Mexico senators batter Trumps effigy on December 8, 2016MEXICO CITY: Mexican senators voiced insults as they battered an effigy of United States (US) President-elect Donald Trump in an online video that went viral. Male and female senators in evening dress were taking turns at swinging a club at the doll with a cheerful trumpet tune being played in the background. The large effigy […]
CDU re-elects Merkel to lead it into 2017 polls on December 6, 2016ESSEN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday secured blessings of her party – Christian Democratic Union (CDU) – to lead it into next year’s elections. With one of the poorest results in the history of such polls, 89.5% of CDU’s delegates voted for her to remain at the helm.
Rave party fire kills 36, death toll to rise on December 5, 2016SAN FRANCISCO: Death toll from a fire at a California warehouse – crowded with dance party revellers – rose to 36 on Monday as fire officials announced they had to suspend work because the structure was at risk of collapsing. Alameda County Deputy Sheriff Tya Modeste said that 11 of the 36 bodies recovered so […]
UN appeals for record amount to provide aid in 2017 on December 5, 2016GENEVA: The United Nations (UN) on Monday appealed for a record $22.2 billion to provide aid in 2017 to surging numbers of people hit by conflicts and disasters around the world. “It’s the highest amount we have ever requested,” UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O’Brien told a press conference, “This state of human needs in […]
Mass funeral ceremony held for Uganda unrest victims on December 4, 2016KAMPALA: The bodies of 51 unidentified victims of fierce fighting in a local kingdom in Uganda’s restive Kasese region, were buried in a mass funeral ceremony on Sunday, officials said. According to Kasese district official, Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo Almost 90 people were killed in the fighting between security forces and guards of a tribal monarch. […]
Five Ukrainian police officers killed in friendly fire on December 4, 2016KIEV: Five Ukrainian police officers were killed in ‘friendly fire’ when officers mistook colleagues for burglars, officials said on Sunday. Three burglars initially escaped the crime scene amid a gunfight between different security forces – although they were later detained. “Last night a devastating tragedy took place that killed five police officers,” Advisor to the […]
Finland mayor, two journalists shot dead on December 4, 2016HELSINKI: The mayor of a Finnish town near the border with Russia and two local journalists were shot dead as they left a restaurant on Saturday night, police said. Investigators said that the three women were killed by a man with a shotgun, who was later arrested and interrogated. The motive for the attack was […]
Castros funeral begins, crowd chants his name on December 4, 2016HAVANA: The ashes of deceased Cuban leader Fidel Castro were taken to be laid to rest at a cemetery in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba. After a week of tributes and mass rallies for the former president – who died at age 90 – a jeep carrying the cedar urn with his remains […]
Ex-Nazi leaves entire estate for kind villagers on December 3, 2016LONDON: Showing appreciation for the kindness he received during his imprisonment, a former Nazi prisoner of war – in his will – left his entire estate to a small village in Scotland. Heinrich Steinmeyer – a Waffen SS soldier during World War II – was captured in France and held in the Cultybraggan camp, near […]
Ramos stoppage-time equaliser stuns Barca, saves Madrid on December 3, 2016BARCELONA: Sergio Ramos’s stoppage-time equaliser maintained Real Madrid’s six-point lead at the top of La Liga as the European champions salvaged a 1-1 draw in Saturday’s El Clasico. Luis Suarez looked to have breathed new life into the title race when he headed home the opener from Neymar’s free-kick eight minutes into the second half. […]