BISHOFTU, Ethiopia — Dozens of people were crushed to death Sunday in a stampede after police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse an anti-government protest that grew out of a massive religious festival, witnesses said. The Oromia regional government confirmed the death toll at 52. "I almost died in that place today," said one shaken protester who gave his name only as Elias... The first to fall in had suffocated, he said ... ....
A British mother recounted her story of giving birth to one of the country's largest babies to be born naturally. CharlotteHawthorn from Wirral, England, gave birth to Rory, who at 12-pounds, 7-ounces, weighed approximately twice as much as most newborns. "I planned a natural delivery not knowing he was going to be twice the size of most newborns," Hawthorn said. "He is gorgeous, we call him our little hunky chunky." ... ....
Mr Duterte will fly to Vietnam today, and arrangements are being made for him to visit China and Japan by end-October. Mr. Duterte has said he won't surrender the legal victory the Philippines won in July before an global tribunal in The Hague that dismissed China's claims to ownership and economic rights over most of the South China Sea... ....
It is hard to believe, but it is true! This innocent little cat photo can lead to your Facebook accounts being flagged almost instantly. It would not be wrong to say that more than half of the internet is made of cat videos and pictures. Personally, when I am not using the internet for work, I am just always watching and sharing animal videos ... I opened the Facebook app and that said Session time out and asked me to login again ... ....
The HighPower Committee appointed by the Supreme Court had asked MVD to take stern steps against the violators ... After seeking explanation, the driving licence will be suspended initially ... ....
Mumbai... The members of the Maratha community are taking out protest marches to press for their demands which include stern action against the culprits of Kopardi rape and murder case, reservations for the community and scrapping of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ... Congress-NCP ruled Maharashtra from 1999-2014. ....
--> Mon, 3 Oct 2016-08.10am , PTI... "Reservation based on the caste should be scrapped ... The members of the Maratha community are taking out protest marches to press for their demands which include stern action against the culprits of Kopardi rape and murder case, reservations for the community and scrapping of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act ... ....
Kathmandu, October 2 ... Speaking at the programme, Nirendra Kunwar, president, Temporary TeachersStruggleCentral Committee, today said they had already staged various protest programmes in the past, and if the government failed to address their demands this time around as well, they would resort to stern protests and enforce closure of schools across the country ... ....
Caught in a bind over the Supreme Court’s stern directive to release Cauvery waters and the all-party meeting’s decision to desist from doing so, the State will hold a special legislature session on Monday to take a call on whether to release water to the neighbouring State or protect its own standing crops in the Cauvery basin ... When such a demand was made at the all-party meeting, Chief MinisterSiddaramaiah had said ... ....
IMPPA's (IndianMotion Pictures Producers' Association) decision to ban Pakistani actors has garnered mixed reactions from celebs while some have supported the decision, others have condemned it strongly ... Such attacks will not be accepted.“ ... As artists, we admire and get inspired by each other's work but we have been pushed to such extent that we cannot help but take a stern step." ... THE JAIPUR CONNECTION ... WATCH ... RELATED....
City of Glasgow College, Riverside Campus is one of six UK buildings up for the 2016 Riba Stirling Prize for architecture. A select line-up of judges will decide the winner, but the BBC, in partnership with Riba, is inviting you to vote for your favourite. Find out about the other buildings here ... The architects say the campus acts as a "gatekeeper" at AlbertBridge, a major crossing-point over the Clyde ... "A tough building... ....