World
Philippines' Duterte vows to open up trade, commerce with China, Russia
- October 02, 2016
The comments by Duterte, a former southern mayor known for his terse words and volatile temperament, add to uncertainty about what impact his rise to the presidency this year will have on one of Washington's most important alliances in Asia. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
The comments by Duterte, a former southern mayor known for his terse words and volatile temperament, add to uncertainty about what impact his rise to the presidency this year will have on one of Washington's most important alliances in Asia. (more...)
Mulayam gives in to son's demand
- October 02, 2016
After various rounds of meetings between Mulayam, Shivpal and Akhilesh somehow the problem was sorted to some extent. Mulayam also tore into UP CM's development agenda and said most of the schemes Akhilesh talks about were initiated by him. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
After various rounds of meetings between Mulayam, Shivpal and Akhilesh somehow the problem was sorted to some extent. Mulayam also tore into UP CM's development agenda and said most of the schemes Akhilesh talks about were initiated by him. (more...)
Shimon Peres, Former Israeli President, Dies Aged 93
- October 02, 2016
ReuvenRivlin, President of the State of Israel, for the passing of Mr. Shimon Peres, a former President and twice Prime Minister of Israel . US President Barack Obama will join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, the White House said Wednesday. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
ReuvenRivlin, President of the State of Israel, for the passing of Mr. Shimon Peres, a former President and twice Prime Minister of Israel . US President Barack Obama will join other world leaders in attending the funeral of Israeli elder statesman Shimon Peres in Jerusalem, the White House said Wednesday. (more...)
Agency found dozens of violations with New Jersey rail line
- October 02, 2016
NJ TRANSIT is warning passengers of delays and crowding. It says a full study can't be completed yet because the train is still in the station. Investigators haven't been able to extract a second recorder from the forward-facing video camera in the train's mangled first auto because it is under a collapsed section of the train station's roof. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
NJ TRANSIT is warning passengers of delays and crowding. It says a full study can't be completed yet because the train is still in the station. Investigators haven't been able to extract a second recorder from the forward-facing video camera in the train's mangled first auto because it is under a collapsed section of the train station's roof. (more...)
Hungary votes on government's rejection of EU refugee quotas
- October 02, 2016
Polling opened at 6 a.m. (0400 UTC) Sunday and will remain open until 7 p.m. local time as Hungarians are asked to weigh in on the EU's migrant quotas created to distribute migrants more evenly around the European Union bloc. Opposition parties and human rights groups held protests ahead of the vote, accusing the Hungarian government of stoking xenophobia given the lack of asylum-seekers in the country. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Polling opened at 6 a.m. (0400 UTC) Sunday and will remain open until 7 p.m. local time as Hungarians are asked to weigh in on the EU's migrant quotas created to distribute migrants more evenly around the European Union bloc. Opposition parties and human rights groups held protests ahead of the vote, accusing the Hungarian government of stoking xenophobia given the lack of asylum-seekers in the country. (more...)
Life normal in Pakistani Kashmir, but tense on Indian side
- October 02, 2016
Watch this conversation with former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal, which explores the ways in which the present Indo-Pak tension could escalate, and its possible consequences. New Delhi couldn't sell its story internationally while at home, too, it was received by many with a dose of skepticism. Asif's comments accentuated Pakistan's slack nuclear policy that has long invited global censure. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Watch this conversation with former foreign secretary Kanwal Sibal, which explores the ways in which the present Indo-Pak tension could escalate, and its possible consequences. New Delhi couldn't sell its story internationally while at home, too, it was received by many with a dose of skepticism. Asif's comments accentuated Pakistan's slack nuclear policy that has long invited global censure. (more...)
Man arrested in connection with Pippa Middleton iCloud hack
- October 02, 2016
A Scotland Yard spokesman told The Sun: "Detectives investigating the hacking of a personal iCloud account have made an arrest". The man has since been released on bail to return to a South London police station on a date in late November, pending further enquiries. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
A Scotland Yard spokesman told The Sun: "Detectives investigating the hacking of a personal iCloud account have made an arrest". The man has since been released on bail to return to a South London police station on a date in late November, pending further enquiries. (more...)
Oxford teen abducted and sexually assaulted on her way to school
- October 02, 2016
The abduction comes three days after a 19-year-old was sexually assaulted by two white men just two miles away in Headington, and police did not rule out the two incidents being linked. The pair who kidnapped the girl are being described as two white men. Anyone who has any information is asked to call police on 101 and quote reference number URN 1631 28/09/16. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
The abduction comes three days after a 19-year-old was sexually assaulted by two white men just two miles away in Headington, and police did not rule out the two incidents being linked. The pair who kidnapped the girl are being described as two white men. Anyone who has any information is asked to call police on 101 and quote reference number URN 1631 28/09/16. (more...)
Pakistan ready for unconditional talks with India: Aziz
- October 02, 2016
Criticising Sharif's glorification of Wani, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar said this was "self-incrimination" by the Pakistani leader. Both India and Pakistan claim all of Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but only control parts of it. "In fact, trade between India and Pakistan steadily increased (after a slight dip in 2002) in the entire period the partial sanctions continued". (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Criticising Sharif's glorification of Wani, minister of state for external affairs MJ Akbar said this was "self-incrimination" by the Pakistani leader. Both India and Pakistan claim all of Muslim-majority Kashmir in its entirety but only control parts of it. "In fact, trade between India and Pakistan steadily increased (after a slight dip in 2002) in the entire period the partial sanctions continued". (more...)
Losing Corbyn would give Labour 8-point poll bump
- October 02, 2016
His address will also urge Labour members to end what he calls the "trench warfare" of this summer so it can be ready for a general election by next year. Mr Corbyn will refuse to give ground to Labour MPs pressing him to take a tougher stance on migration, insisting he wants to "tackle the real issues" of immigration. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
His address will also urge Labour members to end what he calls the "trench warfare" of this summer so it can be ready for a general election by next year. Mr Corbyn will refuse to give ground to Labour MPs pressing him to take a tougher stance on migration, insisting he wants to "tackle the real issues" of immigration. (more...)
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton feud by tweet storm over beauty queen
- October 02, 2016
During the debate, Trump denied Clinton's claims that he had called Machado "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping", but in the days following, he defended his treatment of her 20 years ago and continued to criticize her weight. "Who gets up at 3 o'clock in the morning to engage in a Twitter attack against a former Miss Universe? Where did you find this?" "It was a real problem. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
During the debate, Trump denied Clinton's claims that he had called Machado "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping", but in the days following, he defended his treatment of her 20 years ago and continued to criticize her weight. "Who gets up at 3 o'clock in the morning to engage in a Twitter attack against a former Miss Universe? Where did you find this?" "It was a real problem. (more...)
Hurts, No. 1 Alabama rout Kentucky, 34
- October 02, 2016
Alabama would get it's turn driving down but settling for a field goal that ties it at 3. The Alabama offense took a little while to find its rhythm, between a turnover on downs on its first possession, then a fumble on its second. While momentum seemed to be on the Tigers' side for the first time since the opening minutes, both teams then chose to play hot potato with the football. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Alabama would get it's turn driving down but settling for a field goal that ties it at 3. The Alabama offense took a little while to find its rhythm, between a turnover on downs on its first possession, then a fumble on its second. While momentum seemed to be on the Tigers' side for the first time since the opening minutes, both teams then chose to play hot potato with the football. (more...)
Police Release #AlfredOlango Videos, Sister Heard Shrieking, 'Don't Shoot Him!'
- October 02, 2016
Olango's mother later told reporters she believes her son was having a mental breakdown because of the recent death of a friend. The grainy cellphone and surveillance videos show the victim, Alfred Olango, 38, a Ugandan immigrant, being confronted by two police officers in the parking lot of a strip mall and then being shot as he pointed a cylindrical object at one of the officers. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Olango's mother later told reporters she believes her son was having a mental breakdown because of the recent death of a friend. The grainy cellphone and surveillance videos show the victim, Alfred Olango, 38, a Ugandan immigrant, being confronted by two police officers in the parking lot of a strip mall and then being shot as he pointed a cylindrical object at one of the officers. (more...)
United Nations urges India, Pakistan to address outstanding issues through dialogue
- October 02, 2016
Referring to Pakistan as global epi-center of terrorism, she adds, "terrorist entities and their leaders, designated by United Nations , continue to freely roam with state support". Preconditions put forward by New Delhi for talks with Islamabad are unacceptable, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday. "When Pakistan suffered a terror attack, then India offered sympathy and also aided them. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Referring to Pakistan as global epi-center of terrorism, she adds, "terrorist entities and their leaders, designated by United Nations , continue to freely roam with state support". Preconditions put forward by New Delhi for talks with Islamabad are unacceptable, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday. "When Pakistan suffered a terror attack, then India offered sympathy and also aided them. (more...)
Canadian expat photographer, 74, found dead on Mexican highway
- October 02, 2016
She lived in Merida, the capital of Yucatan. She said the photographer visited Merida in 2005, and "fell in love with the architecture and the sculpture and the people". The office later confirmed the body was McClatchie's. According to the gallery's website , McClatchie Andrews spent part of her early career as a photojournalist, publishing in National Geographic. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
She lived in Merida, the capital of Yucatan. She said the photographer visited Merida in 2005, and "fell in love with the architecture and the sculpture and the people". The office later confirmed the body was McClatchie's. According to the gallery's website , McClatchie Andrews spent part of her early career as a photojournalist, publishing in National Geographic. (more...)
Investigators question engineer in deadly New Jersey train crash
- October 02, 2016
Federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a train crash in New Jersey to determine what happened before the train barreled through a station too fast, smashing through a concrete-and-steel bumper. Brian Klein, whose train arrived at the station after the crash, told The Wall Street Journal that transit police ushered everyone aboard his train into a waiting room, "then quickly started yelling, 'Just get out!" De Kroon, who was not on the train when it crashed, died after ... (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Federal investigators are sifting through the wreckage of a train crash in New Jersey to determine what happened before the train barreled through a station too fast, smashing through a concrete-and-steel bumper. Brian Klein, whose train arrived at the station after the crash, told The Wall Street Journal that transit police ushered everyone aboard his train into a waiting room, "then quickly started yelling, 'Just get out!" De Kroon, who was not on the train when it crashed, died after ... (more...)
Fmr. Israeli President Shimon Peres Laid To Rest
- October 02, 2016
The Oslo process is in tatters after two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations and sporadic bouts of violence. Mr Netanyahu's office did not respond to a request for comment about the claim. But perhaps most unforgivable was that he allowed settlement construction to continue on illegally occupied Palestinian land during his years in leadership positions. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
The Oslo process is in tatters after two decades of on-again, off-again negotiations and sporadic bouts of violence. Mr Netanyahu's office did not respond to a request for comment about the claim. But perhaps most unforgivable was that he allowed settlement construction to continue on illegally occupied Palestinian land during his years in leadership positions. (more...)
9/11 widow files lawsuit against Saudi Arabia
- October 02, 2016
Her suit is also filed on behalf of the couple's daughter. The legal process has been made possible by a highly-controversial bill passed by both houses of Congress earlier this week. An official at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the state-run Saudi Press Agency on September 29 that the US Congress must correct the 9/11 bill to avoid " serious unintended consequences ", adding the law is of " great concern " to the kingdom. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Her suit is also filed on behalf of the couple's daughter. The legal process has been made possible by a highly-controversial bill passed by both houses of Congress earlier this week. An official at Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the state-run Saudi Press Agency on September 29 that the US Congress must correct the 9/11 bill to avoid " serious unintended consequences ", adding the law is of " great concern " to the kingdom. (more...)
Turkey plans to extend state of emergency
- October 02, 2016
He further revealed that Turkey would construct a new courthouse in the town of Sincan near Ankara to meet the requirements to prosecute such a large number of people. Washington has said it is cooperating with Ankara and asked its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally for patience as it processes the extradition request for the 75-year-old preacher. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
He further revealed that Turkey would construct a new courthouse in the town of Sincan near Ankara to meet the requirements to prosecute such a large number of people. Washington has said it is cooperating with Ankara and asked its North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ally for patience as it processes the extradition request for the 75-year-old preacher. (more...)
Rodrigo Duterte 'happy to exterminate 3m' involved in drugs
- October 02, 2016
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has compared himself to German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in his plan to kill 3 million drug users in his country, which has drawn outrage and condemnation from Jewish groups. The President's comments were immediately condemned. His comments triggered shock and anger among Jewish groups in the United States, which will add to pressure on the US government to take a tougher line with the Philippines leader. (more...)
- October 02, 2016
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has compared himself to German Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in his plan to kill 3 million drug users in his country, which has drawn outrage and condemnation from Jewish groups. The President's comments were immediately condemned. His comments triggered shock and anger among Jewish groups in the United States, which will add to pressure on the US government to take a tougher line with the Philippines leader. (more...)
Latest news
London police investigate suspected acid attacks