SAN FRANCISCO, (APP/AFP) – Ten people were wounded after a stabbing spree broke out during a neo-Nazi rally Sunday at California’s state capitol building, officials said. The white supremacist rally was met by counter-protesters, Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey told AFP. One female and 9 male patients had “multiple stab and laceration wounds,” the […]
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10 wounded in California stabbing at neo-Nazi rally
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Triple suicide bombing kills five in eastern Lebanon: officials
BEIRUT,(APP/AFP) – At least five people have been killed in a triple suicide attack early Monday in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria, officials said. A series of explosions hit Al Qaa village, a Lebanese security source said. At least five people plus three attackers have been killed and another 15 injured, Georges Kettaneh, […]
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Britain faces bitter EU divorce
LONDON, (APP/AFP) – Europe angrily demanded a quick divorce as sparks flew Saturday over Britain’s seismic vote to abandon the EU, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron, pounding world markets and fracturing the island nation. European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker called for rushing Britain out of the door as the bloc grappled with the impending loss […]
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Newly expanded Panama Canal opens for bigger business
PANAMA CITY, (APP/AFP) – Panama is preparing to officially open its canal this weekend to far bigger cargo ships after nearly a decade of expansion work aimed at boosting transit revenues and global trade. On Sunday, a VIP ceremony will be held on the banks of the canal to inaugurate the completion of the works. […]
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Russia planes pound Aleppo as Syria army closes in
ALEPPO, Syria, (APP/AFP) – Russian and Syrian warplanes pounded rebel-held areas of divided second city Aleppo on Saturday as government forces closed in on the rebels’ sole remaining supply line, a monitoring group said. An AFP correspondent in the rebel-held east of the city said the air strikes lasted throughout the night into the morning. […]
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US Navy keeps electromagnetic cannon in its sights
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) : The US Navy is quietly pushing ahead with a radical new cannon that one day could transform how wars are fought, even though some Pentagon officials have voiced concerns over its cost and viability. Named the railgun, the weapon in question represents a paradigm shift in ballistic technology. Instead of using gunpowder […]