World
Maurice the rooster in the dock in divisive French trial
Dhaka, July 5 (UNB) - A rooster called Maurice was Thursday put on trial in western France, in an unusual case that has come to symbolize the divide between urban and rural communities, reports CNN.
Earthquake rattles Southern California; no injuries reported
Los Angeles, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday morning, making hanging lamps sway and photo frames on walls shake. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries but a swarm of aftershocks were reported.
Michigan Rep. Justin Amash quitting Republican Party
Grand Rapids, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, the only Republican in Congress to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, said Thursday he is leaving the GOP because he has become disenchanted with partisan politics and "frightened by what I see from it."
Minister: Italian crime boss captured in Bolivia
La Paz, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Bolivian officials say police have captured an Italian crime boss linked to the Sicilian mob.
Kosovo temporarily bans Serb officials from entering country
Pristina, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Kosovo temporarily banned Serbian officials from entering the country, triggering an angry reaction from Belgrade on Thursday.
Gibraltar detains Syria-bound supertanker with Iranian oil
Madrid, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted Thursday an Iranian supertanker believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.
Holocaust survivor Eva Kor dies at age 85
Terre Haute,Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday during an overseas trip for a museum she founded in Indiana, museum officials said.
Kyrgyzstan ends statelessness in historic first
Dhaka, July 4 (UNB) - Kyrgyz Republic, in a breakthrough in the global fight against statelessness, has become a leading example of how statelessness can be eradicated by bringing the number of stateless people in the country from over 13,000 to zero in just five years.
Death toll in Tunisia bombings rises to 2; IS claims role
Tunis, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — A passerby wounded in a Tunisian suicide bombing has died of injuries, bringing the death toll to two in an attack that rattled the country at the height of tourist season.
Ex-Venezuela spy chief says Maduro ordered illegal arrests
Washington, Jul 4 (AP/UNB) — Cruising around Caracas in a convoy with five cellphones full of valuable contacts, Gen. Manuel Cristopher Figuera displayed trappings that befitted his reputation as a loyal soldier who rose from an upbringing in a dirt-floored hut to become Venezuela's spy chief.