A family member waits for the arrival of the body of Srinivas Kuchibhotla from the US next to a garland and photograph in his residence on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. A bartender at the restaurant where a man was arrested last week for an apparently racially motivated bar shooting of two Indian men told a 911 dispatcher that the suspect admitted shooting two people, but described them as Iranian.
Day: February 28, 2017
Indian hometown grieves for engineer killed in Kansas bar
A family member waits for the arrival of the body of Srinivas Kuchibhotla from the US next to a garland and photograph in his residence on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. A bartender at the restaurant where a man was arrested last week for an apparently racially motivated bar shooting of two Indian men told a 911 dispatcher that the suspect admitted shooting two people, but described them as Iranian.
Afghan official: Policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11
An Afghan policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues at a checkpoint in southern Helmand province, killing 11 of them before fleeing the scene, officials said Tuesday. The attack happened late on Monday night in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, said Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor.
Afghan official: Policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11
An Afghan policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues at a checkpoint in southern Helmand province, killing 11 of them before fleeing the scene, officials said Tuesday. The attack happened late on Monday night in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital, said Omer Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor.
CAMPAIGN: Coaches will set off from Worcestershire this Saturday for a major NHS rally.
ANGRY NHS campaigners from Redditch have helped to fill four coaches to take to a national demonstration on Saturday, fighting against cuts to services. Residents will join hundreds of people and head for London on March 4 to draw attention to the health service crisis in Worcestershire which has afflicted A&E and left community hospital beds under threat.
CAMPAIGN: Coaches will set off from Worcestershire this Saturday for a major NHS rally.
ANGRY NHS campaigners from Redditch have helped to fill four coaches to take to a national demonstration on Saturday, fighting against cuts to services. Residents will join hundreds of people and head for London on March 4 to draw attention to the health service crisis in Worcestershire which has afflicted A&E and left community hospital beds under threat.
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 28
Kevin O’Leary’s boycott of tonight’s Conservative party leadership debate has his competitors crying foul. O’Leary says having all 14 candidates on stage together to answer the same questions – as is planned for the Edmonton event – is unproductive.
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 28
Kevin O’Leary’s boycott of tonight’s Conservative party leadership debate has his competitors crying foul. O’Leary says having all 14 candidates on stage together to answer the same questions – as is planned for the Edmonton event – is unproductive.
NKorea official in Beijing after China’s ban on coal imports
A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks following China’s ban on coal imports from its neighbor and the killing of the exiled half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil Song will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on “issues of common concern,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing.
NKorea official in Beijing after China’s ban on coal imports
A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks following China’s ban on coal imports from its neighbor and the killing of the exiled half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Vice Foreign Minister Ri Kil Song will hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on “issues of common concern,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a daily news briefing.
N. Korean diplomats in Malaysia to seek Kim’s brother’s body
Ri Tong Il, former North Korean deputy ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to reporters outside the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Ri told reporters Tuesday that North Korea has sent a high-level delegation to Malaysia to seek the return of the body of leader’s Kim Jong Un’s slain half brother and the release of a North Korean arrested in the case.
Kunio Hoshi, 65, was gunned down in October 2015 by masked men on a motorcycle.
Dhaka: Bangladesh court handed down the death sentence on Tuesday for five militants found guilty of killing a Japanese citizen, court officials said. Kunio Hoshi, 65, was gunned down in October 2015 by masked men on a motorcycle on his way to visit a grass farm project in the northern district of Rangpur.
Kunio Hoshi, 65, was gunned down in October 2015 by masked men on a motorcycle.
Dhaka: Bangladesh court handed down the death sentence on Tuesday for five militants found guilty of killing a Japanese citizen, court officials said. Kunio Hoshi, 65, was gunned down in October 2015 by masked men on a motorcycle on his way to visit a grass farm project in the northern district of Rangpur.
Billed as a “mega trip”, it would be a Saudi king’s first visit to Indonesia in nearly five decades.
University Malaya Vice Chancellor Sultan nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, right, presents the honourary degree of Doctor of Letters to Saudi Arabia’s King Sultan Salman bin Abdulaziz, left, at the University Malaya in Kuala Lumpur on February 27, 2017. Photo – AFP University Malaya Vice Chancellor Sultan nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, right, presents the honourary degree of Doctor of Letters to Saudi Arabia’s King Sultan Salman bin Abdulaziz, left, at the University Malaya in Kuala Lumpur on February 27, 2017.
Oman Air has opened retail offices within the premises of Omantel in Duqm and Khasab.
Muscat: Two of the country’s biggest companies are joining forces to provide a smoother customer experience for residents. Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate, has opened retail offices within the premises of Omantel in Duqm and Khasab.
A contagious common cold is spreading across Oman.
Muscat: A contagious common cold is spreading across Oman, doctors said on Tuesday. Dr Pradeep Maheshwari, specialist of internal medicine at the Atlas Hospital, Ruwi, said patients suffering from cough, cold and fever are crowding the hospital.
A contagious common cold is spreading across Oman.
Muscat: A contagious common cold is spreading across Oman, doctors said on Tuesday. Dr Pradeep Maheshwari, specialist of internal medicine at the Atlas Hospital, Ruwi, said patients suffering from cough, cold and fever are crowding the hospital.
Somalia-based airline, Air Shabelle, will operate flights to Salalah
Muscat: Somalia-based airline, Air Shabelle, will operate flights to Salalah from March 5, 2017, airline has said in a statement. “There will be direct flights from Bossasso to Salalah, Mogadisho to Salalah via Bossaso and Hargeysa to Mogadisho-Bossasso-Salalah.
Suspected jihadists attack northern Burkina Faso towns
Authorities in Burkina Faso say suspected jihadists have attacked two communities in the north while an international film festival takes place in the capital. The Monday night attacks in Baraboule and Tongomayel are the latest violence to hit this once peaceful landlocked West African nation.
Saudi Arabia wants oil prices to rise to around $60 in 2017
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers pledged last year to cut production by about 1.8 million barrels per day from January 1. – Times file picture The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Russia and other producers pledged last year to cut production by about 1.8 million barrels per day from January 1. – Times file picture Dubai/London: Saudi Arabia wants crude oil prices to rise to around $60 a barrel this year, five sources from Opec countries and the oil industry said.
St. Pierre-Laviolette heading to Europe to keep playing
Crocus Plains graduate Victor St. Pierre-Laviolette of the Regina Thunder will play football in Sweden this spring. Victor St. Pierre-Laviolette tore up the Prairie Football Conference with the Regina Thunder last season and, if he has his way, he’ll be even more dominant this year.
Indonesians shocked by Trump, but still admire US values
Indonesians are by turns shocked and bemused b… . In this Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, photo, Maria Kartika Sari, a freelance tour guide, poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Jakarta, Indonesia.
France’s Macron targets political sleaze ahead of manifesto release
French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would ban lawmakers from employing family members and from carrying out consulting activities, seizing on his conservative rival’s legal troubles to project a clean image. Standing as an independent centrist, Macron is tipped by opinion polls to defeat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off vote in May. He has shot to the position of frontrunner after conservative Francois Fillon was embroiled in a financial scandal over his wife’s employment as a parliamentary assistant and summoned by a judge on Wednesday.
Nation and world briefs
Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have signed book deals with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed, although the deal is likely in the tens of millions of dollars.
Malaysian tycoon stresses over Vancouver project with Trump
In this June 19, 2013, file photo, Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he poses with Tiah Joo Kim, left, CEO and president of Holborn Group, upon arrival to announce the building of Trump International Hotel and Tower Vancouver in downtown Vancouver, Canada. Malaysian property developer Tiah got way more than he bargained for when he signed a licensing deal to use the Trump brand on the Trump International Hotel and Tower that he is opening on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 in Vancouver.
FX to follow ‘Bette and Joan’ with ‘Feud: Charles and Diana’
This 1991 file photo shows Prince Charles with his wife Princess Diana. FX has announced a 10-episode series that will spotlight the doomed royal couple Charles and Diana.
Mass. ranked top state, but New Yorkers not impressed
The New England Patriots aren’t the only big winners in Massachusetts – the state is also No. 1 in the country, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Starbucks CEO says chain ready to enter Italy after 35 years
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s vision for the chain was largely inspired by the coffee bars he saw on his first trip to Milan more than three decades ago. But it took the company growing to about 26,000 stores in 75 countries in win the credibility he felt necessary to make the leap into the country that gave the world espresso.
Russia pledges to veto UN sanctions resolution on Syria
Russia pledged to veto a Western-backed U.N. resolution Tuesday that would impose sanctions on 21 Syrian individuals, organizations and companies allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The draft Security Council resolution would also ban all countries from supplying Syria’s government with helicopters, which investigators have determined were used in chemical attacks.
Japanese emperor departs for visit to Vietnam and Thailand
Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko smile as they leave for Vietnam at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will spend most of the week in Vietnam, with an overnight stop in Bangkok on Sunday before returning home.
Fierce stuff at Narrandera Rodeo
STRONG HAUL: Lee Kimber of Lockington Victoria roping a calf, later went to win the steer wrestling competition. Photo: Ron Arel With more than $40,000 in total prize money on the line at the Narrandera Rodeo Saturday night, the competition was fierce and that is just how the cowboys and cowgirls like it.
China’s coal consumption falls for 3rd year in a row
In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, smoke and steam rise from the smokestack of a coal-fired power plant near Ordos in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to official data released Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, China’s consumption of coal fell in 2016 for a third year in a row as the world’s top polluter has emerged as a leader in efforts to tackle climate change.
Hillary urges Trump to speak out against hate crimes
New Delhi , Feb. 28 : Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged President Donald Trump to speak out against hate crimes following a rise of the same across the country. “With threats & hate crimes on rise, we shouldn’t have to tell @POTUS to do his part.
Students from China and Auckland’s North Shore work to feed astronauts
Students Leyi Shen, Breanna Keating, Xingyue Zhu, Zili Lu, Syndie Johnson and Hannah Hardy work together on a project at Birkdale Intermediate School to create hydroponics to feed astronauts. Auckland pupils have teamed up with students from China to solve the problem of how to feed astronauts in space.
Call out for amateur golfers
There is still time for amateurs to enter Devonport Golf Club’s Pro-Am on March 6 and play with forty-two of Australia’s best touring professional golfers. Teams of three amateurs and one professional will play an 18-hole 4BBB stableford.
Judge to deliver conclusions at inquest into deaths of Tunisia attack victims
Families of the Britons killed in the Tunisia terror attacks are expected to gather today in a final search for answers. Families of the Britons killed in the Tunisia terror attacks are expected to gather today in a final search for answers.
Chinese father dangled son above river to make him do homework
A father in western China dangled his child centimetres above a river to force him to do his maths homework. The news website Chinanews.com published a video on Monday showing the father from Meishan in Sichuan province hanging his son by a rope from a pulley at the side of the river.
Plastic’ seaweed? Chinese producers lose millions over rumours
Video clip went viral on the internet in China falsely claiming some of the produce sold in Fujian province was artificial, newspaper reports Seaweed producers in southeast China say they have lost hundreds of millions of yuan in two weeks after a video went viral on the internet alleging that some of their produce was made of plastic, according to Chinese media reports. In the two-minute clip that was widely circulated on social media, a woman questioned whether the seaweed collected by one producer in Jinjiang in Fujian province was real.
Guess how much luggage the Saudi king is taking overseas?
It will be the first time in 46 years that a Saudi king has visited the world’s largest Muslim nation, and it comes at a time of heightened attention on the economic links between the two nations. But King Salman has come prepared.
Finds executive chef Jaakko Sorsa’s favourite Hong Kong restaurants
My first dinner at Bo Innovation was particularly memorable. It was in 2009, sitting at the chef’s table with my wife, Kelly, and we were dazed by the depth of the dishes and the stories behind them, told by the chefs themselves.