Day: June 9, 2019

Thousands begin gathering in Hong Kong for huge rally against extradition laws

HONG KONG – Thousands of people were gathering in Hong Kong on Sunday to protest against a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to China to face trial, with police bracing for the biggest march in the city in 15 years. Police chiefs called […]

Modi calls for global conference on terrorism

MALE, Maldives – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a global conference to tackle the threat of terrorism in the region and around the world. During a speech on his first foreign visit since winning re-election, he told the Maldivian parliament in Male that “terrorism is […]

Kamala Harris says prosecutor past will help defeat Trump

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrat Kamala Harris played up her experience as a prosecutor on Saturday, telling a mostly black crowd in South Carolina that her prosecutorial credentials have given her a window in to helping improve the criminal justice system and also make her uniquely qualified to […]

Trump’s Mexico deal: a political win, even if it falls short

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s deal to avert his threatened tariffs on Mexico includes few new solutions to swiftly stem the surge of Central American migrants flowing over America’s southern border. But it delivers enough for Trump to claim a political win. The decision — announced by tweet […]

7-yr-old boy sodomised by juvenile in UP’s Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar, Jun 9: A seven-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by a juvenile at a village here, police said Sunday. The juvenile, aged 15, has been apprehended and a case registered, they said.  Police said the juvenile took the boy to his house promising him sweets and committed the crime. […]

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