Month: November 2018

Man on trial for killing girlfriend’s abusive Missouri mom

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A woman whose mother for years made everyone believe her daughter was seriously ill testified Thursday that she talked her boyfriend whom she’d met online into coming to Missouri to kill her abusive mom, believing it was the only way she could be free of […]

Driver who plowed into Idaho crowd, hurting 11, is sentenced

BOISE, Idaho — A man driving a Porsche that plowed into a crowd of spectators at an Idaho car show was sentenced Friday to 180 days in jail, with all but seven days suspended. Roy Drennon, 51, of the Boise suburb of Eagle, was convicted of reckless driving […]

Cyclone kills 33 in India with thousands in relief camps

NEW DELHI— A powerful cyclone in southern India has killed at least 33 people, caused massive damage to homes and roads and drove tens of thousands of people into relief camps, officials said. India’s navy assigned two ships and a helicopter for relief work as state authorities rushed […]

Iraqi war victims turn to social media to find medical help

BAGHDAD — It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the good news about her excellent grades, hoping to receive the gift her father had promised her. “All of a sudden, I found myself spinning into the air with fire […]

CG polls: Unaccounted cash, booze worth over Rs 11 cr seized

Raipur (CG), Nov 18: Unaccounted cash, illicit liquor and other items worth over Rs 11.85 crore have been seized by officials in Chhattisgarh in run-up to assembly elections since October 4 when the model code came into force. The elections for the total 90 constituencies are being held in […]

Kejriwal condemns Khattar’s rape remark

New Delhi, Nov 18 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday condemned the controversial remark of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on incidents of rape, and raised the issue of their security in that state. “There is anger among women on Khattar’s statement. Women say that when […]

Nafisa Ali diagnosed with stage 3 cancer

New Delhi, Nov 18: Veteran film and theatre actor Nafisa Ali revealed she has been recently diagnosed with stage three cancer. She made the revelation Saturday via Instagram on which she shared a picture of her with good friend and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, who paid her a visit […]

Maldives’ new president warns state coffers ‘looted’ after China-led boom

MALE – The new president of the Maldives took office on Saturday, declaring the state coffers to have been looted and warned that the country was in financial difficulty after racking up debt with Chinese lenders in an infrastructure boom. The Maldives, famous for its luxury resorts on […]

Space station supplies launched, 2nd shipment in 2 days

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  — A load of space station supplies rocketed into orbit from Virginia on Saturday, the second shipment in two days. And another commercial delivery should be on its way in a couple weeks. “What an outstanding launch,” said NASA’s deputy space station program manager, Joel […]

Trump to visit California fire scene as death toll rises

PARADISE, Calif.— President Donald Trump heads to Northern California on Saturday to see firsthand the grief and devastation from the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, as confusion continued over how many people remain unaccounted for. Authorities confirmed a new death toll of 71 and say they are […]

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