Category: World News

Migrant caravan halted after storming Guatemala-Mexico border

Thousands of migrants who forced their way through Guatemala’s northwestern border and flooded onto a bridge leading to Mexico, where riot police battled them back, on Saturday waited at the border in the hope of continuing their journey to the United States. The caravan of mainly Honduran migrants, […]

Kidnapped Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji freed

Tanzanian tycoon Mohammed Dewji, who was kidnapped earlier this month, said Saturday he had been released and had returned home safely. “I thank Allah that I have returned home safely. I thank all my fellow Tanzanians, and everyone around the world for their prayers,” he said in a […]

Tens of thousands rally in London for new Brexit vote

Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s looming breakup with the EU rallied in the heart of London on Saturday, according to organisers, in the latest bid to try and stop Brexit. The march on parliament began as a noisy and festive affair, uniting a giant crowd […]

DSEK orders upgradation of 59 Primary Schools to next higher level

open view web desk SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 20: Director School Education, Kashmir, Dr GN Itoo, has approved upgradation of 59 Primary Schools to the next higher level during the last four months across the Kashmir Division. The Director School Education also conveyed the approval in favour of 182 Managing […]

Mega Millions numbers for $1B jackpot announced

DES MOINES, Iowa : The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1 billion jackpot have been announced. They are 15 23 53 65 70 and Mega Ball 7. The jackpot is the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. lottery history. Mega Millions says it may take an hour […]

Wimbledon to introduce final set tie-breaks

Wimbledon will introduce tie-breaks in the final set of all events for the first time next year, but only once the score in the deciding set reaches 12-12, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced on Friday. “Our view was that the time had come to introduce a […]

Assange sues Ecuador over ‘fundamental rights’

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sued the Ecuador government on Friday for violating his “fundamental rights” and limiting his access to the outside world while in asylum at its London embassy. The 47-year-old Australian’s legal action comes with speculation mounting that Ecuador is preparing to end its standoff with […]

New York witches aim hex at Supreme Court’s Brett Kavanaugh despite death threat

NEW YORK – Melissa Madara was not surprised to receive death threats on Friday as her Brooklyn witchcraft store prepared to host a public hexing of newly confirmed U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh this weekend. The planned casting of an anti-Kavanaugh spell, one of the more striking […]

Judge declines to punish student who poured ink on statue

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C.— A judge declined Monday to punish a black University of North Carolina graduate student who admitted to pouring red ink and her own blood on a Confederate statue in a headline-grabbing protest that preceded the statue’s toppling months later. After a day of impassioned testimony, Orange […]

Saudis blame ‘fistfight’ for Jamal Khashoggi’s death

ISTANBUL — Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in a “fistfight” in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the kingdom claimed early Saturday, finally admitting that the writer had been slain at its diplomatic post. Authorities said 18 Saudi suspects were in custody and intelligence officials had been fired. The […]

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