Worldwide / 1025

Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock Booked Hotel Rooms Overlooking Chicago Lollapalooza Festival

October 06, 2017

In total, 47 firearms were recovered from Paddock's hotel suite, his home in Mesquite, and another property associated with him in Reno, Nevada. It is unclear whether Paddock ever showed up to use the rooms. "We are aware of the media reports and have been in communication with our federal partners", the Chicago Police Department said in a statement. Paddock also looked at rooms overlooking another concert a week before his rampage in Las Vegas .

Scandal-hit KPMG South Africa vows reforms, loses another client

October 06, 2017

Interwaste, a Johannesburg-based company involved in the disposal and recycling of waste from mines and residential homes, has appointed Deloitte as its new auditor. KPMG is at risk of losing some its major financial clients with Barclays Africa (BGAJ.J ), Old Mutual(OML.L ), Investec(INLJ.J ), Standard Bank (SBKJ.J ) and Nedbank (NEDJ.J ) considering whether to drop it.

India, EU to fight terror, talk on free trade

October 06, 2017

The two sides also inked three pacts, including one on an global solar alliance, after the summit. India and the European Union have been strategic partners since 2004. The EU, as a bloc of 28 countries, is India's largest regional trading partner, with bilateral trade worth 88 billion dollars in 2016. We will strengthen our cooperation with European Union in developing smart cities and upgrading urban infrastructure .

Nigeria, Tunisia seek to seal qualification

October 06, 2017

A win or draw for Ghana's Black Stars in Kampala, with maximum points for Egypt in Alexandria means that Cuper's side will guarantee their place to next summer's finals in Russian Federation with a game to spare. It could ultimately cost Burkina Faso a place at the World Cup for the first time in its history. For Ghana their only chance of a fourth consecutive World Cup finals is victory in Uganda and Egypt failing to beat Congo.

GOP signals willingness to look at gun accessories

October 06, 2017

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) has partnered with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on a bipartisan effort to ban the bump stock devices. California Sen. Kamala Harris and 25 other Senate Democrats joined Feinstein on the bill. "So certainly if (the bill) made it over here I'd be willing to look at it in a different light but I don't know enough", he said. After the deadly school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, Feinstein again attempted to pass an assault weapons ban - which included a ...

Oil slides near $50 on signs United States fuel stockpiles increased

October 06, 2017

The 14-nation oil cartel, led by Saudi Arabia, accounts for almost 44 percent of the world's crude oil production. Oil futures fell Monday on increased OPEC production, the first uptick in USA oil rigs in seven weeks, and a stronger US dollar, though shares of oil majors Chevron (CVX) and BP (BP) remain near buy points .

Las Vegas victim shot in leg stands when President Trump visits hospital

October 06, 2017

Today Gunderson called into the Todd Starnes Show from the hospital where he is recovering from a through and through bullet wound. One of those he saw was Thomas Gunderson , who was shot in the leg during the tragedy. Gunderson thanked the president for visiting the area. "That shows leaps and bounds", she said about the president's decision to spend time with survivors the shooting, "but I just want to make sure that my friend is getting better every day".

Trump says Las Vegas shooter "sick", will discuss gun laws later

October 06, 2017

President Donald Trump and the White House staff observed a moment of silence to remember the victims killed in the shooting at Las Vegas . Now, he he will try to comfort victims of a horrendous mass shooting for the first time as president.

Republicans and the NRA open to banning bump stocks is encouraging

October 06, 2017

A bump stock is an affordable attachment that enables a semi-automatic rifle to simulate the effect of a fully automatic rifle. In fact, he said Paddock would likely have killed more people had he used a semi-automatic weapon that had not been modified with the bump stock.

Las Vegas Shooter's Girlfriend Currently Talking To FBI

October 06, 2017

Danley , who uses an Australian passport, traveled to her home country of the Philippines on September 15, according to travel records obtained by ABC News . "Australia will support the United States authorities in their investigation in whatever way we can, but we have not had contact with Marilou Danley directly".

Islamic State Kills Captive Soldier in Syria, Russian Deputy Claims

October 06, 2017

The Conflict Intelligence Team, a volunteer group that studies the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, argued on the basis of social media posts that the two men were likely in Syria as mercenaries. The second man in the video is "our cossack Novel Zabolotnyï", has affirmed this Wednesday, Lyubov Bondar, the spokesman of the paramilitary Organization of the Russian cossacks, based in Rostov-on-Don (south).

High school evacuated because of pumpkin spice air freshener

October 06, 2017

Students and teachers didn't know what it was. A spokesman for the Baltimore City Fire Department has confirmed the source was a pumpkin spice-scented air freshener. After arriving, the fire department requested a Hazmat team, which ran several tests for hazardous materials. Two students and a three adults were taken to area hospitals with unknown injuries, though one of the adults suffered an issue unrelated to the smell, officials said.

Trump tweets support for Gillespie, attacks Northam

October 06, 2017

Born Sept. 13, 1959, Northam grew up on the Eastern Shore, Virginia and worked on the Chesapeake Bay, before he attended Virginia Military Institute, where he was President of the Honor Court. They have transformed peaceful parks and attractive quiet neighborhoods into bloodstained killing fields. Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head during a mass shooting at a political event she was hosting near Tuscon, was supposed to host a campaign event Monday fro ...

Retailers pull bump stocks from online stores

October 06, 2017

America, you have to stand up". "There are so many lawfully used firearms in the USA that are never used in crimes". Feinstein said she was reaching out to Republicans, and the president, for support . "It's definitely something that should be looked at", Heitkamp said. Most members of Congress had never even heard of them before this week. Jill Snyder, special agent at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, said Tuesday that the gunman in Las Vegas rigged 12 semi-automatic rifles ...

Macron offers mediation between Baghdad and Kurds

October 06, 2017

Ayatollah Khamenei said enemies were trying to keep Iran and Turkey away from major regional developments, noting foreign powers and Israel have been seeking to create contention between regional countries. Fighting terrorism, under any name, among main goals of Iran and Turkey, Rouhani added. But both have been alarmed by the independence vote, fearing it will encourage separatism among their own Kurdish populations.

Las Vegas shooting: Donald Trump to visit Las Vegas to console victims

October 06, 2017

Although police said they had no other suspects, Clark County Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said investigators wanted to talk with Paddock's girlfriend and live-in companion, Australian Marilou Danley, who he said was travelling overseas, possibly in Tokyo.

Amit Shah brings political murders to the fore in Kerala rally

October 06, 2017

The CPI (M) Kerala state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan took a dig at the BJP president describing Amit Shah as a toothless lion. Some measures to ease the difficulties being faced by traders owing to GST are likely to be announced after the GST Council's meeting on Friday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and BJP President Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed the state of the economy and steps to revive growth on Thursday.

Powerful Storm Killed Seven People in Germany

October 06, 2017

In Hamburg a tree fell over a auto in which there were two women. Dozens were injured by the heavy winds that swept through Berlin . Many services were also cancelled in the country's east, as were urban S-Bahn trains in capital Berlin .

Iraq says it has retaken northern town from Islamic State

October 06, 2017

As you know, there are steps we, both Turkey and Iran, have taken on the matter. Late last month, the Kurds in Iraqi Kurdistan voted for independence from Iraq amid a barrage of worldwide and regional opposition. "France is ready to contribute actively to the UN's mediation efforts, if Iraqi authorities so wish", he said. Al-Abadi insisted that Iraq "is for all Iraqis" and said the constitution guarantees the rights of all its citizens.

Bound England To Host Germany And Brazil

October 06, 2017

England wasted little time in announcing their next friendly games after sealing qualification to the 2018 World Cup on Thursday night. Per the FA , the Three Lions will host defending world champions Germany on Friday, Nov. Germany , who have won four World Cups, last visited Wembley four years ago when Per Mertesacker scored to give them a 1-0 victory as both countries began their preparations for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil .

Honeypreet not cooperating, may ask to further remand: Panchkula Police

October 06, 2017

During an interaction with media persons, Khattar said, "I feel whenever Punjab Police got the information, they should have shared it with Haryana Police and handed her over to them". In a bid to pacify leaders and public representatives of his party, Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday asked all the senior police officers of the state to respond to phone calls from the MPs, the MLAs and other public representatives.

Can Mahatma Gandhi assassination be probed again? SC asks senior lawyer

October 06, 2017

Justice Bobde asked if any member of the organization is still alive, as the court can not convict an organization. The Supreme Court told Dr Pankaj Phadnis that, "We can not go by political passions". As per reports, the pistol that killed Gandhi changed many hands in Gwalior finally it came to Jagdish Prasad Goel who passed it on to Gangadhar Dandavate and finally it was delivered to Nathuram Godse .

Farmers stripped, thrashed in police station in Madhya Pradesh

October 06, 2017

The director-general of police has been asked to institute an enquiry and submit a report within three days, he said in Bhopal . For the past five years now, Tikamgarh had not received a proposer monsoon and has been grappling with horrors brought on by drought-like situations - distress migration, farmer suicides, poverty, etc.

Trump To Meet With Las Vegas Shooting Victims

October 06, 2017

Danley said she was devastated by the carnage and would cooperate with authorities as they struggle to get inside Paddock's mind. President Donald Trump has not talked about bump stocks specifically, but did indicate this week that he's open to considering additional gun regulations.

Palace welcomes rescue of 17 Maute hostages

October 06, 2017

Arevalo on his update on the crisis disclosed that the military operations are now confined to roughly five to seven hectares with around 40 militant fighters engaging against the government troops which includes hostages who were forced by the terrorists to fight with them.

Las Vegas shooting sparks outcries for gun control

October 06, 2017

There are all kinds of reasons Congress, and most states, never do anything to reform gun laws, from the considerable electoral clout and political access of the NRA to lawmakers' cozy relationships with gun manufacturers to personal ideology.

NY Sen. Gillibrand Blasts Congress After Las Vegas Shooting

October 06, 2017

The Las Vegas shooter had at least one of these devices in his possession. He, too, said Congress is now working to "legalize the sale of silencers". Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., echoed Kelly's sentiments saying, "It's time for Congress to get off its a- and do something". And as promises fade, powerful gun right advocates like the NRA rise to fill the space.

Congress delays vote on gun silencers after Vegas massacre

October 06, 2017

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of NY says Congress must pass "laws that help prevent guns, especially the most risky guns, from falling into the wrong hands". Bad guys get stuff. This favor came from some of the previously pro-gun democrats. House Republicans have held off voting this week on a bill that would make it easier to buy a silencer.

On guns, Trump is very much a normal Republican

October 06, 2017

The argument for the legality of bump fire stocks was that the rifle itself remains semi-automatic. Some representatives from around the country admit that before this week, they had never heard of the gun accessory bump stocks. Following a mass shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, in which the gunman had weapons modified to allow rapid firing, House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin told MSNBC that changing the law is "something we need to look into".

National Rifle Association open to regulation of 'bump stocks'

October 06, 2017

As we've written before , negative coverage, or even misreporting, really don't rise to the what the understanding of what we've long considered to be propaganda (or "fake news.") Though President Trump has had some success in redefining the term".

Las Vegas killer placed cameras in hotel

October 06, 2017

After receiving a reply they realise: "It's coming out of the Mandalay window". Approximately 22,000 people were at the Route 91 festival when Paddock opened fire. "This individual is a lone wolf and I don't know how it could have been prevented", he said earlier in the day. "Get down!" to concert-goers and pointing them towards safety .

Denzel Washington Is Roman J. Israel, Esq.' Here's The New Trailer

October 06, 2017

Israel, Esq . which sees Academy Award victor Denzel Washington dive deep into the underbelly of the Los Angeles Criminal court system. It's produced Jennifer Fox , Todd Black , and Denzel Washington , with Brian Oliver , Betsy Danbury, Charles D.

Rohingya Muslims Still Fleeing To Bangladesh As Crisis Continue

October 06, 2017

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra asked both the parties, the Centre and the two Rohingya Muslim refugees who have filed the petition, to compile all documents and worldwide conventions for assisting the court. Rohingyas are not recognised by Myanmar as its citizens and are called Bengali by them. Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, has come under worldwide criticism for her alleged failure to protect the minority Rohingya people.

Terrorists Strikes Shiite shrine in Pakistan's Balochistan, Killing 20

October 06, 2017

Talking to media, Home Minister Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti said seriously injured persons have been shifted to hospitals in Quetta . SSP Jhal Magsi Muhammad Iqbal said five children, a woman and one police officer were among those 20 people killed in the bombing.

Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend returns to USA from Philippines

October 06, 2017

Police said Paddock had "at least 10 rifles" in the room. Marilou Danley , 62, returned to the United States from the Philippines on Tuesday night , October 3, 2017, and was met at Los Angeles International Airport by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.

Deadly blast hits shrine in Pakistan's Balochistan

October 06, 2017

In February, a suicide bomber had killed more than 80 people and injured 250 others in an attack on the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan Sharif in Sindh. In order to cope with the emergency properly, Balochistan Health Minister Mir Rehmat Saleh Baloch put hospitals of Sibi, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allahyar and Jhal Magsi on high alert.

USGS: Quake measuring 6.3 magnitude strikes off eastern Japan

October 06, 2017

The quake struck 300km east of Iwaki, on Japan's main island Honshu, at a depth of 77.8 km, USGS said. It was originally said to be a 6.3 magnitude quake - but this was later downgraded to 6.0. The quake struck at 4.59pm local time, relatively close to Fukushima, where a tsunami - caused by a quake in 2011 - severely damaged a nuclear reactor in 2011.

Anti-Nuclear Campaign Wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 06, 2017

The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons , or ICAN, a group working to establish a global prohibition on nuclear weapons under international law. Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, has said the award recognises the work of the group to bring people's attention to the catastrophic consequences of nuclear weapons.

Vehicle run over by truck, four youngsters from Kerala killed in Bengaluru

October 06, 2017

Police gave the names of the victims as - Joel Jacob, Jeena Divya and Nikhit. All of them are reportedly natives of Pathanamthitta district in Kerala. Through Joyad's family, the police have also reached out to the families of the other deceased students. Deputy Superintendent of Police Thammaiaha told TNM that Joyad's parents live overseas and that his relatives who reside in Bengaluru have been informed.

Las Vegas police release harrowing bodycam footage of Mandalay Bay chaos

October 06, 2017

While they would like to speak with the woman, officials have repeatedly stated they suspect the gunman in Sunday's mass shooting acted alone. She said this had anxious her - "first the unexpected trip home and then the money was a way of breaking up with me".

Hannity lashes out at Democrats for their reaction to Las Vegas shooting

October 06, 2017

Calls for stricter gun control laws after high-profile shootings in Orlando, San Bernardino, Virginia Tech and Newtown are all-too familiar, so a cynical person might say nothing will get done. "Europe and Australia made a different choice: respect for life above right to universal gun ownership", he tweeted. Hillary Clinton never let that stop her from speaking out, and even though she is technically not our president, she is acting more like a president than Donald Trump.

San Juan Mayor: Trump's Remarks Were 'Insulting,' 'Minimized Our Suffering'

October 06, 2017

Cruz had said that she would be happy to meet with the President. Cruz participated in an on-camera briefing when Trump and the first lady arrived, listening to the president praise one public official after another. "10,000 federal workers now on island doing a good job". "They were so thankful for what we've done", he said. All of Puerto Rico undoubtedly needs a lot of help recovering and rebuilding from these hurricanes, and the federal government should do what it can to help.

SC disapproves statement that many judges are pro

October 06, 2017

The court then referred the matter to the Constitution Bench after noting that a rising number of issues were coming up where persons holding high positions in government were making controversial statements on matters pending before courts or those being probed.

Man Stabbed On Milton Road Has Died In Hospital

October 06, 2017

At least one occupant of the auto left the vehicle. "This developed into a physical altercation on the street, the outcome of which the male victim sustained some serious injuries". Police have spoken to a number of witnesses but said they would like to hear from anyone with dashcam footage or the registration number of the vehicle.

Bank behind 'Fearless Girl' statue underpaid female, black employees

October 06, 2017

A Labor Department audit alleged that women in senior roles at State Street Corp. received lower pay overall than their male counterparts, including lower base salaries and bonus pay, since December 2010, according to Bloomberg . State Street, one of the world's largest asset management companies, said the statue was meant to "urge greater gender diversity on corporate boards" and the figure became a symbol of female empowerment, even as some questioned the corporation's motives.

Sasikala likely to be released on parole today

October 06, 2017

VK Sasikala, who is serving her jail term in the disproportionate assets case, was on Friday granted parole for five days to meet her ailing husband M Natarajan. While stringent pre-conditions have been laid down for Sasikala's parole, the most important is for her to stay away from political activity. He is reportedly recovering following the transplantation.

New poll shows Republican Party popularity 'in freefall'

October 06, 2017

The result, says Pew, is this: While there has been a consistent party gap since 1994 on government aid to the poor, the divisions have never been this large. The poll found that 43 percent of voters trust Democrats in Congress to protect the "interests of their families" when it comes healthcare , compared to 15 percent who think President Donald Trump would protect their interests and just 10 percent of people who think Republicans would have their interests at heart.

ICAI president Nilesh Vikamsey's daughter found dead on railway tracks in Mumbai

October 06, 2017

According to a Mid-day report, the eyewitness, who was on board the 6.06 pm CSMT-Dombivili local, the same train that Pallavi was travelling on, said that she saw the 21-year-old lean out of the train twice or thrice. On Thursday, her family waited for many hours for her return. So we registered an ADR regarding this in Dadar GRP. Her cellphone was switched off after that and has not been found.

BMC demolishes illegal construction outside Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies VFX office

October 06, 2017

Summary: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday took action against Red Chillies Entertainment, a visual effects company owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan, in Goregaon (West), for alleged encroachment. "Red Chillies VFK is taking this up with the concerned authorities at the BMC". "It was therefore demolished today". The police provided security cover to these officials.Chanda Jadhav, assistant municipal commissioner (Goregaon West) said, "The case was in court ...

Las Vegas shooter's girlfriend told investigators she anxious about his mental stability

October 06, 2017

Lombardo said that it wasn't immediately known whether Paddock had planned an attack on that event. They also said he left a note in his room. The investigation by authorities and the state's attorney office in the process failed to uncover Benjamin Paddock's true identity, the article reports.

Information