Author Archives: OP King

Video As Theresa May visits China, the UK government has raised concerns over religious freedom in the country’s mainly Muslim province of Xinjiang. One man, who fled the country for Turkey, has told  he’ll “pay for the bullet” to kill his family to save them from a detention camp. John Sudworth reports from Xinjiang, whereContinue reading “China police state: Fear and resentment”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe new iPhone X started selling in November Apple sold 77.3 million iPhones in the final months of 2017, slightly fewer than during the same period in the prior year. But higher prices compensated for the dip, lifting the firm’s profits in the quarter to more than $20bn (£14bn). The record results,Continue reading “Apple sells fewer phones but profits rise”

Image copyrightUOSSMImage captionFive missiles managed to blast through the rock protecting the cave hospital A hospital built under 20m (60 feet) of rock in a rebel-held part of central Syria has been wrecked by a powerful air strike, medical sources say. They say the hospital in Hama province – regarded as one of the bestContinue reading “Syria conflict: Air strike in Hama province cripples cave hospital”

Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionMr Trump addressed Congress on Tuesday night President Donald Trump’s boast that TV viewership for his speech to Congress this week was the “highest number in history” is belied by ratings data. Nielsen, which tracks US TV viewership, says Mr Trump’s 45.6m viewers falls short of the numbers who tuned in toContinue reading “State of the Union: Trump’s ‘highest’ audience boast debunked”

By OP Donegal’s Laura Feely is in line to make her debut for the Ireland Women’s Six Nation side this weekend. The Ballybofey native who plays her rugby with Connacht has been named among the replacements for Saturday’s game with France. Only five of the team selected for the game against the French in ToulouseContinue reading “Laura Feely set for Ireland debut in France”

The promise follows revelations that German automakers funded studies in which humans and monkeys inhaled diesel fumes. Volkswagen has placed its chief lobbyist on leave following the reports. On Tuesday, Volkswagen’s chief lobbyist said the auto giant would stop testing its products on animals. The statement came in the wake of a major scandal thatContinue reading “Volkswagen vows to end animal testing after latest diesel scandal”

By OP HUNTSVILLE, Texas –  Attorneys for a former Dallas accountant condemned for fatally shooting his two young daughters while their mother listened helplessly on the phone are hoping a federal court keeps him from the Texas death chamber. John David Battaglia is set for execution Thursday evening for the May 2001 slayings of hisContinue reading “Dallas man set to die for killing daughters, 9 and 6”

A member of the FBI leaves the Mandalay Bay hotel following the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Oct. 4, 2017.  (Reuters) An Arizona man was once considered a “person of interest” in the Oct. 1 Las Vegas shooting because his name was found on a box of ammunition inside the gunman’s hotel room, a lawContinue reading “Arizona man no longer ‘person of interest’ in Vegas shooting: report”

Former Trump legal spokesman allegedly had concerns about possible obstruction of justice. By OP  Photo by Saul Loeb-Pool/Getty Images Reports in recent months have indicatedthat Special Counsel Robert Mueller is very interested in President Donald Trump’s role in drafting his son’s false statement about a June 2016 Trump Tower meeting between campaign officials and a Russian lawyerContinue reading “Mueller’s latest witness will reportedly give new details about Trump’s role in writing Don Jr.’s false Russia statement”

By OPHostage negotiators were trying early Thursday to coax out a handcuffed suspect who fired on two Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies Wednesday night, injuring one of them. One deputy was shot in an arm while responding to a disturbance call before midnight Wednesday, and another narrowly escaped injury when a bullet grazed his pantContinue reading “Sheriff’s office deputy shot in Texas; standoff underway”