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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A second man has been arrested in connection with the bombing of a London Underground train, police said Sunday after announcing that they were hunting for more suspects. The 21-year-old man was detained late Saturday in Hounslow, on the western rim of the capital, a statement said. Officers had earlier arrested an 18-year-old man over Friday’s attack at Parsons Green station, which injured 30 people. British police were hunting […]
A powerful typhoon that left the Philippines last Wednesday, September 13, ripped into southern Japan on Sunday, dumping torrential rain, grounding hundreds of domestic flights and halting train services. Typhoon Talim, which was named as “Lannie” in the Philippines, made a landfall in Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan’s four main islands, packing winds of up to 162 kilometres (105 miles) per hour, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. At least 644 domestic flights have been cancelled […]
by Alice Tidey Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom — British police were hunting Sunday for further potential suspects after arresting an 18-year-old man in the ferry departure area of the port of Dover on suspicion of involvement in the bombing of a London Underground train. The man, who has not been named, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of committing, preparing or instigating an act of terrorism after an attack in which 30 people were […]
KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) – The US special envoy to Ukraine on Saturday called the Russian proposal for a UN peacekeeping force there “a step forward” but warned the terms of the mandate must not “deepen the division” of the conflict-torn country. Kurt Volker was reacting to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments in favour of a UN force to protect international observers monitoring the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. “It’s very interesting that Russia proposed a UN protection mission… […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British police said they arrested an 18-year-old man on Saturday at a Channel port in their investigation into the bombing of a London Underground train. “The 18-year-old man was arrested by Kent Police in the port area of Dover this morning, Saturday, 16 September, under section 41 of the Terrorism Act,” police said in a statement that described the arrest as “significant.” “Although we are pleased with the progress made, […]
HA TINH, Vietnam (AFP) — Shaken residents in central Vietnam were piecing their homes and businesses back together Saturday after a powerful typhoon hammered large swathes of coast and killed at least four people. Typhoon Doksuri tore through Vietnam Friday afternoon, reducing structures to piles of debris and knocking out electricity and telecommunications in several provinces, in one of the worst storms to hit the country in years. Residents woke up Saturday to the […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Norma surged to hurricane strength late Friday off Mexico’s Pacific coast which was pounded just hours earlier by Tropical Storm Max. Norma looked likely to churn toward the Los Cabos resort area, according to the US National Hurricane Center in Miami. At 0300 GMT, Norma was 270 miles (435 kilometers) south of Cabo San Lucas, packing top sustained winds of 75 mph (120 km/h). It was expected to […]
by Alexandra del Peral Agance France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain raised its threat level to maximum on Friday and announced troops would be deployed to key sites after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train, injuring at least 29 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The explosion — Britain’s fifth terror attack in six months — sparked a “wall of fire” that left passengers with burns and caused a stampede […]
by Carole LANDRY, with Park Chan-Kyong in Seoul Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States – The UN Security Council on Friday strongly condemned North Korea’s “highly provocative” launch of a missile that flew over Japan as US President Donald Trump scheduled talks with leaders of Japan and South Korea to address the crisis. North Korea fired the intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan that landed in the Pacific, responding to new UN sanctions with its furthest-ever missile flight. In […]
by Alexandra del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — At least 22 people were injured after a bomb detonated on a packed London Underground train during the morning rush hour on Friday in what police are treating as a “terrorist incident.” Witnesses reported seeing passengers covered in blood and with facial burns and hair coming off at Parsons Green station in west London after the explosion on the train. “At 8:20 this […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China condemned North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile over Japan on Friday, but said it was “irresponsible” to blame Beijing for regional tensions after Washington urged it to rein in its ally. After the North’s latest test, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called on China to use the oil it supplies to North Korea as leverage to pressure the isolated nation into reconsidering its nuclear program. But Chinese […]
by Alexandra Del Peral Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Passengers were seen “badly burned” following a possible explosion on a London Underground train, eyewitnesses said on Friday, as emergency services said they were responding to an “incident.” British police are treating an incident on a London Underground train on Friday as an act of terrorism, saying “a number of people” had been injured. “Terrorist incident declared at Parsons Green Underground Station,” police […]
