expects the committee to vote soon, possibly this week, on at least two or more charges against the Republican president.

9 Dec 13:17 HuffPost 5982769915548412583.html
House Judiciary hearing sets stage for Trump impeachment charges

Pushing ahead with articles of impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee convenes on Monday to formally receive the investigative findings against President Donald Trump as the White House and its allies launch an aggressive attack on Democrats and the proceedings.

9 Dec 14:02 Aljazeera 6642629763209964053.html
House Judiciary hearing sets stage for Trump impeachment charges

Pushing ahead with articles of impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee convenes on Monday to formally receive the investigative findings against President Donald Trump as the White House and its allies launch an aggressive attack on Democrats and the proceedings.

9 Dec 17:41 News24 3752801378065013195.html
Judiciary hearing sets stage for Trump impeachment charges

Pushing ahead with articles of impeachment, the House Judiciary Committee convenes Monday to formally receive the investigative findings against U.S. President Donald Trump as the White House and its allies launch an aggressive attack on Democrats and the proceedings.

9 Dec 11:01 CTVNews 2422791599249108455.html
Trump impeachment hearing interrupted by protester

The US Judiciary Committee is to vote soon on two or more charges of abuse of power, bribery and obstruction against US President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 16:06 Shropshire Star 3480199992183166382.html
Trump impeachment hearing interrupted by protester

The US Judiciary Committee is to vote soon on two or more charges of abuse of power, bribery and obstruction against US President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 16:07 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774264747438.html
House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment

9 Dec 11:01 5 articles

Democrats poised to unveil two impeachment articles against Trump

House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 11:01 CTVNews 2422791598420813439.html
Democrats poised to unveil two impeachment articles vs. Trump

House Democrats are poised to unveil two articles of impeachment against U.S. President Donald Trump -- abuse of power and obstruction of Congress -- with an announcement expected early Tuesday.

9 Dec 11:01 CTVNews 2422791599134571999.html
Democrats poised to unveil 2 impeachment articles vs. Trump

Trump and his allies acknowledge he will likely be impeached in the Democratic-controlled House, but they also expect acquittal next year in the Senate where Republicans have the majority.

9 Dec 09:58 WBTV 6439870258382374067.html
House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment

The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against U.S. President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him. Trump and his allies lobbed fresh assaults on the proceedings they dismiss as a hoax and a sham.

9 Dec 11:01 CTVNews 2422791597590282835.html
House Democrats lay out case for formal Trump impeachment as President tweets his scorn

The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump as both sides of politics began to feel the pressure.

9 Dec 17:32 PerthNow 6839538508581638604.html
Sonko remanded until Wednesday to await bail ruling

9 Dec 14:04 5 articles

Sonko remanded until Wednesday to await bail ruling

and JOOSEPH MURAYA NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 – Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko and his co-accused persons were on Monday sent to remand prison after facing - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

9 Dec 14:04 Capital News 7605153803770725358.html
Sonko lawyers want him granted bail because Nairobi has no Deputy Governor

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 – Lawyers representing embattled Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko were at pains to convince the court Monday to free him on bond after - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

9 Dec 12:46 Capital News 7605153804810421367.html
IN PICTURES: Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s day in court

- Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

9 Dec 13:16 Capital News 7605153804942780935.html
Leadership crisis in Nairobi County after Sonko graft charges

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - The Nairobi County Government was thrown into a leadership crisis following the arraignment of Governor Mike Sonko who faced over - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

9 Dec 08:21 Capital News 7605153803241286465.html
Sonko is a fugitive having fled prison, state says in opposing his bail

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 9 - Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko’s troubled past haunted him on Monday, after the prosecution heavily relied on it to argue its case in - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

9 Dec 09:40 Capital News 7605153804035786106.html
***Live Updates*** House Judiciary Committee Holds Second Impeachment Hearing | Breitbart

9 Dec 13:43 2 articles

***Live Updates*** House Judiciary Committee Holds Second Impeachment Hearing | Breitbart

The House Judiciary Committee will hold its second impeachment inquiry hearing on Monday. Stay tuned to Breitbart News for live updates. All times eastern. | Politics

9 Dec 13:43 Breitbart 3148363492060274873.html
Prof. Jonathan Turley Claims Harassment After Testifying at Impeachment Hearing | Breitbart

Professor Jonathan Turley of George Washington University Law School claims that he received threatening messages after his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee last week. Turley was the only law professor on a panel that argued against the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 16:51 Breitbart 3148363491432574977.html
Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

9 Dec 16:02 2 articles

Africa's Nobel Prize winners: A list

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday will receive the 2019 Nobel Prize for Peace for his "decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea".

9 Dec 16:02 Aljazeera 6642629763312079526.html
Ethiopia’s Peace Prize Challenge

As Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed collects this year’s Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, his country is at a crossroads. In one direction lies a democratic transition, via a successful general election scheduled for May 2020. The other path would lead the country to instability, ethnic violence, and possibly a return to repressive authoritarianism. For the last decade, Ethiopia has experienced strong, broad-based economic growth. The government has built on those gains, investing in infrastructure development and expanding social services, such as health care and education. Moreover, since April 2018, when Ahmed peacefully took power following the unexpected resignation of his predecessor, the government has been restoring political and economic freedoms. Ahmed lifted the country’s state of emergency, ordered the release of thousands of political prisoners, allowed exiled dissidents to return, removed bans on political parties, and unblocked previously censored media.

9 Dec 09:24 EABW Digital 2826306001024662134.html
China claims all Uighur Muslims have happily 'graduated' from its oppressive prison camp system, despite widespread reports that at least 1 million are detained

9 Dec 11:10 4 articles

China claims all Uighur Muslims have happily ‘graduated’ from its oppressive prison camp system, despite widespread reports that at least 1 million are detained

Chinese authorities claimed Monday to have released all Uighur Muslims from the country’s oppressive prison camps in Xinjiang, contradicting widespread reports that at least 1 million are locked up in its vast system.

9 Dec 11:10 Business Insider Malaysia 8325046883752175290.html
China claims all Uighur Muslims have happily 'graduated' from its oppressive prison camp system, despite widespread reports that at least 1 million are detained

Xinjiang governor Shohrat Zakir claimed that everyone had "graduated" from "vocational training camps," found employment, and are leading happy lives.

9 Dec 12:23 Business Insider Nederland 7680839748273137338.html
China claims all Uighur Muslims have happily 'graduated' from its oppressive prison camp system, despite widespread reports that at least 1 million are detained

Xinjiang governor Shohrat Zakir claimed that everyone had "graduated" from "vocational training camps," found employment, and are leading happy lives.

9 Dec 11:10 Yahoo 7097669638780819604.html
China claims all Uighur Muslims have happily 'graduated' from its oppressive prison camp system, despite widespread reports that at least 1 million are detained, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Xinjiang governor Shohrat Zakir claimed that everyone had "graduated" from "vocational training camps," found employment, and are leading happy lives.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 11:10 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408757167744698.html
Trump impeachment hearing interrupted by protester

9 Dec 12:54 6 articles

House Democrats to lay out articles of impeachment Tuesday after judiciary hearing

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic chairs plan to announce articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Tuesday, House foreign affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel said after a day of House judiciary hearings on Monday.

9 Dec 12:54 UPI 8257973865187404226.html
Watch live: Democrats lay out impeachment case against President Donald Trump

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic investigators began to detail their impeachment case against President Donald Trump at a hearing on Capitol Hill Monday, presenting evidence to the House judiciary committee.

9 Dec 12:54 UPI 8257973865369738150.html
Jury would convict Trump ‘in 3 minutes flat,’ says key lawmaker

The chairman of the US House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that if the impeachment case against President Donald Trump were put to a jury, there "would be a guilty verdict in three minutes flat."

9 Dec 14:03 Nehanda Radio 3802011522679575817.html
Jury would convict Trump 'in 3 minutes flat,' says key lawmaker

US presid­ent has repeat­edly blaste­d the House inquir­y as a partis­an attack by House Democr­ats

9 Dec 08:16 The Express Tribune 1105816787522372997.html
Trump impeachment hearing interrupted by protester

The US Judiciary Committee is to vote soon on two or more charges of abuse of power, bribery and obstruction against US President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 16:06 Express & Star 7324224459729343918.html
Watch live: Democrats lay out impeachment case against Trump

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Democratic investigators will detail their impeachment case against President Donald Trump at a hearing on Capitol Hill Monday, presenting evidence to the House judiciary committee.

9 Dec 12:54 UPI 8257973864201735538.html
Clergy Stress Plight of the Priesthood

9 Dec 10:09 2 articles

Clergy Stress Plight of the Priesthood

More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges

9 Dec 10:09 Yahoo 7097669637079076621.html
US Catholic priests beset by overwork, isolation, scandals

CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) - More than a century ago, waves of Catholic immigrants from Ireland, Poland and Quebec settled in Chicopee and other western Massachusetts mill towns, helping build churches, rectories and schools to accommodate their faith. Today the priests leading those churches are under siege due to stresses, challenges and sex abuse scandals complicating their lives and those of their fellow priests across the United States.

9 Dec 10:09 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541637576448801.html
Two Wolves fans arrested for homophobic abuse at Brighton game

9 Dec 12:38 7 articles

Two Wolves fans arrested for homophobic abuse at Brighton game

Both the Seagulls and Wolves are working with police.

9 Dec 12:38 Sports Mole 7750663360727311296.html
Two Wolves supporters arrested for homophobic abuse during Brighton & Hove Albion draw

Brighton have announced that two visiting supporters were arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse during Sunday’s match with Wolves at the Amex Stadium. Two men, aged 46 and 48 from Bridgnorth in

9 Dec 13:09 The Independent 2511519171048516797.html
Two visiting fans arrested for homophobic abuse at Brighton-Wolves game

Both the Seagulls and Wolves are working with police.

9 Dec 11:42 Express & Star 7324224459890856736.html
Two Wolves supporters arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse during Brighton game

Two Wolves supporters have been arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse during the team’s game against Brighton.

9 Dec 16:17 LBC 8547475185304330089.html
Two arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse after Brighton vs Wolves match

It is the latest in a series of allegedly discriminatory incidents in the Premier League.

9 Dec 16:44 Metro 970161747380898635.html
Two Wolves supporters arrested for homophobic abuse at Brighton game

Brighton have confirmed two Wolves supporters were ejected from the Amex Stadium and arrested for homophobic abuse during Sunday’s match

9 Dec 10:25 the Guardian 1491978795482965174.html
Two visiting fans arrested for homophobic abuse at Brighton-Wolves game

Both the Seagulls and Wolves are working with police.

9 Dec 11:56 Breaking News 4415806918468276840.html
Watchdog Expected to Find Russia Probe Valid

9 Dec 15:06 4 articles

US DOJ watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws

The United States Justice Department's internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report on Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump's claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. But it is also expected to document errors during the investigation that may animate Trump supporters.

9 Dec 15:06 Aljazeera 6642629762508696558.html
DOJ watchdog report on Russia investigation set for release

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your Monday ...

9 Dec 09:25 Fox News 7362823819997639007.html
Watchdog Expected to Find Russia Probe Valid

The Justice Department's internal watchdog was to release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump's claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. it also is expected to document errors during the investigation that may animate Trump supporters.

9 Dec 14:11 Courthouse News Service 1799505149390677588.html
Watchdog expected to find Russia probe valid despite flaws

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's internal watchdog will release a highly anticipated report Monday that is expected to reject President Donald Trump’s claims that the Russia investigation was illegitimate and tainted by political bias from FBI leaders. But it is also expected to document errors during the investigation that may animate Trump supporters.

9 Dec 13:55 Whio 8204027953733617513.html
DOJ Inspector General’s Report on FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Investigation Released

9 Dec 13:28 2 articles

DOJ Inspector General’s Report on FBI ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ Investigation Released

The long-awaited report from Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz was released as expected on Monday. Also as expected, the 400-page report said that the origins of the FBI’s Russia investigation ultimately had a proper and legal factual basis — despite numerous procedural shortcomings at the bureau, and despite a criminal referral related to low-level ex-FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith’s alleged alteration of an email used in an application to surveil former Trump adviser Carter Page.

9 Dec 13:28 Law & Crime 7990899036897915849.html
The Wait Is Over: DOJ Inspector General Report On Alleged Obama-Era FISA Abuses Against Trump Team Drops Today

Well, the day has arrived. The long-awaited report from Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice’s inspector general, on the alleged FISA abuses that occurred under the Obama administration will be released. We already have some tidbits that this report doesn’t corroborate the allegation that the Obama White House spied on the Trump campaign, but it will conclude that there were deviations from department policy concerning the process in obtaining these warrants. Okay, let’s play on that for a minute. That’s still not good. The liberal media will chalk this up as a win for them because President Trump’s accusation won’t be legitimized or something. There’s still an ongoing pattern of FBI officials going off the reservation in order to get what they want. We know they didn’t want Trump to be president. We know disgraced former FBI Director James Comey took memos he had about the meeting she had with the president and gave them to a friend who leaked them to The New York Times. This was done on purpose; it was…

9 Dec 15:25 Townhall 6083908947518585319.html
Mysterious automated calls, vanished relatives, and sinister Facebook comments: How China intimidates Uighurs who don't even live in the country

9 Dec 16:14 2 articles

Mysterious automated calls, vanished relatives, and sinister Facebook comments: How China intimidates Uighurs who don't even live in the country

Though China's brutal campaign is most active in Xinjiang, many Uighurs living abroad say they've been targeted by Chinese agents.

9 Dec 16:14 Business Insider Nederland 7680839746842611692.html
Mysterious automated calls, vanished relatives, and sinister Facebook comments: How China intimidates Uighurs who don't even live in the country

Though China's brutal campaign is most active in Xinjiang, many Uighurs living abroad say they've been targeted by Chinese agents.

9 Dec 14:48 Yahoo 7097669638368519508.html
Accidental Shootings by Police Show Training Problems

9 Dec 14:01 2 articles

Accidental Shootings by Police Show Training Problems

When an Iowa mother tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to stop the scuffle, then accidentally fired his gun as a dog approached. The bullet went through the woman's arm and into her chest, killing her as her family watched in horror.

9 Dec 14:01 Courthouse News Service 1799505149015950239.html
Experts cite training gaps in accidental shootings by police

Accidental shootings by law enforcement have happened in recent years at agencies small and large and at all levels — city, county, state and federal — across the U.S., an Associated Press investigation found.

9 Dec 16:21 KNOE 8 News 9048639191868876863.html
Amit Shah tables Citizenship Amendment bill in Lok Sabha

9 Dec 09:23 7 articles

Amit Shah tables Citizenship Bill amid protests, blames Congress for Partition over religious lines | Highlights

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on Monday amid violent protests in Assam and other northeastern states over the contentious Bill. Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bill and faced protests from Opposition MPs amid a heated debate.

9 Dec 09:23 India Today 4286117813769694982.html
The falsehood at the heart of Amit Shah’s defence of the Citizenship Amendment Bill

Shah not only wants to rewrite history, he is doing so in a manner that fully embraces Jinnah’s two-nation theory, while blaming his own actions on Congress.

9 Dec 12:30 Scroll.in 8669301693750574086.html
Citizenship Amendment Bill Introduced In Lok Sabha Amidst Opposition Uproar

The motion to introduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 was cleared in the Lok Sabha on Monday with 293 'ayes' and 82 'noes'.Union Home Minister Amit Shah moved the motion to introduce the...

9 Dec 09:40 Live Law 8801531619531578839.html
'Invisible Hindu-Muslim partition': Sena raises concern over Citizenship bill

Amit Shah would introduce bill that seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

9 Dec 09:17 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363285321846.html
Amit Shah tables Citizenship Amendment bill in Lok Sabha

Meanwhile, BJP's former ally, Shiv Sena, is yet to clear its stand on the CAB.

9 Dec 08:27 Deccan Chronicle 7881006364252666178.html
'Citizenship bill not even .001 per cent against minorities,' says Amit Shah

The Citizenship Bill 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pak, B'desh, and Afghanistan.

9 Dec 10:41 Deccan Chronicle 7881006362473905385.html
‘Congress Partitioned Nation On Religious Lines’: Amit Shah Tables Citizenship Amendment Bill In Lok Sabha

The Home Minister also said that the Bill did not violate any article of the Constitution.

9 Dec 14:28 Swarajya 4977622829495889115.html
'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

9 Dec 11:42 3 articles

'Sudden' volcano eruption in New Zealand kills five, several missing

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several reported missing after a volcano that is a tourist attraction suddenly erupted off the coast of New Zealand’s North Island on Monday.

9 Dec 11:42 Reuters 8334514179908657454.html
Spitting volcano keeps search parties off New Zealand island, death toll rises to six

WHAKATANE, New Zealand (Reuters) - Fearing a volcano could erupt again, search parties were unable to set foot on New Zealand’s White Island for eight people still missing on Tuesday, as police raised the death toll to six from the eruption a day earlier.

10 Dec 11:55 Reuters 8334514179810804002.html
New Zealand launches criminal investigation into deadly volcanic eruption

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were launching a criminal investigation after a volcanic island erupted with ash and steam on Monday, killing five people, injuring more than 30 and leaving eight people missing, presumed dead. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said reconnaissance flights showed no

9 Dec 13:57 Yahoo 7097669638487860049.html
After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

9 Dec 09:00 3 articles

After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

MONCTON, N.B. - Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off

9 Dec 09:00 iNFOnews.ca 6669504244258722404.html
After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

MONCTON, N.B. — Kirby Morrill has loved sports since she was a young girl. At the University of New Brunswick, she was a rugby star, celebrated for her "off-the-charts" tackling.

9 Dec 09:00 KitchenerToday.com 52741010182227896.html
After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker shares plan to finish trek

A Canadian woman who was brutally attacked and left for dead on the Appalachian Trail in May has a story of determination, survival, and inspiration.

9 Dec 09:17 CTVNews 2422791598602705874.html
Deadly volcano eruption

9 Dec 11:38 6 articles

At least five dead, many more missing following eruption of New Zealand volcano

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five peo

9 Dec 11:38 The Japan Times 6673764367816861940.html
5 dead, many missing in eruption of NZ volcano; search ops yet to begin

Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing

9 Dec 15:35 Business-Standard 1502508925288845746.html
5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

9 Dec 15:45 The Stettler Independent 1209901972994054556.html
5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

9 Dec 15:45 Barriere Star Journal 4297514366784952732.html
Deadly volcano eruption

A volcano on a New Zealand island erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving perhaps two dozen others missing and presumed dead. Eighteen others were rescued, some of them severely burned.

9 Dec 08:49 Castanet 616068602419760481.html
Deadly volcano eruption

A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight others missing and feared dead, authorities said.

9 Dec 15:10 Castanet 616068601858697507.html
Barr 'warns Trump that Giuliani has become a liability'

9 Dec 11:18 7 articles

Barr warned Trump for months that Rudy Giuliani was becoming a liability, but the president ignored him because he loves Giuliani's fiery media appearances

Attorney General William Barr became so concerned about Rudy Giuliani’s actions that he warned President Donald Trump that his personal attorney was becoming a liability, three people familiar with the conversations told The Washington Post.

9 Dec 11:18 Business Insider Australia 5575934300288967339.html
Barr warned Trump for months that Rudy Giuliani was becoming a liability, but the president ignored him because he loves Giuliani’s fiery media appearances

Attorney General William Barr became so concerned about Rudy Giuliani’s actions that he warned President Donald Trump that his personal attorney was becoming a liability, three people familiar with the conversations told The Washington Post.

9 Dec 11:18 Business Insider Malaysia 8325046882529436331.html
Barr warned Trump for months that Rudy Giuliani was becoming a liability, but the president ignored him because he loves Giuliani's fiery media appearances

Rudy Giuliani was a key figure in the events that sparked an impeachment probe, and his actions have long concerned Trump administration officials.

9 Dec 11:18 Yahoo 7097669638385067459.html
Barr warned Trump for months that Rudy Giuliani was becoming a liability, but the president ignored him because he loves Giuliani's fiery media appearances, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Rudy Giuliani was a key figure in the events that sparked an impeachment probe, and his actions have long concerned Trump administration officials.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 11:18 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408755945005739.html
Barr 'warns Trump that Giuliani has become a liability'

Donald Trump’s attorney general has repeatedly briefed the president that Rudy Giuliani has become a liability to his administration, it has been reported, as opposition to the former New York mayor continues to swell within the White House.Mr Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer, has become increasingly

9 Dec 09:48 Yahoo 7097669637325377266.html
AG William Barr told Trump that Rudy Giuliani has become a liability, The Washington Post reports

Attorney General William Barr counseled President Donald Trump that his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has become a liability for his administration, The Washington Post reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the conversations.

9 Dec 12:43 ABC15 Arizona 911680910867923043.html
Former Federal Prosecutor: Barr’s Warning to Trump About Giuliani May Be ‘Wink and Nod’ About Coming Indictment

Attorney General William Barr has reportedly cautioned President Donald Trump on multiple occasions that he is “not being well served” by his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, advising the President that the former New York City Mayor has become a liability for the administration. According to one former federal prosecutor, Barr, who oversees the U.S. Attorney’s office currently investigating Giuliani on multiple fronts, may be attempting to warn the White House about Giuliani’s dire legal straits.

9 Dec 11:05 Law & Crime 7990899036986940007.html
At a pro-Israel conference, Trump told Jewish voters they'd vote for him to avoid a wealth tax

9 Dec 13:17 5 articles

Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

Progressive Jewish groups have accused President Donald Trump of spreading anti-Semitic smears when he spoke on Saturday night in an appeal to Jewish voters at an Israeli American Council conference.

9 Dec 13:17 Business Insider Malaysia 8325046882462936264.html
Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

"You're brutal killers," President Donald Trump told those in real estate. "Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice."

9 Dec 13:17 Yahoo 7097669639031113651.html
Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - "You're brutal killers," President Donald Trump told those in real estate. "Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice.". Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 13:17 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408755878505672.html
Trump accused of anti-Semitism after saying Jewish Americans will vote for him so they can avoid a wealth tax

"You're brutal killers. Not nice people at all, but you have to vote for me you have no choice," Trump told the Israeli American Council conference.

9 Dec 14:22 Business Insider Nederland 7680839746983898312.html
At a pro-Israel conference, Trump told Jewish voters they'd vote for him to avoid a wealth tax

During his speech to the Israeli American Council, President Donald Trump also said some Jewish people 'don't love Israel enough.'

9 Dec 11:02 Business Insider Nederland 7680839747960354016.html
Inspector general: Start of Russia probe was justified, unbiased but investigation had errors

9 Dec 17:41 2 articles

DOJ watchdog finds no bias in launch of Trump-Russia probe, but uncovers ‘significant’ FBI errors

The Justice Department’s inspector general, in a long-awaited review concerning the origins of the Russia investigation, determined that the FBI complied with policies in launching the politically explosive probe -- but also flagged "significant concerns with how certain aspects of the investigation were conducted and supervised."

9 Dec 17:41 Fox News 7362823820047241830.html
Inspector general: Start of Russia probe was justified, unbiased but investigation had errors

Inspector general Michael E. Horowitz found that the FBI properly opened its investigation into Russian election interference but said there were some major errors in how the agency conducted the probe.

9 Dec 13:42 Fox 4 8372747778396002310.html
British PM visits Hindu temple, pledges support to Modi's new India mission

9 Dec 15:20 2 articles

12 Seats to Watch: The Results to Keep an Eye Out for On UK General Election Night

On 12 December voters in the UK will go to the polls as Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks a decisive victory which would allow him to push ahead with his Brexit deal. Sputnik has picked a dozen of the 650 constituencies to highlight some of the trends to look out for.

9 Dec 15:20 Sputniknews 967333869229296920.html
British PM visits Hindu temple, pledges support to Modi's new India mission

Johnson's visit to temple comes ahead of UK's crucial General Election on Thursday where he is seeking re-election.

9 Dec 09:32 Deccan Chronicle 7881006362785343202.html
Today in Impeachment: Order is Hard to Find

9 Dec 13:32 2 articles

LIVEBLOG: House Lawyers Give Impeachment Presentation For Judiciary Committee

WASHINGTON – The impeachment hearing Monday is expected to feature counsel from the House Judiciary Committee and from the House...

9 Dec 13:32 Talking Points Memo 4598529366782269366.html
Today in Impeachment: Order is Hard to Find

Today's impeachment hearings went off course a number of times.

9 Dec 17:35 Paste Magazine 2077921860230699095.html
Impeachment witness: Trump poses election 'danger'

9 Dec 14:12 3 articles

Impeachment witness: Trump poses a danger to fair elections

President Donald Trump’s efforts to “cheat to win an election” are a threat to national security, the top Democratic investigator testified Monday as the House Judiciary Committee pushes ahead with articles of impeachment.

9 Dec 14:12 City NEWS 1130 5858657119731949069.html
Impeachment witness: Trump poses election 'danger'

U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to "cheat to win an election" are a threat to national security, the top Democratic investigator testified Monday as the House Judiciary Committee pushes ahead with articles of impeachment.

9 Dec 11:01 CTVNews 2422791597284644909.html
Impeachment hearings continue with House committee — LIVESTREAM

The House Judiciary Committee received a detailed summing up of the impeachment case against President Donald Trump Monday as Democrats prepare formal charges against him.

9 Dec 13:10 Las Vegas Review-Journal 8640648835969663207.html
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

9 Dec 09:00 5 articles

Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

VANCOUVER - The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in

9 Dec 09:00 iNFOnews.ca 6669504244134490397.html
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified.

9 Dec 09:00 KitchenerToday.com 52741010506428382.html
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

All practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas

9 Dec 16:00 The Stettler Independent 1209901973597796192.html
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

All practising lawyers in B.C. will be required to take a six-hour online course covering these areas

9 Dec 16:00 Barriere Star Journal 4297514367388694368.html
Lawyer competence includes knowledge of Indigenous-Crown history: B.C. law society

The Law Society of British Columbia has moved to require Indigenous cultural competency training for all practising lawyers in the province, in response to gaps in legal education that the Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified.

9 Dec 09:39 CTVNews 2422791598108596091.html
Anti-discrimination campaigners call for joint response after weekend of shame

9 Dec 16:37 3 articles

Anti-discrimination groups want joint response after weekend of homophobic, racist incidents

Premier League clubs reacted strongly in the wake of alleged incidents of homophobic and racist abuse.

9 Dec 16:37 Sports Mole 7750663360792783237.html
Anti-discrimination campaigners call for joint response after weekend of shame

Premier League clubs reacted strongly in the wake of alleged incidents of homophobic and racist abuse.

9 Dec 15:26 Shropshire Star 3480199991673771277.html
Anti-discrimination campaigners call for joint response after weekend of shame

Premier League clubs reacted strongly in the wake of alleged incidents of homophobic and racist abuse.

9 Dec 15:28 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775316235073.html
Challenge to prison-needle ban postponed to Dec. 17

9 Dec 09:18 7 articles

Mr. Kenney goes to Ottawa and income inequality; In The News for Dec. 9

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of De

9 Dec 09:18 iNFOnews.ca 6669504245941681123.html
Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

TORONTO - A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest del

9 Dec 17:52 iNFOnews.ca 6669504244572402985.html
Challenge to prison-needle ban postponed to Dec. 17

A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed to next week.

9 Dec 09:35 CTVNews 2422791597459533308.html
Court challenge to federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners postponed

A court hearing to challenge the federal government's ban on needles for drug-using prisoners has been postponed until next week in the latest delay for a case that began seven years ago.

9 Dec 10:13 CP24 1887544296273488175.html
Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

TORONTO — An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

9 Dec 09:00 KitchenerToday.com 52741010412963188.html
Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

9 Dec 09:35 CTVNews 2422791597321867214.html
Federal govt's refusal to provide clean needles in prison to be challenged today

An Ontario court is set to hear today a constitutional challenge to the federal ban on needles for drug-using prisoners.

9 Dec 10:13 CP24 1887544296503455495.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy slept on hospital floor

9 Dec 17:12 5 articles

Boris Johnson criticised as row over four-year-old’s hospital treatment deepens

Jack Williment-Barr had to be covered with coats by his mother Sarah Williment to keep warm as he waited for a bed.

9 Dec 17:12 Shropshire Star 3480199992752588348.html
Boris Johnson criticised as row over four-year-old’s hospital treatment deepens

Jack Williment-Barr had to be covered with coats by his mother Sarah Williment to keep warm as he waited for a bed.

9 Dec 17:13 Express & Star 7324224460298765884.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy, 4, slept on hospital floor

Sarah Williment covered her four-year-old son, Jack, with coats to keep him warm as he waited for a bed at Leeds General Infirmary.

9 Dec 09:43 Breaking News 4415806918560488701.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy slept on hospital floor

Sarah Williment covered her four-year-old son, Jack, with coats to keep him warm as he waited for a bed at Leeds General Infirmary.

9 Dec 09:16 Express & Star 7324224459666585981.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy slept on hospital floor

Sarah Williment covered her four-year-old son, Jack, with coats to keep him warm as he waited for a bed at Leeds General Infirmary.

9 Dec 09:16 Shropshire Star 3480199992120408445.html
Rushden stabbing: Levi Davis 'killed after car crash'

9 Dec 11:58 2 articles

Mother, 25, who was stabbed to death near her home 'while trying to break up a road rage fight' as police quiz man, 27, on suspicion of murder

The victim, named locally as Levi Davis, pictured, who is thought to be a mother-of-two, was knifed in Wellingborough Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire, at around 8.30pm.

9 Dec 11:58 Mail Online 124328112261948272.html
Rushden stabbing: Levi Davis 'killed after car crash'

Mother-of-two Levi Davis died during an argument after a collision on Saturday, police say.

9 Dec 17:50 BBC News 3883826127066930064.html
Meet Ali, 25, Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

9 Dec 13:02 4 articles

Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

Ali Milani didn't speak English when he came to Britain from Iran at the age of five. Twenty years later, he's the biggest individual threat to ...

9 Dec 13:02 CNA 5644198862952416591.html
Meet Ali, 25, Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

Ali Milani didn't speak English when he came to Britain from Iran at the age of five. Twenty years later, he's the biggest individual threat to Boris Johnson at this week's election. The 25-year-old

9 Dec 09:12 Deccan Herald 2027555797764325906.html
Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson

9 Dec 09:00 Dunya News 5863268919374813511.html
Meet Ali, 25. Boris Johnson's biggest challenger

The 25-year-old candidate for the main opposition Labour party is trying to unseat the prime minister in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency in west London.

9 Dec 12:14 Saudi Gazette 6913978435739324265.html
Russia banned from Olympics over doping scandal

9 Dec 14:12 7 articles

Russia Banned from 2020 Olympics, 2022 World Cup, for Doping

The deputy director general of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), Margarita Pakhnotskaya, said the WADA decision was "well-expected."

9 Dec 14:12 The Jewish Press 7246030799928064007.html
Russia banned from Olympic games, other world championships for 4 years

Russia has been embroiled in doping scandals since a 2015 report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency found evidence of mass doping in Russian athletics

9 Dec 11:07 Business Today 1145527430762877810.html
Russia banned from international sports competition for four years

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has unanimously agreed to ban Russia from major international sporting competitions -- notably the Olympics and the World Cup -- for four years over doping non-compliance.

9 Dec 11:47 CHANNEL3000 830332542613454303.html
WADA executive committee bans Russia from Olympics, world championships for 4 years

Russia has been embroiled in doping scandals since a 2015 report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found evidence of mass doping in Russian athletics.

9 Dec 10:48 India Today 4286117813889385486.html
Russia banned from world sports for 4 years over doping scandal

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) unanimously declared a blanket ban on Russia.

9 Dec 14:12 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363455424147.html
Russia Banned From Olympic Games Over Doping Scandal

The World Anti-Doping Agency voted to punish Moscow for tampering with laboratory data.

9 Dec 10:48 HuffPost 5982769915917119569.html
Russia banned from Olympics over doping scandal

WADA bans Russia from the Olympics and a variety of world championship events for four years as it remains embroiled in doping scandals.

9 Dec 12:05 Australian Financial Review 3974284486905546289.html
Why I'm proposing amendments to Electoral Act - Omo-Agege

9 Dec 15:53 4 articles

Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

9 Dec 15:53 Vanguard News 4125100339072085608.html
Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act

9 Dec 17:10 The Eagle Online 1463511649397139229.html
Why I'm proposing amendments to Electoral Act - Omo-Agege

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday, said he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

9 Dec 17:08 Premium Times Nigeria 5456729299534705184.html
Omo-Agege introduces amendment bill on electoral malpractice

Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege on Monday said, he had introduced a bill for comprehensive amendment of the Electoral Act No. 6 of 2010.

9 Dec 16:02 The Guardian 7580308504360871157.html
Johnson ‘looking at’ abolishing BBC licence fee

9 Dec 15:22 4 articles

Johnson ‘looking at’ abolishing BBC licence fee

The Prime Minister said whilst his party are currently “not planning to get rid of all TV licence fees”, he is “certainly looking at it”.

9 Dec 15:22 Shropshire Star 3480199992859503145.html
Johnson ‘looking at’ abolishing BBC licence fee

The Prime Minister said whilst his party are currently “not planning to get rid of all TV licence fees”, he is “certainly looking at it”.

9 Dec 15:22 Express & Star 7324224460405680681.html
Campaigners attack Boris Johnson for EU nationals remarks

Prime minister said migrants from Europe have treated the UK like ‘their own’ country for too long

9 Dec 17:43 the Guardian 1491978796294009131.html
Boris Johnson pledges to 'look at' abolishing BBC licence fee

Boris Johnson has said he is "looking at" abolishing the BBC licence fee.

9 Dec 16:55 THE SCOTSMAN 4778851489722555408.html
Who is Ali Milani?

9 Dec 08:16 5 articles

Hong Kong protesters lead in popular choice for TIME Person of the Year 2019

The demonstrators with 89% votes polled as 'yes' have emerged the current favourite among people across the world who are voting to validate them as the people wielding the most influence in the past 12 months.

9 Dec 08:16 The Indian Express 2885715105329541633.html
‘Discussed weather’: Ajit Pawar on first meeting with Fadnavis after fallout

On Sunday, Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar shared the stage at the marriage ceremony of independent MLA Sanjay Shinde's daughter in Solapur district and were seen engaged in a 20-minute animated chat.

9 Dec 13:43 The Indian Express 2885715103925613460.html
CAB not against minorities, Congress divided India on religious lines: Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

"Why do we need this Bill today? After Independence, had Congress not done partition on the basis of religion, then today we would have not needed this Bill. Congress did the partition on the basis of religion," Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha.

9 Dec 12:22 The Indian Express 2885715104782762489.html
BJP expels rebel MLA Saryu Roy for contesting against Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das

Roy, a former state minister, contested against Chief Minister and incumbent Jamshedpur East MLA Raghubar Das as an Independent candidate after he was denied a ticket by the saffron. He alleges the act was done on the behest of CM Raghubar Das.

9 Dec 16:36 The Indian Express 2885715105139825210.html
Who is Ali Milani?

Raised by a single mother, Ali Milani studied politics at Brunel University, where he was also the student union president as well as Vice-President of National Union of Students.

9 Dec 08:23 The Indian Express 2885715105142914573.html
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

9 Dec 12:03 4 articles

Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold formal talks Monday for the first time with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in Ukraine's east, at a highly anticipated summit in Paris.

9 Dec 12:03 The Guardian 7580308505760929980.html
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in ...

9 Dec 10:32 CNA 5644198862782530733.html
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict

Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in Ukraine's east on Monday, in a much-anticipated summit in Paris.

9 Dec 11:47 Manila Bulletin News 7849457200920589195.html
Putin, Zelenskyy to hold first summit on Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin will for the first time hold formal talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the conflict in Ukraine's east on Monday in a much-anticipated summit in the French capital, Paris.

9 Dec 08:10 Aljazeera 6642629763738367979.html
Rohingya refugees demand justice at Myanmar World Court case

9 Dec 12:11 4 articles

Aung San Suu Kyi heads to The Hague for Myanmar genocide case

Nobel laureate will defend government at court hearing on Rohingya crackdown

9 Dec 12:11 Financial Times 707176888549492211.html
Rohingya refugees demand justice at Myanmar World Court case

COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) - Rohingya Muslims demanded Myanmar be held to account at the United Nations’ top court in The Hague, where Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is set to defend the country against charges of genocide of the minority community.

9 Dec 09:18 Reuters 8334514180439736319.html
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home

YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for the U.N’s top court in The Hague to defend the country against charges of genocide of its Rohingya Muslim minority.

9 Dec 16:28 Reuters 8334514181651286375.html
Rohingya refugees demand justice at Myanmar World Court case

Rohingya Muslims demanded Myanmar be held to account at the United Nations' top court in The Hague, where Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is set to defend the country against charges of genocide of the minority community.

9 Dec 13:39 Bdnews24 8119004129406834252.html
FBI: Pensacola base shooting 'act of terror'

9 Dec 10:33 3 articles

FBI now treating investigation into Pensacola naval station shooting as an 'act of terror'

The motive behind a 21-year-old gunman's attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola remains undetermined, but the FBI is treating it as "an act of terror," a member of the agency said.

9 Dec 10:33 Fox 4 8372747776746377409.html
FBI: Pensacola base shooting 'act of terror'

The motive behind a 21-year-old gunman's attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola still remains undetermined, but the FBI is treating it as an act of terror, a member of the agency said.

9 Dec 09:22 CHANNEL3000 830332542986947576.html
The FBI is now investigating the Pensacola Navy base shooting as act of terrorism

Three young troops were killed and eight people were injured when 21-year-old 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani of the Royal Saudi Air Force opened fire.

9 Dec 12:41 Business Insider Nederland 7680839747165024018.html
Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

9 Dec 16:10 4 articles

Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

9 Dec 16:10 Shropshire Star 3480199992745104578.html
Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

9 Dec 16:10 Express & Star 7324224460291282114.html
Eleventh hour plea for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to come forward

The call was made during closing submissions at inquests into the disputed shootings of 10 people in west Belfast in August 1971.

9 Dec 17:17 Breaking News 4415806919568336255.html
11th-hour plea made for soldiers who fired shots at Ballymurphy to give evidence at inquests

A lawyer for the victim’s families told the court today: “It is not too late to tell the truth.”

9 Dec 17:28 TheJournal.ie 6446904417574273853.html
India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

9 Dec 14:23 3 articles

India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling ...

9 Dec 14:23 CNA 5644198863875979602.html
Extrajudicial killing fears as Indians cheer Hyderabad 'shootout'

The shooting of four gang-rape and murder suspects by Indian police has highlighted the scourge of extrajudicial killings in a nation grappling with high levels of sexual crimes and a notoriously slow judicial process.

9 Dec 08:56 Aljazeera 6642629763720404094.html
India gang-rape shootings revives extrajudicial killing fears

Human rights campai­gners warned of a deepen­ing cultur­e of impuni­ty as police take the law into their own hands

9 Dec 10:12 The Express Tribune 1105816786150837866.html
Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

9 Dec 16:00 3 articles

Iraqis rally against government as Baghdad summons Western envoys

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

9 Dec 16:00 Pulse Live 3606876835776584843.html
Iraqis rally against government as Baghdad summons Western envoys

Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died.

9 Dec 16:00 Digital Journal 4566489171891105174.html
Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

BAGHDAD: Iraqis turned out Monday to mourn a prominent activist gunned down the previous evening, the latest violent episode in anti-government demonstrations in which more than 450 people have died. That came as Iraq's foreign ministry summoned four Western envoys over their condemnation of a deadly attack against protesters at the weekend. Iraq's capital and its

9 Dec 14:36 Arab News 8912634263040689928.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy slept on hospital floor

9 Dec 14:47 4 articles

PM refuses to look at picture of boy forced to sleep on hospital floor

Boris Johnson accused of not caring after refusing reporter’s requests several times

9 Dec 14:47 the Guardian 1491978795607722584.html
Boris Johnson faces backlash over refusal to look at photo of child on NHS hospital floor

Boris Johnson has refused to look at a picture of a four-year-old boy forced to lie on the floor in an NHS hospital, eventually taking the phone of a reporter attempting to show it to him and putting

9 Dec 16:08 The Independent 2511519171273227359.html
Boris Johnson snatched away a reporter’s phone when he tried to show him a photo of a 4-year-old boy forced to lie on a hospital floor

LONDON – Boris Johnson snatched away a reporter’s phone after he challenged the prime minister to look at a picture of a 4-year-old boy who was forced to sleep on a hospital floor,

9 Dec 13:41 Business Insider Malaysia 8325046882433434814.html
Boris Johnson apologises after boy slept on hospital floor

Sarah Williment covered her four-year-old son, Jack, with coats to keep him warm as he waited for a bed at Leeds General Infirmary.

9 Dec 09:19 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774201989501.html
Sweden to prosecute ex-China envoy over Gui meetings

9 Dec 10:05 5 articles

Ex-Swedish ambassador to China faces trial over Gui Minhai meeting

Sweden's former ambassador to China faces an unprecedented trial over allegations she overstepped her authority during a meeting to secure the release of imprisoned bookseller Gui Minhai.

9 Dec 10:05 THE LOCAL se 5989194980713229148.html
Sweden charges former China envoy over dissident bookseller case

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors said on Monday they had brought criminal charges against the country’s former ambassador to China over unauthorized meetings in Stockholm aimed at freeing dissident bookseller Gui Minhai.

9 Dec 16:15 Reuters 8334514180223439382.html
Sweden to prosecute ex-China envoy over Gui meetings

Sweden's former envoy to Beijing is to go on trial for overstepping her duties by trying to negotiate the release of a Chinese-Swedish dissident held in China, prosecutors in Stockholm said Monday. Anna Lindstedt is accused of brokering an unauthorised meeting during her time as ambassador to get

9 Dec 13:07 Yahoo 7097669637636396873.html
Sweden charges former China envoy over Gin Minhai meetings

Swedish prosecutors suspect Anna Lindstedt of organising a meeting in January between Gui’s daughter, China's ambassador and two businessmen about the possible release of her father, a dissident bookseller who is current imprisoned.

9 Dec 15:59 euronews 7318238120853836330.html
Sweden charges former China envoy over dissident bookseller case

Swedish prosecutors said on Monday they had brought criminal charges against the country's former ambassador to China over unauthorized meetings in Stockholm aimed at freeing dissident bookseller Gui Minhai. Anna Lindstedt was replaced as ambassador in February amid a furore over her alleged role

9 Dec 12:26 Yahoo 7097669637854572242.html
5 dead, many more missing in New Zealand volcano eruption

9 Dec 11:17 3 articles

5 dead, many more missing in New Zealand volcano eruption

A volcanic island in New Zealand erupted Monday in a tower of ash and steam while dozens of tourists were exploring the moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving many more missing.

9 Dec 11:17 Las Vegas Review-Journal 8640648836445677658.html
5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

9 Dec 15:45 North Delta Reporter 5327740411070568860.html
New Zealand volcano erupts: 5 dead, many missing after eruption on White Island, officials say

At least five people are dead after a volcano erupted Monday on New Zealand’s White Island, officials said.

9 Dec 10:23 WFXT 6395891953898322614.html
North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

9 Dec 09:41 4 articles

Donald Trump warns Kim Jong Un has ‘everything’ to lose through hostility

'North Korea, under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, has tremendous economic potential, but it must denuclearize as promised,' Trump tweeted.

9 Dec 09:41 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363735697978.html
Trump warns North Korea's Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

US President Donald Trump has warned that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had 'everything' to lose through hostility towards the United States, after Pyongyang said it had carried out a major new weapons test.

9 Dec 13:50 News24 3752801376636449514.html
North Korea calls Trump ‘erratic old man’ after tweets

The comments came after Donald Trump tweeted that North Korea’s Kim Jong Un would not want to abandon a special relationship between the two leaders.

9 Dec 10:07 Jersey Evening Post 6141642775297837044.html
Trump warns Kim has 'everything' to lose through hostility

"Kim Jong Un is too smart and has far too much to lose, everything actually, if he acts in a hostile way," Trump tweeted in response to the unspecified test at the Sohae space launch center.

9 Dec 10:36 Saudi Gazette 6913978434954901478.html
Sturgeon suggests EU vote would take place before indyref

9 Dec 11:13 3 articles

'Brexit referendum would be held before Indyref2' suggests Nicola Sturgeon

The First Minister said that she would like to see the 'whole UK get the chance to stop Brexit', but a second referendum on Europe 'could still see Scotland leaving the union'.

9 Dec 11:13 dailyrecord 552235480353457916.html
Sturgeon suggests EU vote would take place before indyref

The First Minister reiterated her view that another Scottish referendum should be held towards the end of 2020.

9 Dec 09:40 Shropshire Star 3480199992557499454.html
Sturgeon suggests EU vote would take place before indyref

The First Minister reiterated her view that another Scottish referendum should be held towards the end of 2020.

9 Dec 09:40 Express & Star 7324224460103676990.html
Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran’s Rouhani being arranged

9 Dec 13:35 5 articles

Abe confirms visit to Japan by Iran's Rouhani under discussion

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is being considered, the first official confirmation that a trip by him could ta

9 Dec 13:35 The Japan Times 6673764367055362956.html
Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran’s Rouhani being arranged

Abe, who has developed friendly ties with Trump, traveled to Iran in June in an unsuccessful effort to encourage Iran and the U.S. to hold talks to reduce tensions.

9 Dec 13:24 An-Nahar 2220466262079061040.html
Japan PM Abe says visit by Iran's Rouhani being arranged

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday his country is arranging a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani because it wants to play a greater role in resolving a nuclear impasse between Tehran and Washington and in relieving tensions in the Middle East, the source of more than 80% of Japan’s oil.

9 Dec 12:27 680News 8014034333738032464.html
Japan PM Abe discussing Japan visit by Iranian President Rouhani

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that Tokyo is in discussions about a visit to Japan by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani this month, an attempt to try to resolve Iran’s nuclear impasse with the United States.

9 Dec 10:22 Reuters 8334514180681767315.html
Bangladesh army chief begins four-day historic visit to Myanmar

TOKYO: Japan is weighing inviting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for a state visit, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday, as local media reported the trip was likely to happen this month. Japan has been trying to forge a possible mediator role as tensions rise between its ally Washington and Tehran. Local media has reported in recent days that Rouhani is likely to visit

9 Dec 13:04 Arab News 8912634263068838250.html
White Island Volcano Erupted, One Dead, Several Missing

9 Dec 08:09 3 articles

At least one dead, several missing after volcano erupts on New Zealand's White Island

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- At least one person is dead and several others are missing after a volcano on a small New Zealand island erupted Monday, authorities said.

9 Dec 08:09 UPI 8257973865372796396.html
White Island Volcano Erupted, One Dead, Several Missing

The eruption of White Island volcano, also known as Whakaari, in New Zealand, killed one person, the number is expected to rise, and several others are missing.

9 Dec 08:01 Interesting Engineering 7328942542353086434.html
Volcano Erupts in New Zealand, Tourists are Missing (VIDEO)

Hundreds of tourists were near New Zealand's island when a volcano erupted there, the Associated Press reported, citing country's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Some people have been injured and others are still missing.

9 Dec 10:41 novinite.com 4235039570091043879.html
Trump impeachment drive enters crucial week in divided Congress

9 Dec 12:33 3 articles

Trump impeachment drive enters crucial week in divided Congress

Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by allegedly linking military aid for Ukraine and a White House meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky to a request...

9 Dec 12:33 New Vision 9103146372662312783.html
Trump impeachment drive enters crucial week in divided Congress

Washington, United States | AFP | The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader. Democrats accuse Trump of abusing his power by allegedly linking military aid for Ukraine …

9 Dec 13:00 The Independent Uganda: 5099025989913847425.html
Crucial week for Trump as impeachment drive heats up in divided Congress

The impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump in a sharply divided US Congress enter a new phase Monday when the House Judiciary Committee convenes a hearing expected to result in specific charges against the Republican leader.

9 Dec 15:26 News24 3752801376782672540.html
Russia to discover sporting fate as WADA meets

9 Dec 17:38 3 articles

Russia's Response to Olympic Ban: 'Chronic Anti-Russian Hysteria'

The World Anti-Doping Agency said clean athletes from Russia may compete in the 2020 Olympic games but not under the Russian flag or any other symbols of the Russian state.

9 Dec 17:38 POLYGRAPH.info 4290135094754559487.html
Russia to discover sporting fate as WADA meets

Russia faces a four-year ban from international sporting competitions, including the Olympic Games, when the World Anti-Doping Agency hold a ...

9 Dec 10:00 CNA 5644198862803431090.html
WADA Revokes Russia's Right to Take Part or Host Int'l Sporting Events for Four Years

In November, WADA’s Compliance Review Committee recommended to the Executive Committee several punitive measures against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), saying that Russia should not have the right to host any editions of major sports events for four years.

9 Dec 13:13 Sputniknews 967333868154610855.html
Reports: Library in China burned 'illegal' books

9 Dec 16:41 2 articles

Reports: Library in China burned 'illegal' books

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Reports in China that a library staff burned dozens of "illegal" books is drawing controversy in the country, but the articles and social media posts on the matter have been removed.

9 Dec 16:41 UPI 8257973863934280072.html
China says Uighur Muslims have 'graduated' from camps

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- China claimed ethnic Uighurs once held in detention centers in the western region of Xinjiang have all been released, while criticizing the United States for "attacks and smears."

9 Dec 17:52 UPI 8257973865752340875.html
Greta Thunberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Rudy Giuliani made Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist for 2019, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

9 Dec 17:16 2 articles

Greta Thunberg, Megan Rapinoe, and Rudy Giuliani made Time magazine's Person of the Year shortlist for 2019, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year will be announced Wednesday on the "Today" show. Last year's winner were a group of journalists.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 17:16 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408757452139321.html
The father of a missing 1-year-old girl was arrested on weapons charges in Connecticut 4 days after the baby's mother was found dead, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Police say Jose Morales' arrest is not related to the disappearance of his daughter, Venessa, and that he has been cooperative with investigators.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 17:51 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408756620610870.html
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban

9 Dec 10:56 3 articles

WADA bans Russia from Olympics over doping scandals

Russia will be barred from competing in next year’s Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Games after the World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned the powerhouse from global sports for four

9 Dec 10:56 New York Post 7654946768020185634.html
Russia to miss Tokyo 2020 Olympics after four-year ban from major sporting events by Wada

Athletes who can prove they are untainted by the doping scandal will be able to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag.

9 Dec 10:53 Scroll.in 8669301692202785544.html
Russia to miss Olympics after WADA ban

Russia­n govern­ment offici­als will also be barred from attend­ing any major events­

9 Dec 11:38 The Express Tribune 1105816785954690919.html
WATCH- Asaduddin Owaisi tears Citizenship Amendment Bill in parliament

9 Dec 16:52 4 articles

WATCH- Asaduddin Owaisi tears Citizenship Amendment Bill in parliament

AIMIM President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday caused quite a flutter inside the parliament after he tore a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

9 Dec 16:52 Janta Ka Reporter 5554720207124121274.html
Citizenship Bill: Asaduddin Owaisi tears up copy in Lok Sabha, says it will cause another Partition

The AIMIM chief said that the proposed legislation is ‘worse than Hitler’s laws’, and aimed at making Muslims stateless.

9 Dec 17:36 Scroll.in 8669301694239165714.html
Asaduddin Owaisi Tears Citizenship Amendment Bill, Says it Will Make Muslims 'Stateless'

Calling the Bill ‘arbitrary in nature’, Asaduddin Owaisi said secularism is the basic structure of the Constitution and the Bill was in violation of fundamental rights.

9 Dec 16:04 India.com 7150386084516705571.html
Asaduddin Owaisi tears copy of Citizenship Bill in Parliament, says it tries to divide India

AIMIM president and MP Asaduddin Owaisi tore a copy of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Lok Sabha, saying that the Bill tries to divide the country.

9 Dec 16:38 India Today 4286117812981164365.html
Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to finalize new NAFTA revisions

9 Dec 10:23 2 articles

Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to finalize new NAFTA revisions

OTTAWA — Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet American and Mexican officials in Mexico City on Tuesday amid reports a deal to revise the new North American free-trade agreement is close. . .

9 Dec 10:23 Times Colonist 7617512060766923744.html
Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to finalize new NAFTA revisions

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet American and Mexican officials in Mexico City on Tuesday amid reports a deal to revise the new North American free-trade agreement is close to completion.

9 Dec 16:42 City NEWS 1130 5858657119560847013.html
HC extends date for Centre's reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil Code

9 Dec 12:25 2 articles

HC allows Centre more time to file reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil Code

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for Upadhyay, said the government has to make its stand clear, whether it has recommended for drafting a UCC to the Law Commission or not.

9 Dec 12:25 The Economic Times 7653256038484862504.html
HC extends date for Centre's reply on plea for drafting Uniform Civil Code

The court allowed the oral prayer of central government standing counsel Anil Soni and listed the matter for hearing on March 2, asking the Centre to file its reply to the petition

9 Dec 12:15 Business-Standard 1502508925605047590.html
Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

9 Dec 11:15 3 articles

Peace in sight? Paris summit seeks solution for Ukraine war

The summit notably includes the first face-to-face meeting between Zelenskiy, a comic actor and political novice, with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

9 Dec 11:15 An-Nahar 2220466262228154326.html
Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

A series of meetings are being held at the Elysee presidential palace to try to revive a 2015 peace deal that has been largely ignored.

9 Dec 15:26 Shropshire Star 3480199992512282807.html
Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

A series of meetings are being held at the Elysee presidential palace to try to revive a 2015 peace deal that has been largely ignored.

9 Dec 15:26 Express & Star 7324224460058460343.html
Sonko To Spend Two More Days In Police Custody

9 Dec 14:14 4 articles

Sonko Arrest: Court Makes Decision on Bail Application

The Anti-Corruption Court has made a decision regarding Sonko's bail application, going on to...

9 Dec 14:14 Kenyans.co.ke 8634838153976320248.html
Controversial Company at the Centre of Sonko's Woes

As the flamboyant county head unleashed his battery of 12 lawyers, the controversial company behind his woes has been revealed as...

9 Dec 13:38 Kenyans.co.ke 8634838154650827150.html
Sonko To Spend Two More Days In Police Custody

Nairobi governor Mike Sonko will spend two more days in police custody pending his bail application ruling on Wednesday.Milimani Law Courts Chief Magistrate Douglas Ogoti ordered that he be remand

9 Dec 14:15 KahawaTungu 3304128543416061720.html
Governor Mike Sonko Charged With Economic Crimes, Prosecution Opposes Bail

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been arraigned at the Milimani Law Court after his dramatic arrest on Friday, December, 6 on the charges of over Sh357 million graft case.He was presented before th

9 Dec 08:21 KahawaTungu 3304128543082732355.html
WADA bans Russia from Olympics for four years for doping

9 Dec 15:56 4 articles

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Russia banned from major sporting championships

The sporting superpower is being punished for tampering with drug-testing data.

9 Dec 15:56 Newshub 2131266986964398265.html
Russia banned from Olympic Games for altering doping data

Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it for tampe.

9 Dec 12:04 Vanguard News 4125100340660400187.html
WADA bans Russia from Olympics for four years for doping

Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it for tampering with doping-related laboratory data in another blow to Russia's already tarnished sporting reputation. The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating…

9 Dec 11:30 Japan Today 8582716287282206510.html
Russia banned from Olympic Games for altering doping data

Russia was banned from the Olympics and other major world championships on Monday after sporting officials decided to punish it...

9 Dec 13:23 The Nation Newspaper 2658445900982845202.html
Hong Kongers await Beijing olive branch

9 Dec 15:00 2 articles

Hong Kongers await Beijing olive branch after rare calm

Hong Kongers have delivered a clarion call for change over the last fortnight with a landslide local election defeat for the government and more ...

9 Dec 15:00 CNA 5644198864162709844.html
Hong Kongers await Beijing olive branch

The question on many lips now is if chief executive Carrie Lam will reach out.

9 Dec 08:00 Daily Nation 7421817125665564941.html
More than 2,000 koalas dead after Australian bush fires

9 Dec 12:40 2 articles

More than 2,000 koalas dead after Australian bush fires

Experts said the blaze has ravaged koala habitat so rapidly that 'we will probably never find the bodies'.

9 Dec 12:40 Metro 970161747840103521.html
Wild Koala Population ‘Will Never Recover’ From Australian Bushfires

An expert fears Australia's wild koala population will never recover after the crippling bushfires tore through their habitat

9 Dec 08:16 UNILAD 6373328987859439558.html
AG Barr Made Last-Minute, ‘Highly Unusual’ Decision to Alter OIG Russia Report

9 Dec 15:46 2 articles

Calls for ‘Compulsive Liar’ AG Barr to Resign Swell After Misleading Statement About DOJ’s FBI Report

Attorney General William Barr was widely accused of lying, dishonesty and being an all around hack for President Donald Trump on Monday afternoon over his reaction to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Officer of Inspector General (OIG) report on alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) leading up to the Russiagate investigation started by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

9 Dec 15:46 Law & Crime 7990899037675296052.html
AG Barr Made Last-Minute, ‘Highly Unusual’ Decision to Alter OIG Russia Report

Attorney General William Barr intervened in the construction of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report on the genesis of the Russia investigation in order to include de-classified information about a well-known British spy. Barr’s out-of-the-blue push for additional transparency is decidedly out of character and being viewed with askance eyes as “highly unusual.”

9 Dec 12:46 Law & Crime 7990899036906358132.html
2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

9 Dec 10:36 2 articles

2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

NEW YORK (AP) - Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:

9 Dec 10:36 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541638283695699.html
2020 Watch: Buttigieg on the defensive, Biden's strategy

NEW YORK (AP) — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign:___Days to Iowa caucuses: 56Days to general election: 330___THE NARRATIVEThe Republican president is likely to be impeached, but Democrats are further away from rallying behind one nominee (or two) than they've ever been, even after California Sen. Kamala Harris' sudden departure. The top tier still features four — former Vice President Joe Biden; South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders; and Massachusetts Sen.

9 Dec 09:36 THE OKLAHOMAN 7193318760959778965.html
Arrests made after deadly New Delhi factory fire

9 Dec 11:43 4 articles

Factory owner, manager arrested after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Police in New Delhi have arrested the owner and manager of a factory where 43 people died in the Indian capital’s deadliest fire in 20 years, a spokesman said on Monday.

9 Dec 11:43 Reuters 8334514180592945681.html
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years

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9 Dec 11:53 Msn 1509165515424094409.html
Arrests made after deadly New Delhi factory fire

New Delhi police have arrested the owner and manager at a factory where 43 people perished in the Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years.

9 Dec 16:40 Newshub 2131266987013050327.html
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years

Police in New Delhi have arrested the owner and manager at a factory where 43 people perished in the Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 years, a spokesman said on Monday.

9 Dec 09:58 Bdnews24 8119004129796199252.html
Michelle Obama Calls Trump Impeachment Probe ‘Surreal’

9 Dec 16:40 4 articles

Michelle Obama on Trump impeachment push: 'It's surreal'

Former first lady Michelle Obama weighed in on the House Democrats' impeachment inquiry against President Trump Monday, calling the proceedings "surreal."

9 Dec 16:40 Fox News 7362823820637801104.html
Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts urge Vietnam girls to stay in school

Former US first lady Michelle Obama and Hollywood A-lister Julia Roberts toured a high school in rural Vietnam on Monday, urging a classroom of teenage girls to stay focused on their education to transform their lives.

9 Dec 12:51 The Guardian 7580308505633617911.html
Michelle Obama visits Vietnam, tells girls to stay in school

Former US first lady Michelle Obama and Hollywood A-lister Julia Roberts toured a high school in rural Vietnam on Monday, urging a classroom of teenage girls to stay focused on their education to t...

9 Dec 16:27 Punch Newspapers 3524240995212353710.html
Michelle Obama Calls Trump Impeachment Probe ‘Surreal’

Michelle Obama described the ongoing impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump and his activities regarding Ukraine as "surreal."

9 Dec 17:19 Breitbart 3148363492183379330.html
Russia banned from next Olympics and football World Cup

9 Dec 12:50 2 articles

Russia banned from next Olympics and football World Cup

Russia has been accused of choosing “deception and denial” rather than getting its house in order over drugs.

9 Dec 12:50 Shropshire Star 3480199992045425313.html
Russia banned from next Olympics and football World Cup

Russia has been accused of choosing “deception and denial” rather than getting its house in order over drugs.

9 Dec 12:50 Express & Star 7324224459591602849.html
Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

9 Dec 10:24 3 articles

Official: Base shooter watched shooting videos before attack

PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Saudi student who fatally shot three sailors at a U.S. naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched videos of mass shootings, a U.S. official told The Associated Press on Saturday.

9 Dec 10:24 Whio 8204027953884774455.html
NAS Pensacola Attack: US Defense Secretary Orders Review Of Military Base Security

The call follows a shooting at a naval base in Florida that left three sailors dead.

9 Dec 11:40 Forces Network 3883413829126755647.html
Online account linked to Saudi gunman in Pensacola attack quoted Osama bin Laden

The Saudi national who killed three at a Naval base in Florida may have tweeted a quote by al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden prior to the shooting.

9 Dec 16:05 Washington Examiner 4625792331805863346.html
China says Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang 'graduated'

9 Dec 10:32 3 articles

China says people held in Xinjiang camps have 'graduated', condemns U.S. bill

BEIJING (Reuters) - People held in camps in China’s Xinjiang region have now “graduated” and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor said on Monday.

9 Dec 10:32 Reuters 8334514180218407026.html
China says people held in Xinjiang camps have ‘graduated’, condemns U.S. bill

People held in camps in China’s Xinjiang region have now “graduated” and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor said.

9 Dec 11:33 Vanguard News 4125100340531615690.html
China says Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang 'graduated'

People held in camps in China's Xinjiang region have now "graduated" and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, the regional governor says.

9 Dec 16:20 Newshub 2131266987478677012.html
Citizenship Amendement Bill: Massive anti-NRC rally in Kolkata

9 Dec 12:12 3 articles

Manipur to be included in Inner Line Permit system to gain ‘exemption’ from Citizenship Bill

The state government ordered offices to celebrate by putting up pictures of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

9 Dec 12:12 Scroll.in 8669301693193252992.html
Citizenship Amendment Bill: How Amit Shah Defended Excluding Muslims

The Lok Sabha voted in favour of the introduction of the bill after protests by opposition leaders.

9 Dec 08:24 HUFFPOST 6665507017917547290.html
Citizenship Amendement Bill: Massive anti-NRC rally in Kolkata

A country cannot be run by fear of losing citizenship, say protesters

9 Dec 15:22 The Hindu 6679535025122035616.html
'Old man' Trump is 'bluffing' says North Korea: KCNA

9 Dec 12:13 4 articles

‘Old man’ Trump is ‘bluffing’ says North Korea: KCNA

North Korea on Monday slammed US President Trump for "bluffing" and called him "an old man bereft of patience" as Pyongyang ramps up pressure on Washington over stalled nuclear talks.

9 Dec 12:13 The Guardian 7580308503684293394.html
North Korea warns ‘erratic old man’ Trump that it has ‘nothing more to lose’

North Korea released a statement warning President Trump that it has “nothing more to lose” after he condemned its recent missile tests.

9 Dec 13:30 Washington Examiner 4625792333121744727.html
'Old man' Trump is 'bluffing' says North Korea: KCNA

North Korea on Monday accused US President Trump of

9 Dec 10:40 Digital Journal 4566489172489171233.html
'Old man' Trump is 'bluffing' says North Korea: KCNA

Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un engaged in mutual insults and threats of devastation in 2017, sending tensions soaring before a diplomatic rapprochement the following year.

9 Dec 17:34 Deccan Herald 2027555796168412029.html
Scores killed in India factory fire - The Nation Newspaper

9 Dec 14:35 3 articles

Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

At least 43 people were killed Sunday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of workers trapped inside.

9 Dec 14:35 Nehanda Radio 3802011523309490437.html
Screams and goodbyes as scores die in devastating India factory fire

Police and fire officials said they had rescued at least 58 people and did not expect to find more bodies.

9 Dec 10:30 Saudi Gazette 6913978435485783096.html
Scores killed in India factory fire - The Nation Newspaper

At least 100 people were sleeping inside the factory, which mainly makes school bags, when the fire started. More than 60 have been rescued...

9 Dec 08:40 The Nation Newspaper 2658445901607292320.html
Cherry Blossoms Prompt Full-Blown Scandal for Japan’s PM

9 Dec 16:04 3 articles

Cherry Blossoms Prompt Full-Blown Scandal for Japan’s PM

It might be the most Japanese of political scandals: a furore over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's guest list at a party to mark the annual cherry blossom season.

9 Dec 16:04 Courthouse News Service 1799505149118635183.html
Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan's PM

It might be the most Japanese of political scandals: a furore over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's guest list at a party to mark the annual cherry ...

9 Dec 16:21 CNA 5644198862395079716.html
Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan's PM

It might be the most Japanese of political scandals: a furore over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's guest list at a party to mark the annual cherry blossom season.

9 Dec 15:33 CTVNews 2422791598135591982.html
Ron Lauder Launches $25 Million Effort to Fight Anti-Semitism

9 Dec 11:00 2 articles

Ron Lauder Pledges $25 Million for Campaign Against Anti-Semitism

Mr. Lauder, a billionaire and longtime Republican contributor, cast the effort as more aggressive than that of other Jewish advocacy groups, outlining plans to air television and radio ads.

9 Dec 11:00 NY Times 1961078289034436040.html
Ron Lauder Launches $25 Million Effort to Fight Anti-Semitism

World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder is pledging $25 million of his own money to launch a new organization aimed at...

9 Dec 17:08 Breitbart 3148363492654909300.html
Manchester coroner considers bullying claims in death of Somali schoolgirl

9 Dec 17:47 2 articles

Inquest into death of Somali schoolgirl, 12, could probe whether she was forced into river where she drowned

Shukri Yahya Abdi, who was born in Somalia before moving to the UK, drowned in the River Irwell in Bury, Greater Manchester, on June 27 this year.

9 Dec 17:47 Mail Online 124328111262009764.html
Manchester coroner considers bullying claims in death of Somali schoolgirl

Twelve-year-old Shukri Abdi drowned in June in the River Irwell in Bury, Lancashire

9 Dec 15:13 the Guardian 1491978794672247636.html
Amid flurry of Saudi reforms, mocktails on order in execution square

9 Dec 11:20 2 articles

Amid flurry of Saudi reforms, mocktails on order in execution square

RIYADH (Reuters) - For decades, criminals in Saudi Arabia were lined up after Friday prayers at a central Riyadh plaza and beheaded by sword in a gruesome public spectacle overseen by the religious police.

9 Dec 11:20 Reuters 8334514181005888284.html
Amid flurry of Saudi reforms, mocktails on order in execution square

For decades, criminals in Saudi Arabia were lined up after Friday prayers at a central Riyadh plaza and beheaded by sword in a gruesome public spectacle overseen by the religious police. Such jarring contrasts are accompanying the rapid social changes under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, like lifting

9 Dec 11:00 Yahoo 7097669637860319088.html
SERAP asks state governors to disclose pension paid to ex-governors

9 Dec 10:57 2 articles

SERAP gives States seven days to disclose payments of pensions to ex-governors, others

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman

9 Dec 10:57 The Eagle Online 1463511649081554952.html
SERAP asks state governors to disclose pension paid to ex-governors

The civil society group condemns jumbo payments to former political office holders under the pension laws.

9 Dec 14:23 Premium Times Nigeria 5456729300011371494.html
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say

9 Dec 11:28 3 articles

Fire and petrol bombs after 'generally peaceful' Hong Kong march, police say

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march at the weekend, police said on Monday.

9 Dec 11:28 Reuters 8334514181405672481.html
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say

Hong Kong: Hong Kong protesters set fire outside court buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on government buildings, marring what was otherwise a "generally peaceful" march over the weekend, police said on Monday.

9 Dec 10:24 The Peninsula 1202843882095512872.html
Fire and petrol bombs after ‘generally peaceful’ Hong Kong march, police say

Hong Kong protesters lit a fire outside buildings, threw petrol bombs and spray-painted graffiti on buildings, following a “generally peaceful” march

9 Dec 10:55 Vanguard News 4125100339299917916.html
Adam Schiff Fails to Show Up at Impeachment Hearing | Breitbart

9 Dec 17:29 3 articles

Republican Counsel Stephen Castor Destroys Democrats' Arguments for Impeachment | Breitbart

Stephen Castor, Republican counsel for the House Intelligence Committee, laid out his party's case against Trump's impeachment.

9 Dec 17:29 Breitbart 3148363491152993377.html
Nadler Failed to Swear in Witnesses at Judiciary Impeachment Hearings | Breitbart

Jerry Nadler failed to swear in impeachment witnesses until after opening statements, letting Democrat Barry Berke make dubious claims.

9 Dec 16:00 Breitbart 3148363491101392084.html
Adam Schiff Fails to Show Up at Impeachment Hearing | Breitbart

Adam Schiff failed to show up at the presentation of his own committee's impeachment report at the House Judiciary Committee on Monday.

9 Dec 14:43 Breitbart 3148363492073197744.html
Volcano webcam captures tourists in crater moments before eruption

9 Dec 08:28 3 articles

New Zealand volcano: Terrified tourists run for cover as eruption kills five

Dramatic footage shows panic on a tour boat where a man repeatedly yells "go inside" as a volcano on New Zealand's White Island erupts and sends a giant ash cloud billowing over the water

9 Dec 08:28 mirror 675785261538112985.html
San Francisco resident captures astonishing video, photos of New Zealand volcano

A tower of choking ash spewed from the eruption of a volcano on White Island in New Zealand Monday, killing five people and leaving more missing.

9 Dec 14:59 SFGate 6504337519237864395.html
Volcano webcam captures tourists in crater moments before eruption

Footage from inside the White Island volcano showed at least one group of people walking in the crater just before the eruption that killed five people and injured many others.

9 Dec 09:13 Australian Financial Review 3974284488069819994.html
China says it will continue ‘training’ Xinjiang people

9 Dec 16:55 3 articles

China says it will continue ‘training’ Xinjiang people

China on Monday defended its vast network of re-education camps in Xinjiang and said it would continue

9 Dec 16:55 Manila Bulletin News 7849457200483968505.html
China says it will continue ‘training’ Xinjiang people

China on Monday defended its vast network of re-education camps in Xinjiang and said it would continue “training” residents, following explosive government document leaks detailing surveillance and control of the region’s Uighur population. Rights groups estimate more than a million Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities are held in the facilities, which reports describe as …

9 Dec 09:15 The Online Citizen 1644049753567831545.html
China prison camps: Govt. says it will continue 'training' Xinjiang people

China on Monday defended its vast network of re-education camps in Xinjiang and said it would continue "training" residents, following explosive government document leaks detailing surveillance and control of the region's Uighur population.

9 Dec 15:23 News24 3752801378313796419.html
Finland Politics

9 Dec 10:39 2 articles

Finland Politics

Finland's next government is breaking the mold in multiple ways. Sanna Marin, the 34-year-old transport minister, was tapped over the weekend by the ruling Social Democratic Party to be Finland's new prime minister. When she takes the reins of the country, most likely on Tuesday, she will become

9 Dec 10:39 Yahoo 7097669638605775750.html
Finland's new young female prime minister breaks the mold

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Finland's government has a new face, and it is young and female.

9 Dec 16:20 NEWS wpxi.com 7786541636672729127.html
People in Xinjiang camps have graduated: China

9 Dec 08:34 3 articles

China claims everyone in Xinjiang camps has 'graduated'

People who were at vocational training centers in China's far west Xinjiang have all "graduated" and are living happy lives, an official said Monday. But U

9 Dec 08:34 The Japan Times 6673764368331418943.html
China claims everyone in Xinjiang camps has 'graduated'

People who were at vocational training centres in China's far west Xinjiang have all "graduated" and are living happy lives, an official said Monday.

9 Dec 09:44 CTVNews 2422791599149574176.html
People in Xinjiang camps have graduated: China

‘They have jobs and are living happily’

9 Dec 17:01 The Hindu 6679535025752141319.html
Twin 4-year-olds freed themselves from a car crash that killed their father and climbed to safety, police say

9 Dec 17:12 3 articles

Twin 4-year-olds freed themselves from a car crash that killed their father and climbed to safety, police say

Twin 4-year-old girls in Washington freed themselves from their car seats and climbed out of an embankment after being involved in a car crash that killed their father.

9 Dec 17:12 Business Insider Malaysia 8325046882381357089.html
Twin 4-year-olds freed themselves from a car crash that killed their father and climbed to safety, police say

Police said that on Friday, Corey Simmons of Langley, Washington, was driving with his twin daughters when their car careened down an embankment.

9 Dec 17:12 Yahoo 7097669637199016264.html
Twin 4-year-olds freed themselves from a car crash that killed their father and climbed to safety, police say, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Police said that on Friday, Corey Simmons of Langley, Washington, was driving with his twin daughters when their car careened down an embankment.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 17:12 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408755796926497.html
Russia, Ukraine to revive peace process, exchange prisoners

9 Dec 16:38 3 articles

Putin sits down for talks with Ukraine leader for first time

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's president are meeting for the first time at a summit in Paris to find a way to end the five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine.

9 Dec 16:38 CTVNews 2422791598148726216.html
Russia, Ukraine to revive peace process, exchange prisoners

President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine sat down together for the first time at the French presidential palace along with the leaders of France and Germany for talks focused on reviving a 2015 peace agreement for eastern Ukraine that has largely stalled.

9 Dec 15:06 KNOE 8 News 9048639191499609568.html
Russia, Ukraine to revive peace process, exchange prisoners

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's president are meeting for the first time at a summit in Paris to find a way to end the five years of fighting in eastern Ukraine.

9 Dec 16:38 CTVNews 2422791598395544475.html
Gang who planned major organised crime involving guns in Glasgow jailed for more than 18 years

9 Dec 12:35 2 articles

Gang who planned major organised crime involving guns in Glasgow jailed for more than 18 years

Richard Carty, Ezekial Aremu and Cade Johnson were found in possession of pistols, fake council uniforms and counterfeit cash after they were arrested in a dramatic armed swoop outside the Forge shopping centre

9 Dec 12:35 dailyrecord 552235480218308510.html
Gun gang nicked by armed cops at Glasgow Forge with fake money and Royal Mail and council disguises jailed for 18 years

MEMBERS of a gang which was planning a major crime in Glasgow involving guns and Royal Mail uniforms were today jailed for a total of 18 years and three months. Ezekial Aremu and Cade Johnson were …

9 Dec 12:16 The Scottish Sun 6609127673352231381.html
Biden blames staff, says nobody ‘warned’ him son’s Ukraine job could raise conflict

9 Dec 13:01 3 articles

Biden blames staff, says nobody ‘warned’ him son’s Ukraine job could raise conflict

Former Vice President Joe Biden claimed in a new interview that when his son Hunter was a board member of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings while he was in office, no one informed him that it could pose a problem.

9 Dec 13:01 Fox News 7362823819564023657.html
Bongino rips Biden for response to Ukraine allegations: Why does he think he's 'immune' from questions?

Fox News contributor Dan Bongino asked Monday why former Vice President Joe Biden seems to believe he's "immune" from having to answer tough questions over his son's business dealings with a Ukrainian gas company. 

9 Dec 12:54 Fox News 7362823821135277762.html
Trump a 'clear and present danger,' says Democratic investigator in impeachment hearing

President Trump's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden was meant to interfere in next year's election and "is a clear and present danger" to fair elections and U.S.

9 Dec 17:14 TheHill 355432919797664257.html
Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

9 Dec 10:47 3 articles

Macron positive after Zelenskiy's first face-to-face with Putin

A ceasefire and further prisoner swaps are among the items on the agenda at the summit in Paris.

9 Dec 10:47 euronews 7318238121992123329.html
Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

Both leaders met along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

9 Dec 17:34 Shropshire Star 3480199992020489164.html
Putin meets new Ukraine leader for first time

Both leaders met along with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

9 Dec 17:37 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774102070220.html
Bashar al-Assad's uncle faces embezzlement trial in Paris

9 Dec 11:24 3 articles

Bashar al-Assad's uncle faces embezzlement trial in Paris

Rifaat al-Assad is accused of embezzling Syrian funds to buy property worth at least €90m in France

9 Dec 11:24 the Guardian 1491978796449424372.html
Syrian president's uncle stands trial over 'ill-gotten gains' empire in France

The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stood trial in Paris on Monday accused of pumping tens of millions of pounds of &ldquo;ill-gotten gains&rdquo; into a vast property empire for himself and his extended family.

9 Dec 17:59 The Telegraph 140598092775762317.html
Uncle of Syria's Assad faces money laundering trial in Paris

Syrian regime leader Bashar Assad's uncle went on trial in Paris Monday on charges of pilfering Syrian state coffers and using the spoils to build a...

9 Dec 15:51 DAILY SABAH 8383944809891687346.html
Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

9 Dec 09:44 2 articles

Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August.

9 Dec 09:44 Reuters 8334514180945340072.html
Shooting in the dark; Afghanistan's endless war pits brother against brother

The 19-year-old Taliban deserter is haunted by the memory of the attack on a police checkpoint in northern Afghanistan in August. Kneeling in the blood-soaked sand of the bunker as he and his comrades checked the bodies for weapons and ammunition, the young militant made a terrible discovery – one of

9 Dec 09:42 Yahoo 7097669638848885693.html
Trump impeachment: judiciary hearing could bring Mueller into play

9 Dec 16:20 2 articles

Trump impeachment: judiciary hearing could bring Mueller into play

Bipartisan lawyers testified on findings by the special counsel and intelligence committee in second public session * Opinion: Pelosi is bungling the impeachment inquiryMarching toward the impeachment of Donald Trump, Democrats on Monday heard testimony that could result in material from the special

9 Dec 16:20 Yahoo 7097669638981830758.html
Trump impeachment: judiciary hearing could bring Mueller into play

Bipartisan lawyers testified on findings by the special counsel and intelligence committee in second public session

9 Dec 16:20 the Guardian 1491978794659190202.html
Former student tells hearing of 'excruciating pain' at hands of police

9 Dec 15:39 2 articles

Former student tells hearing of 'excruciating pain' at hands of police

Alfie Meadows had more than 100 staples in head after being hit by baton at 2010 protest

9 Dec 15:39 the Guardian 1491978795024597134.html
Policeman 'thrashed baton in violent, uncontrolled and dangerous manner' before hitting student on head during London protests leaving him needing emergency surgery, tribunal hears

Alfie Meadows, 29, said he saw an officer 'thrashing around' with the weapon before he was struck exactly nine years ago in London, when he suffered a head injury requiring emergency surgery.

9 Dec 16:16 Mail Online 124328111462746713.html
Boko Haram: Troops rescue 31 women, children in Borno

9 Dec 10:16 3 articles

31 rescued from B'Haram's den in Borno forest - The Nation Newspaper

Again troops have rescued thirty-one persons including fourteen women and seventeen children from a Boko Haram hideout in Malam Masari and Gabchari

9 Dec 10:16 The Nation Newspaper 2658445901605934333.html
Troops rescue 31 women, children from Boko Haram terrorists in Borno

Army says its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno.

9 Dec 09:33 The Guardian 7580308503736875387.html
Boko Haram: Troops rescue 31 women, children in Borno

The Nigerian Army has said that its troops have rescued 31 persons comprising 14 women and 17 children at Mantari, Malam Masari and Gabchari Villages in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. ...

9 Dec 09:54 Punch Newspapers 3524240995375227518.html
Rohingya campaigners launch Myanmar boycott

9 Dec 15:25 3 articles

Rohingya campaigners launch Myanmar boycott

Human rights campaigners supporting Myanmar's Rohingya mainly Muslim minority have called for a global boycott of the country, a day before genocide hearings begin at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.

9 Dec 15:25 Aljazeera 6642629762746418846.html
Rohingya refugees demand justice for Myanmar genocide at ICJ

Rohingya genocide hearings at the International Court of Justice start at The Hague as human rights campaigners call for a global boycott of Myanmar to stop violence against the Muslim minority group

9 Dec 11:59 DAILY SABAH 8383944808719636298.html
Rights groups launch Myanmar boycott ahead of Hague genocide hearings

Human rights campaigners supporting Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim minority on Monday called for a global boycott of the country, a day before genocide hearings begin at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

9 Dec 16:44 Bdnews24 8119004129192919657.html
How to vote in the 2019 general election 

9 Dec 10:59 2 articles

A guide to postal votes and proxy votes for the 2019 general election

The 2019 general election campaign is in full swing, and polling day is drawing closer.

9 Dec 10:59 The Telegraph 140598092523652396.html
How to vote in the 2019 general election 

There are two weeks left until the 2019 general election polling day.

9 Dec 10:59 The Telegraph 140598091020510659.html
Doug Collins Shreds Schiff for No-Show: 'This Is Going Nowhere'

9 Dec 16:18 4 articles

Doug Collins Shreds Schiff for No-Show: 'This Is Going Nowhere'

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA) blasted the Democrats' "focus impeachment" on Monday.

9 Dec 16:18 Breitbart 3148363492613847133.html
Republicans Brought the Perfect Sign to Monday's Impeachment Hearing

"The author of the Schiff Report is not here," House Judiciary Committee ranking member Doug Collins (R-GA) observed at Monday morning's public impeachment hearing against President Trump.

9 Dec 14:55 Townhall 6083908947754332295.html
Doug Collins Lets Loose on Dems: 'This May Become Known As the Focus Group Impeachment'

Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), the ranking member on the House Judiciary Committee, used his opening statement to blast the ongoing impeachment inquiry on Monday.

9 Dec 15:20 Townhall 6083908947898607987.html
House Judiciary Committee heads deliver statements in Trump impeachment hearing

The heads of the House Judiciary Committee squared off Monday as the panel prepared to hear evidence in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump. Rep. Doug Collins, the ranking Republican on the

9 Dec 15:39 New York Post 7654946768340323645.html
Ban-affected Moscow blames ‘anti-Russian hysteria’

9 Dec 16:24 3 articles

Reeling from four-year sporting ban, Moscow blames ‘chronic anti-Russia hysteria’ for Wada decision

World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday banned Russia from international competitions including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

9 Dec 16:24 Scroll.in 8669301692499667565.html
Ban-affected Moscow blames ‘anti-Russian hysteria’

Action taken against dope offenders, says PM Medvedev

9 Dec 17:20 The Hindu 6679535025421200496.html
Russia doping whistleblower welcomes ban, urges review of Olympic results

The former head of Russia's anti-doping agency, who fled Moscow after turning whistleblower, on Monday welcomed a four-year ban from major sporting events imposed on his country.

9 Dec 17:10 Digital Journal 4566489173063695991.html
Hats off to KCR, TS police, says Jagan

9 Dec 16:42 4 articles

Hats off to KCR and Telangana police officers: Jagan Reddy on Hyderabad ‘encounter’

"If the hero in a movie kills someone in an encounter, we all clap and say the movie is good. If a daring person does that in real life...someone will come down from Delhi in the name of National Human Rights Commission and say this is wrong," Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

9 Dec 16:42 The Indian Express 2885715104006200366.html
'Hats off to KCR, cops': Jagan Reddy lauds Telangana encounter

In some countries, the Andhra CM claimed, perpetrators of such crimes would be instantly shot dead.

9 Dec 16:56 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363042248394.html
Hats off to KCR, TS police, says Jagan

‘Killing of accused in the Disha case case has been widely hailed’

9 Dec 15:01 The Hindu 6679535024766595348.html
Political parties deplore government’s decision to hike APSRTC bus fare

Activists of BJP and TDP stage protests in Kurnool and Chittoor, terming the move ‘anti-poor’

9 Dec 13:50 The Hindu 6679535024600378234.html
Inhofe, Horn chide Tinker housing contractor

9 Dec 10:00 2 articles

Inhofe, Horn chide Tinker housing contractor

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn leveled harsh criticism last week at the contractor accused of negligence and fraudulent activity while operating private housing at Tinker Air Force Base and other military installations. Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, referred to Balfour Beatty Communities as “notorious.” Horn, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, told a company executive she was “incredibly disappointed you have failed to live up to your responsibility for taking care of the people that are living in these houses.” At a hearing of his committee, Inhofe asked Air Force Secretary Barbara M.

9 Dec 10:00 THE OKLAHOMAN 7193318762150122057.html
Horn hears frustration from constituents over impeachment

U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn faced frustrated constituents on Sunday at a town hall meeting, where people voiced anger over impeachment and the lack of accomplishments the divided government has produced this year. “As an independent voter, I think you’re in a lot of trouble if you vote for this impeachment,” Susan Jaslow, of Edmond, told Horn. Ronda Peterson, of Edmond, who identified herself as a conservative, said Congress had been consumed all year with impeaching President Donald Trump. “We want Congress to get back to work for the American people, please,” Peterson said. Horn, D-Oklahoma City, who had earlier reiterated her position that she hasn’t made up her mind on impeachment, told Peterson,

9 Dec 10:00 THE OKLAHOMAN 7193318760705514808.html
Citizenship Amendment Bill has endorsement of India's 130 crore citizens: Amit Shah

9 Dec 13:05 2 articles

Citizenship Amendment Bill has endorsement of India's 130 crore citizens: Amit Shah

Trying to allay apprehensions of people of the Northeast, Shah said the Narendra Modi Government is committed to protect the customs and culture of people of the region and informed that Manipur will be brought under Inner Line Permit regime, where the proposed law will not be applicable.

9 Dec 13:05 The Economic Times 7653256038174657900.html
Citizenship Amendment Bill has public endorsement, was part of manifesto: Amit Shah

Rejecting the charge that the Citizenship Amendment Bill targets Muslims, Amit Shah said, “The Citizenship Amendment Bill does not discriminate. It gives and does not snatch rights... Citizenship will be granted to refugees [from these three countries] even without documents, including ration cards.”

9 Dec 12:22 India Today 4286117814368717529.html
Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi Kano council chiefs chairman

9 Dec 09:11 3 articles

Kano gov, Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi chairman Council of chief

The Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appointed Ganduje Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano Emirate, as Chairman Kano State Council of Chiefs. 

9 Dec 09:11 Vanguard News 4125100339392011655.html
After creating new emirates, Ganduje appoints Sanusi as head of Kano chiefs

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano state, has appointed Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, as the head of the council of chiefs. In November, a high court in the state sacked four

9 Dec 08:54 TheCable 7513571674092822708.html
Ganduje appoints Emir Sanusi Kano council chiefs chairman

Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has appointed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the pioneer chairman of the state council of Chiefs. Governor Ganduje also directed conveyance of inaugural council meeting of the chiefs with immediate effect. The appointment which takes effect from Monday, the 9th Day of December 2019 will last for […]

9 Dec 14:56 The Guardian 7580308504726602903.html
What The Karnataka Bypoll Results Mean For Yediyurappa And Congress

9 Dec 11:00 2 articles

What The Karnataka Bypoll Results Mean For Yediyurappa And Congress

The BJP won 12 of the total 15 seats in the bypolls and Congress only managed to get two. Siddaramaiah resigned as Leader of Congress Legislature Party and Leader of Opposition.

9 Dec 11:00 HUFFPOST 6665507017205202419.html
Karnataka bye-polls: Siddaramaiah steps down as leader of Congress legislature party after defeat

The BJP won 12 of the 15 constituencies where bye-polls were held.

9 Dec 12:01 Scroll.in 8669301693658034897.html
Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

9 Dec 15:22 4 articles

Juice Wrld’s Security Guards Arrested for Having Guns at Airport: Report

Details here.

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Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

9 Dec 16:22 Shropshire Star 3480199991564251601.html
Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

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Guards who were with Juice Wrld when he died arrested on gun charges

They are both due in court later this month.

9 Dec 17:23 Breaking News 4415806920209795776.html
Who Is Barry Berke? Judiciary Committee’s Lawyer Will Present Impeachment Case

9 Dec 10:47 2 articles

House GOP Lawyer’s ‘Straw Man’ Argument: Impeaching the President Over ‘8 Lines’ Is ‘Baloney’

Steve Castor, who you may remember from the House Intelligence Committee phase of the impeachment inquiry, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Monday to present the case as to why the president should not be impeached. Castor argued during his opening statement that it would be “baloney” to impeach President Donald Trump over “eight lines” in the non-verbatim memo of Trump’s infamous July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

9 Dec 10:47 Law & Crime 7990899038339192234.html
Who Is Barry Berke? Judiciary Committee’s Lawyer Will Present Impeachment Case

A New York defense lawyer working for House Democrats, Mr. Berke has been an architect of their impeachment inquiry.

9 Dec 13:00 NY Times 1961078289250645303.html
White House, Democrats close to USMCA trade deal: report

9 Dec 17:53 2 articles

Democrats Close to Agreement With White House on New NAFTA

Congressional Democrats and the White House are on the cusp of an agreement on revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

9 Dec 17:53 NY Times 1961078288470038690.html
White House, Democrats close to USMCA trade deal: report

The White House and House Democrats are on the verge of a new North American trade deal in what would give President Trump a signature legislative victory. The Washington Post

9 Dec 15:15 TheHill 355432918760512275.html
Troops kill eight Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 31 hostages in Borno

9 Dec 08:31 2 articles

Women, Children Rescued As Nigerian Army Crushes Boko Haram Insurgents

The Nigerian Army says troops of 68/94 Battalions of Operation LAFIYA DOLE deployed in Malam Fatori, Abadam area of Borno State have crushed Boko Haram insurgents in the area.   

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Troops kill eight Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 31 hostages in Borno

The troops of Operation Lafiya Dole deployed at Malam Fatori in Abadam local government area of Borno State have killed eight Boko Haram insurgents

9 Dec 08:20 Vanguard News 4125100340271175062.html
Iran US

9 Dec 10:37 2 articles

Iran US

Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday even as he reiterated the Iranian leadership's stance that there will be no other negotiations between Tehran and Washington. The remarks by the spokesman, Ali Rabiei, were the first after a prisoner

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Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday even as he reiterated the Iranian leadership's stance that there will be no other negotiations between Tehran and Washington.The remarks by the spokesman, Ali Rabiei, were the first after a prisoner exchange over the weekend saw Iran free a Chinese-American scholar from Princeton who had been held for three years on widely criticized espionage charges.The scholar, graduate student Xiyue Wang, was freed in exchange for Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani who had faced a federal trial in Georgia over charges he violated sanctions by trying to have biological material brought to Iran.

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Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

9 Dec 15:07 3 articles

Ready for more United States prisoner swaps: Iran

Iran said Monday it was open to more prisoner swaps with the US while stressing an exchange at the weekend was not the result of formal negotiations with its arch-foe. US President Donald Trump thanked Iran for what he called a "very fair negotiation" after an American scholar was released Saturday in exchange for an Iranian scientist held in the United States.

9 Dec 15:07 WION 1570469241445946618.html
Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

Trump thanke­d Iran for what he called a 'very fair negoti­ation' after an Americ­an schola­r was releas­ed on Saturd­ay

9 Dec 15:26 The Express Tribune 1105816787883092392.html
Iran says ready for more US prisoner swaps

Iran said Monday it was open to more prisoner swaps with the US while stressing an exchange at the weekend was not the result of formal negotiations with its arch-foe.

9 Dec 17:11 Deccan Herald 2027555796585249312.html
5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

9 Dec 11:18 2 articles

Photos and videos show the huge volcanic eruption in New Zealand which killed at least 5 people

New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted on Monday, killing several people near the crater. Dramatic images show ash spewing into the sky.

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5 dead, many more missing in eruption of New Zealand volcano

The island has seen an uptick in volcanic activity in the past few weeks

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Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

9 Dec 08:02 2 articles

Is Russia using its frozen-conflict playbook in Ukraine?

As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy meet for the first time Monday, many wonder what Moscow's long-term goal is in

9 Dec 08:02 The Japan Times 6673764368267496929.html
Paris summit seeks resolution to Ukraine war

A series of meetings are being held at the Elysee presidential palace to try to revive a 2015 peace deal that has been largely ignored.

9 Dec 15:28 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774593863863.html
China claims detained Uighurs have been freed

9 Dec 11:06 2 articles

China claims detained Uighurs have been freed

Xinjiang governor offers no evidence of release but says ‘trainees’ have found stable jobs

9 Dec 11:06 the Guardian 1491978794842023559.html
China claims it has freed Uighurs and other minorities in Xinjiang

‘All the trainees . . . have completed their studies,’ says governor, without evidence

9 Dec 13:56 The Irish Times 8204772968252695714.html
LHC disposes of Maryam's ECL plea, directs govt to resolve matter in seven days

9 Dec 13:37 2 articles

Govt given a week's time by LHC to decide on Maryam's request to be removed from ECL

High court disposes of Maryam's petition; directs the government to decide on the matter as per the law.

9 Dec 13:37 DAWN.COM 4500271768259513131.html
LHC disposes of Maryam's ECL plea, directs govt to resolve matter in seven days

LHC disposes of Maryam's plea for removal of name from ECL

9 Dec 16:53 Dunya News 5863268917702884533.html
Why a journalist’s murder is shaking the Maltese government

9 Dec 13:22 2 articles

Why a journalist’s murder is shaking the Maltese government

The investigation into journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder inspired protests against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who will resign in January.

9 Dec 13:22 Yahoo 7097669637280681352.html
Activists storm office of Malta's prime minister demanding resignation over murder investigation

The sister of murdered journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was involved in a tense stand-off with Maltese police on Tuesday after a group of protesters stormed into the prime minister&rsquo;s office in Valletta, the capital, to demand his immediate resignation.

9 Dec 16:46 The Telegraph 140598092556609555.html
Isil 'matchmaker' who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France

9 Dec 16:51 2 articles

Isil 'matchmaker' who lured British teen bride to Syria is deported to France

Turkey has deported to France the “Islamic State matchmaker” who lured a British teen bride to Syria as part of a drive to send foreign fighters back to their countries of origin. Tooba Gondal, 25, is among 11 French nationals that Turkey repatriated early on Monday, according to France's Centre

9 Dec 16:51 Yahoo 7097669637060262221.html
Former 'Islamic State matchmaker' Tooba Gondal deported from Turkey to France as part of repatriation attempt

A former London university student accused of being an Islamic State recruiter has been deported from Turkey to France, alongside her two children, as part of an attempt by the Ankara government to repatriate foreigners who joined the terror group. Tooba Gondal, who lived in Walthamstow before travelling to Syria in 2015, is among four former IS members flown to Paris this morning with their seven children. Gondal is a French citizen but had permanent British residence until the Home Office issued an exclusion order in 2017.

9 Dec 13:18 ITV News 2184971256534713470.html
North Korea tells Donald Trump it has 'nothing to lose'

9 Dec 09:00 3 articles

N. Korea blasts Trump's warning, says it has nothing more to lose

North Korea has nothing more to lose, a senior Pyongyang official said Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump warned that the communist nation could lose everything if it engages in hostile acts.Kim Yong-chol, a former North Korean nuclear negotiator, made the remarks in a statement carried by the North's Korean Central News Agency, stressing that the U.S. should think about how to keep the two countries from clas...

9 Dec 09:00 Koreaherald 8029273603254737741.html
North Korea tells Donald Trump it has 'nothing to lose'

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- North Korea warned the United States on Monday that it has "nothing to lose," following a tweet from President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 13:41 UPI 8257973865300847366.html
North Korea Has 'Nothing More to Lose', Slams Trump's Warnings Over Missile Tests - Official

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - North Korea is a country that has nothing to lose, a senior official remarked on Monday in a statement published by state media, slamming US President Donald Trump's warning to leader Kim Jong-un not to engage in any hostile activities.

9 Dec 17:14 Sputniknews 967333868042909036.html
Trump, Pelosi on shortlist for Time Person of the Year

9 Dec 16:30 2 articles

Senate acquittal would be nothing but a stay of execution for Trump

The Senate may not convict Trump, but he faces big trouble in the court of public opinion.

9 Dec 16:30 TheHill 355432918066460360.html
Trump, Pelosi on shortlist for Time Person of the Year

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and President Trump have both made the shortlist to be named 2019’s Time Person of the Year, "Today" revealed Monday. 

9 Dec 14:18 TheHill 355432918078943476.html
PM criticised by Sturgeon over comments on EU migrants

9 Dec 15:36 2 articles

PM criticised by Sturgeon over comments on EU migrants

Scotland’s First Minister branded Boris Johnson’s remarks ‘despicable’ and described them as ‘anti-immigration rhetoric’.

9 Dec 15:36 Shropshire Star 3480199991277562388.html
PM criticised by Sturgeon over comments on EU migrants

Scotland’s First Minister branded Boris Johnson’s remarks ‘despicable’ and described them as ‘anti-immigration rhetoric’.

9 Dec 15:37 Jersey Evening Post 6141642773359143444.html
Cheney warns disengagement in Mideast benefits Iran, Russia

9 Dec 13:28 2 articles

Cheney warns disengagement in Mideast benefits Iran, Russia

Cheney’s backing of a muscular military response in the Mideast starkly contrasts Trump’s promises to pull America from what he calls the Mideast’s “blood-stained sands.”

9 Dec 13:28 An-Nahar 2220466263144483026.html
Cheney Warns Trump Disengagement in Mideast Benefits Iran, Russia

The former vice president mentioned Trump by name only once, but his comments cut to the core of several U.S. policies in the Middle East

9 Dec 11:59 Haaretz 1431421788468640649.html
Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

9 Dec 12:23 4 articles

Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad Airport

Six soldiers were wounded by the Katyusha strikes, and Iraqi forces discovered a rocket launcher and defused rockets nearby

9 Dec 12:23 Haaretz 1431421787624449403.html
Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

BAGHDAD — Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a series of rocket attacks in recent weeks. Iraqi security forces discovered a rocket launcher and some defused rockets nearby after searching the area …

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Four rockets hit military base near Baghdad airport

Four Katyusha rockets hit a military base near Baghdad International Airport early on Monday, wounding at least six soldiers, Iraqi security officials said. It was the latest incident in a series of rocket attacks in recent weeks. Iraqi security forces discovered a rocket launcher and some defused

9 Dec 11:19 Yahoo 7097669638102921869.html
Six Wounded as Four Rockets Hit Military Base Near Baghdad International Airport

Iraq has been gripped by massive demonstrations that have swept across the country since early October. The protesters are demanding the government's resignation, economic reforms, improved living standards and social welfare and an end to corruption.

9 Dec 09:54 Sputniknews 967333868844634884.html
Claims girl, 12, 'coerced' into river where she drowned could be probed

9 Dec 14:39 2 articles

Inquest into death of drowned schoolgirl Shukri Yahye Abdi could look into claims she was bullied - and 'coerced' into going to the River Irwell

Shukri, 12, died after being pulled from the river in Bury in June

9 Dec 14:39 men 6694993428837608239.html
Claims girl, 12, 'coerced' into river where she drowned could be probed

Tragic Shukri Yahye-Abdi, 12, was allegedly bullied before her body was pulled from the River Irwell near Bury town centre in June, a pre-inquest hearing into her death was told

9 Dec 17:31 mirror 675785261026833134.html
Jharkhand assembly polls: PM Modi cautions people against Congress

9 Dec 13:17 3 articles

Jharkhand Assembly election | Congress subverted mandate in Karnataka; people taught it a a lesson: PM Modi

PM Modi claimed that the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance in Jharkhand would plunge the State into “instability and uncertainty” if voted to power

9 Dec 13:17 The Hindu 6679535025478022616.html
Jharkhand assembly polls: PM Modi cautions people against Congress

PM Modi, who was addressing a poll rally at Bokaro, compared Jharkhand to a youth attaining 19 years and its citizens its gaurdian and appealed to the people of the tribal state to vote for the BJP government for the second time in a row.

9 Dec 12:06 Oneindia 2023829372522707464.html
K'taka poll results message for all states where anyone betrays public mandate: PM

Modi also spoke about the political tussle that the state of Karnataka had witnessed soon after the assembly election results.

9 Dec 12:14 Deccan Chronicle 7881006364222927426.html
DOJ argues Congress can't take non-legislative steps against Trump on emoluments

9 Dec 16:54 2 articles

DOJ argues Congress can't take non-legislative steps against Trump on emoluments

The Department of Justice argued before a federal appeals court on Monday that the only way for Congress to take action against President Trump over alleged violations of the Constitution’s

9 Dec 16:54 TheHill 355432918353986458.html
DOJ Argues Trump Can Profit from Foreign Governments Until Congress Passes a New Law

An attorney for the Department of Justice told a judge in Washington D.C. federal court Monday that President Donald Trump may profit from any foreign governments that patronize his private businesses. Defending against a lawsuit filed by more than 200 Congressional Democrats accusing Trump of violating the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the U.S. Constitution, attorney Hashim Mooppan argued that the clause, on its own, does not actually forbid the president from accepting such payments, it merely permits Congress to legislate on the matter.

9 Dec 16:21 Law & Crime 7990899037124829538.html
JNU fee hike: Students lathi-charged by cops during protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

9 Dec 16:48 2 articles

JNU fee hike: Students lathi-charged by cops during protest march to Rashtrapati Bhavan

Heavy deployment of police was in place ahead of the students' march against the hostel fee hike.

9 Dec 16:48 The New Indian Express 4718288654781687344.html
JNU fee hike: Students baton-charged by police as they march towards Rashtrapati Bhavan

The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president said the police attacked the protestors brutally and detained many of them.

9 Dec 12:52 Scroll.in 8669301693119349414.html
US confirms visit by Russian foreign minister

9 Dec 08:24 4 articles

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov to visit Washington, US confirms

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday -- the Russian's first visit to Washington since a controversial 2017 meeting with US President Donald Trump, the State Department announced. The brief statement about the meeting, to be held at the State Department, said Pompeo and Lavrov would "discuss a broad range of regional and bilateral issues." On Friday, a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said the meeting was being "prepared" for Tuesday.

9 Dec 08:24 WION 1570469242124782434.html
US confirms visit by Russian foreign minister

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday -- the Russian's first visit to Washington since a controversial 2017 meeting with US President Donald

9 Dec 08:05 Deccan Herald 2027555797358524682.html
US confirms Washington visit by Russian foreign minister

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday - the Russian's first visit to Washington since a ...

9 Dec 10:46 CNA 5644198862532593910.html
U.S. Confirms Lavrov To Visit Washington, Meet With Pompeo

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will travel to Washington to meet for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 10, the U.S. State Department has said in a brief statement.

9 Dec 09:20 Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 5891794163529041842.html
Flashy Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

9 Dec 16:24 3 articles

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko denies corruption charges in court

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has pleaded not guilty to more than 30 charges of money laundering, receiving bribes and conflict of interest after appearing in court under tight security.

9 Dec 16:24 Aljazeera 6642629762303545499.html
Flashy Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The flashy governor of Nairobi on Monday pleaded not guilty to over 30 charges of money laundering, receiving bribes and conflict of interest in a court appearance held under tight security. Governor Mike , the latest top official to be hauled in on corruption charges in Kenya, is accused of having …

9 Dec 12:35 The Independent Uganda: 5099025990497030575.html
Flashy Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

The flashy governor of Nairobi on Monday pleaded not guilty to over 30 charges of money laundering, receiving bribes and conflict of interest in a court appearance held under tight security. Governor Mike , the latest top official to be hauled in on corruption charges in Kenya, is accused of having

9 Dec 09:34 Yahoo 7097669637713306443.html
Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze

9 Dec 14:25 2 articles

Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze

NEW DELHI: Two firemen who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes Monday (Dec 9) after Delhi's deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting ...

9 Dec 14:25 CNA 5644198863739778287.html
Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze

Two fireman who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes Monday after Delhi's deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting outrage that safety regulations were yet again ignored.

9 Dec 12:08 News24 3752801378476451674.html
Turkey deports 11 French suspected IS members

9 Dec 13:06 4 articles

Turkey deports 11 French suspected IS members

ANKARA, TURKEY (AP) - Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the Islamic State group, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

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Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters. Turkey's Interior Ministry, which made the announcement, gave no details. France's Foreign Ministry declined to comment, but diplomatic sources

9 Dec 09:26 Yahoo 7097669638905988949.html
Turkey says it has deported 11 French terrorist suspects

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey said on Monday it had deported 11 French nationals back to France as part of a program to extradite what it says are foreign terrorist fighters.

9 Dec 10:06 Reuters 8334514181264779086.html
Turkey deports 11 French suspected ISIL members

Turkey has deported 11 French nationals who are suspected of being members of the ISIL (ISIS) armed group.

9 Dec 11:14 Aljazeera 6642629763079878045.html
Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

9 Dec 13:42 2 articles

Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

Spokesman Radd Seiger said the 19-year-old’s parents were going through ‘untold mental anguish’.

9 Dec 13:42 Shropshire Star 3480199992067825947.html
Harry Dunn’s family expected to go back to US this week

Spokesman Radd Seiger said the 19-year-old’s parents were going through ‘untold mental anguish’.

9 Dec 13:43 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774149407003.html
Johnson casts net for votes at fish market

9 Dec 11:34 2 articles

Johnson casts net for votes at fish market

Boris Johnson posed for selfies and watched a fish auction as cod and haddock were sold at Grimsby Fish Market.

9 Dec 11:34 Shropshire Star 3480199991773675208.html
Johnson casts net for votes at fish market

Boris Johnson posed for selfies and watched a fish auction as cod and haddock were sold at Grimsby Fish Market.

9 Dec 11:34 Express & Star 7324224459319852744.html
Frantic search continues for dad missing in Firth of Clyde after ‘sons got into difficulty’

9 Dec 16:01 2 articles

Coastguard stand down search for missing Gourock man on Firth of Clyde as Police continue to scour

A FRANTIC search for a dad missing in the Firth of Clyde has been stood down. The 55-year-old boatsman, known locally as David Wilson, vanished after leaving his car parked at Cardwell Bay in Gouro…

9 Dec 16:01 The Scottish Sun 6609127672626728935.html
Frantic search continues for dad missing in Firth of Clyde after ‘sons got into difficulty’

A FRANTIC search for a dad missing in the Firth of Clyde is continuing after his “sons got into difficulty” hunting for him. The 55-year-old boatsman, known locally as David Wilson, vanished after …

9 Dec 08:08 The Scottish Sun 6609127674440606811.html
SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

9 Dec 09:14 2 articles

SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

9 Dec 09:14 Shropshire Star 3480199991731022205.html
SNP campaign focused on key constitutional issues of Brexit and independence

The SNP leader has sought to portray Boris Johnson as unfit to lead Britain.

9 Dec 09:16 Jersey Evening Post 6141642773812603261.html
Tentative deal on trade pact

9 Dec 15:31 2 articles

Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact

The new trade pact would replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement, which eliminated most tariffs and other trade barriers involving the United States, Mexico and Canada.

9 Dec 15:31 KNOE 8 News 9048639192346489443.html
Tentative deal on trade pact

House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labour leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.

9 Dec 15:06 Castanet 616068602590261263.html
Sowore: Groups seek US visa ban on AGF, DSS boss

9 Dec 14:38 3 articles

Sowore: Groups seek US visa ban on AGF, DSS boss

Tobi Aworinde, Abuja A coalition of civil society organisations has petitioned the United States to protest the rearrest of the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Omoyele Sowore, by armed ...

9 Dec 14:38 Punch Newspapers 3524240994907923993.html
UPDATED: Civil society gives FG 14-day ultimatum over Sowore

Friday Olokor, Abuja A coalition of over 200 civil society organisations on Monday issued a 14-day ultimatum within which President Muhammadu Buhari should show commitment to the rule of law fac...

9 Dec 11:43 Punch Newspapers 3524240994679162508.html
CSOs give Buhari 14-day ultimatum to release Sowore

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) have given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to release Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow

9 Dec 11:32 TheCable 7513571675813472108.html
Sowore: Whistleblowers' coalition condemns SSS invasion of court

9 Dec 16:00 2 articles

Nigeria’s insistence on keeping journalist behind bars brings to mind Buhari’s time as a military ruler

On Friday, Nigeria’s Department of State Security (DSS), the country’s intelligence agency, rearrested Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of a US-based online news platform only hours after a court had granted him bail. Sowore, who is also an American, owns Sahara Reporters, a publication that focuses on Nigerian politics with a particular focus on corruption. He...

9 Dec 16:00 Face2Face Africa 5878198131290960549.html
Sowore: Whistleblowers' coalition condemns SSS invasion of court

The coalition urged President Muhammadu Buhari to punish the officials of the SSS and leadership of the agency for the invasion of a courtroom in an attempt to rearrest Mr Sowore.

9 Dec 14:12 Premium Times Nigeria 5456729300398326098.html
'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

9 Dec 10:00 2 articles

'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

Timothy Ginter, who said he had ‘no knowledge’ of Project Blitz, was listed as co-chair of state branch of group behind the campaign

9 Dec 10:00 the Guardian 1491978794613108206.html
'An outright lie': Ohio lawmaker shown to be linked to group pushing rightwing Christian bills

Timothy Ginter, who said he had ‘no knowledge’ of Project Blitz, was listed as co-chair of state branch of group behind the campaignAn Ohio legislator who said he had “no knowledge” of a rightwing Christian bill mill called Project Blitz is, in fact, the co-chair of the state branch of an organization

9 Dec 10:00 Yahoo 7097669638301617476.html
New footage, new questions over former British officer's death

9 Dec 14:43 2 articles

New footage, new questions over former British officer's death

It has been almost one month since James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier was found dead outside his residence in Istanbul, but new footage calls to mind more...

9 Dec 14:43 DAILY SABAH 8383944809201979671.html
New footage, new questions over former British officer Le Mesurier's death

It has been almost one month since James Gustaf Edward Le Mesurier was found dead outside his residence in Istanbul, but new footage calls to mind more...

9 Dec 14:43 DAILY SABAH 8383944809083518879.html
Man accused of rehearsing mass shooting, pointing guns at pedestrians outside San Diego hotel

9 Dec 17:39 2 articles

California man arrested after posting YouTube videos appearing to show mass shooting practice

A South California man has been arrested after posting graphic YouTube videos shot at a downtown San Diego hotel in which he appears to be practicing for a mass shooting with assault-style weapons.

9 Dec 17:39 Fox News 7362823821200535909.html
Man accused of rehearsing mass shooting, pointing guns at pedestrians outside San Diego hotel

Police arrested the suspect and seized his 14 registered firearms, not wanting to take any chances the rehearsal could become reality.

9 Dec 08:04 WBTV 6439870258939507406.html
Jharkhand polls: CRPF unit alleges animal-like treatment, claims given drinking water from water canon

9 Dec 14:10 2 articles

Jharkhand polls: CRPF unit alleges ‘animal-like treatment’, claims given drinking water from water cannon

An assistant commandant-rank company commander of 222nd battalion of CRPF has complained to state authorities and his headquarters in Delhi.

9 Dec 14:10 The Indian Express 2885715105618821070.html
Jharkhand polls: CRPF unit alleges animal-like treatment, claims given drinking water from water canon

An assistant commandant-rank company commander of 222nd battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has written to the state authorities and his headquarters in Delhi.

9 Dec 15:34 India Today 4286117813784988573.html
Garda on trial charged with assault of RTÉ cameraman

9 Dec 17:32 2 articles

Trial of garda accused of assaulting RTÉ cameraman hears protestors became 'extremely aggressive'

The trial has started of a garda charged with the assault of an RTÉ cameraman who was reporting on demonstrations by an “anti-Islamisation” group and “anti-racism” groups.

9 Dec 17:32 Breaking News 4415806918593446617.html
Garda on trial charged with assault of RTÉ cameraman

A garda has gone on trial charged with assaulting an RTÉ cameraman and causing damage to his camera.

9 Dec 14:58 RTE.ie 7595237278076724887.html
Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

9 Dec 15:54 2 articles

Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

(Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a re-evaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations and calling North Korea’s apparent weapons test a “rebuke” to the U.S. president in a statement to Reuters.

9 Dec 15:54 Reuters 8334514180056838007.html
Biden campaign attacks Trump policy on Saudi Arabia, North Korea

Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign launched new attacks on Donald Trump on Sunday, advocating a reevaluation of U.S.-Saudi relations.

9 Dec 12:15 Vanguard News 4125100340067891572.html
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after US pullback

9 Dec 14:40 3 articles

Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after US pullback

Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald Trump's decision to pull US forces from northern Syria.

9 Dec 14:40 WION 1570469240520076506.html
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback

Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria. Russian troops were shown in footage on the

9 Dec 09:52 Yahoo 7097669637067613317.html
Russian forces enter former Islamic State stronghold in Syria after U.S. pullback

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces have entered Raqqa, the former de facto capital of the Islamic State caliphate, in one of the starkest examples yet of how Moscow has filled the vacuum created by President Donald Trump’s decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria.

9 Dec 10:08 Reuters 8334514181378919423.html
Sowore: APC Blasts PDP, Atiku For Condemning Activist’s Re-Arrest

9 Dec 13:19 2 articles

Buhari’s appointee Okechukwu wants APC, PDP to adopt Igbo presidency in 2023

One of the only ways to save Nigeria's democracy from threats is for the APC and the PDP to adopt presidential candidates from the south east zone, Osita Okechukwu, an appointee of Muhammadu Buhari, has said.

9 Dec 13:19 Legit 3764253651086796032.html
Sowore: APC Blasts PDP, Atiku For Condemning Activist’s Re-Arrest

The APC has berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for attacking the Department of State Services (DSS) over a court invasion. 

9 Dec 08:03 Concise 5544636823554581273.html
Amazon says Trump's 'vendetta' lost it $10bn Pentagon contract

9 Dec 17:28 2 articles

Amazon says Trump's obsession with screwing over Jeff Bezos is reason company lost $10 billion Pentagon contract, Business Insider - Business Insider Singapore

Business Insider - Amazon recently lost out to Microsoft on a $10 billion contract, called JEDI, to help the Department of Defense move its sensitive data to the cloud.. Read more at businessinsider.sg

9 Dec 17:28 www.businessinsider.sg 5090408757605697061.html
Amazon says Trump's 'vendetta' lost it $10bn Pentagon contract

Company said ‘personal vendetta’ against Bezos, Amazon and the Washington Post cost it the cloud computing contract

9 Dec 17:30 the Guardian 1491978794892399597.html
US Bill on Xinjiang violates international law, region's governor says

9 Dec 10:40 3 articles

US Bill on Xinjiang violates international law, region's governor says

A recent US measure on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the ...

9 Dec 10:40 CNA 5644198862252518893.html
US bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law, regional official says

Recent US legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday, accusing the United States of launching a smear campaign. Tension has flared in recent weeks between China and the United States over issues such as Beijing's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority and protesters in Hong Kong, complicating prospects for a near-term deal to end a 17-month long trade war.

9 Dec 08:16 WION 1570469240652422297.html
US bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law, regional official says

Recent US legislation on Xinjiang is a severe violation of international law and gross interference in China's internal affairs, the governor of the far western region said on Monday, accusing the United States of launching a smear campaign.

9 Dec 08:08 Bdnews24 8119004128337253023.html
Trump, Saudi Arabia stay close after Pensacola shooting

9 Dec 16:44 2 articles

Trump, Saudi Arabia stay close after Pensacola shooting

President Donald Trump appears to be maintaining his support of Saudi Arabia in the wake of a deadly shooting at a U.S. naval base allegedly perpetrated by a Saudi national -- a crime the FBI presumes is an act of terrorism.

9 Dec 16:44 CHANNEL3000 830332543022750377.html
Pensacola hit with cyberattack day after deadly Naval base shooting

The city of Pensacola, Florida, was hit with a cyberattack just one day after a deadly shooting at the Naval base there — though it’s unclear if the events are connected, officials

9 Dec 17:43 New York Post 7654946769189822086.html
Everton investigating reports of homophobic chanting during win over Chelsea

9 Dec 13:02 2 articles

Two away fans arrested following homophobic abuse at Brighton's loss to Wolves

Brighton have announced that two visiting supporters were arrested on suspicion of homophobic abuse during Sunday's match with Wolves at the Amex Stadium.

9 Dec 13:02 The Telegraph 140598092610945005.html
Everton investigating reports of homophobic chanting during win over Chelsea

Everton are investigating reports of homophobic chanting during Saturday's Premier League game against Chelsea.

9 Dec 10:24 The Telegraph 140598092007497424.html
Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

9 Dec 15:24 2 articles

Malaysia announces first case of polio in the country for 27 years

Malaysia health officials have reported the first case of polio in the country for 27 years.

9 Dec 15:24 News-Medical.net 4522523030234525432.html
Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said on Sunday.

9 Dec 11:48 Manila Bulletin News 7849457200196581194.html
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir Writes to Delhi Government Over Anaj Mandi Fire Incident

9 Dec 13:38 2 articles

‘No one bothers about rules’: NHRC sends notice to Delhi government after Anaj Mandi fire

The Delhi Police had on Sunday evening arrested the owner, identified as Rehan, and his manager Furkan.

9 Dec 13:38 Scroll.in 8669301693306463171.html
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir Writes to Delhi Government Over Anaj Mandi Fire Incident

The BJP lawmaker on Sunday had said that he did not want to get into politics, but somebody has to take responsibility for the fire incident.

9 Dec 15:39 India.com 7150386084117080263.html
‘Never say never again’ says Ruth Davidon on return to politics after stepping down in 2021

9 Dec 10:54 2 articles

‘Never say never again’ says Ruth Davidon on return to politics after stepping down in 2021

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said she would take a “never say never again” position on re-entering politics once she steps down in May 2021.

9 Dec 10:54 The Courier 4275302768274700883.html
‘Never say never again’ says Ruth Davidson on return to politics after stepping down in 2021

Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson said she would take a “never say never again” position on re-entering politics once she steps down in May 2021.

9 Dec 10:54 The Courier 4275302767860182619.html
Charity: Over 110 children killed in 2 Yemeni areas in 2019

9 Dec 11:16 2 articles

Charity: Over 110 children killed in 2 Yemeni areas in 2019

Over 110 Yemeni children were killed between January and October in the key port city of Hodeida and a southwestern province, an international charity said Monday. Save the Children said in a report that 56 children were killed and 170 wounded as a direct result of fighting in Hodeida, despite a cease-fire

9 Dec 11:16 Yahoo 7097669638691438514.html
Charity: Over 110 children killed in 2 Yemeni areas in 2019

CAIRO — Over 110 Yemeni children were killed between January and October in the key port city of Hodeida and a southwestern province, an international charity said Monday. Save the Children said in a report that 56 children were killed and 170 wounded as a direct result of fighting in Hodeida, despite a cease-fire there …

9 Dec 11:17 City NEWS 1130 5858657121133563767.html
Sowore: NBA denies calling for Buhari’s impeachment

9 Dec 08:39 2 articles

Sowore: NBA denies calling for Buhari’s impeachment

Nigerian Bar Association has denied calling for the impeachment of the country’s president over the poor handling of the prosecution of a former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore by the secret police. Media reports over the weekend said the lawyers’ body wanted the National Assembly to commence impeachment proceedings against Buhari if he did not sack […]

9 Dec 08:39 The Guardian 7580308504303706502.html
Sowore: NBA under fire over impeachment call - The Nation Newspaper

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) came under fire on Monday for calling for President Muhammadu Buhari’s impeachment over the re-arrest of...

9 Dec 15:24 The Nation Newspaper 2658445900580775361.html
SC asks States for report on Food Security Act

9 Dec 13:39 2 articles

Supreme Court to hear DMK plea challenging validity of local bodies’ poll notification

It deserves to be set aside for defying reservation procedure, Apex Court told

9 Dec 13:39 The Hindu 6679535024748233421.html
SC asks States for report on Food Security Act

The order came on a petition on the starvation death of a girl in Jharkhand in 2017

9 Dec 16:40 The Hindu 6679535025010121337.html
Zarif: Iran fully ready for prisoner swap, ball in US court

9 Dec 16:31 2 articles

Zarif: Iran fully ready for prisoner swap, ball in US court

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said Tehran was "fully ready" for a full prisoner exchange with the United States.

9 Dec 16:31 Aljazeera 6642629763315669862.html
Iranian Foreign Minister Says Tehran Ready for Prisoner Swap, 'Ball is in US Court' - Reports

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on 7 December that Iran and the United States were conducting an exchange of US-held Iranian scientist Massoud Soleimani and Chinese-American Xiyue Wang detained in Iran.

9 Dec 16:03 Sputniknews 967333867776349170.html
Sweden to prosecute ex-China envoy over Gui meetings

9 Dec 16:41 2 articles

Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident

Anna Lindstedt accused of brokering unauthorised meeting over fate of Gui Minhai

9 Dec 16:41 the Guardian 1491978796419631497.html
Sweden to prosecute ex-China envoy over Gui meetings

Sweden's former envoy to Beijing is to go on trial for overstepping her duties by trying to negotiate the release of a Chinese-Swedish dissident held in China, prosecutors in Stockholm said Monday.

9 Dec 13:10 Digital Journal 4566489172441153807.html
Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill

9 Dec 13:15 2 articles

Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill 2019, exempts sportspersons

Shah said that there is a provision for life imprisonment for those who snatch or loot arms and ammunition from police or defence forces.

9 Dec 13:15 Business-Standard 1502508926454268859.html
Lok Sabha passes Arms (Amendment) Bill

Lok Sabha passes bill for stringent punishment to those possessing illegal arms, indulging in celebratory gunfire

9 Dec 15:03 The Hindu 6679535026258154684.html
Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister Tuesday

9 Dec 14:55 3 articles

Trump to meet with Russian foreign minister Tuesday

President Donald Trump is planning to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in Washington, an encounter that is sure to draw significant scrutiny amid several ongoing controversies involving Trump and Russia.

9 Dec 14:55 CHANNEL3000 830332542472094419.html
Trump to meet Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday: Source

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet US President Donald Trump during talks with his US counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency cited a Russian foreign ministry source as saying.

9 Dec 16:29 WION 1570469241217522603.html
Trump to meet Russia's foreign minister on Tuesday: Ifax

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.S. President Donald Trump during talks with his U.S. counterpart in Washington on Tuesday, the Interfax news agency cited a Russian foreign ministry source as saying.

9 Dec 14:32 Reuters 8334514180746392323.html
Turkey is blackmailing Greece with Libya Agreement: Greek FM

9 Dec 12:39 2 articles

Greece and Turkey in War of Words over accusations of Greek army ‘war crimes’

Turkey’s constant efforts to distort historical facts are regretful and sadly expose it. As does its use of inappropriate expressions. We will not follow suit.

9 Dec 12:39 Greek City Times 1506177378328214549.html
Turkey is blackmailing Greece with Libya Agreement: Greek FM

Greece’s Foreign Minister, Nikos Dendias called out the recent agreement between Turkey and Libya as a product of blackmail, during an interview on Sunday with ANT1 TV.

9 Dec 11:57 Greek City Times 1506177376598580299.html
P Sihanouk villagers seeking intervention over land dispute

9 Dec 16:39 2 articles

P Sihanouk villagers seeking intervention over land dispute

Nearly 300 people representing 9,095 families in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday filed a petition to the provincial administration seeking intervention in a long-running land dispute. The villagers submitted the petition after their initial request to hold a march to coincide with the 71st international Human Rights Day on Tuesday was rejected.

9 Dec 16:39 The Phnom Penh Post 4150766116006417623.html
Preah Sihanouk villagers seeking intervention over land dispute

Nearly 300 people representing 9,095 families in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday filed a petition to the provincial administration seeking intervention in a long-running land dispute. The villagers submitted the petition after their initial request to hold a march to coincide with the 71st international Human Rights Day on Tuesday was rejected.

9 Dec 16:39 The Phnom Penh Post 4150766115073850191.html
Indian Army Fires American Origin Ammunition from M-777s Near Pakistan Border

9 Dec 12:44 2 articles

Army Personnel on Election Duty in Indian State Kills Company Commander Before Shooting Himself Dead

New Delhi (Sputnik): The issue of suicide and ‘fratricide’ - when a soldier or police officer kills a fellow service member in the Indian armed forces was recently raised in the Lower House of the Indian Parliament, with the government citing policies undertaken to check such incidents.

9 Dec 12:44 Sputniknews 967333868017354285.html
Indian Army Fires American Origin Ammunition from M-777s Near Pakistan Border

New Delhi (Sputnik): The 155 mm satellite-guided artillery rounds for Howitzers were ordered from the US following the February 2019 military standoff between India and Pakistan, which erupted following a suicide attack on an Indian military convoy killing at least 40 soldiers.

9 Dec 17:22 Sputniknews 967333869285662281.html
Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

9 Dec 11:35 2 articles

Extinction Rebellion stages air pollution protests in London and Manchester

Demonstrators target key roads to demand government action to tackle deadly issue

9 Dec 11:35 the Guardian 1491978794342943339.html
Extinction Rebellion activists wearing gas masks block central London road

The protesters, outside Leicester Square Tube station, are demanding the next government tackles air pollution in the capital.

9 Dec 10:12 Express & Star 7324224460794661457.html
Yediyurappa firms up strength as BJP sweeps Karnataka bypoll

9 Dec 08:37 2 articles

Yediyurappa-led BJP govt. safe in Karnataka as party sets to win 12 out of 15 bypoll seats

While the Congress managed to win two seats, the Janata Dal (Secular) drew a complete blank

9 Dec 08:37 The Hindu 6679535024728469528.html
Yediyurappa firms up strength as BJP sweeps Karnataka bypoll

Party wins 12 out of 15 seats; Siddaramaiah, Gundu Rao quit Congress party posts

9 Dec 17:49 The Hindu 6679535025726523071.html
Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

9 Dec 15:55 2 articles

Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

A convicted burglar who assaulted and raped women and children during a two-week rampage across Britain while wrongly free from jail was given 33 life sentences on Monday, with the judge saying he would never cease to be a danger to society. Joseph McCann, 34, was convicted of 37 offences relating to

9 Dec 15:55 Yahoo 7097669637653655124.html
Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

A convicted burglar who assaulted and raped women and children during a two-week rampage across Britain while wrongly free from jail was given 33 life sentences on Monday, with the judge saying he would never cease to be a danger to society. Joseph McCann, 34, was convicted of 37 offences relating to

9 Dec 15:59 Yahoo 7097669638727206265.html
Giuliani says he hopes to present findings of Ukraine trip to GOP this week

9 Dec 15:43 2 articles

Giuliani says he hopes to present findings of Ukraine trip to GOP this week

Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney, said Monday that he expects to complete a report this week detailing his findings from his recent travels to Ukraine to counter the Democrats'

9 Dec 15:43 TheHill 355432918534819597.html
'My job is to defend my client': Giuliani teases his own report on Ukraine findings

President Trump’s personal attorney claimed he would have a report on his own findings in the Ukraine saga ready by the end of the week.

9 Dec 17:49 Washington Examiner 4625792332135594917.html
JNU: Protest Over Fee Hike Turns Violent, Police Lathicharge Agitating Students

9 Dec 11:31 2 articles

JNU: Protest Over Fee Hike Turns Violent, Police Lathicharge Agitating Students

The development comes after the JNU administration rejected the students'demand for complete rollback of the proposed hike in the hostel.

9 Dec 11:31 India.com 7150386084791844734.html
JNU Protest: 'Call Off Strike, Stop Exam Boycott,' JNU Admin Tells Agitating Students

The police had already heightened security arrangements and deployed additional forces on every gate of JNU, sealing the varsity from protesting students to leave the premises.

9 Dec 17:23 India.com 7150386083798179119.html
Damages claim by Angela Kerins adjourned until January

9 Dec 12:07 2 articles

High Court adjourns Angela Kerins' damages claim over PAC treatment

A damages claim by former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins over her treatment by the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has been adjourned at the High Court to January.

9 Dec 12:07 Breaking News 4415806918928794371.html
Damages claim by Angela Kerins adjourned until January

A High Court claim for damages by former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins over her treatment by the Dáil Public Accounts Committee has been adjourned until January.

9 Dec 12:50 RTE.ie 7595237278796657810.html
Dalian Atkinson death: Two police officers appear in court and will stand trial

9 Dec 15:34 2 articles

Dalian Atkinson death: Two police officers appear in court and will stand trial

Benjamin Monk is accused of the murder of the former Manchester City star and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies assault

9 Dec 15:34 men 6694993429274185035.html
Dalian Atkinson: Policeman to stand trial for murder over ex-Aston Villa star's death

The former striker died in 2016 after being tasered by police in Telford and a police officer will stand trial next September

9 Dec 14:45 mirror 675785259975089765.html
Article 370: 5-judge SC bench to hear pleas against abrogation tomorrow

9 Dec 14:35 2 articles

Article 370: 5-judge SC bench to hear pleas against abrogation tomorrow

The bench also asked the parties to prepare a common compilation of all the documents so that hearing of the matter becomes easier.

9 Dec 14:35 Business-Standard 1502508925560152088.html
SC to hear PIL over setting up SIT into Hyderabad encounter case tomorrow

Telangana police said on Friday that the accused were killed in an exchange of fire with police

9 Dec 09:35 Business-Standard 1502508925412064064.html
Hundreds in B Meanchey survive snake bites

9 Dec 16:42 2 articles

Hundreds in Banteay Meanchey survive snake bites

The Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health said this year had seen more than 300 people saved from snake bites after seeking timely treatment from state hospitals across the province. As a precaution, department director Keo Sopheatra called on people bitten by snakes to seek treatment from state hospitals rather than private clinics or traditional healers.

9 Dec 16:42 The Phnom Penh Post 4150766115065660733.html
Hundreds in B Meanchey survive snake bites

The Banteay Meanchey provincial Department of Health said this year had seen more than 300 people saved from snake bites after seeking timely treatment from state hospitals across the province. As a precaution, department director Keo Sopheatra called on people bitten by snakes to seek treatment from state hospitals rather than private clinics or traditional healers.

9 Dec 16:42 The Phnom Penh Post 4150766115033715860.html
GOP counsel says both Ukraine, Russia interfered in 2016 U.S. elections

9 Dec 15:44 2 articles

Judiciary fireworks: GOP accuses Democratic counsel of impugning Trump's motives

Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee accused a Democratic counsel offering impeachment evidence of impugning the motives of President Trump, the latest round of fireworks in a testy and

9 Dec 15:44 TheHill 355432918769715110.html
GOP counsel says both Ukraine, Russia interfered in 2016 U.S. elections

GOP counsel Stephen Castor on Monday said both Russia and Ukraine interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections in his testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. 

9 Dec 17:52 TheHill 355432919606140341.html
Activists storm into Malta PM's office to demand his resignation

9 Dec 13:45 2 articles

Activists storm into Maltese government HQ demanding PM's resignation

VALLETTA (Reuters) - Activists staged a protest in government headquarters for five hours on Monday to demand the immediate resignation of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat amid an investigation into the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

9 Dec 13:45 Reuters 8334514181363672262.html
Activists storm into Malta PM's office to demand his resignation

Activists have barged into the building that houses the office of Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat to demand his immediate resignation amid an investigation into the 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.

9 Dec 11:15 Aljazeera 6642629762011227308.html
Nyeri Deputy Speaker On The Spot For Assaulting Youth, Police Issue Warrant Of Arrest

9 Dec 13:57 2 articles

Nyeri Deputy Speaker On The Spot For Assaulting Youth, Police Issue Warrant Of Arrest

A viral video circulated on social media of Nyeri County Deputy Speaker Samuel Kariuki assaulting a youth has angered netizens and prompted the intervention of the police authorities.In the captur

9 Dec 13:57 KahawaTungu 3304128543443615977.html
Police hunting for Deputy Speaker after he was caught beating up a young man at Ruto's event

The speaker is said to have left the country last night

9 Dec 13:34 Pulse Live 3606876836670835865.html
Algeria seeks heavy sentences for ex-PMs accused of corruption

9 Dec 08:12 2 articles

Algeria seeks heavy sentences for ex-PMs accused of corruption

The Algerian prosecutor's office has requested 20-year prison sentences for several former politicians accused of corruption, including two prime ministers who served under former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, local media reported.

9 Dec 08:12 Aljazeera 6642629761841771276.html
Algeria seeks heavy sentences for ex-PMs accused of corruption

The Algerian prosecutor's office has requested 20-year prison sentences for several former politicians accused of corruption, including two prime ministers who served under former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, reports say.

9 Dec 15:26 News24 3752801378560892465.html
Real Madrid’s Benzema set to face trial over sextape scandal after French court rejects his appeal

9 Dec 16:50 2 articles

Real Madrid forward Benzema could face trial over sextape allegations Benzema facing possible court date over Valbuena sextape blackmail

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema may be facing a criminal trial after France's highest court of appeal on Monday dismissed his appeal challenging the legality of a blackmail investigation over a sextape featuring fellow footballer Mathieu Valbuena.

9 Dec 16:50 Pulse Live 3606876836505980722.html
Real Madrid’s Benzema set to face trial over sextape scandal after French court rejects his appeal

France’s highest court dismissed Benzema’s appeal challenging the legality of a blackmail investigation over a sextape featuring fellow footballer Valbuena.

9 Dec 17:22 Scroll.in 8669301693846170395.html
Rep. Scalise: Democrats 'insulting voters' with impeachment push

9 Dec 13:43 2 articles

Rep. Scalise: Democrats 'insulting voters' with impeachment push

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise pushes back on Monday against the House Democrats' call for impeachment, saying that it’s an insult to the voters as they decide on the president on November 2020.

9 Dec 13:43 Fox News 7362823821140509929.html
Kevin McCarthy torches Dems' impeachment push: Nadler is 'inept' and Schiff is a 'liar'

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday torched House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., for allegedly lying throughout the impeachment inquiry process in order to successfully indict President Trump.

9 Dec 15:23 Fox News 7362823819954466282.html
Game Set Match For Yediyurappa Government: BJP To Get Simple Majority In Karnataka As Party Sweeps Bypolls

9 Dec 14:21 2 articles

Karnataka Bypolls: BJP Races Ahead Towards Majority; Modi Calls It A ‘Message To Those Who Violate  Mandate’ 

Imminent clean sweep for BJP in Karnataka bypolls as Congress struggles to save face. 

9 Dec 14:21 Swarajya 4977622829215505876.html
Game Set Match For Yediyurappa Government: BJP To Get Simple Majority In Karnataka As Party Sweeps Bypolls

BJP leads in 12 out of 15 seats, Congress-JD(S) routed

9 Dec 12:34 Swarajya 4977622829484535077.html
Justice Dept. watchdog to issue report on claims of Trump spying

9 Dec 16:44 2 articles

Justice Dept. watchdog finds no evidence of bias in Russia inquiry

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The internal watchdog for the U.S. Department of Justice said in a highly-anticipated report Monday efforts by federal authorities to conduct surveillance on a member of President Donald Trump's campaign as part of the Russia investigation were rife with mistakes, but contained nothing improper or illegal.

9 Dec 16:44 UPI 8257973865255238939.html
Justice Dept. watchdog to issue report on claims of Trump spying

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The internal watchdog for the U.S. Department of Justice will release a highly-anticipated report Monday answering accusations by the Trump administration that federal authorities illegally spied on President Donald Trump's campaign while searching for evidence of collusion between it and Russia.

9 Dec 16:44 UPI 8257973865686903972.html
Decorated with butterflies, infant-sized coffins sent to measles-ravaged Samoa

9 Dec 08:55 2 articles

Decorated with butterflies, infant-sized coffins sent to measles-ravaged Samoa

Volunteers in the New Zealand city of Rotorua are preparing two dozen white-lined coffins to be transported to Samoa at the end of the week as the ...

9 Dec 08:55 CNA 5644198862693415324.html
Decorated with butterflies, infant-sized coffins sent to measles-ravaged Samoa

Volunteers in the New Zealand city of Rotorua are preparing two dozen white-lined coffins to be transported to Samoa at the end of the week as the ...

9 Dec 08:55 CNA 5644198864225668291.html
Cambodia to start opposition leader trial in January

9 Dec 16:40 3 articles

Court orders Sokha to stand trial on January 15 for treason

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has set January 15 as the trial date for Kem Sokha, the former president of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who is under court-supervised bail on a treason charge. In a press release issued on Monday, the municipal court said Sokha will stand trial on the conspiracy charge under Article 443 of the Criminal Code.

9 Dec 16:40 The Phnom Penh Post 4150766115902251344.html
Cambodia to start opposition leader trial in January

PHNOM PENH, Dec 9 —The trial of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha on treason charges will begin on Jan. 15, a court said today. Kem Sokha was arrested in 2017 and his opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) banned ahead of an election last year that was condemned by Western...

9 Dec 11:46 Malaymail 302165934526948027.html
Cambodia to start opposition leader trial in January

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The trial of Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha on treason charges will begin on Jan. 15, a court said on Monday.

9 Dec 11:45 Reuters 8334514180769724395.html
Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

9 Dec 15:39 2 articles

Nairobi governor pleads innocent to graft charges, bail ruling Wednesday

NAIROBI (Reuters) - The governor of Kenya’s capital Nairobi pleaded not guilty in court on Monday to corruption and other economic crimes involving millions of dollars.

9 Dec 15:39 Reuters 8334514180941961486.html
Nairobi governor pleads not guilty to graft charges

Nairobi’s governor pleaded not guilty to corruption and other economic crimes involving millions of dollars in a Kenyan court on Monday

9 Dec 10:26 Vanguard News 4125100339092982684.html
FG not ready for Sowore’s trial —Falana

9 Dec 17:57 2 articles

FG planning to charge Sowore with terrorism, says Falana

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says the federal government is planning to charge Omoyele Sowore, convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, with terrorism. 

9 Dec 17:57 TheCable 7513571674584208258.html
FG not ready for Sowore’s trial —Falana

Sodiq Oyeleke Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the Federal Government and the Department of State Services are not ready for the trial of his client, Omoyele Sowore. Sowor...

9 Dec 15:52 Punch Newspapers 3524240995846593154.html
Government moves further changes to Arms (Amendment) Bill

9 Dec 10:01 2 articles

Government moves further changes to Arms (Amendment) Bill

The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29. The Bill seeks to enhance punishment for illegally possessing and making prohibited arms besides other changes in the six- decade-old Arms Act.

9 Dec 10:01 The Economic Times 7653256038241480418.html
One person, one gun: Govt moves further changes to Arms Amendment Bill

The further amendment to the Bill seeks to provide special status for sportspersons. 'Many suggestions were received. I have moved an official amendment in this regard also,' he said. The Bill was tabled in Lok Sabha on November 29.

9 Dec 10:20 Oneindia 2023829370695027105.html
Congress leads protests in LS against Citizenship Bill

9 Dec 16:26 2 articles

Congress leads protests in LS against Citizenship Bill

Opposition dubs Bill unconstitutional; Govt will get it thru‘ Lower House, going by support it managed at introduction

9 Dec 16:26 BusinessLine 5283600768293977.html
Shiv Sena Monkey Balances On Citizenship Amendment Bill: Announces Support But Says Give No Voting Rights

A move that may embarrass the NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena alliance in Maharashtra, the Sena have decided to back the contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which the Congress brands as "unconstitutional".

9 Dec 11:13 Swarajya 4977622830292012654.html
Fake Nigerian doctor sentenced to 54 years in prison

9 Dec 11:44 2 articles

Adamawa fake doctor to spend 10 years in jail - The Nation Newspaper

A secondary school leaver who admitted to working for several years as a medical doctor has been sentenced to 44 years and six months in jail...

9 Dec 11:44 The Nation Newspaper 2658445901698747049.html
Fake Nigerian doctor sentenced to 54 years in prison

A high court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced one Ibrahim Mustapha, a fake medical doctor to 54 years in prison. The judge Justice Nathan Musa gave the judgements following Mustapha’s admittance of guilt in a 9-count charge against him. Justice Nathan said the verdict was in consideration of the plea by Mustapha’s lawyer. […]

9 Dec 13:28 The Guardian 7580308505310366453.html
Sindh govt approves bill to restore student unions

9 Dec 17:09 2 articles

Sindh govt approves bill to restore student unions

The union will comprise of seven to 11 student-members.

9 Dec 17:09 Dunya News 5863268917679446038.html
Sindh govt approves bill to restore student unions

--Student unions to ensure social and academic welfare, discipline on campusesKARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Monday approved a bill to restore student unions in provincial educational institutes.

9 Dec 15:30 Pakistan Today 6621510369117289373.html
Falana insists Sowore was assaulted by DSS inside court

9 Dec 10:08 2 articles

Falana insists Sowore was assaulted by DSS inside court

Femi Falana (SAN) on Monday insisted that Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was assaulted inside the court contrary to the claims by the Department of State Service (DSS).

9 Dec 10:08 The Guardian 7580308505625590383.html
How Buhari encouraged Egyptian revolutionary protest in 2011 ― Falana

Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had 2011 urged Nigerians to emulate and be prepared for a revolution

9 Dec 09:32 Vanguard News 4125100338971854109.html
Anaj Mandi fire incident was catastrophe waiting to happen, says NHRC

9 Dec 13:31 3 articles

NHRC says Delhi's Anaj Mandi fire was catastrophe waiting to happen, asks for detailed report

Describing the Anaj Mandi fire incident as a "catastrophe" waiting to happen, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued notices to the Delhi government, the city's police chief and the North MCD and sought a detailed report in six weeks.

9 Dec 13:31 The Economic Times 7653256036713407605.html
NHRC seeks report in 'catastrophic' Delhi fire, issues notices to govt

About 100-150 people were sleeping when the fire broke out and most of the victims choked to death.

9 Dec 17:15 Deccan Chronicle 7881006363259472791.html
Anaj Mandi fire incident was catastrophe waiting to happen, says NHRC

About 100-150 people were sleeping when the fire broke out and most of the victims choked to death

9 Dec 13:15 Business-Standard 1502508926278558772.html
Armed men kill Maersk MD’s wife at Ikoyi residence

9 Dec 16:50 2 articles

Electrician, accomplice, allegedly stab Lagos couple, kill wife

Deji Lambo A yet-to-be-identified electrician on Sunday allegedly attacked the Managing Director of Maersk Nigeria, Gildas Tohouo, at his residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State. It was ga...

9 Dec 16:50 Punch Newspapers 3524240995129634957.html
Armed men kill Maersk MD’s wife at Ikoyi residence

Gildas Tohouo, managing director of Maersk Line, was attacked at his residence in the Ikoyi area of Lagos on Sunday night. Maersk is the world’s biggest shipping company. A source

9 Dec 16:00 TheCable 7513571675526825985.html
Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

9 Dec 10:31 2 articles

Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of social...

9 Dec 10:31 DAILY SABAH 8383944809318425492.html
Saudi eliminates gender-segregated entrances for eateries

Restaurants and cafes in Saudi Arabia are no longer required to have gender-segregated entrances, officials said, in a further easing of social ...

9 Dec 17:19 CNA 5644198863123980823.html
Buhari to spend three days in Egypt

9 Dec 13:28 2 articles

Femi Adesina: Millions of Nigerians not bothered about Sowore’s rearrest

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says millions of Nigerians are not bothered about the rearrest of Omoyele Sowore, convener of Revolution Now. Adesina spoke on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme,

9 Dec 13:28 TheCable 7513571674529599187.html
Buhari to spend three days in Egypt

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to attend a meeting designed to set “an agenda for sustainable peace and development in Africa.” Femi Adesina, presidential

9 Dec 17:36 TheCable 7513571674427070292.html
Sowore: WSCIJ suspends award for Osinbajo - The Nation Newspaper

9 Dec 13:51 2 articles

Wole Soyinka withdraws Osinbajo award nomination over Sowore’s detention

THE Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) said it has withdrawn the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo following the Department of States Services’ (DSS) invasion of the court and repression of freedom of speech...

9 Dec 13:51 The ICIR 2244788521164471904.html
Sowore: WSCIJ suspends award for Osinbajo - The Nation Newspaper

The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism has suspended the presentation of award to the Nigerian Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo ..

9 Dec 09:34 The Nation Newspaper 2658445901826704037.html
Corruption trial of Angolan ex-president’s son begins

9 Dec 14:30 2 articles

Corruption trial of Angolan ex-president’s son begins

The son of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos appeared in court on Monday, at the start of his trial on corruption charges.

9 Dec 14:30 The Guardian 7580308505003856257.html
Corruption trial of Angolan ex-president's son begins

The son of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has appeared in court, at the start of his trial on corruption charges.

9 Dec 16:51 News24 3752801377710681978.html
ISWAP executes two soldiers, policeman in new video

9 Dec 16:08 2 articles

ISWAP executes two soldiers, policeman in new video

INSURGENTS believed to be members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), released a video showing the execution of two

9 Dec 16:08 The ICIR 2244788520322966426.html
Two Nigerian Soldiers, Policeman Killed As ISWAP Releases Fresh Video

The Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) has released a new video showing the execution of two Nigerian soldiers and a policeman, Concise News reports.

9 Dec 11:07 Concise 5544636823531267386.html
Sri Lanka shakes up intelligence agency after Easter attacks

9 Dec 11:55 2 articles

In a first, Sri Lanka appoints military officer as intelligence chief

It is the first time in Sri Lankan history that a military officer had been appointed as the SIS chief, it added

9 Dec 11:55 Business-Standard 1502508925425481961.html
Sri Lanka shakes up intelligence agency after Easter attacks

COLOMBO, Dec 9 — Sri Lanka has for the first time named a military officer to head the country’s main intelligence agency, which was blamed for failing to prevent Islamist extremist bombings in April that killed 259 people. The head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) was replaced by...

9 Dec 09:39 Malaymail 302165935830947370.html
Tories urge pro-UK voters to unite and back them in Scotland

9 Dec 11:56 2 articles

Tories urge pro-UK voters to unite and back them in Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw made the plea as he said the election is ‘on a knife edge’.

9 Dec 11:56 Shropshire Star 3480199992442040478.html
Tories urge pro-UK voters to unite and back them in Scotland

Scottish Conservative leader Jackson Carlaw made the plea as he said the election is ‘on a knife edge’.

9 Dec 11:58 Jersey Evening Post 6141642774523621534.html
BJP, AAP war of words over Azad Mandi fire continues

9 Dec 16:32 2 articles

Forensic investigations begin, Delhi Anaj Mandi fire echoes in Parliament

Union Minister announces probe into accident, demands higher compensation

9 Dec 16:32 The Hindu 6679535025135587589.html
BJP, AAP war of words over Azad Mandi fire continues

Union Minister announces probe into accident, demands higher compensation

9 Dec 16:32 The Hindu 6679535026012995793.html
Latest Biafra News Online Update Today Monday, December 9th 2019

9 Dec 08:01 2 articles

Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Reveals ‘Real Reason’ For Sowore’s Ordeal With DSS

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has said that Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement is being maltreated by the Department of State Services (DSS) because of the meeting he had with him.

9 Dec 08:01 Concise 5544636821751424127.html
Latest Biafra News Online Update Today Monday, December 9th 2019

Good day and here is the latest Biafra news online update for today, Monday, December 9th, 2019 on the Concise News website.

9 Dec 09:30 Concise 5544636823672258963.html
Rape-murder victim's relatives to get guns and guards

9 Dec 15:19 2 articles

Rape-murder victim's relatives to get guns and guards

India has long battle­d a high number of violen­t crimes agains­t women, partic­ularly sexual assaul­t

9 Dec 15:19 The Express Tribune 1105816786847993139.html
India rape-murder victim’s relatives to get guns and guards

Indian police on Monday deployed round-the-clock protection and promised a weapons licence to the family of an alleged rape victim who died after being set on fire on the way to testify in court.

9 Dec 16:06 The Guardian 7580308504583601476.html
Hyd rape case: SIT to probe killing of four accused

9 Dec 12:19 2 articles

Supreme Court to hear plea on Hyderabad veterinarian rape and murder accused killing

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde agreed to list on Wednesday a petition seeking an independent probe into the extra-judicial killing of four accused of the rape and murder of a veterinaria

9 Dec 12:19 The Hindu 6679535025322175713.html
Hyd rape case: SIT to probe killing of four accused

The Telangana government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the killing of four accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinarian in "retaliatory" firing by police last

9 Dec 09:51 Deccan Herald 2027555797074733326.html
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Japanese national

9 Dec 13:38 2 articles

Jury sworn in for trial of man (20) accused of murdering Japanese national in Dundalk

A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a Japanese national in Dundalk nearly two years ago by reason of insanity.  Mohamed Morei, of no fixed abode is charged with murdering Yosuke...

9 Dec 13:38 Dundalk Democrat 5738461709080916610.html
Man pleads not guilty to murdering Japanese national

Mohamed Morei on trial over death of Yosuke Sasaki in Dundalk in January 2018

9 Dec 13:30 The Irish Times 8204772967654196585.html
Daughter claims Australian ex-PM urged silence on alleged rape

9 Dec 09:40 2 articles

Daughter claims Australian ex-PM urged silence on alleged rape

The daughter of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke said he ordered her to keep quiet about her alleged rape by one of his political allies for fear it would damage his career, Australian media has reported. Rosslyn Dillon alleged she was raped three times by a late Labor member of parliament in the 1980s, The New Daily reported Saturday.

9 Dec 09:40 WION 1570469242183632436.html
Daughter claims Australian ex-PM ordered her to keep quiet about rape

The daughter of former Australian prime minister Bob Hawke said he ordered her to keep quiet about her alleged rape by one of his political allies ...

9 Dec 12:43 CNA 5644198863538900214.html
Trump, Saudi prince pledge cooperation after Florida base attack

9 Dec 14:56 2 articles

Trump, Saudi prince pledge cooperation after Florida base attack

Dec. 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has spoken with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman about the attack Friday at a naval base in Florida, which is being investigated by the FBI as a presumed terrorist attack.

9 Dec 14:56 UPI 8257973865028186561.html
Trump, Saudi crown prince vow to cooperate on Florida base shooting probe

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday discussed last week’s Florida naval base shooting and vowed to work together on the investigation of the attack, which left three people dead and injured eight others.

9 Dec 13:19 Reuters 8334514181616024211.html