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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Uber said Monday it was devastated by a deadly shooting spree by one of its drivers but had no plans to change its background check methods. In a phone briefing with reporters, Uber expressed confidence in how well it probes whether aspiring drivers have pasts that signal trouble ahead. Uber’s chief security officer Joe Sullivan said the ride-sharing company was “devastated” and has been working “around the clock” with […]
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) — Humanitarian aid began pouring into Fiji Tuesday, as the death toll from super-cyclone Winston rose to 29 and officials warned the devastated Pacific nation’s recovery could take months. With authorities still struggling to grasp the scale of the disaster on remote island communities, Australian and New Zealand planes arrived laden with desperately needed supplies of food, water and medicine. Government spokesman Ewan Perrin said the news was grim from villages which […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Parents of Mexico’s 43 missing students announced on Monday (February 22) they would embark on a convoy from Mexico City to the northeastern Tamaulipas state to demand local police officers who were arrested in connection with the case remain in detention. The parents fear that the 22 policemen, who are currently being held in the Tamaulipas city of Matamoros, could file an appeal and potentially be released due to a […]
PAMPORE, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA (Reuters) —Indian security forces battled for a third day amid heavy gunfire on Monday (February 22) to clear militants who stormed a government building in the disputed Kashmir region and killed six people, officials and a witness said. After a lull in fighting overnight, army commandos and police launched a fresh offensive to clear the five-storey training institute captured by the militants. Gunfire and explosions could be heard at the […]
BAKERSFIELD, California (Eagle News) – In the Central Valley of California, also known as the “Salad Bowl of America” because of its high agricultural yields, Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo dedicated the house of worship of the Local Congregation of Bakersfield on Saturday, February 20. During the worship service, the Executive Minister reminded members of the Church to be mindful of true and fake members among them, and […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP)—One of Britain’s largest newspaper publishers announced Monday it was launching a new national daily, the first of its kind for 30 years, that will hit the newsstands just as another goes out of print. Trinity Mirror, which publishes the left-leaning Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror tabloids, said The New Day will go on sale on February 29 and offer an “upbeat, optimistic approach and will be politically neutral.” The announcement […]
PAWLEY’S ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (Reuters) — Republican presidentialcandidate Donald Trump said on Friday (February 19) the U.S. needed to take a tougher stance against its enemies and relayed an unconfirmed story about a U.S. general who used ammunition dipped in pig’s blood to execute enemies, MSNBC reported. Trump shared what has been a called a “myth” about General John Pershing during a campaign stop in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, MSNBC reported. MSNBC […]
BA, FIJI (Reuters) — Residents of the district of Ba on the island of Viti Levu in Fiji were trying to salvage what is left of their homes and community on Monday (February 22) after Cyclone Winston tore through the Pacific island nation, killing at least 17 people, flattening remote villages and cutting off communications. Asesela Sadole was huddled inside his house with his family as the winds tore the roof and walls away. “We […]
Chicago, United States (AFP)—-A man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead six people in the northern US state of Michigan was an Uber driver who may have picked up fares during the killing spree, officials and media reported. The suspect, 45-year-old Jason Brian Dalton, is set to appear in court Monday to face charges of murder, Kalamazoo County prosecutor Jeff Getting said. Uber confirmed that Dalton was a driver for the ride-sharing company, adding he […]
Kampala, Uganda (AFP)—Uganda’s main opposition leader was taken by police on Monday to a city police station from his home where he has been under house arrest since Friday. Kizza Besigye has rejected the results of Thursday’s election won by veteran President Yoweri Museveni, and called on his supporters to join a protest march on Monday. Official results gave Museveni 60 percent of the vote against 35 percent for Besigye, who was arrested three […]
Sonipat, India (AFP)—Indian protesters demanding better conditions for their caste said Monday they had accepted a state government offer aimed at ending days of riots that have killed at least 19 people, as troops won back control of a canal that supplies much of Delhi’s water. Authorities in the northern state of Haryana which borders Delhi said they expected to restore order after apparently reaching a deal with leaders of the Jat caste, who said […]
Sonipat, India (AFP)—The death toll from caste riots in northern India has risen to 19 with another 200 people wounded, a state government official told AFP on Monday. “Nineteen people have died and more than 200 are injured,” said P. K. Das, additional chief secretary for Haryana state, adding that the violence now appeared to be abating and curfews had been lifted in some districts. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
