Day: April 7, 2018

Two killed as man drives van into restaurant before shooting self dead in Germany

A man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a popular restaurant in the old city center of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing at least two of them before shooting himself dead, police said. The vehicle plowed into people sitting at tables outside the Grosser Kiepenkerl restaurant, which is popular… Read More Two killed as man drives van into restaurant before shooting self dead in Germany

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Airstrike kills top Afghan ISIS commander Qari Hekmat

Afghanistan forces killed an Islamic State commander in an air strike, one year after he defected from the Taliban and established a new ISIS foothold within the country, security officials said. Qari Hekmat was killed in a drone strike on Thursday afternoon in the Darz Aab district of Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province, said Hanif Rezaee,… Read More Airstrike kills top Afghan ISIS commander Qari Hekmat

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Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja fatally shot as police clash with protesters at Israel-Gaza border 

A Palestinian journalist died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire on Friday while covering deadly protests along the Israel-Gaza border, health officials said. 30-year-old Yaser Murtaja, a cameraman for Palestinian Ain Media, was the 29th Palestinian killed in the week-long protests. Photos showed Murtaja lying wounded on a stretcher wearing a navy-blue protective… Read More Palestinian journalist Yaser Murtaja fatally shot as police clash with protesters at Israel-Gaza border 

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Facebook suspends Canadian political firm AggregateIQ following data scandal

Facebook Inc said on Friday that it had suspended Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ from its platform after reports that the data firm may have improperly had access to the personal data of Facebook users. Facebook is under intense pressure after the data of millions of its users ended up in the hands of political consultancy… Read More Facebook suspends Canadian political firm AggregateIQ following data scandal

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Turkey set to deport hundreds of illegal Afghan migrants

​Turkish authorities will deport close to 600 illegal Afghan migrants in eastern Turkey back to Kabul this weekend, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The Afghan migrants had crossed into Turkey through Iran due to ongoing terrorist activities and economic troubles in Afghanistan, the ministry said, and security forces had handed the migrants over to… Read More Turkey set to deport hundreds of illegal Afghan migrants

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Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to U.S.-Mexico border following failure of wall funding

The Texas National Guard has begun deploying troops to help secure the state’s southern border with Mexico as President Donald Trump has been unable to get the U.S. Congress or Mexico to fully fund his proposed wall along the border. The deployment, announced on Friday by Texas officials, comes after Trump directed Defense Secretary James… Read More Hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to U.S.-Mexico border following failure of wall funding

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Fourteen dead, injured as bus carrying Canadian junior hockey team collides with truck 

​Fourteen people were killed when a bus carrying a junior hockey team collided with a truck in Saskatchewan, Canadian media reported. Fourteen other people on the bus, transporting the Humboldt Broncos, were injured in the crash late on Friday and taken to hospitals throughout the Tisdale area, about 300 km north of Regina, The Canadian… Read More Fourteen dead, injured as bus carrying Canadian junior hockey team collides with truck 

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