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N.Korea calls United States bombing of Syria 'unacceptable'
- April 11, 2017
Many observers construed it as a tough warning message to the North's Kim Jong-un regime bent on developing nuclear and missile programs. The head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, which provides missile detection for the region, said Thursday she was "extremely confident" of USA capability to intercept a potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) bound for America from the North. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Many observers construed it as a tough warning message to the North's Kim Jong-un regime bent on developing nuclear and missile programs. The head of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, which provides missile detection for the region, said Thursday she was "extremely confident" of USA capability to intercept a potential intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) bound for America from the North. (more...)
Trump explained USA position on THAAD to Xi: South Korea
- April 11, 2017
It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests in the United States . US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Chinese had expressed an interest in reducing China's trade surplus as a way of controlling their own inflation. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
It was a great honor to have President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan of China as our guests in the United States . US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the Chinese had expressed an interest in reducing China's trade surplus as a way of controlling their own inflation. (more...)
Air strike kills 18 in Syria's Idlib province, says Observatory
- April 11, 2017
He played down the possibility of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russian Federation. Russian Federation said Mr Johnson's decision showed a lack of understanding of events in Syria and claimed there was little point in speaking to Britain anyway as it was "in the shadow" of its partners. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
He played down the possibility of escalating tensions between the U.S. and Russian Federation. Russian Federation said Mr Johnson's decision showed a lack of understanding of events in Syria and claimed there was little point in speaking to Britain anyway as it was "in the shadow" of its partners. (more...)
Differing US priorities offered on Syria
- April 11, 2017
Thursday night's strikes - some 60 cruise missiles fired from two ships in the Mediterranean - were the culmination of a rapid, three-day transformation for Trump, who has long opposed deeper USA involvement in Syria's civil war. Tillerson said the chemical attack was preceded by two others in March. The officials all spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations and intelligence matters. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Thursday night's strikes - some 60 cruise missiles fired from two ships in the Mediterranean - were the culmination of a rapid, three-day transformation for Trump, who has long opposed deeper USA involvement in Syria's civil war. Tillerson said the chemical attack was preceded by two others in March. The officials all spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations and intelligence matters. (more...)
McCain: US Administration 'Partially to Blame' for Chemical Attack in Syria
- April 11, 2017
He said the US launched cruise missile strikes last week against the Syrian base "in a response of a chemical attack". "Every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russian Federation closer into some level of responsibility", he said in an apparent reference to a recent alleged chemical attack in Syria's Idlib province. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
He said the US launched cruise missile strikes last week against the Syrian base "in a response of a chemical attack". "Every time one of these horrific attacks occurs, it draws Russian Federation closer into some level of responsibility", he said in an apparent reference to a recent alleged chemical attack in Syria's Idlib province. (more...)
Kim Jong-Nam's Body Returned to N. Korea: China
- April 11, 2017
They are believed to be catching a flight back to North Korea. Malaysia has also been cooperating with North Korea on the return of Kim Jong Nam's body, which may have arrived in Pyongyang, according to Chinese officials . Two women - one Vietnamese and one Indonesian - are accused of smearing Kim's face with poison and are in custody. "North Korea has been performing despicable deeds around the world such as kidnapping and assassinations throughout the decades with impunity, " Mr Oh said. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
They are believed to be catching a flight back to North Korea. Malaysia has also been cooperating with North Korea on the return of Kim Jong Nam's body, which may have arrived in Pyongyang, according to Chinese officials . Two women - one Vietnamese and one Indonesian - are accused of smearing Kim's face with poison and are in custody. "North Korea has been performing despicable deeds around the world such as kidnapping and assassinations throughout the decades with impunity, " Mr Oh said. (more...)
Asian doctor dragged off overbooked flight in US I Watch Video
- April 11, 2017
The incident sparked a social media storm. As the flight waited to depart from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, officers could be seen grabbing the screaming man from a window seat, pulling him across the armrest and dragging him down the aisle by his arms. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The incident sparked a social media storm. As the flight waited to depart from Chicago's O'Hare Airport, officers could be seen grabbing the screaming man from a window seat, pulling him across the armrest and dragging him down the aisle by his arms. (more...)
President Trump says Susan Rice committed a crime in 'unmasking' his aides
- April 11, 2017
The White House charges that it was Rice who may have abused her power as President Barack Obama's national security adviser and effectively snooped on Trump's presidential transition. "I think it's going to be the biggest story", Trump said, per The New York Times . Nunes learned about these practices from officials in the Trump administration, and then announced them, and then publicly visited the White House because, he said, he needed to brief Trump about them. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The White House charges that it was Rice who may have abused her power as President Barack Obama's national security adviser and effectively snooped on Trump's presidential transition. "I think it's going to be the biggest story", Trump said, per The New York Times . Nunes learned about these practices from officials in the Trump administration, and then announced them, and then publicly visited the White House because, he said, he needed to brief Trump about them. (more...)
Syria regime allies threaten to act over 'aggression'
- April 11, 2017
Russia, which has been propping up the Assad regime since September 2015 in its fight against anti-government rebels. On whether Assad should be removed from power, McMaster said: "We are not saying that we are the ones who are going to effect that change". (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Russia, which has been propping up the Assad regime since September 2015 in its fight against anti-government rebels. On whether Assad should be removed from power, McMaster said: "We are not saying that we are the ones who are going to effect that change". (more...)
Bookmakers refuse to be drawn into Gibraltar Brexit row
- April 11, 2017
The Royal Navy operates constant patrols of the waters around Gibraltar, which is at the centre of a political tug-of-war between Britain and Spain in the run-up to Brexit. Britain claims three miles of territorial sea around the Rock, but Spain insists the waters are Spanish and that its vessels are conducting routing operations. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The Royal Navy operates constant patrols of the waters around Gibraltar, which is at the centre of a political tug-of-war between Britain and Spain in the run-up to Brexit. Britain claims three miles of territorial sea around the Rock, but Spain insists the waters are Spanish and that its vessels are conducting routing operations. (more...)
Trudeau leads Battle of Vimy 100-year commemoration
- April 11, 2017
Trudeau was among the dignitaries to speak at the ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in northern France, where as many as 25,000 people came to honour the Canadians who died in the First World War. "Seeing the men, women and children come out to commemorate this event shows us that the sacrifices of the people that came before us are not forgotten, and it shows the people who serve today that they are respected and honoured". (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Trudeau was among the dignitaries to speak at the ceremony at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in northern France, where as many as 25,000 people came to honour the Canadians who died in the First World War. "Seeing the men, women and children come out to commemorate this event shows us that the sacrifices of the people that came before us are not forgotten, and it shows the people who serve today that they are respected and honoured". (more...)
Protests in South Africa against ZUMA
- April 11, 2017
The ANC Wednesday rejected calls for Zuma to quit, and analysts doubted marches would shake the president. Ratings agency Fitch followed S&P on Friday in downgrading South Africa to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' in the wake of political turmoil which has seen several government ministers replaced and country-wide protests on Friday. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The ANC Wednesday rejected calls for Zuma to quit, and analysts doubted marches would shake the president. Ratings agency Fitch followed S&P on Friday in downgrading South Africa to 'BBB-' from 'BB+' in the wake of political turmoil which has seen several government ministers replaced and country-wide protests on Friday. (more...)
Key facts on the resignation of Alabama's governor
- April 11, 2017
Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was sworn in as the new governor on Monday following Robert Bentley's resignation. April 6, 2017: Alabama Ethics Commission finds probable cause that Bentley violated ethics and campaign finance laws amid scandal. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey was sworn in as the new governor on Monday following Robert Bentley's resignation. April 6, 2017: Alabama Ethics Commission finds probable cause that Bentley violated ethics and campaign finance laws amid scandal. (more...)
Basque militant group ETA says they have disarmed
- April 11, 2017
The details of the caches were handed over to French authorities at a ceremony organised by the International Verification Commission (IVC), in Bayonne, Basque Country, France. One year after its last deadly attack, the killing of a French police officer near Paris in March 2010, ETA announced it was renouncing violence. 1973: ETA auto bomb kills Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco, a key figure in the Franco military dictatorship. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The details of the caches were handed over to French authorities at a ceremony organised by the International Verification Commission (IVC), in Bayonne, Basque Country, France. One year after its last deadly attack, the killing of a French police officer near Paris in March 2010, ETA announced it was renouncing violence. 1973: ETA auto bomb kills Prime Minister Luis Carrero Blanco, a key figure in the Franco military dictatorship. (more...)
'Bomb' found in St. Petersburg raid
- April 11, 2017
The Federal Security Service experts defused a self-made explosive device at the apartment. A woman believed to be Dzhalilov's mother reportedly told a Russian TV reporter that she did not believe her son was the bomber. The attack has put renewed focus on the large number of emigres from mostly Muslim central Asian states, who have moved to Russian Federation to work. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The Federal Security Service experts defused a self-made explosive device at the apartment. A woman believed to be Dzhalilov's mother reportedly told a Russian TV reporter that she did not believe her son was the bomber. The attack has put renewed focus on the large number of emigres from mostly Muslim central Asian states, who have moved to Russian Federation to work. (more...)
Russian Federation knew in advance of Syrian chemical attack, United States official says
- April 11, 2017
The U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base last week damaged or destroyed 20 percent of Syria's operational aircraft, as well as fuel and ammunition sites and air defence capabilities, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday. In response, the United States says it destroyed a fifth of Syria's operational aircraft in an air strike on the Shayrat airbase last Thursday and said further strikes could take place. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base last week damaged or destroyed 20 percent of Syria's operational aircraft, as well as fuel and ammunition sites and air defence capabilities, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday. In response, the United States says it destroyed a fifth of Syria's operational aircraft in an air strike on the Shayrat airbase last Thursday and said further strikes could take place. (more...)
Kushner, Dunford meet with Iraqi prime minister
- April 11, 2017
It comes against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation into civilian deaths in an area of Mosul near the site of an airstrike by USA -led coalition forces last month. The coalition has admitted that it "probably" played a role in recent civilian casualties in the city, but has sought to place responsibility for the deaths on IS, saying the jihadists are gathering civilians together and seeking to provoke strikes. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
It comes against the backdrop of an ongoing investigation into civilian deaths in an area of Mosul near the site of an airstrike by USA -led coalition forces last month. The coalition has admitted that it "probably" played a role in recent civilian casualties in the city, but has sought to place responsibility for the deaths on IS, saying the jihadists are gathering civilians together and seeking to provoke strikes. (more...)
Man killed, 28 people injured in horror bus rollover in VIC
- April 11, 2017
The delegation had attended a conference at Melbourne's Crown Casino on the weekend and were on their way to see the Victoria's famous 12 Apostles when their bus left the road about 5pm on Monday. She was flown to Royal Melbourne hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the bus, a 49-year-old man, was taken to Apollo Bay hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
The delegation had attended a conference at Melbourne's Crown Casino on the weekend and were on their way to see the Victoria's famous 12 Apostles when their bus left the road about 5pm on Monday. She was flown to Royal Melbourne hospital with serious injuries. The driver of the bus, a 49-year-old man, was taken to Apollo Bay hospital with non-life threatening injuries. (more...)
Auto flips four metres into the air over roundabout
- April 11, 2017
A lorry driver who witnessed the crash in December previous year said he could not believe they had survived, and that the vehicle had cleared the roundabout and hit a tree before landing on its roof, reported the Daily Mail . Chikwature was jailed on April 10, after pleading guilty to risky driving and driving while under the influence of alcohol. She was jailed for 26 weeks for risky driving and 12 weeks for drinking and driving, to be served concurrently, and was banned from driving ... (more...)
- April 11, 2017
A lorry driver who witnessed the crash in December previous year said he could not believe they had survived, and that the vehicle had cleared the roundabout and hit a tree before landing on its roof, reported the Daily Mail . Chikwature was jailed on April 10, after pleading guilty to risky driving and driving while under the influence of alcohol. She was jailed for 26 weeks for risky driving and 12 weeks for drinking and driving, to be served concurrently, and was banned from driving ... (more...)
U.S. threatens more pressure on Syria after missile strikes
- April 11, 2017
Trump says they made "tremendous progress" over dinner Thursday, and he's predicting that even more progress will be made before Xi departs later Friday. The US has been pushing China to put pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear program and missile testing, but Trump said in an interview published Sunday with the Financial Times that the US would be prepared to act alone to stop North Korea. (more...)
- April 11, 2017
Trump says they made "tremendous progress" over dinner Thursday, and he's predicting that even more progress will be made before Xi departs later Friday. The US has been pushing China to put pressure on North Korea to stop its nuclear program and missile testing, but Trump said in an interview published Sunday with the Financial Times that the US would be prepared to act alone to stop North Korea. (more...)
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