Day: September 12, 2020

UK police arrest man after explosive device sent in London

11:31 pm September 12, 2020

London: UK counter-terrorism police have arrested a man in his 20s after a package containing a small improvised explosive device was sent to a residential address in north London. The Metropolitan Police said the suspect was detained in Cambridge on Saturday morning on suspicion of attempting to cause an explosion, or making or keeping explosives with intent […]

Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers

11:27 pm September 12, 2020

Billings: Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to attend a Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event’s hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign told The Associated Press on Saturday that Pence’s schedule had been changed, but the campaign did not provide a reason or say whether the fundraiser might […]

Fire destroys historic South Carolina mental institution

11:22 pm September 12, 2020

Columbia: An early morning fire has devastated an iconic building whose architectural beauty and past as South Carolina’s state mental institution have long been features of both the capital city’s skyline and historic lore. Officials said crews were called early Saturday to a fire at the Dr. James Woods Babcock Building, part of a shuttered former mental […]

China’s satellite fails to reach orbit

11:16 pm September 12, 2020

Beijing: China‘s optical remote-sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02C failed to enter the pre-set orbit on Saturday, official media reported here. The satellite was launched aboard the Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 1:02 pm (local time). The launch centre said the mission failed because of abnormal performance, state-run Global Times reported. Specific reasons for […]

Italy shaken by brutal beating death of young Black man

11:11 pm September 12, 2020

Rome: Hundreds of people in Italy joined a funeral procession Saturday for a young Black man whose brutal beating death has shaken the country and drawn condemnation from the highest levels of the government. Premier Giuseppe Conte and Italy’s interior minister attended the funeral of 21-year-old Willy Monteiro Duarte, who was killed during a fight in Colleferro, a city on […]