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Month: January 2024

Rebel-fired rockets kill police officer and wound several others in Pakistan, officials say

By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Rockets fired by separatist insurgents have killed a police officer and wounded a dozen other people in southwestern Pakistan, in apparent retaliation for strikes by Pakistan on what it said were insurgent hideouts in Iran earlier in January. The government said Tuesday that six insurgents were

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Policeman, 6 insurgents are killed in rebel attacks in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Rockets fired by separatist insurgents have killed a police officer and wounded a dozen other people in southwestern Pakistan, in apparent retaliation for strikes by Pakistan on what it said were insurgent hideouts in Iran earlier in January. The government said Tuesday that six insurgents were

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Noboa decreta la repatriación de los extranjeros que cumplen sentencias en cárceles de Ecuador

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, emitió este lunes un decreto por el que ordena que las personas extranjeras que cumplen sentencia en cárceles ecuatorianas sean repatriadas a sus países de origen para que cumplan allí sus condenas. Pandillas, pistoleros y carteles desbocados: mientras el terror se apodera de las calles

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House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

By LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are ready to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. The Homeland Security Committee is

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Police in Sri Lanka use tear gas to disperse opposition protest against dire economic conditions

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later this year. Protesters from the main opposition United People’s Power party gathered Tuesday in the capital and accused President

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US figure skaters awarded Olympic gold, Canada snubbed from bronze after Russian skater disqualified

By Homero De la Fuente and Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — The US Figure Skating team will receive a gold medal for its 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic performance, after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was handed a four-year ban over a long-running doping controversy, but Canada has been left “extremely disappointed” after not being awarded

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House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

By LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are ready to take a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws as border security becomes a top 2024 election issue. The Homeland Security Committee is

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