LONDON, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – The British government is expected to make a long-awaited decision Tuesday on increasing London’s airport capacity, with speculation growing that controversial proposals to expand Heathrow will take off. Environmental activists are set to hold a protest in anticipation of the announcement in the morning, blocking a fake runway outside parliament. […]
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Britain set to announce plans to expand London airport
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Honduras’ president says he won’t back his brother if involved in drug trade
TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez on Monday pledged not to support his brother if it turns out the army captain is involved in drug-related crime as alleged. “In recent days, a report has circulated about the alleged direct or indirect and voluntary or circumstantial involvement, of my brother Juan Antonio […]
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Two convicted for killing US teen over red shoes, shirt
LOS ANGELES, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – Two Los Angeles-area gang members were found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday for killing a mentally disabled teen over his red shoes and shirt — a color affiliated with a rival gang. According to the prosecution, 19-year-old Tavin Price was gunned down in front of his mother near […]
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Mexico held 20,000 child migrants in 2015: authorities
MEXICO CITY, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – Mexico detained more than 20,000 unaccompanied child migrants, mostly from Central America, in 2015, authorities said on Monday. That was double the number of the year before and a sign of the worsening migration crisis in the region, where many pass through heading to seek refuge in the United […]
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US condemns terrorist attack on police center in Quetta
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (APP):The United States on Monday condemned the terrorist attack on a police training center in Quetta which claimed at least 59 lives and left more than 100 wounded, and said Washington will stand with the government at this difficult hour. “The United States condemns the terrorist attack on the police training center […]
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Venezuela opposition figure denies talks agreed with govt
CARACAS, Oct 25, (APP/AFP) – A top Venezuelan opposition leader Monday dismissed the government’s claim that it was ready for talks to settle the country’s political crisis after Pope Francis weighed in on the dispute. “No dialogue has been started in Venezuela,” said Henrique Capriles, a top figure in the opposition MUD coalition, in an […]