Kazakh protesters arrested at rallies
ASTANA – Kazakh police detained dozens of protesters who took to the
streets of major cities on Saturday to mark the 79th birthday of veteran...
Hong Kong mothers support anti-extradition students
HONG KONG – Thousands of mothers marched in
Hong Kong on Friday in support of students who have taken to the streets in
recent weeks to...
Trump says immigration raids coming ‘fairly soon’
WASHINGTON
– President Donald Trump said on Friday mass deportation roundups would begin
“fairly soon” as U.S. migrant advocates vowed their communities would be
“ready” when immigration...
Iran threatens British shipping over tanker seizure
LONDON –
An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander threatened on Friday to seize a
British ship in retaliation for the capture of an Iranian supertanker by Royal
Marines...
6.4 earthquake rattles Southern California
LOS ANGELES – The strongest earthquake in 20
years shook a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on the
July 4th holiday, rattling...
China separating muslim children from families
BEIJING – China is
deliberately separating Muslim children from their families, faith and language
in its far western region of Xinjiang, according to new research.
At the...
SpiceJet plane blocking Mumbai runway moved
MUMBAI – A SpiceJet aircraft has been moved after
blocking the main runway at Mumbai international airport this week, but it was
not clear when the...
Total eclipse darkens Chile, Argentina
LA SERENA, Chile – Tens of
thousands of tourists and locals gaped skyward Tuesday as a total eclipse of
the sun darkened the heavens over Chile...
India dam burst kills six
MUMBAI – Heavy monsoon rains caused the breach
of a small dam in western India, washing away dozens of homes and killing at
least six people...
Indonesia delays approval for levy on plastic bags
JAKARTA – Indonesian members
of parliament have decided to delay confirmation of a government plan for a
levy on plastic bags, but the finance minister said...