New York stabbing: Knifeman kills four members of his extended family, including two children, police say
Four people, including two children, have been killed by a relative in New York, according to police. Those stabbed to death included a 12-year-old boy, an 11-year-old girl, a 44-year-old woman and a man in his 30s. Officers were called to reports of an incident in the city’s Queens borough after a girl said “her […]
US ‘considering all appropriate responses’ as ships are caught in Red Sea missile attack
The US says three commercial ships have been attacked by missiles in the Red Sea – with one of its destroyers shooting down armed drones as it went to help. The Bahamas-flagged Unity Explorer, owned by a British company, was one of the vessels targeted in the drone and missile assault on Sunday and suffered […]
Ex-US ambassador Manuel Rocha accused of being Cuban spy
A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for “more than 40 years”. Manuel Rocha, who was arrested at his Miami home on Friday, served as the top US diplomat to Bolivia between 2000 and 2002. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department accuse him of promoting the […]
White House Christmas tree winched back into place after being blown over by high winds
America’s National Christmas Tree fell over in front of the White House on Tuesday afternoon due to high winter winds. The tree, a 40-foot Norway spruce from West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, had been planted just two weeks ago on the White House Ellipse, an area known as President’s Park. According to the National Park […]
US military aircraft with six people on board crashes off Japanese island
At least one person has died after a US military aircraft crashed off the coast of a Japanese island. Six crew members were on board the Osprey aircraft when it crashed on Wednesday. The Japanese coast guard said one crew member had been found – and was later pronounced dead – along with gray-coloured debris […]
Indian official directed plot to kill Sikh separatist in New York, US justice department claims
An Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist in New York City, US justice chiefs have claimed. They allege the Indian government employee, who worked in security and intelligence, recruited another Indian national named as Nikhil Gupta to plan the assassination of a US citizen who had advocated for a […]
Henry Kissinger: Former United States secretary of state has died aged 100
Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates Inc. The veteran politician had major influence on American foreign policy under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany in 1923, Mr Kissinger fled […]
Dr. Nair, The Surgeon Who Is Saving Lives In Miami
The city of Miami is one of the capitals of the world where beauty is a priority and for this reason beauty treatments and specialists proliferate throughout the city. Unfortunately, many of these expensive and highly sought after treatments are done by unscrupulous people who only seek a monetary goal at the expense of whatever […]
Fears ‘super pigs’ could invade US states – and it’s not easy to eradicate them
Experts in the US fear a rising number of “super pigs” that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states. As a cross-breed combining the Eurasian boar’s survival skills with the size and fertility of domestic swine in Canada, the “super pig” is described as an “ecological train wreck”. Professor Ryan Brook, one of […]
Child driving stolen forklift truck hits 10 cars during police chase in Michigan
A 12-year-old boy driving a stolen forklift truck led police in the US on an hour-long chase – and hit about 10 parked cars during the pursuit. The truck, equipped with a forklift and weighing up to 35,000 pounds, was stolen from outside a middle school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, using a key found in […]
