“We continue to engage with many different stakeholders, some who actively challenge our use of this technology. Continue reading Police to test live facial recognition in Westminster

Around 69,000 officers are active on Saturday, with an added presence in the cities of Toulouse, Bordeaux and Saint-Etienne, the interior minister said. Continue reading ‘Massive kettling operation’ on fifth weekend of Paris protests

They have been taken to various hospitals in Chamarajnagar district of Karnataka state. The area is 110 miles (180km) south of Bangalore. Continue reading Suspected food poisoning kills 11 as 130 fall ill at Indian temple ceremony

His arrest is seen as a high-profile test of Somalia’s treatment of defectors from the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab, Africa’s most active extremist group. Somalia’s government welcomed the defection last year by al-Shabab’s former spokesman but not his popular candidacy to lead Southwest state, which took some officials by surprise. Continue reading AU force in Somalia says not involved in ex-al-Shabab arrest

Forensic examination results reveal that up to three or four more people may be involved in the slaying of 36-year-old Carla Stefaniak, of Miami, whose body was discovered earlier this month inside a shallow grave in a mountainous area behind the San Jose Airbnb where she was staying, Q Costa Rica reported. Continue reading American tourist may have been killed by multiple people in Costa Rica, report says

Bush family spokesman Jim McGrath on Sunday night honored the service dog who accompanied George H.W. Bush during the former president’s final months. “Mission complete,” McGrath tweeted, showing Sully the dog. Sully’s Instagram page showed the same photo. Former President George W. Bush later “regrammed” the photo on his own Instagram, noting: “As much as our family is going to miss this dog, we’re comforted to know he’ll bring the same … Continue reading George H.W. Bush’s service dog, Sully, is honored: ‘Mission complete’

Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 27, wrote a “martyrdom note” to his sister which said “the Queen and her soldiers will all be in hellfire” before his attack around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, 2017, it is alleged. Continue reading Terror suspect who attacked Buckingham Palace cops left note saying Queen Elizabeth would ‘be in hellfire’

“He murdered Christina Abbotts. In short, the prosecution say the assault Christina Abbotts suffered which resulted in her death was brutal, savage, unnecessary and pointless,” Tehrani told jurors. “You will hear she had an active social life. Unknown to many of her friends and family, she was a sex worker. In some quarters, she would be described as a high-class escort.” Continue reading Student turned high-end sex worker, 29, found ‘bludgeoned to death with pestle,’ court hears

The man was reportedly detained on Oct. 16 for allegedly entering into North Korea illegally through China. Korean Central News Agency reported that he told investigators that he was under the “manipulation” of the U.S. spy agency. Continue reading American detained in North Korea deported back to US, official says

An act of diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula reportedly led to a brief — but inconvenient — ban that temporarily barred South Korea’s leader from coming to America. South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s plane was reportedly blacklisted by the United States because it transported him to North Korea amid a thawing of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The surprising blacklist was a result of an executive … Continue reading South Korea president’s plane blacklisted by US after North Korea flight, reports say

“Our deepest condolences go out to all Sarah’s family and friends at this poignant time,” Erasmus University said in a statement. “We encourage our students and staff not to let each other alone in this difficult time and to get in touch with student advisers and psychologists if they want to.” Continue reading American student living in the Netherlands stabbed to death in apartment, police say

Kassig, a 26-year-old aid worker and U.S. citizen, was captured in Syria in October 2013 as he was providing aid to Syrians who were fleeing the country’s civil war. His friends say he converted to Islam in captivity and took the first name Abdul-Rahman. ISIS released graphic video in 2014 showing he was beheaded, and U.S. officials confirmed the footage was authentic. Continue reading Senior ISIS leader involved in killing of former US Army Ranger killed in drone strike, coalition says