Steele says he used unverified information to support details about web company in dossier
A newly released snippet of a deposition with the ex-British spy behind the Trump-Russia dossier describes some of the steps he took to verify information he collected for it in 2016, including pulling from a user-generated citizen journalism initiative by CNN, iReport, which no longer
NZ mosque attacker’s profile
A one-time gym trainer from rural Australia who became steeped in neo-fascist ideology during travels in Europe, Brenton Tarrant described himself as an ‘ordinary white man’ - until he became anything but ordinary.
Vigil for independence: Viva Venezuela
VENEZUELA is on the brink of a US ‘takeover’. The dominant narrative, through western press, is of dismal failures of a ‘corrupt authoritarian regime.’ Thus, on January 10, the opposition-
NZ mosque massacre kills 49
A ‘right-wing extremist’ armed with semi-automatic weapons rampaged through two mosques in the quiet New Zealand city of Christchurch during afternoon prayers Friday, killing 49 worshippers and wounding dozens more.
Nigeria school bulding collapses, 100 feared trapped
An unknown number of people died and up to 100 children were among those feared trapped after a four-storey building containing a primary school collapsed in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos on Wednesday.
UK MPs to vote on no-deal Brexit
Britain’s Brexit crisis deepened on Wednesday as business leaders warned the country was ‘staring down the precipice’ after MPs overwhelmingly rejected a draft divorce agreement.
Ethiopia crash brings wave of Boeing suspensions, Trump anxious
Britain joined a growing wave of suspensions of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft on Tuesday as US president Donald Trump waded into the debate over modern airplane design following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.
British MPs reject Brexit deal for second time
British lawmakers on Tuesday rejected prime minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a second time, plunging Britain into complete uncertainty with just over two weeks to go until its scheduled date of departure from the European Union.
US to mandate design changes on Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crashes
The United States will mandate that Boeing Co implement design changes by April that have been in the works for months for the 737 MAX 8 fleet after a fatal crash in October but said the plane was airworthy and did not need to be grounded after a second crash on Sunday.
Modi govt advertising blitz dries up as Indian poll rules kick in
An advertising blitz by Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which saw more than 150 newspaper ads exulting over its performance in 10 days, stopped on Monday, a day after the schedule for the next general election was announced.
