A gunman killed three people when he opened fire in the food court of a shopping mall outside Indianapolis on Sunday before a bystander fatally shot the assailant, Greenwood Police Chief Jim Ison said. Two other people were injured in the incident, which took place in the early evening at Greenwood Park Mall, the Indianapolis Star reported. […]
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Ukraine president sacks security chief, cites hundreds of treason cases
KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky sacked the head of the country’s domestic security service and state prosecutor, citing hundreds of cases of alleged treason and collaboration with Russia, as Moscow appeared set to step up military operations. Zelensky said more than 60 officials from the SBU security service and prosecutor’s office were working against Ukraine […]
Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli army gunfire in West Bank
JENIN, WEST BANK: An Al Jazeera reporter was killed by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, the Qatar-based news channel said, but the military said she may have been shot by Palestinians as they clashed with its troops. One Palestinian official said Shireen Abu Akleh had been “assassinated” by Israeli forces […]
British composer Harrison Birtwistle passes away at age of 87
Birtwistle, who was born in Accrington in northern England in 1934, crafted critically acclaimed operas such as “Gawain” and “The Mask Of Orpheus” and the famed orchestra composition “The Triumph of Time”. During a decades-spanning career that continued well into his 80s, his works — which ranged from chamber pieces to grand operas — were […]