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Iran President Hassan Rouhani to seek second term
- April 22, 2017
Facing an election in May where he hopes to secure a second four-year term, Rouhani has had to defend himself from opponents who say he has been too eager to appease the West, after agreeing to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Facing an election in May where he hopes to secure a second four-year term, Rouhani has had to defend himself from opponents who say he has been too eager to appease the West, after agreeing to curb Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. (more...)
Vatican says it would welcome visit by Trump
- April 22, 2017
Every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has visited the Vatican to meet the pope. "We will contact the Vatican" to try to set up an audience, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday. World leaders who visit the Pope normally give several months' notice, but this would be just a few weeks should a meeting go ahead. "Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian", Pope Francis told journalists previous year while responding to a ... (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Every U.S. president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has visited the Vatican to meet the pope. "We will contact the Vatican" to try to set up an audience, White House spokesman Sean Spicer said Wednesday. World leaders who visit the Pope normally give several months' notice, but this would be just a few weeks should a meeting go ahead. "Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian", Pope Francis told journalists previous year while responding to a ... (more...)
York Region police arrest more than 100 men in child prostitution case
- April 22, 2017
He said there were hundreds of men who responded to undercover officers' online advertisements and majority stopped communicating when they found out they appeared to be dealing with underage girls - but 104 men didn't stop. To date, officers have arrested 104 men through Project Raphael. Four cases went to trial with three of those men being found guilty, and one being acquitted. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
He said there were hundreds of men who responded to undercover officers' online advertisements and majority stopped communicating when they found out they appeared to be dealing with underage girls - but 104 men didn't stop. To date, officers have arrested 104 men through Project Raphael. Four cases went to trial with three of those men being found guilty, and one being acquitted. (more...)
Trump Confident China Working `Very Hard' to Rein in North Korea
- April 22, 2017
Mr Pence's comments, delivered in Japan, came a day after he spoke in South Korea where he said the "the era of strategic patience is over", a comment that was widely seen as hinting at USA military action. Experts point out that China also wants to prevent North Korea from becoming a full-fledged nuclear power - and certainly wants to prevent a war on its southern border that could send millions of refugees flooding into China and potentially risk bringing a USA military presence to China's ... (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Mr Pence's comments, delivered in Japan, came a day after he spoke in South Korea where he said the "the era of strategic patience is over", a comment that was widely seen as hinting at USA military action. Experts point out that China also wants to prevent North Korea from becoming a full-fledged nuclear power - and certainly wants to prevent a war on its southern border that could send millions of refugees flooding into China and potentially risk bringing a USA military presence to China's ... (more...)
Arkansas carries out first execution since 2005
- April 22, 2017
Those appeals are pending at the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the US Supreme Court. The lawyers have also fought the state's decision to conduct the series of executions in a short time frame, which the state has said is because its lethal-injection drugs will expire at the end of the month. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Those appeals are pending at the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the US Supreme Court. The lawyers have also fought the state's decision to conduct the series of executions in a short time frame, which the state has said is because its lethal-injection drugs will expire at the end of the month. (more...)
Tad Cummins arrest: Tipster reveals how Tennessee teacher covered up identity
- April 22, 2017
Cummins now faces federal charges for taking a minor over state lines for the objective of sex, WBIR reported . Cummins faces state charges of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor as well as the federal charges. "When my neighbor called and told me, I thought 'Oh my God, no, we are way too far from (Tennessee),' " O'Hare said. Gilley described her condition as alternating between "stoic" and "emotional", understandable given the circumstances, he said. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Cummins now faces federal charges for taking a minor over state lines for the objective of sex, WBIR reported . Cummins faces state charges of aggravated kidnapping and sexual contact with a minor as well as the federal charges. "When my neighbor called and told me, I thought 'Oh my God, no, we are way too far from (Tennessee),' " O'Hare said. Gilley described her condition as alternating between "stoic" and "emotional", understandable given the circumstances, he said. (more...)
North Korea threatens 'super-mighty' strike on U.S.
- April 22, 2017
These recent steps by the Chinese are assessed as part of an effort to "reduce the time to react to a North Korea contingency". But Pence expressed impatience with the unwillingness of the regime to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
These recent steps by the Chinese are assessed as part of an effort to "reduce the time to react to a North Korea contingency". But Pence expressed impatience with the unwillingness of the regime to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. (more...)
Stephen Metcalfe MP welcomes vote for General Election
- April 22, 2017
A month ago she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election, and that wasn't true either, was it? The Conservatives now hold 330 of the 650 seats. The Scottish National Party say they will vote against the legislation that formally repeals Britain's membership of the European Union. "I genuinely came to this decision reluctantly having looked at the circumstances and having looked ahead at the process of negotiation. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
A month ago she told her official spokesman to rule out an early general election, and that wasn't true either, was it? The Conservatives now hold 330 of the 650 seats. The Scottish National Party say they will vote against the legislation that formally repeals Britain's membership of the European Union. "I genuinely came to this decision reluctantly having looked at the circumstances and having looked ahead at the process of negotiation. (more...)
Boston Marathon attendee motivates runners with Patriots' Super Bowl comeback
- April 22, 2017
In all, 26,411 people finished the race on Monday - 97 percent of those who started - including 11,973 women. "After the 30km mark, I tried to push before breaking away with 5km to go, I chose to push further even after they failed to react when I broke away", Kiplagat said . (more...)
- April 22, 2017
In all, 26,411 people finished the race on Monday - 97 percent of those who started - including 11,973 women. "After the 30km mark, I tried to push before breaking away with 5km to go, I chose to push further even after they failed to react when I broke away", Kiplagat said . (more...)
Fox stock gains ground following O'Reilly firing
- April 22, 2017
Tapper later asked Palin why she left Fox News. That is equivalent to one year of a rich new four-year deal that O'Reilly finalized earlier this year. Kasowitz put out a statement that claimed the Fox News host had been "subjected to a brutal campaign of character assassination that is unprecedented in post-McCarthyist America". (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Tapper later asked Palin why she left Fox News. That is equivalent to one year of a rich new four-year deal that O'Reilly finalized earlier this year. Kasowitz put out a statement that claimed the Fox News host had been "subjected to a brutal campaign of character assassination that is unprecedented in post-McCarthyist America". (more...)
Paris terror shooting: First photos of Champs Elysees attacker emerge
- April 22, 2017
A French prosecutor said the attacker emerged from a auto and used an automatic weapon to shoot at the officers outside a department store at the centre of the boulevard. Earlier this week, two men were arrested in Marseille who police said had been planning an attack ahead of the election. After pulling up beside a police bus, a 39-year-old man got out and opened fire on the police with an automatic weapon, killing one and injuring two. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
A French prosecutor said the attacker emerged from a auto and used an automatic weapon to shoot at the officers outside a department store at the centre of the boulevard. Earlier this week, two men were arrested in Marseille who police said had been planning an attack ahead of the election. After pulling up beside a police bus, a 39-year-old man got out and opened fire on the police with an automatic weapon, killing one and injuring two. (more...)
Nervous about China, Southeast Asia gets Trump's attention
- April 22, 2017
Pence's comments, though routine, had significance for Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who a day earlier suffered a serious political setback when a political ally was defeated by Islamic conservatives in the election for Jakarta governor. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Pence's comments, though routine, had significance for Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, who a day earlier suffered a serious political setback when a political ally was defeated by Islamic conservatives in the election for Jakarta governor. (more...)
Pilot ejects from jet on United States aircraft carrier headed to Korea
- April 22, 2017
On Tuesday, Mattis said the United States, China, South Korea and Japan all share the same interest in having a denuclearized peninsula. The world was then rattled by the revelation that the USS Carl Vinson was not returning to waters off the peninsula, or at least when the USA said it was. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
On Tuesday, Mattis said the United States, China, South Korea and Japan all share the same interest in having a denuclearized peninsula. The world was then rattled by the revelation that the USS Carl Vinson was not returning to waters off the peninsula, or at least when the USA said it was. (more...)
Israel Isolates Hunger Striking Detainees
- April 22, 2017
The Palestinian prisoners seek better conditions, including more contact with relatives, and an end to Israel's practice of detentions without trials. Also, the prisons, where the detainees have access to TV, had their satellite receptions blocked from all Palestinian and Arab TV stations. Librati stated that prison officials will be updating numbers later in the day as some prisoners "said they would only observe a symbolic protest strike and then resume eating afterwards". (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The Palestinian prisoners seek better conditions, including more contact with relatives, and an end to Israel's practice of detentions without trials. Also, the prisons, where the detainees have access to TV, had their satellite receptions blocked from all Palestinian and Arab TV stations. Librati stated that prison officials will be updating numbers later in the day as some prisoners "said they would only observe a symbolic protest strike and then resume eating afterwards". (more...)
Macron urges calm in wake of police shooting
- April 22, 2017
Officials said the assailant was armed with an automatic firearm akin to a "war weapon". The French government is treating the attack as an act of terrorism. "We must realize that our police force is exposed, and I repeat all the commitments I have made". "We heard one or two gunshots". I just saw it as I was walking in, so that's a awful thing. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Officials said the assailant was armed with an automatic firearm akin to a "war weapon". The French government is treating the attack as an act of terrorism. "We must realize that our police force is exposed, and I repeat all the commitments I have made". "We heard one or two gunshots". I just saw it as I was walking in, so that's a awful thing. (more...)
Iran condemns terrorist attack in Paris
- April 22, 2017
Nor is it linked to the March 22 bombings in Brussels a year ago when 32 people were killed and hundreds more wounded. Investigators believe at this stage that the gunman was alone in killing the police officer and wounding two others and a female German tourist on Thursday night, a French official who discussed details of the investigation with the AP said on condition of anonymity. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
Nor is it linked to the March 22 bombings in Brussels a year ago when 32 people were killed and hundreds more wounded. Investigators believe at this stage that the gunman was alone in killing the police officer and wounding two others and a female German tourist on Thursday night, a French official who discussed details of the investigation with the AP said on condition of anonymity. (more...)
Prosecutors toss thousands of tainted drug cases
- April 22, 2017
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in January directed district attorneys to determine which cases that Dookhan had a hand in should be dismissed, based on tainted evidence. "There have been large-scale reviews of cases, but not reviews that have resulted in that many dismissals". He says Dookhan tested the drug evidence in his case, which resulted in a three-year prison sentence for drug distribution that he completed in 2013. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in January directed district attorneys to determine which cases that Dookhan had a hand in should be dismissed, based on tainted evidence. "There have been large-scale reviews of cases, but not reviews that have resulted in that many dismissals". He says Dookhan tested the drug evidence in his case, which resulted in a three-year prison sentence for drug distribution that he completed in 2013. (more...)
Abe, Pence urge Beijing to do more on North Korea
- April 22, 2017
China is also opposed to the U.S. military's presence in South Korea, protesting the recent United States and South Korea decision to begin deploying elements of the THAAD missile defense system . President Donald Trump says North Korea is a "menace" - but he didn't want to cast the country's dictator as "mentally unstable" as he talked about him Thursday. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
China is also opposed to the U.S. military's presence in South Korea, protesting the recent United States and South Korea decision to begin deploying elements of the THAAD missile defense system . President Donald Trump says North Korea is a "menace" - but he didn't want to cast the country's dictator as "mentally unstable" as he talked about him Thursday. (more...)
Theresa May accuses opposition leaders of seeking to divide UK
- April 22, 2017
The House of Commons backed the prime minister by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move. May has been insisting until days ago that she had no intention of calling an early election. The decision came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a phone call with May following her election announcement Tuesday. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The House of Commons backed the prime minister by a margin of 522 votes to 13, above the two-thirds majority needed, as Labour and the Lib Dems supported the move. May has been insisting until days ago that she had no intention of calling an early election. The decision came after European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had a phone call with May following her election announcement Tuesday. (more...)
Nigerian pastor wanted in South Africa for allegedly abusing young girls
- April 22, 2017
The controversial pastor also runs church branches in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Johannesburg and in Bloemfontein. "We arrested him for trafficking in persons, we are laying that charge now, but because we might investigate further, there is a possibility of us adding more charges on to that one", Netshiunda said. (more...)
- April 22, 2017
The controversial pastor also runs church branches in Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Johannesburg and in Bloemfontein. "We arrested him for trafficking in persons, we are laying that charge now, but because we might investigate further, there is a possibility of us adding more charges on to that one", Netshiunda said. (more...)
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