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More than 100 killed in Syria blast, say White Helmets
- April 16, 2017
A rebel official said at least 30 of his opposition fighters who were guarding the evacuees were killed in the blast. A photo used on state TV showed a number of bodies on the floor with a huge plume of black smoke rising in the background. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
A rebel official said at least 30 of his opposition fighters who were guarding the evacuees were killed in the blast. A photo used on state TV showed a number of bodies on the floor with a huge plume of black smoke rising in the background. (more...)
North Korea Can Take Syria Strikes as a Warning, Officials Say
- April 16, 2017
The response came with the grand bluster normally included in statements by North Korea. US missile attacks against Syria sent a stern warning to North Korea and China that the United States is ready to use military force if necessary, said a senior official from the Obama administration. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The response came with the grand bluster normally included in statements by North Korea. US missile attacks against Syria sent a stern warning to North Korea and China that the United States is ready to use military force if necessary, said a senior official from the Obama administration. (more...)
Iheanacho Subbed On As Man City Cruise Past Southampton
- April 16, 2017
Leroy Sane went to ground under Fraser Forster's challenge (Steven Paston/PA) If video technology will right the wrongs of football then why was opinion still so divided on whether City should have had a first-half penalty? Long was brought on to replace January signing Manolo Gabbiadini, who was making his first appearance since injuring his groin against Tottenham in March. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Leroy Sane went to ground under Fraser Forster's challenge (Steven Paston/PA) If video technology will right the wrongs of football then why was opinion still so divided on whether City should have had a first-half penalty? Long was brought on to replace January signing Manolo Gabbiadini, who was making his first appearance since injuring his groin against Tottenham in March. (more...)
President Trump says US-Russia relations may be at 'all-time low'
- April 16, 2017
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told the council before the vote that during talks in Moscow , Russia asked for an independent worldwide investigation to examine the April 4 attack on Khan Sheikhoun. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the two countries had agreed to work together on an global investigation into the attack that prompted retaliatory American missile strikes . (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vladimir Safronkov told the council before the vote that during talks in Moscow , Russia asked for an independent worldwide investigation to examine the April 4 attack on Khan Sheikhoun. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that the two countries had agreed to work together on an global investigation into the attack that prompted retaliatory American missile strikes . (more...)
Russia Relations May Be At An 'All-Time Low'
- April 16, 2017
The most immediate dispute concerned culpability for the chemical weapons, though broader disagreements over everything from Ukraine to Russia's support for once-fringe candidates in European elections are among other sore points. "The use of chemical weapons as a pretext for violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state - a member of the United Nations - is a very risky activity", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The most immediate dispute concerned culpability for the chemical weapons, though broader disagreements over everything from Ukraine to Russia's support for once-fringe candidates in European elections are among other sore points. "The use of chemical weapons as a pretext for violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state - a member of the United Nations - is a very risky activity", Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said. (more...)
Easter Egg Hunts around the Bitterroot Valley
- April 16, 2017
A special visit by the Easter Bunny will provide photo opportunities and participants will received a coloring book. She applauded the DPR staff for being watchful of that and helping less aggressive hunters find eggs. Grand prize for the older age groups will be a bicycle. Children should bring their own basket for the egg hunt . Natalie Prokop, one of the sponsors for the Builders Club, said the club hopes to help out filling eggs for the Kiwanis Easter Egg hunt a long time in the future. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
A special visit by the Easter Bunny will provide photo opportunities and participants will received a coloring book. She applauded the DPR staff for being watchful of that and helping less aggressive hunters find eggs. Grand prize for the older age groups will be a bicycle. Children should bring their own basket for the egg hunt . Natalie Prokop, one of the sponsors for the Builders Club, said the club hopes to help out filling eggs for the Kiwanis Easter Egg hunt a long time in the future. (more...)
Manafort expected to register as foreign agent
- April 16, 2017
The AP reported recently that in 2006, Manafort signed a contract calling for payments of $10 million per year from a Russian billionaire in return for political consulting and for promoting the Kremlin's interests. Last year, the Associated Press reported that Manafort's firm , DMP International, introduced Mercury and Podesta Group to the Centre and assisted in directing some of their lobbying strategy. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The AP reported recently that in 2006, Manafort signed a contract calling for payments of $10 million per year from a Russian billionaire in return for political consulting and for promoting the Kremlin's interests. Last year, the Associated Press reported that Manafort's firm , DMP International, introduced Mercury and Podesta Group to the Centre and assisted in directing some of their lobbying strategy. (more...)
Russian Federation blocks United Nations resolution on Syria attack
- April 16, 2017
While the intercepted communications took place before an attack blamed on the Syrian administration, a senior US official told CNN that the USA did not know about the strike before it happened. In Washington , President Donald Trump was asked if he thought it was possible that Syrian forces could have launched the alleged attack, from an air base they share with Russian forces, without Russia knowing about it. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
While the intercepted communications took place before an attack blamed on the Syrian administration, a senior US official told CNN that the USA did not know about the strike before it happened. In Washington , President Donald Trump was asked if he thought it was possible that Syrian forces could have launched the alleged attack, from an air base they share with Russian forces, without Russia knowing about it. (more...)
Kushner, Bannon Meet to Clear the Air Amid Reports of Infighting
- April 16, 2017
The insider said: "Things are happening, but it's very unclear the president's willing to pull that trigger". He's channelled the populist and nationalist sentiment that propelled Trump's campaign, and his placement on the National Security Council committee in January was criticised by some members of the US Congress and Washington's foreign policy establishment, who said it risked politicising the security advice provided to the president. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The insider said: "Things are happening, but it's very unclear the president's willing to pull that trigger". He's channelled the populist and nationalist sentiment that propelled Trump's campaign, and his placement on the National Security Council committee in January was criticised by some members of the US Congress and Washington's foreign policy establishment, who said it risked politicising the security advice provided to the president. (more...)
Russia Cool Over Prospects for Warmer Ties With US
- April 16, 2017
Russian Federation has criticized previous investigations carried out by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations which blamed the Syrian government for at least three chemical weapons attacks. It's safe to say this has something to do with Syria . The civil war is separate from the USA -led effort against the Islamic State group in the north of the country. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Russian Federation has criticized previous investigations carried out by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and the United Nations which blamed the Syrian government for at least three chemical weapons attacks. It's safe to say this has something to do with Syria . The civil war is separate from the USA -led effort against the Islamic State group in the north of the country. (more...)
Israel condemns Le Pen's remarks on the Vel d'Hiv raid
- April 16, 2017
According to the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), which monitors Jewish security in France , over 8,000 Jews have left France for Israel following a shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, and the attack on a kosher grocery store in Paris in 2015. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
According to the Representative Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF), which monitors Jewish security in France , over 8,000 Jews have left France for Israel following a shooting at a Jewish school in Toulouse, and the attack on a kosher grocery store in Paris in 2015. (more...)
Lavrov: I Told Tillerson That US Syria Strikes Contradict Anti-Terror Goal
- April 16, 2017
It came shortly after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Moscow that the US and Russian Federation have reached a "low point" in relations, Xinhua news agency reported. This team has already found Syrian government forces were responsible for three chlorine gas attacks in 2014 and 2015 and that Islamic State militants used mustard gas. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
It came shortly after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Moscow that the US and Russian Federation have reached a "low point" in relations, Xinhua news agency reported. This team has already found Syrian government forces were responsible for three chlorine gas attacks in 2014 and 2015 and that Islamic State militants used mustard gas. (more...)
South Africa's Opposition In United Front Against President
- April 16, 2017
The march was set by opposition forces after Jacob Zuma dismissed the well-respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The ANC has lost popularity in recent years and slipped to 55 percent of the vote in last year's local elections - its worst ever result. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The march was set by opposition forces after Jacob Zuma dismissed the well-respected Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The ANC has lost popularity in recent years and slipped to 55 percent of the vote in last year's local elections - its worst ever result. (more...)
Trump on Assad: 'That's a butcher'
- April 16, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who hosted his Iranian and Syrian counterparts in Moscow , denounced the US missile strikes on Syria as a "flagrant violation" of worldwide law. It sends the right message - and not just to Syria and Russian Federation - and may well deter future chemical attacks. Two days after, the United States launched 59 cruise missiles against the Shairat military base in central Syria , where from, according to the USA, airplanes carrying chemical weapons ... (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who hosted his Iranian and Syrian counterparts in Moscow , denounced the US missile strikes on Syria as a "flagrant violation" of worldwide law. It sends the right message - and not just to Syria and Russian Federation - and may well deter future chemical attacks. Two days after, the United States launched 59 cruise missiles against the Shairat military base in central Syria , where from, according to the USA, airplanes carrying chemical weapons ... (more...)
New dossier prepared on Jadhav's subversive activities
- April 16, 2017
The Indian side also conveyed that it will appeal the order and was studying the Pakistan Army Act for the same. Experts say the options available to India include the recall of its high commissioner from Islamabad and reducing the mission to consular level. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The Indian side also conveyed that it will appeal the order and was studying the Pakistan Army Act for the same. Experts say the options available to India include the recall of its high commissioner from Islamabad and reducing the mission to consular level. (more...)
Assad Defiant as Activists Report Surge in Syrian Government Attacks
- April 16, 2017
Assad said Syria, which is a signatory to the global Chemical Weapons Convention, would accept an "impartial" chemical attack probe to investigate the accusations against him. I do not doubt the USA military's ability to level opposing military forces, but as we saw in Iraq, new governments have difficulty picking up what's left of their respective countries and actually maintaining them independently. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Assad said Syria, which is a signatory to the global Chemical Weapons Convention, would accept an "impartial" chemical attack probe to investigate the accusations against him. I do not doubt the USA military's ability to level opposing military forces, but as we saw in Iraq, new governments have difficulty picking up what's left of their respective countries and actually maintaining them independently. (more...)
Death toll rises to 100 in blast targeting evacuees from Aleppo
- April 16, 2017
An opposition representative, Ali Diab, told the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV that fewer armed men than agreed to were evacuated from the pro-government areas, violating the terms of the deal. They had left under a deal where, in exchange, hundreds of Sunni insurgents and their families were granted safe passage from Madaya, a government-besieged town near Damascus. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
An opposition representative, Ali Diab, told the pan-Arab Al-Arabiya TV that fewer armed men than agreed to were evacuated from the pro-government areas, violating the terms of the deal. They had left under a deal where, in exchange, hundreds of Sunni insurgents and their families were granted safe passage from Madaya, a government-besieged town near Damascus. (more...)
Berkeley police arrest 13 during Tax Day rallies
- April 16, 2017
The statement rejects the Trump government's excuse that "people don't care", and recalls an ABC/Washington Post survey that showed 74 per cent of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, want to know the president's tax history. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
The statement rejects the Trump government's excuse that "people don't care", and recalls an ABC/Washington Post survey that showed 74 per cent of Americans, including more than half of Republicans, want to know the president's tax history. (more...)
North Korea: Mike Pence in Seoul to reaffirm support to Asia allies
- April 16, 2017
Saturday marks the " Day of the Sun ", the 105th anniversary of the birth of state founder Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un. USA intelligence officials were quoted Thursday by NBC News as saying they were prepared to launch an airstrike with conventional weapons, most likely Tomahawk cruise missiles from one of two US destroyers in the region. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
Saturday marks the " Day of the Sun ", the 105th anniversary of the birth of state founder Kim Il-sung, the grandfather of current leader Kim Jong-un. USA intelligence officials were quoted Thursday by NBC News as saying they were prepared to launch an airstrike with conventional weapons, most likely Tomahawk cruise missiles from one of two US destroyers in the region. (more...)
North Korea Tries A Missile Launch & Fails
- April 16, 2017
A series of what appeared to be KN-08 missiles were among the weapons rolled out on trucks. A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday from the country's east coast, US and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful USA aircraft carrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force. (more...)
- April 16, 2017
A series of what appeared to be KN-08 missiles were among the weapons rolled out on trucks. A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday from the country's east coast, US and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful USA aircraft carrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force. (more...)
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