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India stands totally exposed on issue of terror financing in Pakistan: FO
- April 16, 2017
While Pakistan maintain that Jadhav was given a fair trial and was subsequently found to have been a RAW asset, India say he was a former naval officer and had no links to the establishment anymore. "It has been said in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha that in the matter of Kulbhushan Jadhav there can be no politics". "First of all, they have abducted him". (more...)
- April 16, 2017
While Pakistan maintain that Jadhav was given a fair trial and was subsequently found to have been a RAW asset, India say he was a former naval officer and had no links to the establishment anymore. "It has been said in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha that in the matter of Kulbhushan Jadhav there can be no politics". "First of all, they have abducted him". (more...)
Russia, Iran, Syria Issue Warning to US
- April 16, 2017
In Russia's view, the probe conducted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons should be widened to include experts from many nations, he said. After last week's strikes, Ryan said the U.S. military response was "fully within the President's authority". Lavrov also added that the United States attack on Syria has destabilized Syrian peace efforts and reflects the U.S.'s intention to oust Bashar Assad's regime. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
In Russia's view, the probe conducted by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons should be widened to include experts from many nations, he said. After last week's strikes, Ryan said the U.S. military response was "fully within the President's authority". Lavrov also added that the United States attack on Syria has destabilized Syrian peace efforts and reflects the U.S.'s intention to oust Bashar Assad's regime. (more...)
Blue Jays Select Chris Coghlan, Place Josh Donaldson On 10-Day DL
- April 16, 2017
Toronto is last in Major League Baseball's overall standings and sits in the basement in several offensive categories. The Toronto Blue Jays are limping through the first couple weeks this season, with a 1-8 record and a noted lack of offense. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Toronto is last in Major League Baseball's overall standings and sits in the basement in several offensive categories. The Toronto Blue Jays are limping through the first couple weeks this season, with a 1-8 record and a noted lack of offense. (more...)
Attorney calls for Georgia officers to be criminally charged
- April 16, 2017
Michael Bongiovanni, the first officer seen in the video. As Hollins left the Gwinnett County Jail with a bloodied face Thursday, he told CNN affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, "All I can say is, I wish this had never happened to me". As Attorney General Jeff Sessions moves to de-emphasize reform that might address the issue of police brutality, it's unlikely the picture will become clearer anytime soon. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Michael Bongiovanni, the first officer seen in the video. As Hollins left the Gwinnett County Jail with a bloodied face Thursday, he told CNN affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta, "All I can say is, I wish this had never happened to me". As Attorney General Jeff Sessions moves to de-emphasize reform that might address the issue of police brutality, it's unlikely the picture will become clearer anytime soon. (more...)
United Airlines will not use police to remove overbooked passengers
- April 16, 2017
Meanwhile, attorneys for Dao took a step toward legal action Wednesday by filing court papers asking the Cook County court to preserve reports and other material related to the incident. "I have committed to our customers and our employees that we are going to fix what's broken so this never happens again". Oscar Munoz, United Airlines CEO, gave a brief apology for having to re-accommodate passengers, according to a CNN post. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Meanwhile, attorneys for Dao took a step toward legal action Wednesday by filing court papers asking the Cook County court to preserve reports and other material related to the incident. "I have committed to our customers and our employees that we are going to fix what's broken so this never happens again". Oscar Munoz, United Airlines CEO, gave a brief apology for having to re-accommodate passengers, according to a CNN post. (more...)
Blast hits Syrian bus convoy near Aleppo
- April 16, 2017
Residents of al-Foua and Kefraya, the Shia villages, were waiting in the Rashidin area. Rami Abdurrahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, says the Syrian government and rebels who negotiated the deal have differed over the evacuation of gunmen from the towns. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Residents of al-Foua and Kefraya, the Shia villages, were waiting in the Rashidin area. Rami Abdurrahman, head of the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, says the Syrian government and rebels who negotiated the deal have differed over the evacuation of gunmen from the towns. (more...)
Convicted killer escapes prison in Mission
- April 16, 2017
He is serving a life sentence for killing a 16-year old girl Merritt girl in 2001. He is the third murderer to escape from Mission Institution since 2014. "Ensuring the safety and security of institutions, staff, and public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system". (more...)
- April 16, 2017
He is serving a life sentence for killing a 16-year old girl Merritt girl in 2001. He is the third murderer to escape from Mission Institution since 2014. "Ensuring the safety and security of institutions, staff, and public remains the highest priority in the operations of the federal correctional system". (more...)
Days before by polls, two school buildings torched in J&K
- April 16, 2017
Nearly 70 per cent of the polling booths in Budgam district were abandoned by the polling staff due to the spate of violent protests in several areas, officials in Srinagar had said. During clashes in Budgam district, police initially used tear gas against protesters who were throwing stones, but then opened fire, killing seven people, a senior police official told Reuters. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Nearly 70 per cent of the polling booths in Budgam district were abandoned by the polling staff due to the spate of violent protests in several areas, officials in Srinagar had said. During clashes in Budgam district, police initially used tear gas against protesters who were throwing stones, but then opened fire, killing seven people, a senior police official told Reuters. (more...)
Four Besieged Syrian Towns Are Being Evacuated In Reciprocal Swap
- April 16, 2017
Syrian state TV blamed the rebels for obstructing the deal, causing thousands of evacuees to be stuck in bus depots overnight. Ahmed Afandar, a resident evacuated from his hometown near Madaya, says dozens of buses carrying children, women and men are not allowed to proceed toward rebel-held Idlib as planned. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Syrian state TV blamed the rebels for obstructing the deal, causing thousands of evacuees to be stuck in bus depots overnight. Ahmed Afandar, a resident evacuated from his hometown near Madaya, says dozens of buses carrying children, women and men are not allowed to proceed toward rebel-held Idlib as planned. (more...)
China, Germany must do more to cut trade surpluses
- April 16, 2017
Upon announcing his candidacy in 2015, Trump said China's currency practices were making it impossible for U.S. companies to compete and declared, "They're killing us". No countries were determined to have met all three of these criteria, but Japan , South Korea , Taiwan, Germany and Switzerland all met two of them. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Upon announcing his candidacy in 2015, Trump said China's currency practices were making it impossible for U.S. companies to compete and declared, "They're killing us". No countries were determined to have met all three of these criteria, but Japan , South Korea , Taiwan, Germany and Switzerland all met two of them. (more...)
North Korea Displays Ballistic Missiles, Vows In-Kind Response if US Attacks
- April 16, 2017
United States keeps putting military pressure on North Korea, which says a sixth nuclear test will be decided by leadership The North Korean military has openly threatened to carry out a preemptive strike on the Blue House and U.S. Pukguksong submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SBLM) were also on parade - the first time North Korea has shown off the weapons which are said to have a range of more than 1,000 kilometres and are hard to detect. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
United States keeps putting military pressure on North Korea, which says a sixth nuclear test will be decided by leadership The North Korean military has openly threatened to carry out a preemptive strike on the Blue House and U.S. Pukguksong submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SBLM) were also on parade - the first time North Korea has shown off the weapons which are said to have a range of more than 1,000 kilometres and are hard to detect. (more...)
Estes Wins Kansas 4th Congressional District Special Election
- April 16, 2017
While the 11 Republicans largely attacked each other in ad spending, the GOP Congressional Leadership Fund spent $2.1 million against Ossoff directly, while the National Republican Congressional Committee poured $1.8 million against the leading Democrat. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
While the 11 Republicans largely attacked each other in ad spending, the GOP Congressional Leadership Fund spent $2.1 million against Ossoff directly, while the National Republican Congressional Committee poured $1.8 million against the leading Democrat. (more...)
US Air Force and Army troops conduct drills in South Korea
- April 16, 2017
And although the administration's first report to Congress on the foreign exchange policies of U.S. trading partners continues the stance of the Obama administration, putting six countries with troublesome policies on a watch list, it takes a much tougher tone. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
And although the administration's first report to Congress on the foreign exchange policies of U.S. trading partners continues the stance of the Obama administration, putting six countries with troublesome policies on a watch list, it takes a much tougher tone. (more...)
Assad claims Syria chemical attack was 'fabrication', in face of evidence
- April 16, 2017
Johnson had unsuccessfully attempted to convince foreign ministers at a G7 meeting in Italy this week to agree to impose new sanctions on Russian Federation if it refused to cut ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lavrov on Friday expressed skepticism about a preliminary investigation conducted by the U.N.'s chemical weapons watchdog. Tillerson, visiting Moscow on Wednesday, addressed the issue of the chemical weapons attack but he stopped short of calling it a war crime. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Johnson had unsuccessfully attempted to convince foreign ministers at a G7 meeting in Italy this week to agree to impose new sanctions on Russian Federation if it refused to cut ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Lavrov on Friday expressed skepticism about a preliminary investigation conducted by the U.N.'s chemical weapons watchdog. Tillerson, visiting Moscow on Wednesday, addressed the issue of the chemical weapons attack but he stopped short of calling it a war crime. (more...)
50 injured in clash between protesters, Indian forces; firing reported
- April 16, 2017
At least 50 persons including college students were injured in clashes between protesters and Indian forces in Pulwama town in south Kashmir. Official sources said unidentified gunmen opened fire at Qasbayar in Pulwama, resulting in injuries to two persons. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
At least 50 persons including college students were injured in clashes between protesters and Indian forces in Pulwama town in south Kashmir. Official sources said unidentified gunmen opened fire at Qasbayar in Pulwama, resulting in injuries to two persons. (more...)
Why Alabama's governor resigned - and what's next
- April 16, 2017
He did not mention the charges to which he pleaded guilty, or the deal with prosecutors that mandated his resignation. On Friday, Jack Sharman, the special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, released a lengthy report that asserted Bentley sought to cover up his affair and told others to keep it quiet. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
He did not mention the charges to which he pleaded guilty, or the deal with prosecutors that mandated his resignation. On Friday, Jack Sharman, the special counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, released a lengthy report that asserted Bentley sought to cover up his affair and told others to keep it quiet. (more...)
Putin, Tillerson discuss bad state of US-Russian ties, Kremlin says
- April 16, 2017
We're now having dessert. "Right now we're not getting along with Russian Federation at all", Trump said flatly during a White House news conference on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time). "Give us the evidence" of Russia's illicit involvement in USA politics", Lavrov said, "and we will respond". Many analysts argued that the strikes in Syria represented a U-turn in US policy that has taken not only the Russians but much of the world off guard. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
We're now having dessert. "Right now we're not getting along with Russian Federation at all", Trump said flatly during a White House news conference on Wednesday (Thursday NZ Time). "Give us the evidence" of Russia's illicit involvement in USA politics", Lavrov said, "and we will respond". Many analysts argued that the strikes in Syria represented a U-turn in US policy that has taken not only the Russians but much of the world off guard. (more...)
BC NDP promise $400 yearly tenant rebate
- April 16, 2017
BC Liberal Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the NDP plan would cause a return to operating deficits or force an additional income tax increase, and would likely lead to a credit rating downgrade for B.C. Horgan says a New Democrat government would revamp the Residential Tenancy Act to make it more accessible, and also address the problem of "renovictions", where landlords use renovations as an excuse to evict tenants and sidestep restrictions around rent increases. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
BC Liberal Finance Minister Mike de Jong said the NDP plan would cause a return to operating deficits or force an additional income tax increase, and would likely lead to a credit rating downgrade for B.C. Horgan says a New Democrat government would revamp the Residential Tenancy Act to make it more accessible, and also address the problem of "renovictions", where landlords use renovations as an excuse to evict tenants and sidestep restrictions around rent increases. (more...)
U.S's MOAB missile kills 36 Islamic State militants says USA commander
- April 16, 2017
The attack, in an area that had seen heavy fighting in recent weeks between Afghan forces and IS militants, destroyed several IS caves and ammunition caches, the Afghan defence ministry said. "Civilians had moved out of that area years ago, no family lived there except for these fighters", he said. But some analysts called the action "disproportionate" and said the use of the bomb was likely a technical decision of matching the most effective ordnance to a specific target - tunnels and caves ... (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The attack, in an area that had seen heavy fighting in recent weeks between Afghan forces and IS militants, destroyed several IS caves and ammunition caches, the Afghan defence ministry said. "Civilians had moved out of that area years ago, no family lived there except for these fighters", he said. But some analysts called the action "disproportionate" and said the use of the bomb was likely a technical decision of matching the most effective ordnance to a specific target - tunnels and caves ... (more...)
Iranian president reaffirms support for Syria
- April 16, 2017
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria on Friday in NY. US President Donald Trump is considering implementing new sanctions against Russian Federation and Iran, the US ambassador to UN, Nikki Haley has said in an interview with CNN. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley delivers remarks at the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria on Friday in NY. US President Donald Trump is considering implementing new sanctions against Russian Federation and Iran, the US ambassador to UN, Nikki Haley has said in an interview with CNN. (more...)
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