WASHINGTON – There have been chaotic scenes in the lower house of the US Congress as Democrats staged a sit-in to demand a vote on gun control legislation. The protest comes in the wake of the recent shootings in Orlando, the deadliest in modern US history. Republican Speaker Paul Ryan tried to regain control but…
MUMBAI – India has announced a radical overhaul of its foreign ownership rules to attract more overseas investment. Airlines and some defence industries may now be 100% foreign owned – up from 49% and 74% respectively. And for overseas retailers there’s respite from a rule that required 30% of what they sold to be Indian…
WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has a huge advantage in campaign funds over Republican rival Donald Trump, figures show. Mrs Clinton’s campaign began June with $42m (£28m) in the bank; for Mr Trump it was $1.3m. The businessman has claimed to have self-funded his campaign, portraying himself as an outsider not linked to…
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s campaign manager Corey Lewandowski leaves his job, US media report.
MEXICO CITY – Six people have been killed in southern Mexico in clashes between protesting teachers and police. Another 50 people, including many police officers, were injured. The incident took place in the state of Oaxaca, where two high-profile union leaders were arrested last week, accused of corruption. Members of the CNTE union, which has…
HANOI – Vietnamese rescuers have found some pieces belonging to a search plane that went missing with nine people aboard while attempting to locate a pilot from a crashed fighter jet, the military said on Friday. The pieces including wreckage bearing the logo of the search plane, a tire, a seat and personal belongings of…
WASHINGTON – The Muslim ban proposed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is “not the America we want”, President Barack Obama has said. Treating Muslim-Americans differently will only make the country less safe by increasing division between the West and the Muslim world, he said. On Monday Mr Trump extended his ban plan to people…
BERLIN – Germany will not recognise polygamy or marriages involving minors, Justice Minister Heiko Maas has said. “No-one who comes here has the right to put his cultural values or religious beliefs above our law,” he told Bild. In some Islamic countries, men are allowed to take up to four wives, but in Germany polygamy…
ORLANDO – The father of a gunman who killed 50 people in an Orlando gay club says he did not know that his son had “hatred in his heart”. Omar Mateen killed 50 people and wounded 53 more in the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history, before being shot dead by police. Seddique Mateen…
PARIS – The French government has urged cities hosting Euro 2016 matches to ban alcohol near venues and fan zones. It follows three days of clashes between fans and police in Marseille. Uefa is investigating after Russia supporters appeared to rush at England fans in the stadium after their draw on Saturday. It has threatened…
