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Two people have died and 8 others have been wounded in a shooting in South Carolina. The incident took place before dawn on Saturday in a crowded bar in Lancaster. Those killed and injured were caught up in the crossfire. Four of the injured were airlifted to hospital and the extent of their injuries is not yet known. Four others were hospitalised with non-life threatening injuries. The county sheriff department believes the incident broke out when two individuals who had a grievance came across each other. One is said to have targeted the other. The police are still on the hunt for a shooter. … [Read more...] about 2 Killed in a shooting in South Carolina

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Stacks of cash piled high were shown as evidence on Saturday against ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir at his trial on charges of possessing illicit foreign currency and corruption. Millions of euros and Sudanese pounds were found at Bashir’s residence in April after he was overthrown and detained by the military following months of demonstrations against his rule. The court heard four defence witnesses on Saturday, including Abubakr Awad, who was minister of state for the presidency until Bashir’s fall, before it was adjourned until next Saturday. A member of Bashir’s defence, Mohamed al-Hassan al-Amin, said possessing the funds was not a crime. “These sums of money were found in the possession of the president. And possessing any sum does not constitute a crime, whether it was $1 million or $100 million,” he told reporters. “Trading in foreign currency is what constitutes a crime,” he said, adding that … [Read more...] about Stacks of cash shown at trial of Sudan’s toppled leader Bashir

TIRANA (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 and an aftershock only slightly weaker shook the Albanian port town of Durres on Saturday, rocking buildings there and in the capital Tirana and sending residents rushing out into the streets. The Defence Ministry said it was the most powerful quake in Albania in the last 30 years. Residents in Tirana ran out of buildings onto the streets and into parks for safety. “All our neighbours came out screaming. Thank God it did not last long – about 20 seconds. It was a nightmare on the 10th floor. I don’t remember a more powerful one than this,” a pensioner in Tirana called Agim, 67, told Reuters. Local media reported that 49 people were being treated for injuries at Tirana’s main hospital. One person in Durres reportedly suffered a broken leg when rushing out of a building, and some others in rural areas were reportedly injured by falling bricks and plaster. The U.S. Geological Survey … [Read more...] about Magnitude 5.6 earthquake rocks buildings in Albania

By Valerie Volcovici NEWYORK (Reuters) – Young climate change activists delivered a strong message to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday: If elected officials do not take strong actions to combat climate change, they will be voted out of office. Guterres gave youth activists the floor at the U.N.‘s first youth climate change summit, an informal event aimed at connecting young activists and entrepreneurs with global leaders to build support for technological and policy solutions to combat climate change ahead of the official Climate Action Summit on Monday. Emboldened by Friday’s global climate strike, in which millions of young people https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-strike/millions-of-young-people-led-by-swedens-thunberg-to-strike-for-climate-action-idUSKBN1W42YQ and adults from Australia to Iceland took off from school or work to demand urgent measures to stop environmental catastrophe, youth activists told Guterres that … [Read more...] about After strikes, youth climate activists keep pressure on leaders

Batman fans across the world are gathering to see the caped crusader's iconic signal beamed into the sky over cities in Asia, Europe, Africa and North and South America. The global event saw Melbourne, Australia beamed the first infamous 'distress' sign that calls the Batman on Saturday, with Berlin, Paris, Barcelona, London, São Paulo, New York, Montreal, Mexico City and finally, Los Angeles also expected to switch on the signal at 8 pm local time in each location. In Japan, the signal was turned on at 8 pm local time on a rooftop of Tokyo's city's Shibuya Crossing. Sixty fans, some dressed in costumes of their favourite characters, gathered to watch the Tokyo countdown and meet Jim Lee, Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics. … [Read more...] about Watch: Batman symbol beamed into sky as caped crusader turns 80