Belfast Crown Court finds David Holden guilty of manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie at a border checkpoint in 1988.A court in Northern Ireland has found a former British soldier guilty of killing a man at a border checkpoint during the period of sectarian violence in the province known as “The Troubles”. David Holden, 53, was convicted of manslaughter at Belfast Crown Court over the 1988 killing of Aidan McAnespie, 23, who was shot in the back as he crossed the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Friday’s conviction is the first of former British military personnel for historic…
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Imran Khan and his supporters are to gather in Rawalpindi on Saturday after an attack on their march this month injured Khan.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s interior minister has asked former Prime Minister Imran Khan to postpone a planned sit-in in Rawalpindi on Saturday, citing the threat of attacks. “My advice to Imran Khan is to postpone the gathering as our intelligence agencies have informed us that any armed individual or armed groups may try to exploit the situation and target the crowd,” Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said at a news conference on Friday. We have officially issued an advisory regarding…
European interior ministers welcomed a European Union plan to better coordinate the handling of migrant arrivals after a furious dispute over a refugee rescue boat erupted between Italy and France. France has accused Italy of failing to respect the law of the sea by turning away the NGO vessel, triggering crisis talks in Brussels to head off a new EU dispute over the politically fraught issue. All sides described the Friday meeting as productive, but Czech Interior Minister Vit Rakusan, whose country holds the EU presidency, said afterwards that they had agreed that “more can and must be done” to…
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — The United States frustrated England in a 0-0 draw on Friday for its second consecutive tie in the World Cup. The result might not match the U.S.’ famous 1-0 win from the 1950 tournament, but it was the latest occasion in which the Americans have defied the odds against the Three Lions. England is still waiting for its first win in three World Cup matches against the U.S. after a 1-1 draw in South Africa in 2010. The U.S. came close to recording a second victory over England at a World Cup after creating several…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his decision to invoke emergency powers to disperse anti-vaccine protesters who blocked Canadian border crossings with the United States and occupied the capital earlier this year. Trudeau, testifying on Friday before an independent commission of inquiry in Ottawa, said it was up to him and his cabinet to determine whether the threshold had been met to declare a “public order emergency”, which is necessary to invoke the Emergencies Act. He said his government considered whether the so-called Freedom Convoy constituted a threat to the security of Canada and whether it was involved in…
Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage detailsIran’s players sang their national anthem before Friday’s World Cup game against Wales after not doing so before their opener against England.As the players joined in with the anthem on Friday, loud jeers could be heard from Iran fans in the stadium.Mass protests in Iran in recent months have been met with a fierce crackdown.They have been sparked by the death…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Friday’s game between the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche has been postponed because of a water main break that has soaked the downtown arena. The NHL said the water main break has “significantly impacted the event level” of Bridgestone Arena. Team locker rooms and the ice surface are on the event level. Predators President and CEO Sean Henry told reporters that the water in the event level ranged from 3 inches to 3 feet. “We’re assessing it right now. We’re remediating it,” Henry said. “The good thing is, the water got shut off, the city…
VP Saulos Chilima is accused of accepting money and other items in exchange for awarding government contracts.Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has arrested the country’s Vice President Saulos Chilima over corruption allegations, it said on Friday. Chilima is accused of accepting money and other items in exchange for awarding government contracts, the ACB said in a statement. The vice president would be taken to court where he is expected to be charged with three counts of corrupt practices by a public officer, among other charges, the corruption watchdog added. Footage from local media showed supporters of Chilima and the police seemingly in…
Australia booked their place in the Davis Cup final for the first time in 19 years with a 2-1 victory over Croatia. Borna Coric gave Croatia the upper hand with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first singles rubber, the 26-year-old hitting 19 winners and committing just nine unforced errors. However, Australian number one Alex de Minaur then beat former US Open champion Marin Cilic 6-2, 6-2 in just 44 minutes to level the tie and set up a decisive doubles rubber. Image: Australia and Croatia went to doubles for a place in the final. And it…
Wales’ first World Cup for 64 years looks set to end at the first hurdle after a gut-wrenching – but deserved – last-ditch defeat by Iran in Qatar.Substitute Roozbeh Cheshmi struck from 20 yards nine minutes into stoppage time, before Ramin Rezaeian finished off a counter-attack to seal victory for a revitalised Iran side, who have renewed hope of reaching the knockout stages for the first time in their history.Those were decisive blows to Welsh prospects of victory, which had all but vanished when goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey was sent off with four minutes of normal time remaining, following a video…