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Erica Garner, activist daughter of New York chokehold victim, dies at 27

open view web desk Erica Garner, the daughter of a New York man whose death during an attempted arrest helped spark the “Black Lives Matter” movement against police brutality, died on Saturday, a posting on her official Twitter account showed. Garner, 27, suffered a heart attack triggered by […]

Bad to worse: How diplomatic hopes with North Korea plunged

open view web desk WASHINGTON— In the first month of Donald Trump’s presidency, an American scholar quietly met with North Korean officials and relayed a message: The new administration in Washington appreciated an extended halt in the North’s nuclear and ballistic missile tests. It might just offer a […]

Hong Kong ship crew questioned in S. Korea for oil transfer to North

open view web desk The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday. The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered […]

Egypt sentences ex-President Mursi, 19 others to three years in jail for insulting judiciary

A Cairo criminal court sentenced former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi and 19 others to three years in prison

China rejects Trump accusation on N. Korea sanction breaches

open view web desk China on Friday rejected accusations that it had helped Pyongyang skirt sanctions after US President Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that Beijing was turning a blind eye to oil transfers to North Korea. Trump’s tweet was the latest salvo in his battle to persuade […]

India chides Pakistan for treatment of officer’s family

Open View Web desk NEW DELHI — India lashed out at Pakistan on Thursday for its treatment of the wife and mother of an Indian naval officer on death row for spying during their first meeting since his arrest. India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj accused Pakistan of […]

Khaleda Zia appears before court in corruption cases

Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday appeared before a Dhaka”>Dhaka court

In the heart of Trump Country, his base’s faith is unshaken

Open View Web Desk SANDY HOOK, Ky. — The regulars amble in before dawn and claim their usual table, the one next to an old box television playing the news on mute. Steven Whitt fires up the coffee pot and flips on the fluorescent sign in the window […]

Obama warns of social media dangers, in interview with Prince Harry

Former US President Barack Obama told Britain’s Prince Harry he was concerned social media was “corroding civil discourse”, in what he said was his first interview since leaving the White House

Japan jobless rate lowest since 1993

Japan’s unemployment rate in November dipped to its lowest level since November 1993, official data showed Tuesday, offering another sign that the world’s third-largest economy is on track to recovery even if the pace is slow. Figures released by the government showed unemployment stood at 2.7 percent last […]

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