At least 40 people have been killed when a platform collapsed at a construction site in China’s Jiangxi province. The accident took place at a power plant in Fengcheng where a cooling tower was under construction.
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Trump changes his tune on climate change, jailing Hillary
Dhaka (AP/UNB) -President-elect Donald Trump changed his tune on several topics — among them climate change and prosecuting Hillary Clinton — in statements Tuesday to The New York Times and on Twitter. What he’s said in the past and what…
Myanmar’s War on the Rohingya
Myanmar has long persecuted the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, denying it basic rights to citizenship, to marry, to worship and to an education. After violence unleashed in 2012 by Buddhist extremists drove tens of thousands of Rohingya out of their…
White nationalists celebrate after Donald Trump’s victory
For years, they have lurked in the web’s dark corners, masking themselves with cartoon images and writing screeds about the demise of white culture under ominous pseudonyms. But on Saturday, in the wake of Donald J. Trump’s surprising election victory,…
US blames attacks, torture on 13 Syrian commanders
United Nations (AP/UNB) – The United States on Monday accused 13 Syrian commanders and prison officials of responsibility for attacks on cities, residential areas and civilian infrastructure as well as acts of torture. U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power read out the…
Afghanistan Kabul mosque suicide attack kills dozens
A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul.Many more were wounded in the blast at an annual Shia ceremony at the Baqir ul Olum mosque in the west of…
Rescuers finish search of Indian train wreck, 127 dead
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
Merkel wants to run for fourth term as German chancellor
Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of speculation about one of the world’s…
119 dead as train derails in north India; some still trapped
Pukhrayan – At least 119 people were killed when an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India early Sunday, with rescuers working into the night to pull people out of the mangled coaches, police said. The death…
Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir, killing 3
Islamabad – Pakistani officials on Saturday accused Indian troops of “unprovoked” cross-border firing in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which three civilians were killed and three others wounded. AP/UNB news agency reported
Anti-immigration Senator Jeff Sessions tipped as Attorney Gen
By Keegan Hamilton President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general, according to multiple reports citing sources close to Trump’s White House transition team. A conservative Republican and an early supporter of Trump’s bid…
Flynn is in as Donald Trump’s national security advisor
By Jason Leopold President-elect Donald Trump has offered retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the position of White House national security adviser, according to a report by the Associated Press citing a senior official. An executive at Flynn Intel Group, a…
73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique
A fuel tanker exploded in northern Mozambique as residents gathered around to buy fuel from the driver on Thursday, killing 73 people and injuring 110 others, Mozambican media reported.
UN expert calls Myanmar govt. to tackle deteriorating human rights situation of Rakhine
A UN expert has called on the Myanmar government to take immediate action to tackle the deteriorating human rights situation in northern Rakhine state.
100 most influential images of all Time
New York (AP/UNB)— A single drop of milk. A newborn baby. The ravages of war and terrorism. The defiance of those who protest and the fear of those entrapped. All are included in a multimedia project featuring Time magazine’s most…
Major U.S. corporations urge Trump to keep Paris deal in place
If President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, he’ll face an unlikely foe: corporate America. More than 300 companies and major investors signed a letter urging Trump to roll back his campaign promises…
Trump team preparing plans for wall, mulling Muslim registry
WASHINGTON: An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a US-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach,…
COP22 Call to fulfil $100 billion a year promise for climate actions
Marrakech (Hilary Chiew and Zhenyan Zhu) – Developed country Parties’ fulfilment of the provision of USD 100 billion annually by 2020 was stressed by all the guests of honour at the opening of the traditional high-level segment of the two-week…
Mayor in West Virginia resigns after racist Obama post
Clay – A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. The Clay Town Council accepted Mayor Beverly Whaling’s resignation in a meeting late…
A nonviolent strategy to liberate Syria
Robert J. Burrowes In early 2011, as the Arab Spring was moving across North Africa and the Middle East, small groups of nonviolent activists in Syria, which has been under martial law since 1963, started protesting against the brutal dictatorship…
Trump set to roll back Obama policies on energy, environment
President-elect Donald Trump is considering an oil billionaire and a North Dakota lawmaker for top posts as he moves to roll back President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies and allow unfettered production of oil, coal and natural gas.
Morsi death sentence overturned
An Egyptian court has struck down a death sentence passed by a lower tribunal against an ousted Islamist president for his part in a mass prison break during the 2011 uprising.The Court of Cassation’s Tuesday ruling means that Mohammed Morsi…
Hate crimes surge: Violence against Muslims up – FBI
Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. surged in 2015 in the biggest increase since 9/11, according to FBI data released Monday. The increase from 2014 to 2015, as a racially charged presidential campaign got under way, was second only…
US envoy says climate deal is bigger than any one head of state
By Matt McGrath, BBC Environment correspondent, Marrakech The Paris climate agreement will survive a Trump presidency says the US special envoy on climate change Dr Jonathan Pershing. He was speaking before the arrival of ministers and some heads of state…
Trump: ‘We are getting them out of our country’
Donald Trump made the first major appointments of his administration on Sunday, selecting Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus as his White House chief of staff, the top employee in the administration. He also named Stephen Bannon, his campaign CEO…
Trump names White House chief of staff, chief strategist
US President-elect Donald Trump made the first top appointments of his new administration Sunday, naming Reince Priebus his White House chief and Steve Bannon as his chief strategist and senior counselor.”I am thrilled to have my very successful team continue…
Large 6.2 magnitude earthquake hits northeastern Argentina
A large earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has struck northeastern Argentina, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Tsunami hits New Zealand after massive quake
Dhaka – An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck central New Zealand, the US Geological Survey says, causing widespread damage and generating a tsunami. New Zealand’s Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has warned of the risk…
Anti-Trump protesters march by tens of thousands nationwide
New York – Donald Trump’s presidential upset win sparked a fourth day of protests across the United States, with tens of thousands of protesters marching and railing against him. Saturday protests – held in big cities such as Los Angeles,…
US history teacher suspended for comparing rise of Trump and Hilter
A Bay Area history teacher was suspended from teaching on Thursday over a lesson in which he examined parallels between the rise of Trump and German fascist dictator Adolf Hitler. The Monterey Herald said that Mountain View High School placed…