Monthly Archives: November 2016

Image caption Forensic officers have been seen going into the property Trained police negotiators were deployed to the house following concerned calls from neighbours. Image caption Police have remained at the house into the evening It has hit people really hard here [in Welwyn Road]. Just after we arrived we saw one woman on the […]

(CNN)The federal jury deliberating in the criminal case widely known as Bridgegate was released for the day Wednesday, marking the third consecutive day without a verdict. The jurors are slated to resume deliberations in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. ET. They were released early to allow the court to handle some legal […]

Leaving forests in communal hands cuts carbon emissions from deforestation, helps communities and offers long-term economic benefits: Everyone wins The worlds indigenous communities need to be given a bigger role in climate stabilisation, according to a new study that shows at least a quarter of forest carbon is stored on communal land, particularly in Brazil. […]

The states punishing drought saw neighbors scorned and water-guzzling lawns ripped up. But turf-industry insiders say grass is making a comeback Yumi Wong adores the latest addition to her southern California home: a lush, emerald lawn. It just looks much nicer with all the green. It feels clean and peaceful, she said on Tuesday, padding […]

(CNN)Authorities have sealed off Amnesty International’s office in Moscow, the human rights group said Wednesday, adding it did not know why Russian officials would take such a step. Staffers arrived at the office Wednesday morning to find it sealed with a notice from municipal authorities warning people not to enter, according to an Amnesty International […]

Sheriffs office said police were in a standoff with protesters while activists say protesters were peaceful, raising concerns about more arrests and clashes The US army corps of engineers ordered North Dakota police to arrest Native American protesters and destroy a bridge that activists built over a creek at the center of the increasingly tense […]

The Bundy militia fought for their right to make money. We want to protect our sacred lands but the state is treating us with violence and hostility Sometime in the early summer when the Sacred Stone Camp was just a handful of tents and the Dakota Access machines had not yet come to our side […]

Hundreds of exhausted and hungry families who have lived under Isiss rule seek safety as Iraq government troops enter in attempt to reclaim the city Hundreds of families have fled through heavy fighting in eastern Mosul to seek safety in nearby towns as the battle to recapture the last major city in Iraq held by […]

The woman known as Jane Doe pulled out of a Los Angeles press conference where she was expected to reveal her identity, citing death threats A woman who is suing filed a lawsuit in April which was dismissed for technical filing errors. She filed fresh lawsuits in June in New York and California. The allegations […]

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