India sends ‘man-eater’ tiger to lifetime in captivity
Indian officials have sentenced a tiger blamed for killing three people to a life in captivity saying it was “too dangerous” to be allowed to roam free. The five-year-old male predator, also blamed for attacking cattle, had embarked on a trek more than 500 kilometres (310 miles) long from western Maharashtra state to central India’s […]
Police Back off as Peaceful Protests Push Deep Reforms
Calls for deep police reforms gained momentum in the United States as leaders in the city where George Floyd died at the hands of an officer pushed to dismantle the entire department. Floyd’s death sparked nationwide protests demanding a reckoning with institutional racism that have sometimes resulted in clashes with police, but many officers took a […]
China warns students to think twice before choosing Australia due to racist incidents
China on Tuesday urged students going overseas to study to think carefully before choosing Australia, due to a spate of racial incidents targeting Asians in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Education’s warning comes days after the Chinese culture and tourism ministry advised citizens against travelling to Australia due to racial discrimination […]
Trump says elderly protester pushed to ground by cops ‘could be ANTIFA’ and suggests video ‘was a set up’
WASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday (June 9) that an elderly man seen bleeding from the head after he was pushed to the ground by US riot police was faking. “I watched, he fell harder than was pushed. Was aiming scanner. Could be a set up?” Mr Trump asked on his massively followed Twitter […]
Houston bids farewell to George Floyd in hometown funeral
Family and friends gathered to lay George Floyd to rest in his hometown of Houston on Tuesday, with poignant tributes capping the long farewell to the 46-year-old African American whose death ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. Politicians, civil rights activists and celebrities joined in sharing memories of the man they called a […]
18 murders in 24 hours: Inside the most violent day in 60 years in Chicago
CHICAGO — Bloody Chicago recorded 18 murders on May 31, making it the city’s deadliest day in 60 years. The dubious milestone was reached on a day Chicago was roiled by another round of protests and looting following the Memorial Day death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The 18 deaths tallied by the University of […]
U.S. tops 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON: The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the United States topped two million on Wednesday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The pandemic has claimed the lives of more than 112,900 people in the United States, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 2,000,464, according to the Baltimore-based […]
NORWAY MOSQUE SHOOTER JAILED FOR MINIMUM 21 YEARS IN ANTI-TERRORISM OFFENCE
A Norwegian court on Thursday sentenced a right-wing extremist to a minimum of 21 years in prison for a 2019 mosque attack near Oslo and murdering his step-sister in a racially-motivated act. He was found guilty of trying to “kill as many Muslims as possible”, though no one was seriously injured in the mosque attack. […]
Alarming Rise in COVID-19 Cases as States Roll Back Lockdowns
New York (AP) — States are rolling back lockdowns, but the coronavirus isn”t done with the US. Cases are rising in nearly half the states, according to an Associated Press analysis, a worrying trend that could intensify as people return to work and venture out during the summer. In Arizona, hospitals have been told to prepare […]
‘Go Back To Your Bunker,’ Seattle Mayor Tells Trump In Spat Over Protests
SEATTLE: Seattle’s mayor told Donald Trump to “Go back to your bunker” on Thursday, escalating a spat after the president threatened to intervene over a police-free autonomous zone protesters have set up in the western US city. The reference to a “bunker” was a nod to reports Trump was rushed by Secret Service agents to […]
