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Iraqi prime minister to resign in wake of deadly protests

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) — A day after more than 40 protesters were killed by security forces, Iraq’s prime minister announced Friday that he would submit his resignation to parliament, a step that carried uncertainty for the entire government and...

Court convicts Suriname leader in killings of 15 opponents

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 3:51 PM

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A court in the South American country of Suriname convicted President Desi Bouterse on Friday in the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents and sentenced him to 20 years in prison. The decision by a panel of three...

UK police clear London Bridge after reports of gunshots

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 9:51 AM

LONDON (AP) — British police said Friday they were dealing with an incident on London Bridge, and witnesses have reported hearing gunshots. The Metropolitan Police force tweeted that officers were “in the early stages of dealing with an...

British university to return looted bronze statue to Nigeria

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

DAKAR, Senegal (AP): A bronze statue that was looted from what is now Nigeria more than a century ago will be returned, Cambridge University in Britain said, as Nigeria’s government announced a new campaign Thursday for the return of the West...

Group urges international court to probe Brazil’s president

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): A group of Brazilian lawyers and former ministers have requested that the International Criminal Court investigate President Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly inciting the genocide of indigenous people and failing to safeguard the...

Bloomberg hires top staffer from Harris’ 2020 campaign

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

Michael Bloomberg has hired a top staff member from a rival Democratic campaign for his nascent presidential bid. His campaign spokespeople said Wednesday that Kelly Mehlenbacher has joined as deputy chief operating officer. She had been working...

China furious, Hong Kong celebrates after US move on bills

Published:Friday | November 29, 2019 | 12:00 AM

BEIJING (AP): China reacted furiously yesterday to President Donald Trump’s signing two bills aimed at supporting human rights in Hong Kong, summoning the US ambassador to protest and warning the move would undermine cooperation with Washington....

3 hurt at Texas chemical plant hit by 2 massive explosions

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:53 PM

PORT NECHES, Texas (AP) — Two massive explosions 13 hours apart tore through a Texas chemical plant Wednesday, and one left three workers injured. The blasts blew out windows and doors of nearby homes and prompted a mandatory evacuation of a...

French lawmakers want to ban Black Friday sales

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 10:47 AM

PARIS (AP) — Some French lawmakers want to ban Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving sales event that has morphed into a global phenomenon. A legislative committee passed an amendment Monday that proposes prohibiting Black Friday since it...

20 Iraqi protesters shot dead in 24 hours, violence spirals

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 9:16 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) — Security forces in Iraq shot dead 20 anti-government protesters in a 24-hour period amid spiralling violence in the capital and the country’s south, as Iran condemned the burning of its consulate. Security forces Thursday...

Winter storm threatens to scramble Thanksgiving travel plans

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:00 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP): A day after bringing havoc to the Rocky Mountains, a powerful winter storm rolled across the Midwest on Wednesday, threatening to scramble Thanksgiving plans for millions of people during one of the busiest travel weeks of the...

Approximately 1,000 people cleared of extremist links

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:19 AM

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP): Nearly 1,000 people detained for alleged links to extremist group Boko Haram have been released, Nigeria’s military said Wednesday, while some said they had been held for more than three years before being found to be...

Protesters attack hundreds of banks

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:00 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Protesters angry over government-set gasolene prices spiking in Iran attacked hundreds of banks, police outposts and gas stations in the demonstrations, Tehran acknowledged Wednesday as its supreme leader alleged,...

Clashes halt production at Libyan oilfield

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:00 AM

CAIRO (AP): The Libyan national oil company says it has suspended operations at a key oilfield due to fighting between armed factions. In a statement Wednesday, company Chairman Mustafa Sanalla declared the El-Fil oilfield nonoperational after...

UK health service for sale in US trade talks – Corbyn

Published:Thursday | November 28, 2019 | 12:17 AM

LONDON (AP): Britain’s health system became a battleground in the country’s election campaign on Wednesday, as opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn accused Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson of secretly seeking a post-Brexit trade...

EU drug agency sees rising gang violence amid steady prices

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 3:33 PM

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The European Union agency that monitors drug use says it has detected a trend of escalating violence between gangs operating on the continent. The development of new synthetic drugs and changes to traditional supply...

Measles cases spike in numerous outbreaks worldwide - UN

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:57 PM

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says cases of measles are continuing to spike globally, with multiple large outbreaks being reported across Africa, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. In an update on Wednesday, the UN...

US travellers brace for snowy Thanksgiving, ‘bomb cyclone’

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 10:00 AM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A storm packing heavy, blinding snow and fierce winds that wreaked havoc as it whipped through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska marched into the upper Midwest on Wednesday as anxious Thanksgiving travellers buckled up and...

NYC lawmakers ban flavoured vaping products

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 10:24 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers have voted to ban flavoured electronic cigarettes. The City Council voted Tuesday to ban all e-cigarette and e-liquid flavours except tobacco. Backers of the ban said they were acting to protect young...

Construction firms sue New York over penalties for cost overruns

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 9:09 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — A group representing construction companies has sued New York state and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over rules that penalise contractors for delays and cost overruns. The Wall Street Journal reports ...

Police ban on political campaigns

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:34 AM

ROSEAU (CMC): Police Commissioner Daniel Carbon Tuesday announced a complete ban on motorcades “on any day” as the campaign intensifies for the December 6 general election here. Carbon said that he made the decision after holding talks with...

Black trio freed of murder 36 years late

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:33 AM

BALTIMORE (AP): Three men incarcerated for 36 years in Maryland were exonerated Monday in the slaying of a Baltimore teenager after a review of their case. Alfred Chestnut, Ransom Watkins, and Andrew Stewart were released from custody hours after a...

US accused of violating Vienna Convention

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:33 AM

HAVANA (AP): Cuba’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the United States of violating the Vienna Convention and the deal re-establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries. Soon after, the US announced a new sanction on Cuba meant to...

‘Presidents are not kings’ - Ex-White House lawyer McGahn ordered to comply with subpoena

Published:Wednesday | November 27, 2019 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to United States President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The outcome could lead to renewed...

1 year later, mystery surrounds China’s gene-edited babies

Published:Tuesday | November 26, 2019 | 2:35 PM

Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world by claiming he had helped make the first gene-edited babies. One year later, mystery surrounds his fate as well as theirs. He has not been seen publicly since January, his work has not been published...

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