Two other pro-independence parties made up the dominant bloc: the left-wing republican ERC party, which collected 32 seats, and the radical, anti-capitalist CUP, which has four seats. Analysts noted that what the separatists' victory will mean in practice remains a mystery. "Now the rest of Spain must try to understand the reality that, yesterday, Catalonia showed clearly what it wants". [Full Article...]
The ceasefire, that would allow humanitarian groups access to civilians caught in the fighting, formally comes into force on Sunday morning. The civil war has killed tens of thousands , and an estimated 3.5 million residents - more than one-fourth of the population - are refugees, displaced within South Sudan or in neighboring countries. [Full Article...]
Pakistan has violated the ceasefire a total of 881 times along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir this year resulting in the killing of 30 people. At least a dozen people including civilians and soldiers have been killed in almost 300 incidents of ceasefire violations along the border in 2017 so far. [Full Article...]
The mass, which was mostly conducted in Latin, followed the same liturgy as masses for all cardinals and bishops who die in the Vatican. Before the funeral plans were announced, the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests had urged against a "celebratory focus" on Law. [Full Article...]
West Ham are 15 and the Geordies are now 18 going into this match. West Ham have won their last two home Premier League games against Newcastle - one more than they managed in their previous eight (W1 D3 L4). He is serving the second game of his two-match ban for allegedly diving to get a penalty against Stoke last week. Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is out of the Premier League tri... [Full Article...]
Lalu Prasad was taken to Ranchi's Birsa Munda jail after his conviction in a fodder scam case , sources in CBI told PTI. He faces five cases in the fodder scam of which four are pending. Apart from Lalu, former CM Jagannath Mishra and 20 others were also facing judgment in the court of special CBI judge Shivpal Singh. Of the 34 people initially accused in the case, 11 died during the... [Full Article...]
Officials say Amarillo and Midland had the lowest unemployment rates in Texas last month at 2.6 percent. Nationally, unemployment rates for November were down in eight states, higher in two states and flat in 40 states and the District of Columbia. [Full Article...]
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Tribhuvan Singh said the minor girl, rescued from the Siktarbad ashram, would be produced before a magistrate and her statement would be recorded soon. It asked the Delhi Police and the AAP government to extend their full cooperation and render every assistance and logistics required by the CBI's special investigative team (SIT) which is investigating the ... [Full Article...]