CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for alleged corruption next April, four years after he was formally charged with taking bribes in connection with a multi-billion-dollar arms deal and 20 years after he was first implicated, prosecutors said Thursday. Zuma is charged with multiple counts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a full pardon Thursday for a former U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed demonstrator in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice. Abbott announced the pardon just a few minutes after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
DETROIT (AP) — America’s Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops — especially Detroit, which grew for the first time in decades — though the South still dominates the nation’s growth, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday. Detroit, Michigan’s largest city, had seen an exodus of people since
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Early estimates indicate a barge collision in Galveston, Texas, may have spilled up to 2,000 gallons of oil in surrounding waters, the U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday. The barge had drifted away from the tugboat pulling it and crashed into a pillar supporting the Pelican Island Causeway span on Wednesday. The
Five Americans are facing prison sentences of up to 12 years in the Turks and Caicos Islands on charges they illegally carried ammunition during recent trips to the popular, upscale tourist destination about 600 miles (965 km) southeast of Miami. Three of the arrests have prompted pleas for mercy from the governors of Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
Politika | 16.05.2024 | access_time 16:25 Novi DSS će se suprostaviti rušenju starog Generalštaba i urušavanju srpske prestonice, najavio je danas potpredsednik te stranke Predrag Marsenić. “Vlada Srbije je potpisivanjem ugovora sa američkom kompanijom Affinity Global Development priznala da je poklonila zgradu generalštaba američkim investitorima 25 godina nakon NATO agresije”, naveo je Marsenić u saopštenju.
Životna sredina | Izvor: Beta | 16.05.2024 | access_time 11:20 Građanski preokret iz Zrenjanina objavio je da je danas podneo krivičnu prijavu zbog zagađenja životne sredine protiv direktora preduzeća “Pannonian Water” Branislava Zeca, direktora Javno-komunalnog preduzeća “Vodovod i kanalizacija” Predraga Bodiroge i NN lica odgovornog u zrenjaninskoj Gradskog upravi. “Oni su u periodu od 8.
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — Chad’s constitutional council confirmed Thursday that President Mahamat Deby Itno, who seized power in 2021, was elected president in the May 6 vote and rejected an appeal by his main opponent . Deby Itno, also known as Mahamat Idriss Deby, seized power after his father, who spent three decades in power
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden marked this week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down institutionalized racial segregation in public schools by welcoming plaintiffs and family members in the landmark case to the White House. The Oval Office visit Thursday to commemorate the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision to
Slovakia’s prime minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election. Here’s a global look at other notable political assassinations and attempts during the 21st century: — Sept. 1, 2022: Argentina’s then-Vice President Cristina Fernández is targeted by
