Four dead in Fresno mass shooting during football party

metro-uk Monday, November 18, 2019 7:56:00 AM CET | info [other]

At least four people have been killed and 10 others have been injured in the mass-shooting. A gunman is on the loose after four people were shot dead and another six injured in a shooting in Fresno, California, last night. Three people died instantly and a fourth later died at hospital after unknown.......

‘Stop flexing muscles,’ China tells US over South China Sea

freemalaysiatoday Monday, November 18, 2019 7:39:00 AM CET | info [other]

Wei also underscored to Esper China’s position that it would ‘not tolerate any Taiwan independence incident’. (AFP pic) BANGKOK: China on Monday called on the US military to stop flexing its muscles in the South China Sea and to avoid adding “new uncertainties” over Taiwan, during high-level talks.......

Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Police fire tear gas on protesters leaving site

bbc Monday, November 18, 2019 7:53:00 AM CET [other]

Groups of protesters have been trying to leave the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong (PolyU), but have been met with tear gas fired by police surrounding the campus. Some protesters fought back with petrol bombs and bricks before retreating. University officials had said earlier on Monday that.......

The Latest: Police swoop in to arrest Hong Kong protesters

timesdaily Monday, November 18, 2019 7:43:00 AM CET [other]

In this Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, photo, medical volunteers help a protester retreat from the front lines of a barricade outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Fiery explosions were seen early Monday as Hong Kong police stormed into the university held by protesters after an all-night standoff....

world The Latest: Aunt says family is ‘broken’ over nephew’s death By Associated Press, 18/11/2019

samoaobserver Monday, November 18, 2019 7:03:00 AM CET [other]

SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a vigil to remember two students shot and killed by a classmate at his Southern California high school (all times local): 8 p.m. An aunt of one of two students killed in a shooting at Saugus High School says his death has devastated the family....

Hong Kong police clash with protesters, as high court rules mask ban unconstitutional

cnbc Monday, November 18, 2019 7:50:00 AM CET | info [other]

Many were arrested near the university on Monday, public broadcaster RTHK reported, while in the nearby commercial area of Nathan Road activists stopped traffic and forced shopping malls and stores to shut. "We've been trapped here for too long. We need all Hong Kongers to know we need help," said.......

US colleges lose grip on vital revenue source: Asian students

nikkei-en Monday, November 18, 2019 6:46:00 AM CET | info [other]

NEW YORK -- American universities have a problem: Despite their best efforts to attract foreign students, fewer and fewer are coming their way. New international enrollment on U.S. campuses -- long the preferred destination for students from Asia -- has fallen for the third consecutive year,.......

Democrats invite Trump to testify in impeachment inquiry

theherald-news Monday, November 18, 2019 7:36:00 AM CET | info [other]

ȁ#x201c;If he has information that is exculpatory, that means ex, taking away, culpable, blame, then we look forward to seeing it,ȁ#x201d; she said in an interview that aired Sunday on CBS’s ȁ#x201c;Face the Nation.ȁ#x201d; Trump ȁ#x201c;could come right before the committee and talk, speak all the truth that he wants if he wants,ȁ#x201d; she said....

Trump defends Biden from scathing North Korean critique

yenisafak-en Monday, November 18, 2019 7:31:00 AM CET | info [other]

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his Democratic rival Joe Biden on Sunday, who was slammed by North Korea in an apparent response to his criticism of its leader Kim Jong Un. In commentary Friday, North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) called Biden, a former U.S....

AP Exclusive: Climate said to imperil 60% of Superfund sites

680news Monday, November 18, 2019 6:26:00 AM CET | info [other]

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2017 photo, boats are shown moored in the Anclote River near the old Stauffer chemical plant site in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Hundreds of the nation's most polluted places are at an increasing risk of spreading contamination beyond their borders by more frequent storms and rising seas....