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The Heat: Xi-Trump Summit wraps up in Florida
- April 08, 2017
Speaking after the two-day summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that Xi had agreed to increased cooperation in reining in North Korea's missile and nuclear programs - though he did not offer any new formula for cracking Pyongyang's defiant attitude. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Speaking after the two-day summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson also said that Xi had agreed to increased cooperation in reining in North Korea's missile and nuclear programs - though he did not offer any new formula for cracking Pyongyang's defiant attitude. (more...)
Swedish police officials: Explosives found in Stockholm truck used in attack
- April 08, 2017
Eliason also said police found something in the truck that "could be a bomb or an incendiary object, we are still investigating it". "Whether it is a classic bomb or a fire device or something else is subject to technical analysis", he said. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Eliason also said police found something in the truck that "could be a bomb or an incendiary object, we are still investigating it". "Whether it is a classic bomb or a fire device or something else is subject to technical analysis", he said. (more...)
USA judge approves Baltimore police reform, refuses to delay
- April 08, 2017
Today, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar went ahead and approved the Baltimore consent decree , adopting the reforms despite Sessions' protests. Around a dozen metropolitan police departments were pushed into such agreements during the previous administration of president Barack Obama, amid a surge of police shootings of unarmed black men. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Today, U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar went ahead and approved the Baltimore consent decree , adopting the reforms despite Sessions' protests. Around a dozen metropolitan police departments were pushed into such agreements during the previous administration of president Barack Obama, amid a surge of police shootings of unarmed black men. (more...)
Sweden arrests man for 'terrorist crime' after truck attack
- April 08, 2017
Meanwhile, Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was shocked and saddened by the incident in Stockholm that resulted in a number of fatalities. Theresa May has pledged solidarity with Sweden in the wake of the "terrible attack" which killed four people and injured more than a dozen. The European Union offered Sweden support and solidarity on Friday. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Meanwhile, Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said he was shocked and saddened by the incident in Stockholm that resulted in a number of fatalities. Theresa May has pledged solidarity with Sweden in the wake of the "terrible attack" which killed four people and injured more than a dozen. The European Union offered Sweden support and solidarity on Friday. (more...)
Trump drops China bashing during warm Xi summit
- April 08, 2017
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China was interested in reducing its trade surplus with the US as a way to control its own inflation. "Xi will have to reassess what the Trump presidency means for Chinese interests in East Asia, particularly North Korea and the South China Sea". (more...)
- April 08, 2017
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said China was interested in reducing its trade surplus with the US as a way to control its own inflation. "Xi will have to reassess what the Trump presidency means for Chinese interests in East Asia, particularly North Korea and the South China Sea". (more...)
Spain Calls on United Kingdom to Use 'Common Sense' in Dispute Over Gibraltar
- April 08, 2017
The EU's roadmap on Brexit negotiations leaves the United Kingdom and Spain to discuss what agreements will apply to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory that Spain has wanted back since ceding it more than three centuries ago. Davis left Spain for Portugal on Monday. "The Spanish government is a little surprised by the tone of comments coming out of Britain, a country known for its composure", Dastis said. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
The EU's roadmap on Brexit negotiations leaves the United Kingdom and Spain to discuss what agreements will apply to Gibraltar, a British overseas territory that Spain has wanted back since ceding it more than three centuries ago. Davis left Spain for Portugal on Monday. "The Spanish government is a little surprised by the tone of comments coming out of Britain, a country known for its composure", Dastis said. (more...)
Suspected Isis recruiters arrested in St Petersburg in wake of metro attack
- April 08, 2017
They say he also planted another bomb disguised as a fire extinguisher in Vosstaniya Square station that was defused before it could explode. No organisations have yet come forward and said they were responsible for the blast, which also injured 50 people. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
They say he also planted another bomb disguised as a fire extinguisher in Vosstaniya Square station that was defused before it could explode. No organisations have yet come forward and said they were responsible for the blast, which also injured 50 people. (more...)
Korea, U.S., Japan vow stronger defense ties against NK missiles
- April 08, 2017
The missile strike on Syria demonstrates "President Trump is willing to act when governments and actors cross the line", Secretary of State Rex Tillerson explained. The airstrikes, announced shortly after Trump and Xi wrapped up dinner Thursday night, were retaliation against Syrian President Bashar Assad for a chemical weapons attack against civilians caught up in his country's long civil war. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
The missile strike on Syria demonstrates "President Trump is willing to act when governments and actors cross the line", Secretary of State Rex Tillerson explained. The airstrikes, announced shortly after Trump and Xi wrapped up dinner Thursday night, were retaliation against Syrian President Bashar Assad for a chemical weapons attack against civilians caught up in his country's long civil war. (more...)
Basque militants ETA surrender arms in end to decades of conflict
- April 08, 2017
The letter, dated Friday and signed with ETA's seal, is the group's first public communique in more than five years, since it gave up the violence it waged to achieve an independent Basque state in southern France and northern Spain. Eta is still considered a terrorist group by the European Union. Hundreds of killings also remain unsolved, and the arms caches could help lead authorities to some of the perpetrators. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
The letter, dated Friday and signed with ETA's seal, is the group's first public communique in more than five years, since it gave up the violence it waged to achieve an independent Basque state in southern France and northern Spain. Eta is still considered a terrorist group by the European Union. Hundreds of killings also remain unsolved, and the arms caches could help lead authorities to some of the perpetrators. (more...)
Khalid Masood died of gunshot wound to chest, inquest hears
- April 08, 2017
United Kingdom investigators are still trying to piece together the motives and planning behind Khalid Masood's attack last week, the worst in Britain since a series of coordinated bombings in 2005 killed 52 people. Masood's inquest will open and adjourn at the same court on Thursday at 2pm. A preliminary report into how the perimeter of the parliamentary estate is secured and protected will be published by the end of April, and a review into the "lessons learned" from the response will ... (more...)
- April 08, 2017
United Kingdom investigators are still trying to piece together the motives and planning behind Khalid Masood's attack last week, the worst in Britain since a series of coordinated bombings in 2005 killed 52 people. Masood's inquest will open and adjourn at the same court on Thursday at 2pm. A preliminary report into how the perimeter of the parliamentary estate is secured and protected will be published by the end of April, and a review into the "lessons learned" from the response will ... (more...)
Trump Objections Don't Stop Overhaul of Baltimore Police
- April 08, 2017
The decree also mandates an overhaul of the way the department handles encounters with mentally ill residents, and sexual assault cases. "The current proposed consent decree is little more than a cosmetic change", said Brandon Walker of the Ujima People's Progress Party said. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
The decree also mandates an overhaul of the way the department handles encounters with mentally ill residents, and sexual assault cases. "The current proposed consent decree is little more than a cosmetic change", said Brandon Walker of the Ujima People's Progress Party said. (more...)
The rise of Syria's controversial president Bashar al-Assad
- April 08, 2017
It was Trump's biggest military decision since taking office and marked a dramatic escalation in American involvement in Syria's six-year war. The hawkish senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement saying the strikes sent an important message that "the United States will no longer stand idly by as [President Bashar al-Assad], aided and abetted by Putin's Russian Federation, slaughters innocent Syrians with chemical weapons and barrel bombs". (more...)
- April 08, 2017
It was Trump's biggest military decision since taking office and marked a dramatic escalation in American involvement in Syria's six-year war. The hawkish senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham issued a joint statement saying the strikes sent an important message that "the United States will no longer stand idly by as [President Bashar al-Assad], aided and abetted by Putin's Russian Federation, slaughters innocent Syrians with chemical weapons and barrel bombs". (more...)
May defends United Kingdom ties with Saudi Arabia
- April 08, 2017
In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, rear left, meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
In this Tuesday, April 4, 2017 photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Interior, rear left, meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (more...)
Satellite images show before, after US strikes on Syrian base
- April 08, 2017
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is seen here meeting with Russian President. The Syrian military airfield near Syria's village of Shayrat, located in the vicinity of the Homs, which was attacked by United States missiles on Thursday night, is operating in a normal mode, a senior Syrian officer told Sputnik on Saturday. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is seen here meeting with Russian President. The Syrian military airfield near Syria's village of Shayrat, located in the vicinity of the Homs, which was attacked by United States missiles on Thursday night, is operating in a normal mode, a senior Syrian officer told Sputnik on Saturday. (more...)
Landmine hits minibus in Somalia, 17 dead
- April 08, 2017
Minibus runs over explosive device in Somalia's Lower Shebelle region, killing passengers including women and children . In southern Somalia, a minibus hit a landmine on Thursday, killing 19 people in an area hotly contested between Al-Shabaab extremists and government and African Union troops. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Minibus runs over explosive device in Somalia's Lower Shebelle region, killing passengers including women and children . In southern Somalia, a minibus hit a landmine on Thursday, killing 19 people in an area hotly contested between Al-Shabaab extremists and government and African Union troops. (more...)
United Nations ambassador Haley says Russian Federation was 'certainly' involved in U.S. election
- April 08, 2017
Petr Iliichev, Russia's acting ambassador to the United Nations, indicated that Russia will call for a procedural vote if the US proceeds with a meeting on human rights. If that have an issue, they are calling me. Rather, Haley argued, "They get that we're getting our strength back, that we're getting our voice back, and that we're starting to lead again". (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Petr Iliichev, Russia's acting ambassador to the United Nations, indicated that Russia will call for a procedural vote if the US proceeds with a meeting on human rights. If that have an issue, they are calling me. Rather, Haley argued, "They get that we're getting our strength back, that we're getting our voice back, and that we're starting to lead again". (more...)
Tornadoes and apparent twisters, rain, hail around Southeast
- April 08, 2017
The storm front also brought baseball- and golf ball-size hail that shattered windows and dented vehicles throughout Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, according to social media. Fortunately, it looks like the United States may get a brief reprieve from any severe weather heading into the weekend. "We've seen some reports of hail an inch or two inches in diameter, so that can be damaging", Cokley said. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
The storm front also brought baseball- and golf ball-size hail that shattered windows and dented vehicles throughout Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee, according to social media. Fortunately, it looks like the United States may get a brief reprieve from any severe weather heading into the weekend. "We've seen some reports of hail an inch or two inches in diameter, so that can be damaging", Cokley said. (more...)
Delhi: Two arrested for attacking German teenager
- April 08, 2017
Benjamin Scolt being treated at the hospital. According to the victim's statement given to the police he boarded an E-Rickshaw to go to Red Fort from New Delhi Railway Station. Scolt, Narwal said, cried for help as a police patrol van passed by. A bleeding Scolt tried fleeing ran towards the Geeta Colony flyover and was spotted by locals who rushed him to a nearby hospital. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Benjamin Scolt being treated at the hospital. According to the victim's statement given to the police he boarded an E-Rickshaw to go to Red Fort from New Delhi Railway Station. Scolt, Narwal said, cried for help as a police patrol van passed by. A bleeding Scolt tried fleeing ran towards the Geeta Colony flyover and was spotted by locals who rushed him to a nearby hospital. (more...)
She Read Out The News
- April 08, 2017
A news reader at Chhattisgarh's private IBC-24 channel, Kaur was reading a breaking news on Saturday morning's live news bulletin when the reporter on phone unknowingly informed her about the death of her husband in a fatal accident. One of the colleague said that everyone in the newsroom were stunned by her courage. Kaur, who hails from the steel city of Bhilai, has been working as news anchor with IBC 24 for the last nine years. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
A news reader at Chhattisgarh's private IBC-24 channel, Kaur was reading a breaking news on Saturday morning's live news bulletin when the reporter on phone unknowingly informed her about the death of her husband in a fatal accident. One of the colleague said that everyone in the newsroom were stunned by her courage. Kaur, who hails from the steel city of Bhilai, has been working as news anchor with IBC 24 for the last nine years. (more...)
JAMB holds mock UTME exams tomorrow
- April 08, 2017
Benjamin said that reports had also indicated that many registration centre owners were happy with the way the exercise was going. The mock examination, which is not compulsory, was created to acquaint prospective candidates on the demands of the examination and its processes, using the Computer Based Testing (CBT) mode. (more...)
- April 08, 2017
Benjamin said that reports had also indicated that many registration centre owners were happy with the way the exercise was going. The mock examination, which is not compulsory, was created to acquaint prospective candidates on the demands of the examination and its processes, using the Computer Based Testing (CBT) mode. (more...)
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