WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump’s race for the White House has sown panic among Republican leaders scrambling to prevent a man billed as a demagogue from clinching the party nomination — and one of their weapons is Trump University. At the center of a $40 million lawsuit in New York and potentially subject to a […]
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The university ‘scam’ and $40m lawsuit stalking Trump
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US warns of ‘catastrophic’ Mosul dam collapse
UNITED NATIONS, United States, (APP/AFP) – The United States on Wednesday urged governments to quickly mobilize to prevent a “humanitarian catastrophe of epic proportions” from the possible collapse of Iraq’s Mosul dam. Concern has grown in recent months over a possible breach in Iraq’s largest dam, which would unleash a wave as high as 14 […]
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Gunman surrenders after New Zealand police shootings
WELLINGTON, (APP/AFP): New Zealand police said a gunman who allegedly shot four officers surrendered peacefully Thursday after an overnight seige at a rural property. The stand-off started on Wednesday morning, when a plane being used to search came under fire near the remote North Island town of Kawerau. The Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) was deployed […]
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N. Korea fires short-range missiles into sea
SEOUL, (APP/AFP): North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its eastern coast on Thursday, fuelling military tensions after its recent nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. South Korea’s defence ministry said the two missiles were fired around 5:20am (2020 GMT Wednesday) and flew some 500 kilometres (300 miles), before landing in […]
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Special aircraft takes Shahbaz Taseer to Lahore
QUETTA, (APP): A special small aircraft, on Wednesday took Shahbaz Taseer, son of slain governor Punjab, Salman Taseer, to Lahore. Shahbaz Taseer was recovered from Kuchlak area, some 25 kilometres off Quetta, on Tuesday evening and was brought to Quetta Cant. He underwent medical check-up and was kept at an Army Mess. On Wednesday, under […]
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Kim Jong-Un says N. Korea has miniaturised nuclear warheads
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said his country has successfully miniaturised a thermo-nuclear warhead, as Pyongyang on Wednesday continued to talk up its nuclear strike capabilities amid rising military tensions on the Korean peninsula. While the North has boasted of mastering miniaturisation before, this is the first time Kim has directly claimed […]