UNITED NATIONS, July 11 (APP): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday voiced his concern over the killing of some 25 people by Indian security forces in Indian-held Kashmir where protest demonstrations are taking place against the killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. “The secretary-general is concerned,” his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said when questioned […]
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UN chief expresses concern over Indian-held Kashmir situation, killing of 25 protesters
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Cameron steps down, leaving legacy of failure
LONDON, July 12, (APP/AFP) – David Cameron’s political epitaph was carved in stone when he resigned the morning after Britons voted to quit the European Union. Cameron had staged the referendum to try to unite his Conservative party, where right-wing eurosceptics were agitating to leave the 28-nation bloc. His expectation was that he would win […]
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In Thatcher’s footsteps: Theresa May, Britain’s Brexit PM
LONDON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Britain’s prime minister in waiting Theresa May is a pragmatist who has emerged from the chaos of the Brexit referendum unscarred, portraying herself as the one who will lead the country out of the EU. The country’s second female leader after fellow Conservative and anti-EU firebrand Margaret Thatcher, May was […]
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Trump: ‘I am the law and order candidate’
WASHINGTON, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump proclaimed himself the “law and order candidate” Monday, emphasizing increased threats to police and declaring only he can keep Americans safe in a nation reeling from gun violence. “I am the law and order candidate,” the Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee said in a speech in Virginia Beach, […]
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Dallas police chief defends use of bomb robot
CHICAGO, July 11, (APP/AFP) – Dallas Police Chief David Brown on Monday defended the use of a bomb-carrying robot to kill the gunman who went on a shooting rampage last week targeting cops, killing five officers. Brown also updated the number of police officers wounded in Thursday’s sniper attack — which took place at the […]
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Three reported dead at Michigan courthouse: media
CHICAGO, July 11, (APP/AFP) – A shooting at a county courthouse in the US state of Michigan has left three people dead including the attacker and one other injured, local media reported Monday. Local ABC News affiliate said a man being taken to prison grabbed a deputy’s gun and started shooting. Two of the dead […]