Police say the former marine shot into a crowd at a Thousand Oaks bar, killing 12 before likely turning gun on himself. The gunman who stormed a bar in California killing 12 people, has been identified as 28-year-old Ian David Long, a former marine who served in Afghanistan. According to police, he took his life […]
A United States judge has blocked the construction of a controversial oil pipeline from Canada to the US. The judge in the state of Montana said the Trump administration had “discarded” facts when it approved the Keystone XL Pipeline in 2017. It had been rejected two years earlier by the Obama administration, mainly on environmental […]
Between 480,000-507,000 people were killed in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq in the wake of 9/11 attacks, study says. At least half a million people in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan have been killed due to the so-called “war on terror” launched by the United States in the wake of September 11, 2001 attack, according to a […]
Somali pirates kidnapped and held Michael Scott Moore, a journalist, hostage for two-and-a-half terrifying years until a ransom payment secured his release in September 2014. Two months later, Mr. Moore received a surprising message on Facebook. “How are you, Michael?” the message said. “I am ur friend Mohammed Tahlil. I wants to speak with u.” […]
THOUSAND OAKS (California) • A gunman killed 12 people, including a police officer, when he opened fire in a country music bar packed with college students in California. Police identified the shooter as US Marine Corps veteran Ian David Long, 28, and said they believed he shot himself dead inside the bar on the outskirts […]
With less than a week to go until Calgarians head to the polls to cast their ballot in the plebiscite, there remains a lot of division among Calgary small business owners. Local business owners – ranging from restaurateurs to Brewery owners to Real Estate groups – favouring a Calgary Olympic bid, banded together Thursday inside […]
Indigenous people appearing in Nova Scotia courthouses now have the option to take legal affirmations with a sacred eagle feather. The Nova Scotia Judiciary says each main courthouse in the province will have one eagle feather for courtroom use and a second for the front counter. It says those taking legal affirmations may hold the […]
ATLANTA — Two days after Election Day, the 31 million residents of Georgia and Florida still could not say for sure who had won three of their marquee political contests. Razor-thin and shrinking leads in the vote tallies on Thursday unleashed hordes of lawyers, talk of recounts and runoffs, and the kind of bickering over […]
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – North Korea postponed a planned meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this week “because they weren’t ready”, US Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Thursday (Nov 8). Pompeo had been scheduled to meet with top North Korean official Kim Yong Chol in New York on Thursday to push for progress on […]
Two days after the US mid-term elections, Florida’s senate race remains unresolved, along with several others across the country. Though outgoing Governor Rick Scott claimed victory over incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson on Tuesday, a statewide vote recount has now been triggered. The margin between the two has narrowed to within 0.5% of each other. Florida’s […]