Rules for help with legal representation leave relatives paying out of pocket, versus well-funded cops. As Heather Thompson looked around the room at the team of lawyers representing police at the recent coroner’s inquest probing her son’s death, variations of the same question kept coming to her mind. “How is …
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Pearson airport revamps security measures for U.S. travel
United States-bound travellers can now check their baggage before going through security, among other changes. Toronto Pearson International Airport revealed their revamped security pre-clearance procedure, the result of a two-year process hoping to make travelling to the United States easier. Changes include the order in which people travelling to the …
Read More »Sources say the money will be pledged through the World Bank to help Iraq’s government implement economic reforms.
OTTAWA—Canada will pledge up to $200 million in new money to help Iraq’s economy during a major conference in Washington on Wednesday. Sources tell The Canadian Press that “up to” that amount will be pledged through the World Bank to help Iraq’s government implement economic reforms. The Canadian pledge is …
Read More »No exit: Safety failures turned Baghdad bombing into inferno
BAGHDAD (AP) – Dozens of men were watching a soccer match at the “Smile” cafe when the blast hit in the street below. Within minutes, a fire ripped through the Baghdad shopping mall where they were gathered, trapping them in a crowd on the second floor. There were no fire …
Read More »Turkish jets strike rebels in Iraq following failed coup
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Days after a failed coup attempt in Turkey, the country’s jets carried out cross-border strikes against Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, killing some 20 alleged militants, state media reported Wednesday. F-16 jets pounded targets belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, in Iraq’s …
Read More »As Oppn attacks govt over Guj Dalit case, Rahul Gandhi dozes off in Parliament
New Delhi: In an another embarrassment to Congress party, Rahul Gandhi was apparently spotted dozing off in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday during the crucial debate on atrocities on Dalits. The television shot, which has gone viral on the social media accompanied by carping comments, shows the Congress vice-president with …
Read More »All diesel vehicles more than 15-year-old in Delhi to be scrapped first, says NGT in new decision
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal’s recent ruling over the ban on diesel vehicles that succeeded the 10-year bracket, has now been revised. In its latest decision, the NGT has called for the deregistration of diesel vehicles that are older than 15-years. This report may come as a relief to …
Read More »Not allowed to take phone inside for meeting with PM Modi: Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: Opening another front against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that few Chief Ministers, including him, were not allowed to carry mobile phones to the Inter-State Council meet chaired by the PM in the national capital recently. “They made few a Chief Ministers, …
Read More »Suspended by SAD, former India hockey captain Pargat Singh may soon join AAP
Chandigarh: Former Indian hockey captain and Jalandhar Cantonment MLA Pargat Singh, who has been suspended by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), is reportedly mulling to join the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ahead of the Punjab Assembly Elections 2017. The SAD said in a statement that its president Sukhbir Singh Badal, …
Read More »Resignation drama: Capt Amarinder invites Navjot Sidhu to join Congress
The prospect of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu joining the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) set off tremors in the Congress camp, but the party not only betrayed the signs, its Punjab chief Captain Amarinder Singh went ahead and invited him to join the Congress. As the party waited anxiously for Sidhu’s next …
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