Atlanta officer fired after fatal shooting of black man ATLANTA: An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early Sunday. The moves follows the Saturday resignation of Atlanta... Women 14 Jun, 2020
Seattle mayor says illegal for Trump to send military to clear protesters SEATTLE: The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and illegal for US President Donald Trump to send military forces into the city to clear protesters occupying a neighbourhood, as he has suggested. But Mayor Jenny Durkan,... Women 12 Jun, 2020
Missouri woman prompts Merriam-Webster to redefine 'racism' Merriam-Webster is revising its definition of racism after a Missouri woman's emails claimed it fell short of including the systemic oppression of certain groups of people. Kennedy Mitchum, who lives in the St. Louis suburb Florissant, said people... Women 10 Jun, 2020
New York passes bill to unveil police discipline records ALBANY: New York state lawmakers repealed a decades-old law Tuesday that has kept law enforcement officers’ disciplinary records secret, spurred by the national uproar over the death of George Floyd. The measure to make officers’ records and... Women 10 Jun, 2020
Were they worth it?: Key protest movements over the decades LONDON: The protests that left much of the world in a haze of tear gas last year were slowed by a pandemic – until the death of George Floyd sparked a global uprising against police brutality and racial inequality. From Hong Kong to Khartoum,... Women 10 Jun, 2020
`He is going to change the world': Funeral held for Floyd HOUSTON: George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police... Women 10 Jun, 2020
Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg's past comes back to haunt him as he faces backlash for supporting BLM movement KATHMANDU: Netizens are slamming American actor Mark Wahlberg for his social media message supporting Black Lives Matters movement while pointing out his past hate crimes. Paying tribute to George Floyd, an African-American man who died in police... Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2020
ABBA's Bjorn speaks out in support of Black Lives Matter protests STOCKHOLM: "The world is full of idiots," said ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus, as he condemned critics of the Black Lives Matter movement and voiced his support of the worldwide protests against racism and police brutality. "The solidarity that we... Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2020
K-pop fans become an unexpected ally to American protesters SEOUL: As American protesters took to the streets to mourn the death of George Floyd, they found an unexpected ally: K-pop fans. Floyd died May 25 after a police officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped... Travel Abroad 09 Jun, 2020
George Floyd, whose death energised a movement, to be buried HOUSTON: The black man whose death has inspired a worldwide reckoning over racial injustice will be buried in Houston Tuesday, carried home in a horse-drawn carriage. George Floyd, who was 46 when he was killed, will be laid to rest next to his... Women 09 Jun, 2020
K-pop boyband BTS' fans match group's $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter SEOUL: Fans of the popular South Korean boy band BTS matched its $1 million donation to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of US protests against police brutality, an organisation that runs fundraisers for the fans said on Monday. The K-pop... Travel Abroad 08 Jun, 2020
Hasan Minhaj slams anti-black racism among South Asians KATHMANDU: Indian-American Comedian Hasan Minhaj has taken on the hypocrisy of South Asian communities when it comes to widely prevalent anti-black sentiments among the 'Desis'. The Patriot-Act host through a video on June 4 called out anti-black... Travel Abroad 07 Jun, 2020
