Monthly Archives: September 2016

Ahmad Khan Rahami is taken into custody after a shootout with police Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Linden, N.J.Image: AP The man suspected of planting multiple, highly lethal bombs around New York and New Jersey used eBay to source materials, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in federal court. The charges against Ahmad Rahami, […]

The Tiangong-1 space module setting off for space in 2011 with the Long March 2-F rocket.Image: AP China’s first space-station module, Tiangong-1, will fall back to Earth in the second half of 2017, senior officials have said. While “most” of its parts will burn up while re-entering the atmosphere, China said it would monitor stray […]

OurCrowd, the crowdfunding platform that gives backers equity in the companies they support, today announced that it hasraised $72 million in a Series C round of funding, and expects the final figure to be closer to $100 million. Half of the capitalwill be used to build out its offices globally and develop its platform; and […]

Company apologises after outfit depicting Polynesian god Maui from the film Moana was likened to blackface Disney has said it will no longer sell a boys costume for a Polynesian character that some Pacific Islanders have compared to blackface. The outfit depicts the character Maui in the upcoming animated movie Moana. It has a long-sleeve […]

(CNN)For the past three years, a one day event in South Africa has drawn in thousands of shoe lovers in pursuit of one thing: the perfect sneakers. The Sneaker Exchange, the creation of 23-year-old Zaid Osman where people buy and sell their own footwear, was initially started to help Osman fund his start up. “I […]

Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN)Relatives of Keith Lamont Scott, after watching two police videos, said they couldn’t say what was in his hands when he was shot and killed by a Charlotte police officer. “It is impossible to discern from the videos what, if anything, Mr. Scott is holding in his hands,” attorney Justin Bamberg said. […]

Briege Ruddy from the College Park Residents Association said: “Between 1am and 3am it’s complete bedlam – they arrive home drunk, upsetting the whole community, keeping children awake, firing bottles at houses and smashing windscreens. Image caption Residents said they had been “terrorised” by drunken students In July, residents groups expressed concerns about plans to […]

On Saturday 23 November 2013, 10 children died after being shot. It was just another day in America. In an exclusive extract from his new book, Gary Younge chronicles two short lives The most common adjective employed by weather reporters on Saturday 23 November 2013 was treacherous. But in reality there was not a hint […]

The letter you always wanted to write You recently celebrated a significant birthday by dining out with a few friends but without your own family being invited or present. Sadly, you have becomea very isolated and lonely man and I wonder if you will ever make peace with your three adult sons before your life […]

Activists in Centre Wellington plan to block Ontario pump tests after bottled-water makers overtook communitys attempt to secure long-term water source A small town in Ontario, Canada, has prompted fresh scrutiny of the bottled-water industry after its attempt secure a long-term water supply through the purchase of a well was outbid by the food and […]