Five suspects were arrested after a robbery at the Indian American owned Sunnyvale store, PNG Jewellers which involved nearly two dozen individuals. The robbery took place at the showroom located in the Hacienda shopping center in Sunnyvale, California. Approximately 20 suspects used hammers and other tools to break into display cases and steal merchandise, fleeing in multiple vehicles before officers could arrive. Officers identified two suspect vehicles and attempted to stop them, but both fled. Five suspects were later arrested. Some of the stolen jewellery has been recovered, although the total value of the stolen items is not yet known. No injuries were reported during the robbery and police chase.
Policeman shoots, injures magistrate in court
A police officer shot and injured magistrate Monica Kivuti at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi after she denied bail to his wife. The officer was then killed in a shootout with other officers. Kivuti and three officers injured in the incident are stable and receiving treatment, according to local news report. Chief Justice Martha Koome confirmed the shooter intended to kill the magistrate and ordered increased security at all courts. The policeman's wife had pleaded guilty to obtaining 2.9 million Kenyan shillings ($22,700) by false pretences. The officer entered the court through the magistrate's door and shot Kivuti in the chest and hip before being fatally shot by another officer.
49 feared dead after a migrant boat sinks
A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, the UN agency said Tuesday. The boat was carrying about 260 Somalis and Ethiopians from the northern coast of Somalia on the 320-km journey across the Gulf of Aden when it sank Monday off of Yemen’s southern coast, the International Organization for Migration said in a statement. Seventy-one people have been rescued and the search is ongoing, the group said, noting that 31 women and six children are among the dead. Yemen is a major route for migrants from East Africa and the Horn of Africa trying to reach Gulf countries for work.
4 instructors from US stabbed in China
Four American instructors from a Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack at a public park in China’s Jilin province last week. Local police said the incident occurred at a park in Jilin city and the suspect, a 55-year-old local man Cui, was detained the same day. “Cui collided into a foreigner while walking in Beishan Park, and then stabbed the foreigner and three fellow foreigners with a knife, as well as a Chinese tourist who tried to stop him,” police said, adding, the victims’ injuries were “not life-threatening”. No further motive for the attack was disclosed in the statement. The educators from Cornell College were on a teaching exchange programme with a partner university, Beihua, in Jilin City.
Hollywood helps Biden raise $30 mn
Some of Hollywood’s brightest stars headlined a fundraiser for Prez Joe Biden that took in a record $30 million-plus for a Democratic candidate, according to his campaign. George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Barbra Streisand were among those who took the stage at the 7,100-seat Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Biden and former prez Barack Obama, who both stressed the need to defeat former prez Donald Trump in a race that’s expected to be exceedingly close. The amount raised outpaced the then-record $26 million from Biden’s fundraiser in March in New York that featured late-night host Stephen Colbert interviewing Biden, Obama and Bill Clinton.
Indian origin killed, another injured after being shot
An Indian-origin woman was killed and another critically injured after they were shot in the US state of New Jersey, allegedly by a 19-year-old Indian-origin man. The shooting occurred in Middlesex County. Responding to a shooting report, officers located two female victims who had sustained gunshot wounds and airlifted them to the hospital. Jasvir Kaur, 29, of Carteret, was pronounced dead at the hospital, while the other victim, a 20-year-old woman, was critical, it said. The other victim was Kaur’s cousin, according to CBS News. Police arrested Gaurav Gill, 19, in connection with the shooting. He was on the run and was cornered by law enforcement in a backyard about a half mile from where the shooting happened, the report said.
Bibi dissolves war cabinet
Israeli PM Benjamin has dissolved his war cabinet, a move that had been widely expected after the departures of two key members prompted demands from far-right politicians for representation in the influential group that made key decisions about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. The two members, Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot, quit Netanyahu’s small war Cabinet last week amid disagreements over the direction of the war. The men, both former military chiefs, had been seen as voices of moderation in the five-member body, which was formed in October after the Hamas- led assault on Israel.
Dog runs 6 km to get help for owner after car crash
A dog has helped his owner get rescued after a car crash in a steep ravine in Oregon. The man was driving with his four dogs on a remote road on June 2when he crashed into a ravi ne below. One of the dogs travelled nearly 6kms to the campsite where the man was staying with family. His family located his car the following day and called 911 as they couldn’t reach it in the steep terrain. The man was airlifted to a hospital. His other dogs were found alive at the crash site.
Russian forces kill six IS-linked hostage takers
Russian special forces freed two prison guards and shot dead six inmates linked to the Islamic State militant group who had taken them hostage at a detention centre in the southern city of Rostov, Russian media said. State media said that some of the men had been convicted of terrorism offences and were accused of affiliation with the Islamic State militant group, which claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall in March. The six hostage takers knocked out window bars and climbed down several floors before taking the guards hostage. In the video, one was shown brandishing a knife beside one of the bound guards. They demanded free passage out of the prison.
Sweden, Iran swap prisoners after deal
Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange last week, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there. The prisoner swap was mediated by Oman, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. “Omani efforts resulted in the two sides agreeing on a mutual release, as those released were transferred from Tehran and Stockholm,” it said. Sweden freed former Iranian official Hamid Noury, who had been convicted for his part in a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988. Iran’s official IRNA news agency published footage of Noury arriving at Tehran’s Mehrabad airport where he was welcomed by his family.
