Canada: Five die in Vaughan shooting
Dec 19, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Toronto: At least five people died as a gunman opened fire at a block of flats in the Canadian city of Toronto on Sunday, police said.
Five dead, suspect killed in Toronto shooting
Dec 19, 2022, at 11:00 pm
Toronto/UNI: Five people were killed in a shooting incident in a condo unit in Vaughan, north of Toronto, local authorities said.
Shooting near Chicago high school leaves 2 dead
Dec 17, 2022, at 08:47 pm
Chicago: At least two teens died and two others were hurt in a shooting incident near a high school on Chicago's Lower West Side region, media reports said.
US: Georgia Gov Brian Kemp bans China-owned TikTok in Peach State executive agencies
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:06 am
Georgia: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has now banned executive agencies from using the China-owned video-sharing app TikTok.
Comment on CCP: Chinese student arrested in US for threatening person
Dec 17, 2022, at 12:07 am
Boston: A Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has been arrested and charged with stalking in connection with threatening and harassing communications he allegedly made towards an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China.
US announces breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy
Dec 14, 2022, at 03:11 pm
Los Angeles: The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced breakthrough on nuclear fusion energy.
US SEC charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors in crypto asset trading platform FTX
Dec 13, 2022, at 11:38 pm
Washington: The US Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Samuel Bankman-Fried with orchestrating a scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), the crypto trading platform of which he was the CEO and co-founder.
Canada: Sikh woman stabbed to death in British Columbia
Dec 12, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Surrey/British Columbia/Canada: A 40-year-old Sikh woman died after she was stabbed to death in Surrey, British Columbia, on Wednesday, police said on Monday.
Hunter Biden allies gearing up to file defamation lawsuits
Dec 12, 2022, at 08:08 am
Washington: Allies of Hunter Biden are believed to be gearing up to go after his accusers more "aggressively," using tools such as defamation lawsuits and probes into witnesses.
Protest held in various US cities against China's human rights abuse
Dec 11, 2022, at 07:43 pm
Seattle: Condemning the Chinese government for committing human rights abuses amounting to crimes against humanity, various groups, including Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, protested in different cities on the West Coast of the US.
Poll shows most Canadians support pivot away from China trade
Dec 10, 2022, at 04:52 am
Beijing: Public opinion in Canada has shown it is against trade with China as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government promises to pivot toward democratic allies in Asia.
US: Congress passes bill on same-sex marriage
Dec 09, 2022, at 02:28 pm
Washington: The US Congress approved a bill on same-sex marriage and sent it to the White House.
US: Protesters march near White House, demand 'Free China'
Dec 08, 2022, at 03:12 am
Washington: About 200 people lit candles and shouted “Free China!” two blocks from the White House on Sunday as they demonstrated against China's severe control imposed to contain COVID-19 rise.
High school in US' Massachusetts bans mobile phones: Report
Dec 04, 2022, at 06:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A high school in the United States called Buxton School, located in northwest Massachusetts, has banned the use of smartphones in high school after reports suggested that students no longer interacted with each other, media reports said.
US: Elon Musk polls Twitter users on exiled whistleblowers Edward Snowden, Julian Assange
Dec 04, 2022, at 05:10 pm
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has started a poll, asking the users whether whistle-blower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange should be pardoned.
Ottawa 'police stations': Canada issues ‘cease and desist’ warning to China
Dec 04, 2022, at 05:02 am
Ottawa: Canadian authorities have now summoned Beijing’s ambassador following reports of a network of illegal Chinese “police stations” in the country, media reports said on Saturday.
Woman dies as 'rogue wave' hits Antarctic cruise ship
Dec 04, 2022, at 12:14 am
One passenger died when a 'rogue wave' hit their cruise ship near the southernmost tip of South America on an Antarctic cruise during a storm earlier this week, media reports said on Saturday.
US: Biden administration designates 4 Al-Qaeda, Taliban leaders as global terrorists
Dec 02, 2022, at 02:12 pm
Washignton: The United States has designated two leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and two of the Tehrik i Taliban Pakistan (TTP) movement in Afghanistan as global terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Elon Musk to support Donald Trump's rival Ron DeSantis in 2024 US Prez race
Nov 27, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he would back Florida governor Ron DeSantis of the Republican Party if he contested the 2024 US presidential elections, media reports said.
Chinese spying fears: US bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales
Nov 26, 2022, at 10:57 pm
The US Federal Communications Commission adopted new rules prohibiting communications equipment, which include those made by China's Huawei Technologies, deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security from being authorized for importation or sale in the United States.
US: Man who shot dead 6 at Virginia's Walmart store was staff, killed himself too
Nov 24, 2022, at 03:40 am
Washington/IBNS: A Walmart employee Tuesday shot dead six people at a store in US's Virginia bustling with Thanksgiving holiday shoppers, before killing himself, police said Wednesday.
US: Gunman opens fire inside Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake, up to 10 die
Nov 23, 2022, at 08:33 pm
Chesapeake: At least 10 people are believed to have died as a gunman opened fire inside a Walmart supermarket in Chesapeake city in the USA, police said on Wednesday.
Joe Biden invites 49 African Countries' leaders to US-Africa Summit
Nov 23, 2022, at 04:28 am
Washington/UNI: US President Joe Biden has invited the heads of 49 African states and the African Union (AU) to the US-Africa Leaders summit in Washington next month, Special Assistant to the President and National Security Council Senior Advisor for the US-Africa Leaders Summit Dana Banks said on Tuesday.
US Senator describes China-owned Tik Tok as an 'enormous threat'
Nov 22, 2022, at 11:38 pm
Washington: US Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) has described China-owned video-sharing app TikTok as an enormous threat to America's privacy.
US: Car drives through Apple store in Hingham city, 1 dies
Nov 22, 2022, at 04:02 pm
Massachusetts: A car drove through an Apple store in Hingham town in the US which left at least one person dead, officials said on Tuesday.
US: Mass shooting at gay club in Colorado Springs leaves five people dead
Nov 20, 2022, at 11:19 pm
Colorado Springs: At least five people were killed in a mass shooting incident at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs region of the US on Saturday, media reports said.
Donald Trump's Twitter handle restored after Elon Musk's poll
Nov 20, 2022, at 04:21 pm
San Francisco: Former US President Donald Trump’s Twitter account was restored after a thin majority of Twitteraties supported his return in a poll launched by the microblogging site’s new owner Elon Musk on Saturday.
Espionage Crimes: US sentences Chinese govt intelligence officer to 20 years in prison
Nov 18, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Washington: The first Chinese government intelligence officer ever to be extradited to the United States to stand trial was sentenced today in federal court in Cincinnati.
US midterm polls: Blow to Joe Biden as Republicans manage to win back House
Nov 17, 2022, at 04:23 pm
Washington/UNI: In a blow to US President Joe Biden, Republicans have secured the 218 seats needed for a majority in the lower chamber of the Congress a week after the midterm elections, BBC reported.
Nov 15, 2022, at 02:48 am
Washington/IBNS: US President Joe Biden Monday raised objections to China’s "coercive and increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan" which according to him undermine peace and stability across the strait in his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.