Tag Archives: violence

Pressure mounts on Myanmar to end violence that has sent more than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, with the United States calling for protection of civilians and Bangladesh urging safe zones to enable refugees to go home. CBC | World News

In early 2014, a young Toronto-area man who went by the jihadi nom de guerre “Abu Huzaifa al-Kanadi” (Abu Huzaifa the Canadian) cleaned out his bank account and left to join the ranks of ISIS. CBC | World News

A band of South Koreans led by northern defectors have called for “violence” to stop the ongoing threat of the Kim regime. Daily Express :: News Feed

EMMERDALE took a sinister turn on tonight’s episode, as one character was seen hiding a knife from his family. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed

NETFLIX have dropped a formidable trailer for brand new Marvel series The Punisher. Daily Express :: TV and Radio Feed

THE pound rallied against the US dollar overnight on Friday as Donald Trump came under increasing fire for his response to the violence in Charlottesville. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

Undeterred by violence over the planned removal of a Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Va., municipal leaders in cities across the U.S. said this week they would step up efforts to pull such monuments from public spaces. CBC | World News

A combative U.S. President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday “there is blame on both sides” for the deadly violence on the weekend in Charlottesville, Va., appearing to once again equate the actions of white nationalist groups and those protesting them. CBC | World News

Armed groups of private citizens have increasingly been taking on a security function at public events where the possibility of violent protest exists, including at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. They say their aim is to uphold the U.S. Constitution. CBC | World News

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett plans to sit during the national anthem this season to protest social injustice — and expects a backlash over an issue that is “bigger than a sport.” CBC | Sports News