HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – A U.S. man at the center of an investigation into the discovery of hazardous chemicals in various Halifax locations has appeared in court on charges of uttering threats against police and possessing a dangerous chemical. Christopher Burton Phillips, 42, was remanded into custody Friday. He was …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – A lawyer for the head of Bahrain’s leading Shiite opposition group says the cleric has denied all charges against him at the start of a closely watched trial in the strategic Gulf island nation. Defense attorney Jalila al-Sayed said Ali Salman was allowed to briefly meet his …
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A joint operation with CIA and Mossad agents reportedly helped trigger a car bomb that killed a senior Hezbollah official in 2008. The Washington Post report details the involvement of U.S. agents in the killing of Imad Mughniyah in Damascus. The newspaper reported that the U.S. obtained legal authority to …
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MOSCOW – Masked police have raided the Moscow offices of a civil society organization funded by former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Police said they suspected the group, Open Russia, was preparing banners, leaflets and posters that contained calls for “extremist activity” and planned to distribute them at an opposition protest …
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NEW DELHI – India’s navy and coast guard seized a suspicious boat from international waters off the western coast and detained eight Pakistanis after finding a huge drug shipment aboard, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Authorities believe the 232 packets of drugs found aboard the boat are heroin worth more …
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SANAA, Yemen – Security and tribal officials say fighting is underway in multiple Yemeni provinces on the fourth day of a humanitarian truce between a Saudi-led coalition and Shiite rebels. The five-day truce has been repeatedly violated, with each side blaming the other. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity …
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LAGOS, Nigeria – The National Statistics Bureau says foreign investment to Nigeria fell by nearly a third with the United States a “key driver” of the decline in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the same period last year. A new report blames uncertainty around presidential elections and depressed …
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A speeding vehicle rammed into jubilant supporters of President-elect Joseph Boakai at a victory celebration, killing at least three people and injuring at least 17 others, authorities said Tuesday. OPPOSITION CANDIDATE OFFICIALLY DECLARED LIBERIA’S PRESIDENT-ELECT AFTER INCUMBENT CONCEDES Police made an arrest following the crash late Monday but withheld the …
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Eddy Pineiro kicked a 23-yard field goal as time expired and the Carolina Panthers defeated Atlanta 9-7 in a steady downpour Sunday, dealing the Falcons playoff hopes a huge blow. Atlanta (6-8) entered the game tied with New Orleans and Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South, but …
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A court in northern Italy convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman for her murder in Italy after she refused her family’s demands to marry a cousin in their homeland. Saman Abbas’ body was dug up in November 2022 in an abandoned farmhouse near the fields where …
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