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Bomb explodes by Colombia bull ring, killing 1 policeman

A homemade bomb exploded near Bogota’s bullring on Sunday, killing a police officer and injuring as many as 31 bystanders. The artefact, whose loud explosion shattered windows in nearby apartment buildings, appears to have been left in a sewer outside a new youth hostel popular with foreign backpackers.

FA Cup: Tottenham to host Millwall; Lincoln awaiting Arsenal

Lincoln City manager Danny Cowley and assistant Nicky watch the FA Cup quarter-final draw with fans in the club bar at Sincil Bank Tottenham have been handed a home quarter-final tie against Millwall in the FA Cup following their 3-0 win at Fulham. North London neighbours Arsenal, meanwhile, will entertain National League leaders Lincoln City at the Emirates – if they can win their fifth-round tie at Sutton United on Monday.

Blast in Mogadishu marketplace kills 34

Somalia’s new president visited victims wounded by the Mogadishu car bomb that on Sunday killed 34. President Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those who planned the blast. “It was a horrific and barbaric attack only aimed at killings civilians,” he said from the scene of the blast.

Iraqi forces launch offensive to drive IS from western Mosul

Ground units pushed into a belt of villages outside the country’s second-largest city, and plumes of smoke rose into the sky early in the morning as U.S.-led coalition jets struck militant positions southwest of Mosul and militarized Iraqi police fired artillery. “This is zero hour and we are going to end this war, God willing,” said Mahmoud Mansour, a police officer, as he prepared to move out.

Pence visits Dachau concentration camp

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday, walking along the grounds where tens of thousands of people were killed during World War II. Pence visits Dachau concentration camp DACHAU, Germany – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence paid a somber visit to the site of the Dachau concentration camp on Sunday, walking along the grounds where tens of thousands of people were killed during World War II.

Danny Cowley delighted with FA Cup draw as Lincoln face either Sutton or Arsenal

Lincoln manager Danny Cowley hailed a “win-win” draw after his National League side were pitted against either Arsenal or Sutton in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. Lincoln have become the first non-league team in 103 years to reach the last eight and Sunday evening’s draw saw them handed a mouthwatering trip to the Emirates Stadium or an unlikely all-National League meeting with Sutton.

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GANGNEUNG, Korea, Republic Of – Canada’s Tyler Tardi and Kristen Streifel remain in position for playoffs at the midway point of the world junior curling championships. Tardi and his B.C. team from Langley/New Westminster – vice-skip Sterling Middleton, second Jordan Tardi, lead Nick Meister, and alternate Nicholas Rabl – split their two games on Sunday to move into third place in the men’s standings.

France’s Le Pen arrives in Lebanon

The far-right French leader Marine Le Pen has arrived in Beirut to meet with the Lebanese head of state and leading Christian figures. The National Front leader is hoping to burnish her credentials as a defender of Christians in the Middle East, ahead of France’s April 23 presidential elections.

Europeans wonder if Trump will act on Pence’s reassurances

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence was the latest in a trio of high-ranking Trump emissaries to tell European allies in person that the United States will steadfastly support NATO and demand that Russia honour its commitments to end fighting in Ukraine. Some European leaders, however, remain skeptical of whether Pence and the U.S. secretaries of state and defence actually speak for President Donald Trump.

Canadian Border Town Worries About ‘Confrontations’ After …

A municipal authority in Manitoba, Canada is concerned about the influx of dozens of “asylum seekers” who showed up to border town of Emerson Sunday morning . “I’m scared, the bigger the numbers – if we don’t have enough officials, someone is going to slip through the crack because there’s so many people to process,” Reeve Greg Janzen, a municipal authority, told CBC News .

.com | 350 000 children trapped in west Mosul: Charity

Save the Children warned on Sunday that about 350 000 children were trapped in western Mosul as Iraqi forces launched a new offensive on jihadists defending the strategic city. The London-based charity’s Iraq country director, Maurizio Crivallero said: “Iraqi forces and their allies, including the US and UK, must do everything in their power to protect children and their families from harm and avoid civilian buildings like schools and hospitals as they push deeper into the city.”

US vice president visits former Nazi concentration camp

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, second from right, his wife Karen and their daugher Charlotte, right, walk through the former crematories during a visit to the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, southern… . U.S. Vice President Mike Pence looks into during a visit to the memorial site in the former Nazi concentration camp in Dachau near Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, one day after he attended the Munich Secur… .

Islamic extremists denounce Somalia’s new president

A commander of Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels denounced said the country’s recent election of a new president and vowed to continue fighting the government, the first official comment from al-Shabab since the president’s election earlier this month. In an audio message released by al-Shabab’s radio arm Sunday, Sheikh Hassan Yaqub, a senior commander of the extremist group, called Somalia’s new president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed an “apostate” and warned Somalis against supporting him.

Sonia Gandhi condoles former CJI Altamas Kabir’s death

New Delhi , Feb. 19 : Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday expressed condolence at the demise of former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir. Remembering him as an outstanding legal luminary, Sonia Gandhi said, “As a judge, Justice Kabir’s contribution to legal and justice system of India shall never be forgotten.

Takes a village: ‘Greek Freak’ got many assists growing up

He was just a scrawny, hungry kid, the son of migrants from Nigeria, trying to survive in Sepolia, a modest Athens neighborhood. The club coach who spotted 13-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo and his brother kicking a soccer ball around a neighborhood field says the NBA All-Star grew up in constant fear of the police, and of being deported.

Gambia’s new president commits to end human rights abuses

Gambia President Adama Barrow, left, reads, during his inauguration ceremony in Banjul , Gambia, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. Gambia’s new president thanked his nation and promised greater freedom, an improved economy and better education as thousands attended a ceremony Saturday marking his inauguration after a tense political standoff with the country’s former longtime leader.

Fitness: These runners go the distance

Just shorts and shoes: Escaping the cold and the need for piling on the layers isn’t the only reason to plan a running vacation. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Associated Press FILE – In this file photo dated Sunday, July 10, 2016, Athletes leave the half marathon start line during the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Chancellor Merkel: Germany Always Has Good Respect Between Government and Media

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has told an audience including U.S. Vice President Mike Pence that she supports a “free, independent press” and that Germany has good experience with mutual respect between the government and the media. Merkel was asked Saturday at the Munich Security Conference whether she doubts the quality of American newspaper reporting on domestic politics.

Netanyahu Says Israel, US To Form Team To Tackle Settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he and US President Donald Trump agreed to set up a team to discuss settlements in the occupied West Bank, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Netanyahu told his weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem that during his recent visit to Washington, he and Trump agreed to establish teams on many areas, “even in areas we did not previously agree on.

At Least 30 Killed In Car Bomb Attack In Somalia

At least 30 people were killed in a huge car bomb blast at a busy market in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday, officials said, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency confirmed the incident at Kawo-Gudey in Wadajir district, saying the casualties were both soldiers and civilians.

Annuar Ready To Meet And Discuss Matters Related To Election With TMJ

Kelantan Football Association adviser Tan Sri Annuar Musa said he was ready to meet and discuss matters related to the election of Football Association of Malaysia president with the Tunku Mahkota of Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim. He said the meeting would pave the way for the election of the FAM president, which will be a straight fight between him and TMJ, to be a smooth and harmonious affair.

Pembrokeshire director nominated for Wales Theatre Award

A POWERFUL bilingual play aimed at dispelling the myths of dementia has earned a Milford Haven director a Wales Theatre Awards 2017 nomination. The Torch Theatre ‘s artistic director Peter Doran, has been nominated in the Best Director category for Belonging/Perthyn, in association with Chapter Arts.

Nine More SITF Service Centres To Be Set Up To Resolve Indian Community Issues

The government will set up nine more Special Implementation Task Force service centre branches across the country to resolve issues affecting the Indian community in this country in a faster and more efficient manner. MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the first branch had been opened in Ipoh, Perak and more branches would be established in other locations including in Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Selangor, Pahang, Perak, Penang and Kedah.

UMNO, BN Roadshow To Explain Forex Trade Loss – Annuar Musa

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 19 — UMNO and Barisan Nasional component parties will be going on a nationwide roadshow to inform the public about the special task force set up by the Cabinet to probe Bank Negara’s foreign exchange trading losses in the 1990s. UMNO Information Chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the roadshow, scheduled to start on Feb 25, was mooted following attempts by certain parties to question the need for task force and asking why the 1Malaysia Development Berhad issue was not given the same treatment.

Report: Israeli leader turned down regional peace initiative

An Israeli newspaper reported Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a regional peace initiative last year that was brokered by then-American Secretary of State John Kerry , in apparent contradiction to his stated goal of involving regional powers in resolving Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Haaretz reported that Netanyahu took part in a secret summit that Kerry organized in the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba last February and included Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi.

Tamil Nadu: TV reporter stabbed by drug peddlers in Madurai

A 50-year-old Tamil TV channel reporter was allegedly stabbed and seriously injured by a gang of drug peddlers in Madurai, Tamil Nadu on Sunday, police said. Chandran, a reporter with Polimer TV, was attacked by four persons when he was buying milk at a grocery store near his house in P and T nagar this morning.

BMC polls 2017: Aaditya Thackeray urges voters to vote keeping Aarey in mind

Expressing concern over a part of the Aarey forest being turned into a car shed and labour camp by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation, Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday appealed to Mumbaikars to cast their vote in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls in favour of those parties who support its conservation. Attacking the ruling BJP government in the state, Thackeray tweeted, “It remains a crucial issue for the election, I have raised it in election rallies as this election decides environment wins or ego of government.”