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Due to a parking space dispute, three Muslim students were shot dead in the US
A man shot dead three Muslim students in the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill campus due to a parking space argument.
Family of unarmed man shot dead by police demands a conviction
The family of an unarmed black man shot and killed by a police officer called for a conviction at the trial, which had started just the other day. On Wednesday, rookie New York City police officer Peter Liang was charged with second-degree manslaughter and five other offenses for the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley inside a dark stairwell of a housing project last November. Officer Liang was patrolling with his partner in the Brooklyn housing […]
Chinese relatives of MH370 arrive in Malaysia to demand answer
Relatives of passengers aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared nearly a year ago arrived in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur today to seek answers from the Malaysian government and the airline itself. A group of mainly Chinese relatives arrived at the airport wearing red t-shirts that read “Pray for MH370”, in a trip arranged after the government declared flight MH370 an accident, clearing the way for the airline to pay compensation to […]
Excitement builds in Rio as carnival approaches
Rio de Janeiro is hooting up for the world famous carnival which kicks off at the end of the week, when extravagant parades will stride down the Sambadrome stadium, and street parties will get the city jumping. Just before the parades each year, the 700-metre walk way of the stadium is painted white, whilst the stands are given a new lease of life for the arrival of its 72,500-strong audience. For Roberto Rodrigues, working on […]
Kramatorsk rocket attacks damage military headquarters, kill civilians
Rockets crashed into Kramatorsk on Tuesday (February 10), some 50 km (30 miles) north of the front, hitting the main headquarters of the Ukrainian military campaign in the east as well as nearby residential areas. Local officials said at least seven civilians were killed, and dozens of civilians and soldiers wounded. A parliamentary deputy said four soldiers were also killed. Fires burned at an aerodrome at Ukraine’s military headquarters, where video provided by the Ukrainian […]
Spider Man joins other Marvel heroes, Pattinson in Berlin
Spider Man is set to join a host of other super heroes. Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have reached a deal to partner on the next installment of the Spider Man franchise, uniting the web-slinging super hero with Marvel’s comic book universe. Under the agreement, Spider-Man will appear in an upcoming Marvel film, and Marvel characters, which include Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, could appear in later Spider-Man films. Robert Pattinson hit the red […]
Saudi Arabia detains suspected terrorists, two Filipinos included
In Saudi Arabia, two Filipinos were included among 3,000 detainees due to security reasons.
Boston cancels classes due to heavy snowfall
Classes were cancelled in Boston due to heavy snowfall which also resulted in a transit system shutdown.
Obama confirms death of Kayla Mueller, aid worker held hostage by ISIS
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a U.S. aid worker who had been held hostage by Islamic State militants, saying the United States would “find and bring to justice the terrorists who are responsible.” Mueller’s family also said in a statement that they were “heartbroken” to learn of her death and released a copy of a letter she had written in 2014 while in captivity.
Hong Kong woman found guilty of abusing Indonesian maid
Indonesian Erwiana Sulistyaningsih called for equal rights for all migrant workers in Hong Kong at a news conference on Tuesday (February) after her former employer was found guilty of abusing her. Erwiana stood with migrant worker representatives at the news conference holding up signs that said “End Slavery”. The landmark case triggered outrage over mistreatment of maids and shed light on abuse that many women face in overseas jobs. Former beautician Law Wan-tung, 44, sobbed […]
Malaysia’s Anwar jailed for five years after losing appeal in sodomy trial
(Reuters) – Malaysia’s highest court rejected on Tuesday an appeal by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against a 2014 sodomy conviction, sending the politician who poses the greatest threat to the long-ruling party back to prison for five years. Human Rights Watch condemned the court decision, decrying what it called Anwar’s persecution which it said put at risk the democratic freedom of all Malaysians. Anwar, the ruling party’s rising star in the mid-1990s before he fell […]
