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Dayanand Gosain was found guilty of impersonation, cheating and conspiracy.

Indian impostor who took over a family for 41 years finally sent to jail

PATNA, India — A court in India has sent to prison a man who was found guilty of posing as the son of a wealthy landlord for 41 years. The BBC's Soutik Biswas pieces together a gripping tale of deceit and delay in justice.In February 1977, a teenage boy disappeared on his way home from school in the eastern state of Bihar.Kanhaiya Singh, the only son of an affluent and influential zamindar (landlord) in Nalanda district, was returning from the second day of exams. His family lodged a "missing person report" with the police.Efforts to find Kanhaiya came to naught. His aging father slid into depression and began visiting quacks. A village shaman told him his son was alive and would "appear" soon.In September 1981, a man in his early 20s arrived in a village, barely...

July 04, 2022

Indian impostor who took over a family for 41 years finally sent to jail

Zhibek Zholy anchored outside Karasu Port.

Turkey detains Russian-flagged grain ship from Ukraine

ANKARA — A cargo ship carrying grain from a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine has been detained by Turkish customs authorities, according to Ukraine's ambassador to Turkey.Vasyl Bodnar says, "We have full co-operation. The ship is currently standing at the entrance to the port, it has been detained by the customs authorities of Turkey".We've tracked the Russian-flagged ship, the Zhibek Zholy, on its route from the Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, to Karasu on the Turkish Black Sea coast.It is not clear where its cargo came from or how it was obtained, but Russia has been accused of stealing grain from areas of Ukraine it controls — allegations Russia denies.Berdyansk is in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region, on the Sea of Azov.News of the ship's departure...

July 04, 2022

Turkey detains Russian-flagged grain ship from Ukraine

People react in front of the Fields shopping center during evacuation.

Gunman kills three in Denmark shopping mall shooting

COPENHAGEN — A gunman has killed three people and wounded others, three of them critically, at one of Denmark's biggest shopping malls, police say.The 22-year-old man, described as "an ethnic Dane", was arrested and charged with the attack which sparked panic at Field's mall in south Copenhagen.Police chief Soeren Thomassen said the motive was unclear and he could not rule out an "act of terrorism".The suspect will face questioning by a judge on Monday.Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Denmark had suffered a cruel attack.She said she wanted to encourage Danes to stand together and support each other in this difficult time."Our beautiful and usually so safe capital was changed in a split second," she said.The deadly shopping mall attack took place...

July 04, 2022

Gunman kills three in Denmark shopping mall shooting

Wreaths were placed on police cars as a tribute

Three police die in 'pure hell' Kentucky shooting

KENTUCKY — Three police officers have been shot dead in the US state of Kentucky while trying to serve a warrant on a man accused of domestic violence.Police took the 49-year-old suspect into custody after the shooting.Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said the officers had faced "pure hell" when they arrived at the man's home.Four other people were injured at the scene in Allen, a small town in a mountainous part of eastern Kentucky with a population of just 166.The officers who died in the shooting late on Thursday have been named as Capt. Ralph Frasure, Deputy William Petry and dog handler Jacob Chaffins.K9 Drago, one of the dogs that Chaffins handled, also died.Capt. Frasure had been with the Prestonsburg, Kentucky, Police Department for 39 years. The department said he...

July 03, 2022

Three police die in 'pure hell' Kentucky shooting

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Pincher suspended; Johnson unaware of specific claims

LONDON — Boris Johnson was not aware of "specific allegations" against Chris Pincher when he was promoted to deputy chief whip, a Cabinet minister says.Pincher was suspended as a Conservative Party MP earlier this week over allegations he had groped two men.He now faces six new claims of inappropriate behavior stretching back several years, which he has denied.Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey defended the PM, saying he took "decisive action" to suspend the MP.Coffey told the BBC that "to the best of my knowledge" Johnson was not aware of specific allegations about Pincher, saying she had not spoken to the prime minister directly and had received the assurance from the No 10 press office.Earlier, she told Sky News Pincher's appointment in...

July 03, 2022

Pincher suspended; Johnson unaware of specific claims

Sydney flash floods turn roads into rivers

Tens of thousands told to evacuate following Sydney floods

SYDNEY — A man has died and thousands of people have been told to evacuate their homes amid torrential rain and flash flooding in Australia's largest city, Sydney.Roads have been cut off, with 18 evacuation orders in western Sydney alone and warnings of more to come."This is a life-threatening emergency situation," Stephanie Cooke, emergency services minister for the state of New South Wales, said.The area was hit by flash flooding in March, killing 20 people."We are now facing dangers on multiple fronts — flash flooding, riverine flooding and coastal erosion," Cooke told a media briefing.Her warning came as the Bureau of Meteorology said up to 350mm of rain had hit certain areas, risking flooding along the Nepean River.Sydney's main dam had also started to...

July 03, 2022

Tens of thousands told to evacuate following Sydney floods

US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Mark Milley

China attack not imminent, but US watching closely, says Gen Milley

WASHINGTON — A Chinese attack on Taiwan is not imminent, the top US general said, but the US is watching "very closely".China is clearly developing the capability to attack at some point, but deciding to do so would be a political choice, Gen Mark Milley told the BBC.China said Taiwan is a breakaway province that must be re-unified with the mainland, by force if necessary.It has accused the US of supporting Taiwan's independence, and vowed to "resolutely crush" any such attempt.There has been a marked escalation recently between China and the US —Taiwan's most powerful ally.China has been sending scores of warplanes into Taiwan's air defense zone, while the US has sent naval ships through Taiwan's waters.In May, US President Joe Biden said China was...

July 03, 2022

China attack not imminent, but US watching closely, says Gen Milley

Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom

PARIS — Airlines worked Saturday to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, the latest of several tangles hitting travelers this summer.The airport’s baggage sorting system had a technical malfunction Friday that caused 15 flights to depart without luggage, leaving about 1,500 bags on the ground, according to the airport operating company.The airport handled about 1,300 flights overall Friday, the operator said.Union activists said many more passengers flew without their bags, apparently because of knock-on effects from the original breakdown.It came as airport workers are on strike at French airports to demand more hiring and more pay to keep up with high global inflation. Because...

July 03, 2022

Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom

China lashed by year's first typhoon, record rains forecast

SHANGHAI — China's first typhoon of the year brought gales and rain to its southern shores on Saturday, as forecasters warned of record rainfall and high disaster risk in provinces including Guangdong, the country's most populous. Typhoon Chaba, the Thai name for the hibiscus flower, was moving northwest at 15 to 20 km (10 to 15 miles) per hour after the eye of the storm made landfall in Guangdong's Maoming city on Saturday afternoon, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement.Chaba, though medium in intensity and expected to lose strength over time, is likely to bring extremely heavy rains and may break the record for cumulative rainfall as it pulls the monsoon rain belt in the region inland, said Gao Shuanzhu, the centre's chief forecaster."The...

July 03, 2022

China lashed by year's first typhoon, record rains forecast

Argentina economy minister quits as government crisis builds

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's economy minister Martin Guzman, the architect of a recent major debt deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), resigned on Saturday as deep splits emerged in the ruling coalition over how to handle mounting economic crises. Guzman, a minister since late 2019 and a close ally of President Alberto Fernandez, posted a letter on Twitter announcing his decision, adding he maintained "confidence in my vision of the path Argentina should follow."The center-left Peronist president is facing his lowest approval rating since taking office in 2019, with cracks in his coalition, inflation running above 60%, the peso currency under growing pressure and sovereign bonds at record lows.Guzman, a moderate, had clashed with powerful Vice President Cristina...

July 03, 2022

Argentina economy minister quits as government crisis builds

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