Chris Froome was among riders whose eyes needed treatment for tear gas when police intervened to disperse farmers protesting against funding cuts by disrupting the Tour de France on Tuesday. Bales of hay blocked the road 30 kilometers into the 218-kilometer stage from Carcassonne to Bagneres De-Luchon. Tour organizers said… Read More
Hundreds missing after major dam collapses
A hydroelectric dam collapsed in southeastern Laos, leaving an unknown number of people dead and hundreds missing, state media said Tuesday. Rescue efforts were underway as top government officials rushed to the site and public appeals were launched for aid. The official Lao news agency KPL said the Xepian-Xe Nam… Read More
Neighbors: We never heard of Toronto shooter’s mental illness
Ashley Robinson saw Faisal Hussain almost every day when she walked her dog on the winding sidewalk near her high-rise apartment building. “He always was smiling,” she said, adding that they lived in the same building in Thorncliffe Park, a 21-story gray building that’s home to immigrants and Canadians alike…. Read More
N. Korea dismantling key nuclear launch site
North Korea appears to have started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June. While Pyongyang could be trying to build trust with Washington as they engage… Read More
50 killed from wildfires raging near Greek capital
Wildfires raged through seaside resorts near the Greek capital, torching homes, cars and forests and killing at least 50 people, authorities said, raising the death toll Tuesday after finding 26 bodies believed to be family members huddled together, some of them hugging. Many tourists and residents fled toward the coastline… Read More
Trump sends an icy warning to Iran
President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted out to Iranian President Rouhani should never again send hostile threats to the U.S. or there would be dire consequences. This was after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani remarked earlier in the day that “America must understand well that peace with Iran is the mother of… Read More
Japan suffers hottest day ever
Japan recorded its highest temperature ever Monday as a deadly heat wave continued to grip a wide swath of the country and nearby South and North Korea. The mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) in Kumagaya, a city in Saitama prefecture about 65 kilometers (40 miles) northwest of… Read More
Terror! 2 killed as man shoots into multiple restaurants in Toronto
A man firing a handgun into restaurants and cafes as he walked along a Toronto street shot 14 people, killing two of them, before dying after an exchange of gunfire with police late Sunday, police said. Police Chief Mark Saunders has he can not rule out radical Islamic terrorism as… Read More
Bloodbath! 9 people slashed in brutal knife attack in Germany
A crazed man armed with a knife attacked passengers on a crowded bus Friday in the northern German city of Luebeck before being overpowered and arrested, authorities said. Nine people were reported injured, one seriously, in what witnesses called a “bloodbath.” Authorities say the assailant’s motive for the attack on… Read More
Ancient Christian mystery has been solved?
A centuries-old battle over one of the most revered artifacts in the Christian faith reached a new boiling point this week. In one corner: A new study that casts doubt on the Shroud of Turin. According to tradition, it’s the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. But this week, researchers claimed… Read More
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