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by Frankie TAGGART Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Slumped on a terracotta rooftop, Pablo Escobar succumbs to multiple bullet wounds, blood leaching from his chest, signaling the end of the drug lord’s reign of terror in Colombia. The death of the feared Medellin Cartel’s “Don Pablo” has been recreated in painstaking detail by the cast and crew of Netflix hit “Narcos,” its showrunner revealed after filming wrapped on the second season. “Escobar had a photographer who […]
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Hillary Clinton on Thursday blasted her likely general election rival Donald Trump as a threat to US democracy and declared him unqualified to be president, unleashing some of her toughest criticism yet of the Republican presumptive nominee. “The threat that Donald Trump poses is so dramatic to our country, to our democracy and our economy,” the former secretary of state told CNN in an interview. “I […]
by Thomas WATKINS WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an Army leader briefed a group of top government officials at the Department of War in Washington. The officer, Major General Leslie Groves, carried with him a bundle of photos that may have shocked even those war-hardened men. In fine resolution, the black-and-white pictures depicted the two mushroom clouds that defined the course of […]
Evacuees who fled a wildfire in northern Alberta two weeks ago will learned on Wednesday (May 18) they may be allowed to return home in coming weeks, as the blaze continued to shutter oil production north of Fort McMurray. More than 90,000 evacuated from Fort McMurray and the surrounding area on May 3 and 4 as a huge wildfire hit the city in the heart of Canada’s oil sands region, destroying entire neighborhoods. Premier Rachel […]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament on Wednesday (May 18) after he rushed across the floor to hurry one legislator to his seat, was accused of elbowing another in the chest and got into a shouting match with an opposition leader. The incident was an unusual outburst in the normally staid Canadian parliament and a rare loss of control by the telegenic Trudeau, 44, who has enjoyed high ratings in the polls and […]
Scores of Cuban migrants have crossed overland from Mexico to Texas in recent months amidst fears that a detente between Havana and Washington will see an end to the privileged position of Cuban citizens have coming into the United States. They are coming into Texas via the Santa Fe International Bridge that connects with Ciudad Juarez on the Mexican side with El Paso in Texas. The more than 10,000 Cubans who had been stuck in […]
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized to lawmakers Wednesday after an altercation in which he accidentally struck a member of the opposition with his elbow. The incident happened in the House of Commons during discussions for a physician-assisted suicide law. Video of the incident showed Trudeau striding across the chamber toward a group of lawmakers standing on the floor and grabbing opposition whip Gord Brown by the arm, apparently to […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Two Chinese fighters have conducted an “unsafe” intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday. “The Department of Defense is reviewing a May 17 intercept of a US maritime patrol reconnaissance aircraft by two tactical aircraft from the People’s Republic of China,” Pentagon spokesman Major Jamie Davis said in a statement. “Initial reports characterized the incident as unsafe,” […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in what would be a dramatic shift in US policy. “I would speak to him, I would have no problem speaking to him,” the Republican presumptive presidential nominee told Reuters in an exclusive interview. Until now, the US strategy has been to try and isolate Pyongyang. “I would put a lot of pressure on China […]
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) — The US Senate Tuesday voted to advance $1.1 billion in emergency funds to fight the Zika virus, setting the stage for a battle with House Republicans who want $622 million for the mosquito-borne disease. The Senate vote came three months after the White House asked lawmakers for $1.9 billion for Zika research and prevention, citing concerns over the fast-moving disease that is behind a surge in birth defects in […]
OTTAWA , Canada (AFP) — Wildfires sweeping through Canada’s Alberta province on Tuesday destroyed a remote lodge used to house hundreds of oil workers and threatened other camps north of the blaze-hit city of Fort McMurray, a top official said. Thousands of people had been evacuated overnight from the lodges, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of the blaze-hit city, as the fires spread and intensified, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley told a press conference. The […]
WASHINGTON ,United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on Tuesday congratulated Philippines president-elect Rodrigo Duterte on his landslide victory at the polls, hailing the country’s “vibrant democracy” — and emphasizing the importance of protecting human rights. In the call with Duterte, Obama “highlighted the enduring values that underpin our thriving alliance with the Philippines… including our shared commitments to democracy, human rights, rule of law, and inclusive economic growth,” the White House said. “The […]
