At least six dead in California shooting: police

San Francisco, April 3 (AFP/APP):At least six people were killed and 10 others wounded in a shooting in the California state capital of Sacramento early Sunday, police said. A video posted online showed people scuffling in the street, then starting to run as gunfire can […]

Sri Lanka ministers resign en masse as crisis deepens

Colombo, April 3 (AFP/APP): Crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s cabinet resigned en masse from their positions at a late-night meeting Sunday, the education minister said, as anti-government protests escalated despite curfews. All 26 ministers aside from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his elder brother Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

Costa Ricans vote in poll dominated by poverty, unemployment

San José, April 3 (AFP/APP):Costa Ricans voted on Sunday to choose between two scandal-tainted presidential candidates in a country grappling with sky-high poverty and unemployment. Former president Jose Maria Figueres was once investigated for corruption while ex-finance minister Rodrigo Chaves — who was slightly ahead […]

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