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READ MORE A former US Justice Department official has pleaded guilty to banking violations as part of an attempt to lobby Washington to drop an investigation into a money laundering and bribery scheme that pilfered billions from Malaysia ‘s 1MDB investment fund. George Higginbotham, 46, admitted on Friday to lying to US banks while transferring tens of millions of dollars to fund a lobbying campaign on behalf of Low Taek Jho – the 1MDB affair’s alleged mastermind. The massive corruption investigation, which upended Malaysian politics, spanned the globe with the money from the state fund gambled in Las Vegas, spent on diamond jewelry and a luxury yacht and used to finance the “Wolf of Wall Street” and other Hollywood productions. The long-ruling coalition in Malaysia was ousted in a May election, and then-Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, now faces criminal charges there. In August, US prosecutors charged Low, who is at large, with eight cou...

READ MORE Former US President George HW Bush has died at the age of 94, a family spokesperson has announced. Bush Senior died on Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son, former president George W Bush, said in a statement released on Twitter by a family spokesman. “George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for.” US President Donald Trump hailed his “sound judgement, common sense and unflappable leadership” in a Statement%20from%20President%20Donald%20J.%20Trump%20and%20First%20Lady%20Melania%20Trump%20on%20the%20Passing%20of%20Former%20President%20George%20H.W.%20Bush%20 pic.twitter.com/qxPsp4Ggs7%20href=”https: %20lang=”en”%20dir=”ltr” —%20Donald%20J.%20Trump%20(@realDonaldTrump)%20 December%201,%202018%20 ...

READ MORE L’ancien président des Etats-Unis George H.W. Bush, qui dirigea son pays de 1989 à 1993 durant la fin de la Guerre froide, est décédé à l’âge de 94 ans, a annoncé tard vendredi soir son fils George W. Bush. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro et moi avons la tristesse d’annoncer qu’après 94 années remarquables notre cher papa est mort”, a déclaré George W. Bush, lui-même président de 2001 à 2009, dans un communiqué publié sur Twitter par un porte-parole de la famille. “George H.W. Bush était un homme doté d’une noblesse de caractère et le meilleur père qu’un fils ou une fille aurait pu souhaiter”. L’actuel président américain Donald Trump a salué le “leadership inébranlable” de son prédécesseur, qui restera également dans l’Histoire pour avoir engagé les Etats-U...

READ MORE L’ancien président des Etats-Unis George H.W. Bush, qui dirigea son pays de 1989 à 1993 durant la fin de la Guerre froide et gagna la première guerre du Golfe, est mort vendredi soir à l’âge de 94 ans, son décès suscitant les hommages unanimes de la classe politique et de ses successeurs. Le décès du 41e président des Etats-Unis, quelques mois après celui de son épouse Barbara, a été annoncé par son fils George W. Bush qui s’était installé à la Maison Blanche huit ans après sa défaite de son père face à Bill Clinton en 1992. “Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro et moi avons la tristesse d’annoncer qu’après 94 années remarquables notre cher papa est mort”, a déclaré George W. Bush, président de 2001 à 2009, dans un communiqué publié par le porte-parole de la famille. “George H.W. Bush était...

READ MORE Vernon, B.C., fire Chief David Lind installed a hidden camera to catch employees rifling through his drawers. He didn’t expect to see them going through each other’s. Now, eight months after being fired for having sexual relations on duty in the chief’s office, a firefighter and fire services employee are fighting to get back their jobs — not to mention their dignity. In a ruling last month, an arbitration panel found that the City of Vernon could use video footage of the pair having sex as part of the evidence it relies on to justify their dismissal. It’s a case that pits an employee’s right to privacy against the specific types of circumstances in which an employer can use surveillance cameras to spy on workers. “The union does not deny the two employees engaged in the activity recorded in the footage, which the union characterizes as ‘a deeply personal and compromising interaction,'” arbitratio...

READ MORE Parts of Vancouver’s seawall were submerged Thursday morning after a king tide lifted water levels in False Creek to 50 centimetres above normal. Angela Danyluk, a city sustainability specialist, trudged through the water wearing gumboots. She suspects designs for parts of the seawall weren’t made with king tides in mind. “It looks like this was probably designed for the high tide from maybe the ’70s or the ’80s,” she told CBC while passersby snapped photos of the rare flooding. For researchers like Danyluk, the king tide is both a spectacle and a warning: The high waters will likely be the norm in decades to come, thanks to sea level rises. The King Tide in Vancouver creeps up to benches in False Creek’s David Lam Park a href=”https://t.co/9jAiKW3Xyy”pic.twitter.com/9jAiKW3Xyy/a mdash; @jonvhernandez King tides in Vancouver King tides are predictable sea level events that occur roughly twice a y...

READ MORE In this week’s special interview, UpFront meets with US political scientist Francis Fukuyama who famously argued in his 1989 book, The End of History, that Western liberal democracy had arrived at the end of its struggle. Around the world, democracy is increasingly threatened by the rise of authoritarian, illiberal and nationalist leaders who are cracking down on the press and civil liberties. In a new book, Identity: the Demand for Dignity and the Politics of Resentment, Fukuyama argues that identity politics are partly to blame. What begins as a drive for “recognition and respect” through group membership can have negative consequences because, he argues, “liberal democracy is based on individuals, not on group memberships.” But does that mean we should forget about things like race? When asked how to square with the fact that in the United States , even black boys raised in the wealthiest families still make less than their white counterparts,...

READ MORE In the almost four years since the Saudi-led coalition’s air campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen began, tens of thousands of civilians have been killed, and millions pushed to the brink of starvation. The Houthis overthrew the internationally recognised president of Yemen, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi , and seized control of parts of the country in 2014. In December, the United Nations is planning to reconvene peace talks in Sweden between the Saudi-backed government led by Hadi and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Given the Houthis didn’t attend the Geneva peace talks in September, will they attend the talks this time in Sweden? And what quota of responsibility do they have for the crisis in Yemen ? “We didn’t say that we are clean 100 percent, things happen during the war,” says Hisham Sharaf, the Houthi-backed foreign minister in Sanaa, in response to accusations from various human rights groups that Houthis have blocked foreign aid, tortured d...

READ MORE Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, premier président de gauche de l’histoire récente du Mexique, prend officiellement ses fonctions samedi, laissant présager un profond changement de politique dans un pays lassé par la corruption, la pauvreté et la violence. Surnommé “AMLO”, suivant ses initiales, M. Lopez Obrador, qui s’est fait élire comme candidat anti-système, a promis d’accomplir une “transformation” historique du Mexique. Après sa large victoire à l’élection présidentielle du 1er juillet, et la majorité obtenue par la coalition dirigée par son parti Morena aux deux chambres du Congrès, il bénéficiera d’une marge de manoeuvre inédite pour un président mexicain. Sa victoire est la plus ample depuis la mise en place du multipartisme au Mexique en 2000, et la première pour un candidat de gauche. AMLO, 65 ans, hérite tou...

READ MORE Pour sa seconde journée samedi, le sommet du G20, marqué par de multiples fractures, sera tout entier tourné vers la rencontre en soirée entre Donald Trump et Xi Jinping, qui vont tenter de négocier une trêve commerciale. Sous le regard angoissé des marchés, les deux poids lourds de l’économie mondiale, dont l’affrontement à coups de barrières douanières commence à peser sur la croissance, ont prévu un “dîner de travail” en fin de journée. Signe que l’heure est davantage aux duels qu’aux grandes négociations à vingt, dix ans après un tout premier sommet du G20 marqué par l’union sacrée face à la crise financière, ce rendez-vous est programmé juste après la fin du programme officiel. Vendredi, Wall Street a terminé en hausse à la faveur d’un regain d’optimisme sur les relations entre Washingt...

READ MORE Two Halifax-area brothers have been charged with committing a hoax related to terrorist activity in October that closed the Woodstock, N.B., border crossing to Houlton, Maine, police say. Bailey Roy, 21, and Damien Roy, 22, were also charged in Woodstock provincial court with obstruction, said New Brunswick RCMP Cpl. Jullie Rogers-Marsh. The brothers were charged jointly when they appeared in court Wednesday. They remain in custody and are due back in court next month. Rogers-Marsh said she could not provide details about the hoax due to a court-ordered publication ban on the evidence in the case. RCMP have said they responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle stopped between the Canada and U.S. entry points around 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 26.  The men inside the vehicle refused to communicate with border agents, police said. About six hours later, when the vehicle proceeded toward the U.S. port of entry, both men were arrested by U.S. Cust...

READ MORE Former U.S. president George Herbert Walker Bush, the businessman-turned-politician who vowed to propel the country toward “a thousand points of light,” has died at age 94. Family spokesperson Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. CT Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. Bush, president from 1989 to 1993 and father to former president George W. Bush, was elected the 41st president after promising to usher in a “kinder, gentler America.” He also made it a top priority to have good relations with Canada and his friend, then-prime minister Brian Mulroney. On his first trip to Ottawa as president, Bush assured Mulroney he would soon introduce environmental legislation to curb acid rain, paving the way for a bilateral accord with Canada. Speaking to reporters, the president even offered a little French, welcoming a prompt for a final question with a playful “C’est fine pour moi.” But, sh...

READ MORE Kiev, Ukraine – Foreign ministers from the world’s seven biggest economies, known as the Group of Seven or G7, have condemned Russia’s actions in Kerch Strait as they reaffirmed their “unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”. A statement by G7 members – the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the High Representative of the European Union – on Friday said there was “no justification” for Russia’s use of military force against Ukrainian ships and naval personnel. “We urge restraint, due respect for international law, and the prevention of any further escalation. We call on Russia to release the detained crew and vessels and refrain from impeding lawful passage through the Kerch Strait,” the statement read. “We, the G7, once again reiterate that ‎we do not, and will never, recognise Russia’s illegal annexation o...

READ MORE Shortly after he reacted to the news about Michael Cohen, Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin , which was to happen during the G20 summit in Argentina . Formally, he cancelled the meeting over concerns about the recent Russia-Ukraine flare-up in Crimea . Trump also ruled out meeting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , saying, “There’s not enough time.” But the US president does plan to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in an effort to calm trade tensions between the two economic powers, after the Trump administration slapped tariffs on a variety of Chinese goods earlier this year. Al Jazeera’s White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett reports from Buenos Aires. Article source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2018/11/bosnian-commander-acquitted-war-crimes-srebrenica-181130145149567.html

READ MORE La circulation sera certainement difficile dans Paris samedi 1er décembre alors que les gilets jaunes manifesteront leur mécontentement sur les Champs-Elysées. Des manifestants sont attendus en nombre encore une fois. Contrairement à la semaine passée et pour éviter les débordements, la plus belle avenue du monde sera totalement piétonne, des barrages filtrants seront installés à chaque entrée et l’identité des personnes présentes sera contrôlée. La préfecture de police a prévu de fermer certaines route en prévision de la manifestation, tout en précisant que celle-ci n’est pas légale. A voir aussi: La rencontre entre Philippe et les “gilets jaunes” tourne au fiasco Dès 6h “ou plus tôt si les circonstances l’exigent”, la circulation sera détournée dans toute la partie basse des Champs-Elysées et ses alentours. D...

READ MORE Routes effondrées, bâtiments fissurés, étagères et placards vidés de leur contenu: un puissant tremblement de terre, d’une magnitude évaluée à 7.0, a secoué vendredi matin le sud de l’Alaska, créant un début de panique à Anchorage, la principale ville de cet Etat américain pourtant habitué aux séismes. “Ca faisait beaucoup de bruit quand c’est arrivé. C’était clair que c’était quelque chose de bien plus fort que ce qu’on a d’habitude”, a dit le maire d’Anchorage, Ethan Berkowitz, cité par CNN. Aucun mort n’avait été recensé vendredi mais plusieurs blessés, dont un grave, ont été accueillis dans les hôpitaux selon les médias américains, essentiellement en lien avec des bris de verre ou des chutes d’objets provoqués par le séisme, dont l’origine ...

READ MORE A North Korean soldier fled across a heavily fortified border to defect to South Korea early Saturday, the military in Seoul said, just as the rival countries began taking steps to reduce military tensions. South Korean soldiers escorted the defector to safety after finding him moving south of the eastern side of the military demarcation line that bisects the Koreas, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. South Korean authorities plan to question the defector over the details of his escape. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had not observed any unusual activity from North Korean troops in the area where the defection happened. It comes as North and South Korea have pushed to implement a wide-ranging military agreement reached in September to reduce tensions across their border. About 30,000 defectors The North’s official media hasn’t reported about Saturday’s case. Pyongyang has frequently accused Seoul of kidnapping or enticing its c...

READ MORE The Kansas City Chiefs released running back Kareem Hunt on Friday night after video surfaced that showed the NFL’s reigning rushing champion knocking over and kicking a woman in a Cleveland hotel hallway in February. The team issued a statement shortly after the NFL had placed Hunt on its Commissioner Exempt list that said the running back lied when asked about the incident by team officials. The team said “the video today confirms that fact. We are releasing Kareem immediately.” Chiefs statement about releasing RB Kareem Hunt: a href=”https://t.co/kNVnM00mub”pic.twitter.com/kNVnM00mub/a mdash; @AdamSchefter Hunt was at the Chiefs’ facility earlier Friday in preparation for Sunday’s trip to Oakland, but he was excused and sent home shortly after TMZ posted the video online. It shows Hunt being restrained several times by friends before pushing a woman to the ground, where he proceeds to kick her. Police were called to the scene dur...

READ MORE Former Bosnian military commander Naser Oric, hailed by his supporters as the heroic “defender of Srebrenica “, has been acquitted by an appeals chamber of Bosnia ‘s war crimes court. Oric was acquitted on Friday of human rights violations and the killings of three Serb prisoners of war in and around Srebrenica during the war in Bosnia between 1992-1995. Oric, regarded as a hero by Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks), led the defence of Srebrenica, a besieged town that eventually fell to Bosnian Serb forces in 1995, who then systematically killed more than 8,000 Bosniak men and boys in Europe ‘s worst atrocity since World War II. The revised verdict was delivered after the court in June revoked its previous ruling, clearing Oric and fellow soldier Sabahudin Muhic of guilt, and ordered a new trial after the prosecutor complained of criminal procedures violations. The appeals chamber found discrepancies in the statements of a key protected witness and ...