SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian police said Monday that three people have been arrested over the brazen theft of an estimated $30 million worth of gold from Sao Paulo’s international airport last week. Armed men impersonating federal police entered a warehouse at the airport on Friday afternoon, making off with more than 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds) of the precious metal. No shots were fired. One of those detained worked at the airport and claimed […]
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Edmonton City raises INC flag, lights up bridge in recognition of Church’s 105th Anniversary
EDMONTON, ALBERTA (Eagle News) — Bad weather did not keep members of the Church of Christ from celebrating their Church’s 105th anniversary. People from several Edmonton congregations braved a severe thunderstorm warning and strong winds to attend a flag raising at city hall. Church spokesman Brother Paquito Ibanez says members are not discouraged by rain, no matter how heavy it is. “We are greatful to all the brethren who showed up,” Brother Ibanez said. […]
Canadian air force joins hunt for teen murder suspects
MONTREAL, CANADA (AFP) — The Royal Canadian Air Force has joined the hunt for two fugitive teens suspected of triple murder, officials said Saturday, backing up a vast search operation unfolding in Manitoba’s remote northeast. The suspects, identified as Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, have been on the run for more than a week. Authorities say they believe the two are behind the killings of 23-year-old Australian Lucas Fowler and his 24-year-old American […]
Boy, 6, among 3 killed in US festival shooting, suspected gunman dead
By Philip Pacheco with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles Agence France-Presse GILROY, CALIF. (AFP) — Three people were killed in a shooting at a major food festival in California on Sunday before police gunned down the suspected attacker, officers said. Among the victims was a six-year-old boy, his grandmother told US media, while at least 15 others were injured. Officers confronted and shot dead the suspect “in less than a minute,” said Scot Smithee, […]
Trump: US intel chief Coats to leave office August 15
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US intelligence chief Dan Coats will leave office on August 15, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, the latest high-profile departure from his turnover-plagued administration. Trump tweeted that he plans to nominate Representative John Ratcliffe of Texas, who serves on the House intelligence, judiciary and homeland security committees, as the new Director of National Intelligence. “A former U.S. Attorney, John will lead and inspire greatness for the Country he loves,” […]
Death toll in Nigeria Boko Haram funeral attack rises to 65
GAJIRAM, Nigeria (AFP) — An attack this weekend by Boko Haram fighters on a funeral in northeast Nigeria has left 65 people dead, almost triple the initial toll, a local official said Sunday. Dozens more bodies were discovered following the assault Saturday by gunmen on a village close to the regional capital Maiduguri. “It is 65 people dead and 10 injured,” local government chairman Muhammed Bulama said. Bulama said more than 20 people died in […]
Three killed in US festival shooting, suspected gunman dead
by Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Three people were killed and at least 15 others injured in a shooting at a major food festival in California on Sunday, police said. Officers confronted and shot dead the suspect “in less than a minute,” said Scot Smithee, police chief of the city of Gilroy, 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Jose. Police said it was “still an active crime scene” at the […]
PM Johnson makes first Scotland trip in bid to boost union
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — New British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make his first official visit to Scotland on Monday in an attempt to bolster the union in the face of warnings over a no-deal Brexit. Johnson will visit a military base to announce new funding for local communities, saying that Britain is a “global brand and together we are safer, stronger and more prosperous”, according to a statement released by his Downing Street […]
Storms claim three lives in Italy
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Freak storms and flash flooding following last week’s heatwave in Italy claimed three lives this weekend, including a young woman caught up in a mini-tornado near Rome’s Fiumicino airport. The 26-year-old woman was driving home at around 2:00 am Sunday when the mini-tornado lifted her car and sent it crashing against a railing. The highly localised winds tore up trees and scattered debris across the zone it hit. Further north, a […]
Tear gas, rubber bullets fired at Hong Kong protesters for 2nd day
by Jerome TAYLOR / Yan ZHAO HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Riot police in Hong Kong launched volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday during hours of running battles with pro-democracy protesters close to Beijing’s office in the city, marking the second consecutive day officers have fired on demonstrators. As the unauthorized protest occurred, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office — China’s top policy unit for the two cities — said in […]
Girl’s murder sparks outcry and protests in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania (AFP) — Several thousand protesters rallied in Bucharest on Saturday after Romania’s police chief was fired over the murder of a 15-year-old girl who had made three emergency calls to report her own kidnapping and given clues to her whereabouts. Critics allege that officials failed to take the alert seriously and finally reacted too late to help save the teen, identified as Alexandra. Amid chants of “incompetence” and angry calls for the […]
China landslide death toll rises to 36 with 15 still missing
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 36, state broadcaster CCTV said Sunday, with 15 still missing days after the disaster struck. The state-run People’s Daily said rescue work is ongoing at the site in Shuicheng county, Guizhou province, where a thick torrent of mud buried 22 houses in the landslide on Tuesday. CCTV broadcast footage of rescue workers trying to reach […]
