The trial of Saif al-Islam, son of the deposed President Muamar Gadafi, accused of corruption and war crimes began in Libya. Along with Saif al-Islam, other senior officials of the Gadafi government will be prosecuted, among them, the ex-Chief of Intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi and the former Prime Minister Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi. Saif al-Islam, who is imprisoned in Zintan, […]Load more...
The trial against the athlete Oscar Pistorius was temporarily adjourned when he broke into sobs as he testified about the moment in which he shot at his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The lawyers asked him what exactly he said when he approached the bathroom. And it was at that time when he began to cry. On […]Load more...
At least 71 people were killed in two explosions that rocked a bus station in the outskirts of the capital of Abuja, Nigeria. The police said that 130 others were injured in the explosions, which occurred when the bus station was packed with travelers. The President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, who visited the scene, blamed […]Load more...
Global trade is expected to pick up in 2014 after two years of decline, according to the World Trade Organization. The Organization, based in Geneva, predicts a trade growth of 4.7%, more than double from the previous year. But he warned that only in 2015 will global trade return to the average level of the […]Load more...
The President of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov, called for the deployment of peacekeeping troops in the east of the country, where Russian activists continue occupying government buildings. Turchynov issued his statement after pro-Russian groups attacked another government official in the city of Horlivka on Monday. Video scenes show more than a hundred activists attacking the building […]Load more...
Central Falls High School is one of 20 schools from across the country selected to present at the Breaking Ranks 2015 National Showcase. A team of students, parents, teachers, and administrators will travel to San Diego, California to the National Association of Secondary School Principals 2015 Annual Conference February 19-21. Here the group from Central Falls will […]Load more...
Washington (agencies). The United States President, Barack Obama, spoke Saturday in favour of equal pay for women, emphasizing a topic of great importance to the Democrats, who seek to capture the women’s vote with a view to the upcoming elections. «It is unfair. And in 2014, is a shame. Women deserve to earn the same for doing the same […]Load more...
The United States President, Barack Obama, visited the US military base at Fort Hood, a week after a soldier with post-traumatic stress killed three people before killing himself. Obama spoke at a ceremony in memory of the victims, where he commended the soldiers who gave their lives to save others. The President also said that […]Load more...
On the third day of Oscar Pistorius’s testimony in the trial for the death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp he revealed new details about what happened on the night he shot her. During intense questioning from Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Oscar Pistorius said on Wednesday that he was a prisoner of fear and fired unintentionally. «I […]Load more...
At least 20 students were injured Wednesday at a high school in the State of Pennsylvania in the United States. The police have detained a suspect, apparently a student at Franklin Regional High School, in a suburb of Pittsburgh. The suspect stabbed some of his classmates. The victims, some of them with serious injuries, are between […]Load more...