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Illegal rave draws 20,000 to 'dangerous' military site in France

Illegal rave draws 20,000 to 'dangerous' military site in France

Around 20,000 partygoers gathered on Saturday for an illegal rave at a military site in France, defying warnings about the risk of unexploded ordnance and possible blasts. The rave near the town of Bourges in central France kicked off on Friday and organisers expect as many as 30,000

Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest hundreds at Istanbul May Day rallies

Turkish police fire tear gas, arrest hundreds at Istanbul May Day rallies

Turkish police on Friday fired tear gas and arrested hundreds of people holding May Day demonstrations in Istanbul, as thousands rallied nationwide. A statement from the office of the governor of Istanbul said that as of 6:00 pm (1500 GMT), police had arrested 575 people, describing them as people

Clashes erupt in Australian town over death of Indigenous girl

Clashes erupt in Australian town over death of Indigenous girl

An angry crowd clashed with Australian police outside a hospital treating the suspected killer of a five-year-old Indigenous girl in the outback town of Alice Springs. Images on local media Friday showed teargas in the air, a police van in flames and crowds yelling at armed officers keeping

Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%

Venezuela leader hikes minimum wage package by 26%

Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday hiked the minimum wage package by 26.3 percent, to $240, in an attempt to quell growing discontent over difficult living conditions. Addressing thousands of government supporters in Caracas on the eve of International Workers' Day, Rodriguez, who succeeded deposed

ASMSU Senate passes revised leadership resolution

ASMSU Senate passes revised leadership resolution

The Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) recently passed a revised version of Resolution 11 (R-11) during an April 22 Senate meeting. The first draft of the resolution, titled “On a Loss of Confidence in ASMSU President Leonard Triem,” directly criticized Triem’s leadership and called for a formal loss

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

Great Falls man faces assault charges following standoff, shelter-in-place

UPDATE: April 28 at 10:29 a.m. 22-year-old Ethan Hathaway was charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of obstructing a peace officer in Cascade County court following a standoff with police in Great Falls on Monday. According to court documents, police

More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt

More than 500 killed in Tanzania poll violence: govt

Tanzania's electoral violence last year left at least 518 dead, a government-appointed commission said Thursday, giving a figure far below opposition estimates and failing to say who was responsible. While President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared to have won 98 percent of the vote in the October