5 killed in Brazil car crash

Sao Paulo, Jan. 2 (UNI) At least five people were killed and several others injured on New Year’s Eve in a multi-car crash in southern Brazil, local authorities said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on a state highway near a town in southern Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, said municipal police in Sao Miguel…

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Palestine suspends Al Jazeera’s broadcast operations

Ramallah, Jan. 2 (UNI) Palestinian authorities suspended broadcast operations of Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network in Palestine, citing its failure to meet regulations, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported Wednesday. The Palestinian Ministerial Committee, comprising representatives from the ministries of culture, interior, and telecommunications, “also ordered the temporary suspension of work by all journalists,…

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