Day: May 4, 2019

Algerian police arrests former intelligence chiefs, brother of former president

Algerian police have arrested Said Bouteflika, the youngest brother of former president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and two former intelligence chiefs, Generals Bachir Athmane Tartag and Mohamed Mediene, security sources said on Saturday. No more details were available, and there was no immediate comment from police. The sources were confirming an earlier report from Ennahar TV. Said… Read More Algerian police arrests former intelligence chiefs, brother of former president

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Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn completes rituals in first day of coronation

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday completed Buddhist and Brahmin rituals to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation crowned its first monarch in nearly seven decades. The coronation of King Vajiralongkorn took place inside the Grand Palace throne hall in Bangkok after a period of official mourning for his… Read More Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn completes rituals in first day of coronation

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Seventeen dead as Cyclone Fani moves from India into Bangladesh

The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where five more people died and more than a million were moved to safety. Tropical cyclone Fani, which made landfall early on Friday, lost some of its power and was… Read More Seventeen dead as Cyclone Fani moves from India into Bangladesh

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Twenty-one injured as Boeing 737 jet slides off runway into river in Florida

A Boeing jetliner with 143 people aboard from the U.S. outpost at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, slid off a runway into a shallow river in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday while attempting to land at a military base there during a thunderstorm, injuring 21 people. There were no reports of fatalities or critical injuries. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s… Read More Twenty-one injured as Boeing 737 jet slides off runway into river in Florida

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Exxon Mobil files lawsuit against Cuba over seized assets

Exxon Mobil Corp on Friday sued Cuba’s state-owned Cuba-Petroleo and CIMEX Corp in U.S. federal court seeking $280 million over a refinery, gasoline stations and other assets seized after Fidel Castro’s revolution. Exxon, the largest U.S. oil producer, is the first corporation to sue Cuba since the Trump administration allowed a long dormant section of… Read More Exxon Mobil files lawsuit against Cuba over seized assets

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North Korea fires short-range projectiles

North Korea fired several short-range projectiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as analysts said the country is stepping up pressure against the United States after February’s failed nuclear summit in Hanoi. The South Korean military initially described it as a missile launch, but subsequently gave a more vague description. If… Read More North Korea fires short-range projectiles

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