TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Latest on a strong earthquake in Albania (all times local):9:15 a.m.Albania’s prime minister says neighboring Kosovo is sending an emergency team to help the country cope with the consequences of the quake that has killed at least six people.Edi Rama said Tuesday that Kosovo President Hashim Thaci called him and…
DENVER (AP) — Overnight into Tuesday, a strong winter storm was expected to drop up to a foot of snow in parts of Colorado and Wyoming, prompting airlines to issue travel alerts and the National Weather Service to issue blizzard and winter weather warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.About a quarter of…
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — A strong earthquake shook Albania early Tuesday, killing at least six people, injuring 300 and collapsing buildings.The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.4 quake, which struck just before 4 a.m. local time, had an epicenter 30 kilometers (19 miles) northwest of the capital, Tirana, at a depth of 20 kilometers (12…
Updated November 26, 2019 17:34:40 The koala which captured the hearts of millions across the world and served as a symbol of Australia’s devastating bushfire crisis has died.A video of the koala, named Lewis, being saved by a grandmother in just her underwear in bushland was shared by thousands across the world.At one stage it…
Updated November 26, 2019 18:04:39 Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has launched an appeal against the 36-year jail term given to Codey Herrmann over the rape and murder of Arab-Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe earlier this year. Key points:Kerri Judd QC argued the sentencing judge gave too much attention to the killer’s mental healthIn sentencing,…
Updated November 26, 2019 18:01:53 A DNA sample obtained by undercover detectives from a discarded soft drink bottle definitively linked the accused Claremont serial killer with the alleged murder of Ciara Glennon, the second day of his trial has been told. Key points:Bradley Edwards was arrested in 2016, 20 years after Sarah Spiers went missingHe…
Posted November 26, 2019 15:23:11 The man accused of murdering teenager Larissa Beilby — whose body was found in a barrel — carried a gun “all the time” and said he “was going to knock her”, a witness told a Beenleigh court on Tuesday.The first day of the hearing to determine whether Zlatko Sikorsky should…
Posted November 26, 2019 16:34:14 Not since the Petrov affair in 1954, when a KGB officer sought asylum in Australia with details of Soviet spying activities, has a case been as potentially significant for Australian security as that of Wang Liqiang, the man who purports to be a Chinese spy.We are using the word “potentially”…
Updated November 26, 2019 16:43:09 Hong Kong’s embattled Chief Executive Carrie Lam says the city’s overwhelming vote for pro-democracy candidates reveals “deficiencies in government”, but has refused to grant any more concessions to anti-Government protesters. Key points: Carrie Lam acknowledged the district council vote had a “political dimension” The pro-democracy bloc took 90 per cent…
Updated November 26, 2019 16:44:23 A Victorian man who smashed his car into a power pole after drinking up to 40 cans of alcohol, killing his young son, has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Key points:Thomas Richard Baksh was found to have a blood alcohol reading of 0.152The learner driver, who was in…
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