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by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two men died Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus, prompting a lockdown and a massive security deployment at the sprawling facility. Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said both victims were found with gunshot wounds in an office on campus. At least three shots were fired and a gun was found at the scene. “At about 10:00 this morning a […]
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) – by Cole Buston The first convoys of weary, anxious residents returned to wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on Wednesday, a month after they were forced to flee the Canadian oil city due to the inferno. Physically-exhausted and worried about what had become of their homes, the returnees were welcomed by a giant Canadian flag tied to the ladders of two firetrucks and billboards that read “Together we will rebuild” and “We are here, […]
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Reuters) — Mandatory evacuations were ordered on Tuesday (May 31) along the swollen Brazos River in Texas ahead of what could be the worst flooding in more than 100 years after at least six people died. Forecasters predicted more rain as the Brazos rose to levels not seen in 103 years after heavy rainfall late last week and was expected to crest at about 53 feet (17.6 meters) on Tuesday, according […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will depart Tuesday for an Asian security summit in Singapore, where Beijing’s military expansion across the South China Sea likely will once again dominate discussions. Regional neighbors are fretting over what they see as China’s expansionism as it rushes to exert sovereignty over the waterway, a major global shipping route believed to be home to large oil and gas reserves. China is using dredgers and […]
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Latin America’s biggest airline LATAM said Monday it will suspend its flights to crisis-hit Venezuela for an indefinite period, following a similar move by German carrier Lufthansa. Chile-based LATAM Airlines group and its Peruvian and Brazilian subsidiaries decided to cut the flights “due to the complex macroeconomic situation that the region is currently going through,” it said in a statement. It said challenging economic conditions in Latin America were prompting changes […]
by Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The director of an Ohio zoo on Monday defended the killing of a critically endangered gorilla as it dragged a young boy who had fallen into its enclosure in a horrifying incident captured on video. Harambe, a 17-year-old male western lowland silverback gorilla, was shot after the four-year-old crawled through a barrier and tumbled 15 feet (4.5 meters) into the Cincinnati Zoo enclosure on Saturday. Video footage […]
OHIO, United States (Reuters) — A child was rescued from the grip of a gorilla after falling into the animal’s enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo Saturday (May 28). “Thank goodness he was not badly hurt going in, because he was walking in there and splashing around,” said zoo director Thane Maynard. “But Harambe, our 17 year old Gorilla, male, who was a great big animal, 400 pounds, went down and got him and carried him […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Donald Trump received a warm welcome Sunday as he addressed a motorcycle rally that attracted many military veterans to the US capital Sunday. “I will protect every bit of the Second Amendment” right to bear arms, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee told several thousand people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial, traditionally a favored spot for major political demonstrations in Washington. “We have to rebuild our […]
by Ivan Couronne BILLING, United States (AFP) — White House hopeful Donald Trump claimed victory Thursday in the Republican nomination race, while shrugging off criticism from the man he aims to replace, President Barack Obama, who blasted the billionaire’s ignorance and arrogant attitude. Trump vaulted past the threshold of 1,237 needed to win the party’s primary race when a group of unbound delegates from North Dakota said they would back him. The accomplishment caps an […]
BOGOTA , Colombia (AFP) — The Red Cross said Thursday it will help search for three journalists missing in Colombia whose disappearance the government blamed on a leftist rebel group. The International Committee of the Red Cross is acting at the request of the Colombian government, spokesman Edgar Alfonso said. Colombian Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said the government is blaming the National Liberation Army (ELN), a leftist rebel group. Reporter Diego D’Pablos and cameraman […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The rapper Belly, a Canadian of Palestinian origin, canceled a coveted appearance on a late-night US television show as a protest against fellow guest Donald Trump. Belly had been due to perform with R&B sensation The Weeknd on Wednesday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to promote the rapper’s upcoming album “Another Day in Paradise.” But Belly announced that he was scrapping the performance because Trump was the main guest, […]
BISMARCK, United States (AFP) – by Ivan Couronne White House hopeful Donald Trump claimed victory Thursday in the Republican nomination race, while shrugging off criticism from the man he aims to replace, President Barack Obama, who blasted the billionaire’s ignorance and arrogant attitude. Trump vaulted past the threshold of 1,237 needed to win the party’s primary race when a group of unbound delegates from North Dakota said they would back him. The accomplishment caps an extraordinary […]
