New York City curfew lifts early following peaceful protests NEW YORK: New York City is lifting its curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday morning. The 8 p.m. citywide curfew, New York's first in decades, had been set to remain in effect... Women 07 Jun, 2020
Protests support Floyd, Black Lives Matter on 4 continents BERLIN: Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday in cities far from the United States to express anger over the death of George Floyd, a sign that the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality is resonating with wider calls to address... Women 07 Jun, 2020
Washington protesters express optimism after week on edge WASHINGTON: On Monday, they were forcibly removed from the street by law enforcement. On Saturday, they danced. The tens of thousands of racially diverse demonstrators who flooded Washington to protest injustice and police brutality reshaped the... Women 07 Jun, 2020
'Am I going to get shot?' kids ask, as brands try to explain�racism�and�violence�to�children NEW YORK: For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the length of time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police - cable TV kids channel Nickelodeon's screen went black on Tuesday to sounds of inhaling and exhaling, as... Women 06 Jun, 2020
Goodell says NFL was wrong for not listening to players NEW YORK: NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league was wrong for not listening to players fighting for racial equality and encouraged them to peacefully protest. One day after 2018 NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes and several of his peers released a... 06 Jun, 2020
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio dedicated to ending disenfranchisement of Black America KATHMANDU: Joining a growing list of Hollywood celebrities donating to organisations working for equal rights during the 'Black Lives Matter' protests in the US, actor Leonardo DiCaprio too has announced donations while urging others to take... Travel Abroad 06 Jun, 2020
`Get your knee off our necks!': Floyd mourned in Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS: Celebrities, musicians and political leaders gathered in front of George Floyd's golden casket Thursday for a fiery memorial service for the man whose death at the hands of police sparked global protests, with a civil rights leader... Women 05 Jun, 2020
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis WASHINGTON: After long refusing to explicitly criticize a sitting president, former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused President Donald Trump on Wednesday of trying to divide America and roundly denounced a militarization of the US response to civil... Women 04 Jun, 2020
Officer stabbed, 2 shot in Brooklyn, hours into NYC curfew NEW YORK: A confrontation in Brooklyn late Wednesday left one police officer stabbed in the neck, two officers with gunshot wounds to their hands and another man shot by police, the New York Police Department said. The officers were taken to a... Women 04 Jun, 2020
Hong Kongers to mark Tiananmen anniversary with candles, online vigil HONG KONG/BEIJING: People in Hong Kong planned to light candles across the city on Thursday to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square, circumventing a ban on the usual public gathering amid the... Women 04 Jun, 2020
Obama steps out as nation confronts confluence of crises WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama is taking on an increasingly public role as the nation confronts a confluence of historic crises that has exposed deep racial and socioeconomic inequalities in America and reshaped the November election. In... Women 04 Jun, 2020
Prosecutors charge 3 more officers in George Floyd's death MINNEAPOLIS: Prosecutors charged three more police officers Wednesday in the death of George Floyd and filed a new, tougher charge against the officer at the center of the case, delivering a victory to protesters who have filled the streets from coast... Women 04 Jun, 2020
