A tense calm descended on Hong Kong early on Tuesday, hours after police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters who had stormed the legislature in chaotic scenes to protest against an extradition bill in a direct challenge to Beijing. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KRrVC3
A Chinese state paper on Tuesday called for "zero tolerance" after protestors in Hong Kong stormed and ransacked the city's legislature following a day of protests against a controversial extradition bill. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Xl11cG
Morteza Ali, who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban killed his family, found sanctuary at a village cricket club. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2YndTeM
Australia's conservative government is close to securing enough votes to pass sweeping tax cuts after independent lawmakers said on Tuesday they were poised to strike an agreement with Prime Minister Scott Morrison. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KR4Ak8
Costa Rica's education minister Edgar Mora resigned on Monday following protests against policies including his support for gender-neutral bathrooms, in a sign the cultural issues that dominated last year's presidential election remain divisive. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KR28tW
Hero 9/11 first responder Luis Alvarez to receive posthumous key to the city after cancer death A funeral will be held Wednesday for the former New York City police detective who was a leader in the fight for the Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund, and he shall be given a hero’s goodbye.
Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS detainee was victim of 'target and fixation,' attorney says in closing arguments An attorney for decorated Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher argued Monday that his client was a subject of "fixation" by military prosecutors and claimed the case against Gallagher had "huge gaping holes."
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that work to expand an airport at the Santa Lucia military base, meant to serve the capital, would begin this month following a series of delays. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xlXJ9u
A drone attack by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Abha Airport in Saudi Arabia early on Tuesday left nine people injured, a Saudi-led coalition statement said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LwpXa2
MSNBC panel uses bizarre analogy to bash Trump over Kim Jong Un meeting While it isn't exactly a shock for President Trump to be criticized on MSNBC, the left-leaning network found a surprising way to do so on Monday.
Hoax 911 call accused Pulitzer-winning columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. of killing his wife, police say Award-winning Miami Herald opinion columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. was awoken at his Maryland home early Sunday by a group of police officers responding to a hoax 911 tip that someone had been killed inside Pitts' house.