BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court overturned the death sentence of Boston Marathon attacker Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday for helping carry out the 2013 attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260. FILE PHOTO: Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is shown in this file photo presented as …
Read More »In Portland, some black activists frustrated with white protesters
PORTLAND (Reuters) – A small group of black teens with megaphones stood in front of federal court in downtown Portland around midnight Thursday in front of a largely white gang of protesters. A protester wearing a makeshift mask observes during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, …
Read More »Shocked Hong Kong in a new era under China’s ‘white knuckle’ control
HONG KONG (Reuters) – For 23 years, Hong Kong was an anomaly. FILE PHOTO: Women pass a government-sponsored advertisement promoting the new national security law as a meeting on national security legislation is held in Hong Kong, China on June 29, 2020. REUTERS / Tyrone Siu A free and partially …
Read More »United States Urges Pakistan to Act After Blasphemous Accused American Is Shot in Court
ISLAMABAD / PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action for the murder of a US citizen in a crowded courtroom as he faces blasphemy trial. An ambulance carrying the body of a man, who police say was killed by a gunman during a …
Read More »Hong Kong police arrest four under new security law in move closed by rights group
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong police have arrested four people aged 16-21 for alleged crimes under the city’s new national security law, the first of those arrests outside of street protests since the legislation entered effective a month ago. Reporters take photos and videos of a police vehicle driving …
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