World
In protest clouds, Hong Kong tourists see silver lining
Hong Kong, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — No tiresome wait for hugs and kisses from Mickey and Minnie Mouse. No queue at all for Hyperspace Mountain, where thrill-seekers are so scarce that Star Wars' Admiral Ackbar speaks to himself in the dark.
Lebanon paralyzed by nationwide protests over proposed taxes
Beirut, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Nationwide protests paralyzed Lebanon on Friday as demonstrators blocked major roads in a second day of rallies against the government's management of a severe economic crisis and proposed new taxes.
White House: Ukraine aid held up partly over election probe
Washington, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — The White House acknowledged that President Donald Trump's decision to hold up military aid to Ukraine was linked to his demand that Kyiv investigate the Democratic National Committee and the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, a shifting new explanation about events at the heart of the impeachment inquiry.
Reports of fighting despite Syria cease-fire
Ankara, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Activists and a Syria war monitor says the Kurdish-led force and Turkey-backed fighters are clashing on the outskirts of Ras al-Ayn, a town along the border that is part of a cease-fire agreement.
Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town despite cease-fire
Ceylanpinar, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire that went into effect hours earlier.
Brexit: Johnson in race to win support for deal
Dhaka, OCT 18 (UNB) - Boris Johnson will attempt to persuade MPs to back his Brexit deal today ahead of what is expected to be a knife-edge vote in the Commons on Saturday.
Launch employee hacked to death at Sadarghat
Keraniganj, Oct 18 (UNB) – An employee of a launch was hacked to death allegedly by his co-worker at Sadarghat launch terminal here on Friday.
J&J agrees to $117M settlement over pelvic mesh devices
Trenton, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $117 million multistate settlement over allegations it deceptively marketed its pelvic mesh products, which support women's sagging pelvic organs.
Police: Gang member confesses in mass shooting at festival
New York, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — A 20-year-old gang member has confessed to being one of two shooters in a gunfight that turned a lively summer community festival in Brooklyn into a blood-drenched nightmare, police said Thursday.
Cummings, Trump relations appeared to sour due to oversight
Washington, OCT 18 (AP/UNB) — Rep. Elijah Cummings said somebody once told him he would see one guy when he sat down with President Donald Trump "and then you might see another guy" the next day.