ISIS Sniper Kills Dutch Photojournalist in Libya
An Islamic State militant group (ISIS) sniper in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte killed a Dutch photojournalist on Sunday, according to the pro-government Libyan forces battling to oust the group from its last enclave in the North African country. Jeroen Oerlemans, 45, was joining mine-clearing teams on an operation in a section of the […]
Muslims To Welcome New Year
Muslims across the world have already been marking the Islamic New Year, the beginning of the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar. Muharram is the second holiest month after Ramadan and, like other Islamic celebrations, its dates vary from year to year. Here are four key facts to know. What is Islamic New Year? […]
Google Faces Fine Over EU Antitrust Issues
The European Union’s antitrust regulators have warned Google over practices involving its Android mobile operating software, Reuters reported over the weekend, citing a 150-page EU document sent to complainants last week. In their “statement of objections” sent to Google in April, the bloc’s regulators reportedly accused Google of paying phone makers to preinstall Google search […]
Supreme Court set to decide cases on insider trading, death penalty and aid to church schools
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court begins hearing cases this week, but none of them looks to be a high-profile legal dispute that will split the eight justices. Here are a few notable legal questions due to be decided in the new term: Insider trading: Is it a crime for people to buy stock based on […]
NJ Transit train crash passenger files intent to sue over severe head injury
HOBOKEN — A Hasbrook Heights woman has filed a notice of intent to sue New Jersey Transit for injuries she suffered in train crash at the Hoboken station last week. Keri Gormley, 39, was sitting in the first seat of the second car of the train when it crashed about 8:45 a.m., according to a […]
Federal government closing tax loophole used by foreign home buyers
TORONTO – The Trudeau government is closing a loophole that some foreign home buyers currently use to avoid paying taxes on the sale of Canadian property. Finance Minister Bill Morneau will unveil in an announcement today that foreign buyers who are not residents at the time of purchase will no longer be able to claim […]
Kim Kardashian Held at Gunpoint in Paris Hotel Room
Two armed men dressed as fake police held reality star Kim Kardashian West at gunpoint in a robbery at her Paris hotel room Sunday night, according to her spokesperson. “Kim Kardashian West was held up at gunpoint inside her Paris hotel room this evening, by two armed masked men dressed as police officers.