Donald Trump falsely claims, again, that his father was born in Germany
US President Donald Trump once again falsely claimed on Tuesday that his father was born in Germany when he was in fact born in New York in 1905. Trump made the comments from the White House where he was meeting with the head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, and admonishing Germany […]
Canada's PM expels two ex-ministers from ruling party in bid to end scandal
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday moved to end the worst crisis of his tenure, expelling two former cabinet members whom he said had undermined the ruling Liberal Party. Trudeau announced that former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould and former treasury board minister Jane Philpott would no longer be allowed to sit as Liberal legislators. […]
Algeria's president steps down amid protests after 2 decades in power
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and his much-criticized inner circle from power to create a real democracy in the gas-rich nation. The announcement followed soon after a sternly-worded call from the powerful army chief for Bouteflika, […]
Kindergarten teacher accused of poisoning nearly two dozen children in China
A kindergarten teacher has been arrested in eastern China after 23 students were sickened in a suspected act of deliberate poisoning, police said Tuesday. The teacher is believed to have poisoned the children’s food with sodium nitrite, the Jiaozuo city police said on their official microblog. Overexposure to sodium nitrite can be toxic and possibly […]
