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May dodges question on Parliament's role in Brexit talks
- October 17, 2016
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May holds onto her notes as she leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for her weekly Prime Minister's Questions, in London , Wednesday, Oct. Labour's Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer described the Prime Minister's move as a "real victory for parliament". March 31 is the government's self-imposed deadline for invoking Article 50, which would formally trigger the withdrawal from the bloc. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May holds onto her notes as she leaves 10 Downing Street for the House of Commons for her weekly Prime Minister's Questions, in London , Wednesday, Oct. Labour's Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer described the Prime Minister's move as a "real victory for parliament". March 31 is the government's self-imposed deadline for invoking Article 50, which would formally trigger the withdrawal from the bloc. (more...)
Several people wounded in shooting attack in Jerusalem: Israel Radio
- October 17, 2016
A man uses a phone to take a photo of a bullet-riddled auto at the site of a shooting attack near Israeli police headquarters in mainly Palestinian east Jerusalem on October 9, 2016. The attacker then headed toward the nearby neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrahin east Jerusalem , where a number of upscale hotels are located, and got out of his vehicle, police said. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
A man uses a phone to take a photo of a bullet-riddled auto at the site of a shooting attack near Israeli police headquarters in mainly Palestinian east Jerusalem on October 9, 2016. The attacker then headed toward the nearby neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrahin east Jerusalem , where a number of upscale hotels are located, and got out of his vehicle, police said. (more...)
Bills focus on Kaepernick as QB, not activist
- October 17, 2016
Was Kaepernick insulting Old Glory or - by taking a knee - using his First Amendment rights to stand up for the black community? In the receiving end, Jeremy Kerley posted 102 yards and a touchdown in eight receptions while Hyde added 36 yards in six catches. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
Was Kaepernick insulting Old Glory or - by taking a knee - using his First Amendment rights to stand up for the black community? In the receiving end, Jeremy Kerley posted 102 yards and a touchdown in eight receptions while Hyde added 36 yards in six catches. (more...)
Lausanne talks fail to break Syria deadlock
- October 17, 2016
On Saturday, Kerry held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, along with ministers from Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Switzerland - just weeks after a ceasefire crafted by the USA and Russia collapsed - which ended in a stalemate. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
On Saturday, Kerry held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, along with ministers from Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Qatar in Switzerland - just weeks after a ceasefire crafted by the USA and Russia collapsed - which ended in a stalemate. (more...)
Diplomats forge new track to end Syria violence but no truce
- October 17, 2016
Russian Federation said all participants in talks in Lausanne had agreed Syrians should decide their own future through inclusive dialogue and that the country should remain whole and secular, after the meeting ended without a breakthrough. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
Russian Federation said all participants in talks in Lausanne had agreed Syrians should decide their own future through inclusive dialogue and that the country should remain whole and secular, after the meeting ended without a breakthrough. (more...)
Clinton Camp Insinuates Trump May Have 'Ties to Foreign Espionage'
- October 17, 2016
The Trump campaign held a conference call to discuss the comments Wednesday and former New Hampshire governor John H. Sununu, R-N.H., issued a statement on behalf of the campaign that said the emails " revealed an underlying sense of religious bigotry". (more...)
- October 17, 2016
The Trump campaign held a conference call to discuss the comments Wednesday and former New Hampshire governor John H. Sununu, R-N.H., issued a statement on behalf of the campaign that said the emails " revealed an underlying sense of religious bigotry". (more...)
Law enforcement seeks to reassure Kansas Somalis
- October 17, 2016
The official was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. The investigation that led to foiling the plot went on for eight months, taking the investigators "into a deep culture of hatred and violence". (more...)
- October 17, 2016
The official was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity. The investigation that led to foiling the plot went on for eight months, taking the investigators "into a deep culture of hatred and violence". (more...)
US Navy investigates possible missile fire from Yemen
- October 17, 2016
Two US citizens "held" in Yemen have been freed and were taken to Oman today after mediation by authorities in the Gulf nation, the state-run Oman News Agency reported. Multiple missiles were fired Saturday at three United States warships in the Red Sea, though none was hit and there were no casualties, the USA military said, amid rising tensions with Yemen´s Huthi rebels. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
Two US citizens "held" in Yemen have been freed and were taken to Oman today after mediation by authorities in the Gulf nation, the state-run Oman News Agency reported. Multiple missiles were fired Saturday at three United States warships in the Red Sea, though none was hit and there were no casualties, the USA military said, amid rising tensions with Yemen´s Huthi rebels. (more...)
Donald Trump Scheduled For Saturday Appearance In Edison
- October 17, 2016
And while the crowd was largely there for the spectacle of Bollywood and other Indian stars singing and dancing - which the substantial contingent of white Trump supporters in the front rows also appeared to enjoy - terrorism was also a subtext. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
And while the crowd was largely there for the spectacle of Bollywood and other Indian stars singing and dancing - which the substantial contingent of white Trump supporters in the front rows also appeared to enjoy - terrorism was also a subtext. (more...)
Theresa May faces increasing pressure to give MPs vote on Brexit stategy
- October 17, 2016
Pro-EU membership supporter Phil Jones holds an EU flag outside the High Court, on the first day of the lawsuit of Gina Miller, a founder of investment management group SCM Private, in London, Thursday, Oct. " The brutal truth is that Brexit will be a loss for all of us ", Tusk said. There will be no cakes on the table, for anyone. In a thinly veiled reference to Boris Johnson, EU President Donald Tusk mocked such glib optimism as "pure illusion". (more...)
- October 17, 2016
Pro-EU membership supporter Phil Jones holds an EU flag outside the High Court, on the first day of the lawsuit of Gina Miller, a founder of investment management group SCM Private, in London, Thursday, Oct. " The brutal truth is that Brexit will be a loss for all of us ", Tusk said. There will be no cakes on the table, for anyone. In a thinly veiled reference to Boris Johnson, EU President Donald Tusk mocked such glib optimism as "pure illusion". (more...)
US, UK say they're weighing new sanctions on Syria, Russia
- October 17, 2016
On Saturday, Kerry attended a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the Syrian war with counterparts from Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other regional powers. "So we've got to work with the tools we have - the tools we have are diplomatic". On October 15 in Lausanne, Switzerland , Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the top diplomats of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey. (more...)
- October 17, 2016
On Saturday, Kerry attended a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, to discuss the Syrian war with counterparts from Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other regional powers. "So we've got to work with the tools we have - the tools we have are diplomatic". On October 15 in Lausanne, Switzerland , Kerry met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the top diplomats of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, and Turkey. (more...)
Yahoo Reportedly Spied on Millions of Users' Emails for the Government
- October 16, 2016
The report by Reuters comes three years after Snowden's leaks of NSA documents revealed the scope of government spying, including a program called Prism in which the government directly accessed information of tech users. Yahoo reportedly didn't contest the scanning request in the courts, according to the Reuters story. Facebook's response resembled Apple's and Twitter's with the company saying: "Facebook has never received a request like the one described in these news reports ... (more...)
- October 16, 2016
The report by Reuters comes three years after Snowden's leaks of NSA documents revealed the scope of government spying, including a program called Prism in which the government directly accessed information of tech users. Yahoo reportedly didn't contest the scanning request in the courts, according to the Reuters story. Facebook's response resembled Apple's and Twitter's with the company saying: "Facebook has never received a request like the one described in these news reports ... (more...)
Saudi soldier dead in firefight with Yemen rebels
- October 16, 2016
The coalition initially denied responsibility but ordered an investigation after Western condemnation, including from Saudi Arabia's closest allies. A Saudi soldier was killed on Friday when Yemen's Houthi group attacked across the border into the kingdom's southern Jizan province, state television al-Ekhbariya reported. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
The coalition initially denied responsibility but ordered an investigation after Western condemnation, including from Saudi Arabia's closest allies. A Saudi soldier was killed on Friday when Yemen's Houthi group attacked across the border into the kingdom's southern Jizan province, state television al-Ekhbariya reported. (more...)
Stampede at Ethiopia kills 50
- October 16, 2016
The Oromia region has seen anti-government protests and a violent, sometimes deadly state response for nine months now, as the country's largest single ethnic group - the Oromo - call for greater political freedoms and the release of political prisoners. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
The Oromia region has seen anti-government protests and a violent, sometimes deadly state response for nine months now, as the country's largest single ethnic group - the Oromo - call for greater political freedoms and the release of political prisoners. (more...)
Airstrike hits market in Syria's Aleppo, killing 15
- October 16, 2016
The explosive-laden vehicle targeted a checkpoint manned by the rebels in the city of Azaz, in the northern countryside of Aleppo , near the Turkish borders, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Archbishop also called for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stand down, saying that to do so would be "heroic". The strike was one of 25 in the rebel-held east on Wednesday that had left a total of 25 people dead, they added. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
The explosive-laden vehicle targeted a checkpoint manned by the rebels in the city of Azaz, in the northern countryside of Aleppo , near the Turkish borders, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Archbishop also called for Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to stand down, saying that to do so would be "heroic". The strike was one of 25 in the rebel-held east on Wednesday that had left a total of 25 people dead, they added. (more...)
Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett Speaks Out After Leaked Trump Tapes
- October 16, 2016
In it, Trump was speaking with Billy Bush, then host of Access Hollywood , as he arrived on the set of a soap opera to tape a cameo appearance. He added he "consistently supported Democratic campaigns". Even if the tapes were still in NBC's storage, Marks said: "We don't have the legal right to give out the footage from that show". Following the release of Donald Trump's recorded vulgar comments about women, some activists are calling for the release of outtakes from the GOP nominee's ... (more...)
- October 16, 2016
In it, Trump was speaking with Billy Bush, then host of Access Hollywood , as he arrived on the set of a soap opera to tape a cameo appearance. He added he "consistently supported Democratic campaigns". Even if the tapes were still in NBC's storage, Marks said: "We don't have the legal right to give out the footage from that show". Following the release of Donald Trump's recorded vulgar comments about women, some activists are calling for the release of outtakes from the GOP nominee's ... (more...)
OH latest to bar Wells Fargo from state business
- October 16, 2016
Wells Fargo's earnings slipped in the third quarter, the company said Friday, as the banking giant started dealing with the aftermath of a sales practices scandal that has consumed it in recent weeks. It was only when he was asked about the impact on the bank's employees that Sloan veered off script. The Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal continues to rock the bank and jeopardize its business dealings. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
Wells Fargo's earnings slipped in the third quarter, the company said Friday, as the banking giant started dealing with the aftermath of a sales practices scandal that has consumed it in recent weeks. It was only when he was asked about the impact on the bank's employees that Sloan veered off script. The Wells Fargo fraudulent accounts scandal continues to rock the bank and jeopardize its business dealings. (more...)
Syria's Assad - Taking Aleppo will push 'terrorists' back to Turkey: newspaper
- October 16, 2016
The UK is considering military options in the Syrian conflict, but any action would need to be part of a coalition involving the United States, Britain's foreign minister said on Thursday. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are expected to hold new ceasefire talks in Lausanne on Saturday along with counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - all backers of Syrian opposition forces. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
The UK is considering military options in the Syrian conflict, but any action would need to be part of a coalition involving the United States, Britain's foreign minister said on Thursday. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are expected to hold new ceasefire talks in Lausanne on Saturday along with counterparts from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - all backers of Syrian opposition forces. (more...)
Afghan officials: More than 200 police, soldiers killed
- October 16, 2016
Akhonzada and Akhon also said 45 civilians had also been killed, and more than 100 members of the security forces had been wounded. Sayed Abdul Baqi Hashemi, a provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban militants launched attacks on Afghan forces' security posts late on Monday night. (more...)
- October 16, 2016
Akhonzada and Akhon also said 45 civilians had also been killed, and more than 100 members of the security forces had been wounded. Sayed Abdul Baqi Hashemi, a provincial council member, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Taliban militants launched attacks on Afghan forces' security posts late on Monday night. (more...)
Gov. Scott Walker: Mike Pence didn't 'take the bait' during VP debate
- October 16, 2016
Pence acted as the longtime conservative orthodoxy practitioner that he is and Trump is not. Perhaps former President Bill Clinton most concisely summed up Democrats' takeaway when he said underwhelming that his wife's running mate "did just fine". (more...)
- October 16, 2016
Pence acted as the longtime conservative orthodoxy practitioner that he is and Trump is not. Perhaps former President Bill Clinton most concisely summed up Democrats' takeaway when he said underwhelming that his wife's running mate "did just fine". (more...)
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