Day: April 21, 2019

India’s chief justice accused of sexual harassment

NEW DELHI — A former employee of India’s Supreme Court has accused the country’s chief justice of sexual harassment, an accusation that was vehemently denied by the judge, the nation’s largest news agency reported Saturday. The 35-year-old woman filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court on Friday alleging […]

As Russia probe began, Trump called on spy chiefs for help

WASHINGTON  — Two months before special counsel Robert Mueller was appointed in the spring of 2017, President Donald Trump picked up the phone and called the head of the largest U.S. intelligence agency. Trump told Mike Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, that news stories alleging that […]

Explosions kill at least 207 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least 207 people were killed and hundreds more injured in eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, pitching the South Asian island nation into the worst chaos it has seen since […]

Happy birthday: Queen Elizabeth II turns 93 on Easter Sunday

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her 93rd birthday, which this year coincides with Easter Sunday. The queen is marking Easter by attending a service with other senior royals at St. George’s Chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle, west of London. She was joined by Prince […]

Outrage after some French protesters urge police suicides

PARIS  — With French police suicides on the rise, officials are expressing shock and anger after some yellow vest protesters encouraged police to kill themselves. Radical protesters have clashed with police nearly every weekend for five months on the margins of largely peaceful yellow vest demonstrations for economic […]

Pope denounces ‘cruel violence’ of Sri Lanka Easter attack

VATICAN CITY ( — Pope Francis denounced the “cruel violence” of the Easter Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as he celebrated the most joyful moment on the Christian liturgical calendar by lamenting the bloodshed and political violence afflicting many parts of the world. Francis […]

Explosions kill at least 140 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least 140 people were killed and hundreds more hospitalized with injuries from eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels in and just outside of Sri Lanka’s capital on Easter Sunday, officials said, the worst violence to hit the South Asian country since its […]

The Latest: Tourists in Sri Lanka hurry to reassure families

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 4:10 p.m. Foreign tourists in Sri Lanka have hurriedly contacted loved ones around the world to say they were OK after attacks on churches and hotels killed over 130 people. Tour […]

Two narcotic smugglers arrested in Udhampur

Jammu, Apr 21: Two alleged narcotic smugglers were arrested after 51 kg of poppy straw and eight gram heroin were recovered from their vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, police said Sunday.  However, another accused, who was driving the vehicle, fled the spot, a police spokesperson said.  A […]

Pakistan deplores India’s decision to suspend cross-LoC trade

Islamabad, Apr 21: Pakistan on Sunday deplored India’s “unilateral” decision to suspend cross-LoC trade and rejected the allegations regarding its “misuse” by elements from across the border to smuggle weapons, narcotics, fake currency and foment terrorism. Hardening its stand against Pakistan, India on Thursday indefinitely suspended cross-border trade at […]

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