A 28-year-old convicted felon was charged Tuesday in the fatal shooting last month of a Detroit police officer and the wounding of another as they searched for him following a home invasion.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said JuJuan Parks could be arraigned as early as Tuesday on 16 charges, including first-degree premeditated murder, murder of a police officer, assault with intent to murder, and resisting and obstructing police. He also could face charges in other shootings.
"The investigations ... are far from over," Worthy said.
"I don't want to taint any kind of jury pool."
Parks was arrested November 20 after a third officer shot him in the arm as he tried to flee from the home on the city's west side.
Police Chief James Craig has said he may be connected to several earlier shootings, including one that killed a 31-year-old man on Detroit's east side.
It was not immediately clear Tuesday if Parks has an attorney who could comment on the allegations.
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US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on France's criticism of NATO strategy as "brain dead" on Tuesday, but French leader Emmanuel Macron doubled down and turned his fire on Turkey.
The three-way battle overshadowed the build-up to the alliance's 70th anniversary summit in London, threatening to derail efforts to show unity in the face of Russia and China.
Macron had tried to shake up the agenda of the meeting by demanding a review of NATO strategy, but Trump -- who arrived boasting that he had forced members to boost defence spending -- hit back hard.
"I think that's very insulting," Trump said of Macron's assertion last month that NATO's is experiencing "brain death" and should focus more on Islamist terrorists and on re-opening a strategic dialogue with Russia, branding it a "very, very nasty statement".
"Nobody needs NATO more than France," he warned. "It's a very dangerous statement for them to make." Trump later softened his tone at a joint appearance with ...

Trump, Macron and Erdogan clash overshadows NATO summit

Bob and Corrine Johnson got married as teens in southern Minnesota's farm country and lived together for 68 years.
They were to be laid to rest Tuesday  after dying 33 hours apart, KARE-TV reported.
They lived in their farm home near St. Peter until six months ago. After Bob was hospitalized with cancer, Corrine joined him there with congestive heart failure.
He was 88. She was 87.
Days before she died on Nov. 24, Corinne kissed her husband and whispered, "I love you."
"When mom passed, they pulled the curtain between the two beds, he just stared at the curtain," said Beth Kinkeade, one of the couple's seven children.
Tears welled in Bob's eyes when he was told his wife had died.
Son Bruce Johnson, who's a cancer doctor, said he had been thinking his father could hold out for weeks, but he didn't.
"As soon as Mom died, he went downhill and died in a day. It's hard to imagine it's a coincidence," he said.
Son Brent Johnson said his father always put others first.
"So it was only ...

Minnesota couple, married 68 years, dies just 1 day apart

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the G7 summit would be held at his official Camp David residence, having earlier come under fire for choosing his own Florida golf resort.
"We are going to do it at Camp David," Trump told reporters in London ahead of the NATO summit.
Trump had wanted to host next year's June 10 to 12 gathering of the leaders of major economies at the Trump National Doral resort outside Miami, but he backed down in October after he was accused of seeking profit from US diplomacy.

Trump says G7 to be held at Camp David, not his resort

The Turkish fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi denounced on Tuesday the international community's passivity towards Saudi Arabia, 14 months after the journalist's murder.
Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor and US resident, was killed in October 2018 by Saudi agents while at Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul to obtain paperwork ahead of his wedding to Hatice Cengiz.
Speaking alongside Agn?s Callamard, the UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Cengiz deplored that "there has been no significant action by the international community" since a UN report on the murder in June.
"This is not a file that can be closed like this. For me, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi is the most inhuman murder of the modern era," she said.  "I want it to continue to disturb people. Some people have to lose sleep over it," she added.
The report by Callamard had found "credible evidence" linking Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ..

Khashoggi fiancee slams international 'passivity' to Saudi

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday called for in-depth talks with Russia, as he met US leader Donald Trump on the sidelines of a NATO summit.
"It's important to have a strategic dialogue with Russia," he said, but warned that the alliance should do so "with its eyes wide open".
Russian President Vladimir Putin had earlier indicated that Moscow was open to cooperation with NATO on common threats, including international terrorism.
But he also complained that its attempts to forge closer links had "practically been curtailed", as the alliance has expanded and strengthened its presence in former Soviet republics.
NATO for its part has criticised Russia, in particular over what it says is rising aggression in Ukraine and Georgia.
Ties with member Turkey have also been strained over its military support from Russia in the Syria conflict.

Macron calls for 'strategic dialogue' with Russia

Twenty-three people were killed and dozens injured as a fire triggered by an explosion in a gas tanker tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, officials said.
Thick plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky after the blaze broke out at a tile manufacturing unit in an industrial zone of north Khartoum, witnesses said.
Police cordoned off the entire area, an AFP correspondent reported from the scene as fire engines battled to douse the blaze.
"A fire erupted in an industrial area because of which 23 people were killed and more than 130 injured," the cabinet said in a statement.
"A blast in a gas tanker triggered the fire." Preliminary reports from the scene indicate that necessary safety equipment was missing at the site, it said.
"There were also inflammable materials improperly stored, which led to the spread of the fire," the government said, adding that an investigation has been launched.
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23 killed as fire engulfs Sudan factory

A former journalist who set up the UK's Apostrophe Protection Society to promote the correct use of the apostrophe has announced its closure in the face of laziness that is leading to the demise of the important punctuation mark.
John Richards started the Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 after he retired and now at the age of 96 announced its closure this week.
"Fewer organisations and individuals are now caring about the correct use of the apostrophe in the English language," said Richards.
"We, and our many supporters worldwide, have done our best but the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won," he said.
The Apostrophe Protection Society's website was deluged with traffic in the wake of this announcement, forcing a shutdown of the website itself with plans for a revival in 2020.
"John Richards has announced the he is disbanding the Apostophe (sic) Protection Society," reads a note of the website, which ironically spells apostrophe incorrectly.
"Since the ...

UK's Apostrophe Protection Society shuts down amid laziness

At least 23 people have died in a huge explosion that tore through a tile factory in Sudan's capital of Khartoum, the government said Tuesday.
The blaze also injured nearly 130 people, several critically, the cabinet statement added, suggesting the death toll from the blaze could rise as the burned were being treated at local hospitals. The government said the fire erupted when a gas tanker exploded unloading cargo at the factory and has ordered further investigation.
Video footage circulated online showing an explosion launch a ball of fire into the sky, sending workers scrambling for cover. Huge plumes of dense black smoke billowed above the plant. Firefighters cleared the area, Sudan state TV reported, pulling bodies out and leaving the factory a charred ruin.
The government expressed its deepest condolences to the families of victims and wished a swift recovery to all wounded.
The cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Sudan has suffered from various industrial accidents in .

Sudan says at least 23 killed in factory fire Sudan says

Italian bank UniCredit on Tuesday announced 8,000 job cuts under a three-year plan that aims to significantly increase shareholder value.
The bank, Italy's largest by assets, said that its net profit will grow to 5 billion euros (USD 5.5 billion) by 2023, from a forecast 4.7 billion euros in 2019, with earnings per share rising 12 per cent per year.
The bank also plans to return 8 billion euros to shareholders through share buybacks - which will reduce its market exposure and increase the value of shares traded - and through dividends, which will increase by 40 per cent in the period.
CEO Jean Pierre Mustier said the plan would increase stakeholder value by 16 billion euros.
Shares in the bank were trading up 0.02 per cent at 12.37 euros, after an initial boost of nearly 1 per cent on opening.
UniCredit aims to close 500 branches, putting the customer focus on "streamlined processes and innovative products," it said.
That will include migrating customers toward digital banking ...

Italian bank UniCredit to cut 8,000 jobs by 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday accused Turkish forces of sometimes working with fighters linked to the Islamic State group in its operation in northern Syria.
"When I look at Turkey, they now are fighting against those who fought with us. And sometimes they work with ISIS proxies," Macron said at a London news conference with US President Donald Trump.
Macron, who will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan later in the day ahead of a NATO summit, also said he stood by comments he made last month alleging that NATO is strategically "brain dead".
Macron insisted there must be no "ambiguity" toward IS, saying that Turkey's actions against the Kurdish militias that helped the allies fight the jihadist group showed the need for better coordination.
"We have lost cooperation with Turkey, on security and trade and migration and European Union and France," Macron said, adding that two clarifications must be made at the summit.
"How is it possible to be a member of the ...

Macron says Turkey 'sometimes works with ISIS proxies'

A Sri Lankan court has blocked a Swiss Embassy employee from leaving the country until she gives a statement to police about allegations that she was abducted and threatened in order to disclose embassy information.
Colombo's chief magistrate issued the order Tuesday at the request of police.
The Swiss foreign ministry called the November 25 incident a "very serious and unacceptable attack," but the Sri Lankan government says evidence collected by investigators does not support the sequence of events given by the embassy, and that the employee needs to be interviewed by police.
Swiss State Secretary Pascale Baeriswylsummoned Sri Lanka's ambassador and asked him to explain the evidence and said the employee can't be questioned due to ill health.

Sri Lankan court blocks Swiss Embassy worker from leaving

Global equities mostly retreated Tuesday after US President Donald Trump warned there was no deadline for doing a trade deal with China.
The announcement added to trade uncertainty already stoked by the United States reimposing tariffs on Argentina and Brazil, threatening France with steep levies -- and warning China of possible new measures if ongoing talks fall through.
Trump, in Britain for a NATO summit, warned that efforts to resolve a trade dispute could wait until after next November's US election.
"I have no deadline," Trump told reporters upon his arrival.
"In some ways I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal." Trump's trade war with China and on-again off-again attempts to reach a deal have destabilised markets and stoked geopolitical tensions.
"The chances of a deal by December 15 just took another turn lower," said Markets.com analyst Neil Wilson.
"After weeks of making generally positive noises on a deal being very close, there is a real ...

World stocks rattled as Trump says no trade deadline

Bangladesh said Tuesday that it has shut down 166 recruiting agencies hiring people to work in Saudi Arabia after a spate of sexual abuse and torture allegations at the hands of employers in the Gulf kingdom.
Since 1991, some 300,000 Bangladeshi women have travelled to Saudi Arabia, according to the Dhaka government, mostly to work as household staff.
But a string of them have returned to Bangladesh in recent months levelling allegations of sexual abuse and torture and even that recruiters had sold them as sex slaves.
Last month videos secretly shot by Bangladeshi female workers were shared hundreds of thousands of times on social media and sparked protests across Bangladesh.
Government spokesman Munirus Saleheen said that the agencies that were shut down had failed to provide safeguards to the migrant workers and in some cases sent them back to their employers.
"Our campaign will continue," Saleheen told AFP.
Their closure followed talks between Bangladeshi and Saudi officials in ...

Bangladesh shuts recruitment agencies after Saudi abuse claims

The five-yearly Gadhimai Festival, believed to be the world's biggest animal sacrifice at one place, began in southern Nepal on Tuesday in the presence of a huge number of pilgrims from India, amidst protests by animal activists.
Though the month-long festival started on November 17, the main sacrifice days are on December 3 and 4.
The sacrifice formally began with the slaughtering of five different animals -- rat, goat, pigeon, chicken and pig -- at the main temple of Gadhimai under Mahagadhimai Municipality-1 in Bara district, about 160 km south of Kathmandu.
Tens of thousands of people have poured in from different parts of Nepal and India to take part in the festival to honour a Hindu goddess.
The mass sacrifice at Gadhimai Temple is said to be the cruellest form of animal slaughtering in public religious places, according to the International Organisation for Animal Protection (IOAP).
Millions of animals are hijacked in a ground with few peoples carrying blunt blades and chase ...

Gadhimai festival: Mass slaughter of animals begins in Nepal despite outcry

NATO must address the "security implications" of China's rise as a military power, the head of the alliance said on Tuesday, but insisted he did not want to make an adversary of Beijing.
Jens Stoltenberg said China's growing military capabilities -- including missiles that could hit Europe and the United States -- meant the alliance had to tackle the issue together.
The leaders of NATO's 29 member states kick off a two-day summit on Wednesday where they are set to approve a report on how the alliance should approach China and its growing international assertiveness.
"We have now recognised that the rise of China has security implications for all allies," the NATO secretary general said at an event in London.
"China has the second largest defence budget in the world and has recently displayed a lot of new, modern capabilities including long-range missiles able to reach the whole of Europe and the United States." The fiercely contested South China Sea has become a flashpoint for Beijing 

NATO must tackle China's rise: alliance chief

French authorities said Tuesday that they removed some 600 asylum-seekers from Tibet from a camp on the edge of a forest outside Paris, which had grown into a rallying point for Tibetans in exile in recent years.
The camp sprang up last August, the latest to emerge after several others were evacuated near Acheres, some 30 kilometres (20 miles) northwest of the capital.  The area began attracting Tibetans after 2010, when a local aid association started offering meals, showers and help with their asylum requests.
Except for families with children, men and women were loaded onto separate buses early Tuesday and the camp was cleared, according to an AFP reporter at the scene.  "Since 2017, nearly 800 of the migrants have already been placed in shelters," the government's regional office said in a statement.
"But despite several housing facilities in the Yvelines region, it is impossible to bring in such a large number of people in suitable conditions," it said.
"It's unacceptable to let .

French police clear 600 Tibetan migrants from camp outside Paris

England will play Austria in Vienna and Romania at home as part of their preparations for Euro 2020, the Football Association announced on Tuesday.
A home game for Gareth Southgate's team against Denmark on March 31 had already been confirmed and they will also play a fixture on March 27 at Wembley, with their opponents yet to be announced.
"The Three Lions will travel to Vienna to face Austria on Tuesday June 2, 2020 (7:45 pm kick-off UK time) at the Ernst Happel Stadion during their pre-tournament training camp," the FA said in a statement.
"Gareth Southgate's squad will then host the Romanians on Sunday, June 7, 2020 (kick-off TBC) at a venue in England that is still to be confirmed."
Austria have been drawn in Group C at Euro 2020 alongside Ukraine, the Netherlands and a play-off winner while Romania are hoping to secure their place via the play-offs in March.
England know they will face Croatia and the Czech Republic in Group D as well as the winner of the play-off path featuring 

England to play Austria and Romania in Euro 2020 warm-ups

Indian men's and women's table tennis teams claimed gold medals after defeating Nepal and Sri Lanka in its respective finals at the 13th South Asian Games here on Tuesday.
India beat hosts Nepal 3-0 in the men's final, while their women's counterparts defeated Sri Lanka by an identical 3-0 margin to win a gold each.
Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were awarded a bronze medal each in the men's event. Among women, Nepal and Maldives got a bronze medal each.
Santoo Shrestha gave some torrid moments to Anthony Amalraj before the Indian rallied to win 12-10, 14-16, 11-5, 11-8 to put his team in the lead.
Soumyajit Ghosh then accounted for Shiva Sunder Gothe 11-3, 11-2, 12-10 and Harmeet Desai finished it off in style with a 11-4, 11-4, 11-8 win over Purushottam Borjacahrya.
In the women's final, Sutirtha Mukehrjee beat Sri Lanka's Ishara Madhurangi 11-9, 11-7, 11-3 which Krittiwika Sinha Roy consolidated with a 11-6, 11-4, 11-2 win over Erandi Waruswithana before Sreeja Akuka accounted for ...

Indian men, women's TT teams win gold medals in South Asian Games

Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Monaco, which was postponed at the weekend following deadly storms which battered southern France, has been rescheduled for January 15 -- three days after the pair clash in the French capital.
The decision, announced by the French football league (LFP) on Wednesday, means the two clubs will face off in the Principality in a midweek evening clash sandwiched between Ligue 1's 20th matchday and the last 32 of the French Cup.
The match was postponed amid hazardous weather conditions in southeastern France, where 12 people have now been killed following two successive late autumn storms that brought torrential rain, heavy flooding and high winds.
On Monday officials revealed that three people were swept to their deaths by floodwaters and three emergency workers were killed when their helicopter crashed while seeking to rescue victims, all in the Var region.
Champions PSG are five points clear of Marseille with Monaco in 14th, just three points clear of the ...

PSG's storm-hit trip to Monaco reset for January 15

Indian shooters bagged nine medals, including four golds in the 13th South Asian Games here on Tuesday, with Mehuli Ghosh finishing on top of podium with a score better than the world record.
The 19-year-old Mehuli clinched the gold with a score of 253.3 in the final, which is 0.4 more than the current world record of 252.9 which is in the name of another Indian, Apurvu Chandela.
Mehuli's effort will, however, not be considered as a world record, as the South Asian Games' results are not recognised by the international body (ISSF) for the purpose of records.
Shriyanka Sadangi took the silver with a score of 250.8, while Shreya Agrawal (227.2) clinched the bronze in a 1-2-3 podium finish by the Indians.
India also won the team gold in the 10m air rifle event.
In the men's 50m 3P event, Chain Singh clinched the gold medal with compatriot Akhil Sheoran winning the silver.
Yogesh Singh and Gurpreet Singh won the gold and silver medal in the 25m center fire pistol event respectively. India 

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