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Taliban Launch Major Attack On Afghan City, Casualties
- August 11, 2018
There were conflicting reports from residents and local officials, however, with some reporting that Taliban fighters were still roaming parts of the city and that gunfire continued throughout the day, while frightened residents hid in their homes. (more...)
- August 11, 2018
There were conflicting reports from residents and local officials, however, with some reporting that Taliban fighters were still roaming parts of the city and that gunfire continued throughout the day, while frightened residents hid in their homes. (more...)
Half of Kerala reels under floods as 29 die; 54,000 rendered homeless
- August 11, 2018
Talking to reporters here after a review meeting, the chief minister said the flood situation was "very grim" and it was for the first time in the history of the state that 24 dams have been opened at a time following the water level reaching their respective maximum. (more...)
- August 11, 2018
Talking to reporters here after a review meeting, the chief minister said the flood situation was "very grim" and it was for the first time in the history of the state that 24 dams have been opened at a time following the water level reaching their respective maximum. (more...)
Hamas claims cease-fire after new round of fighting with Israel
- August 10, 2018
Israelis stand and inspect surrounding damages outside the cordoned area where a rocket fired by militants from the Gaza Strip fell and created a small crater in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on 9 August 2018. But the ceasefire will face its first test later in the day, as Palestinians in Gaza planned on resuming weekly border protests, which at times have become violent. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
Israelis stand and inspect surrounding damages outside the cordoned area where a rocket fired by militants from the Gaza Strip fell and created a small crater in the southern Israeli town of Sderot on 9 August 2018. But the ceasefire will face its first test later in the day, as Palestinians in Gaza planned on resuming weekly border protests, which at times have become violent. (more...)
US senators ask Assange to testify probe
- August 10, 2018
The letter reads: "As you are aware, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is conducting a bipartisan inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Assange believes that would pave the way for extradition to the United States for the publication of a huge cache of USA diplomatic and military secrets on the WikiLeaks website. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
The letter reads: "As you are aware, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is conducting a bipartisan inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. Assange believes that would pave the way for extradition to the United States for the publication of a huge cache of USA diplomatic and military secrets on the WikiLeaks website. (more...)
Imran Khan’s party nominates him as Pakistan’s next PM
- August 10, 2018
The ECP has withheld notification declaring victory of PTI senior leader Pervez Khattak from NA-25 Nowshera after beating Hastam Khan Khattak. " Imran Khan has always been against security protocols and VIP culture", Khan's spokesperson Naeemul Haq said."But it's the government that gave him the PM's protocol". (more...)
- August 10, 2018
The ECP has withheld notification declaring victory of PTI senior leader Pervez Khattak from NA-25 Nowshera after beating Hastam Khan Khattak. " Imran Khan has always been against security protocols and VIP culture", Khan's spokesperson Naeemul Haq said."But it's the government that gave him the PM's protocol". (more...)
Smoke from Swadlincote plastic pallets fire fills sky
- August 10, 2018
The fire began just after 1.40am yesterday and took the firefighters 12 hours to get under control. The event occurs when cool air enters the top of an area of hot air. Plumes of smoke could be seen up to 26 miles away in Nottingham while nearby residents were told to keep their windows closed after 60ft-high flames cause thick black smoke to billow into the sky. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
The fire began just after 1.40am yesterday and took the firefighters 12 hours to get under control. The event occurs when cool air enters the top of an area of hot air. Plumes of smoke could be seen up to 26 miles away in Nottingham while nearby residents were told to keep their windows closed after 60ft-high flames cause thick black smoke to billow into the sky. (more...)
At Least 4 People Killed in Canada Shooting; Suspect in Custody
- August 10, 2018
The incident in Fredericton comes a little over a week after two people were killed and 15 injured when a man went on a shooting spree in Toronto , Canada's biggest city. Several police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene. They said the investigation is ongoing and the suspect is being treated for serious injuries. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
The incident in Fredericton comes a little over a week after two people were killed and 15 injured when a man went on a shooting spree in Toronto , Canada's biggest city. Several police, firefighters and paramedics are at the scene. They said the investigation is ongoing and the suspect is being treated for serious injuries. (more...)
Johnson refuses to apologise over 'offensive' burqa comments
- August 10, 2018
Tory peer Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, a former party chair and diplomat, accused Johnson of adopting the "dog-whistle" tactics of right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon, US President Donald Trump's former top aide. The MCB said Tories must now deliver the independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the party which it has been demanding. Labour's Jess Phillips tweeted that Mr Johnson was "just a racist" in response. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
Tory peer Sayeeda Hussain Warsi, a former party chair and diplomat, accused Johnson of adopting the "dog-whistle" tactics of right-wing firebrand Steve Bannon, US President Donald Trump's former top aide. The MCB said Tories must now deliver the independent inquiry into Islamophobia in the party which it has been demanding. Labour's Jess Phillips tweeted that Mr Johnson was "just a racist" in response. (more...)
North Korea Says US "Throwing Water" Over Confidence-Building Efforts
- August 10, 2018
The stark comments come after Trump and Kim's June meeting in Singapore , during which the White House said the North had made firm pledges to rid itself of its nuclear weapons. North Korea warned Thursday that there could be no progress in its denuclearization as it accused some senior US officials of trying to strengthen global sanctions on Pyongyang. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
The stark comments come after Trump and Kim's June meeting in Singapore , during which the White House said the North had made firm pledges to rid itself of its nuclear weapons. North Korea warned Thursday that there could be no progress in its denuclearization as it accused some senior US officials of trying to strengthen global sanctions on Pyongyang. (more...)
Maritime universities could see exodus of Saudi students
- August 10, 2018
Thomas Juneau, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, estimated the overall trade relationship between Canada and Saudi Arabia totals between $3 and $4 billion a year. Canada´s previous Conservative government, which lost power to the Liberals in 2015, also had challenges with Riyadh over human rights. "Both Canada and the U.S. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
Thomas Juneau, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, estimated the overall trade relationship between Canada and Saudi Arabia totals between $3 and $4 billion a year. Canada´s previous Conservative government, which lost power to the Liberals in 2015, also had challenges with Riyadh over human rights. "Both Canada and the U.S. (more...)
82 killed as powerful quake jolts Indonesia
- August 10, 2018
Lombok was hit a week earlier, on July 29, by a 6.4 magnitude quake that killed 17 people and briefly stranded several hundred trekkers on the slopes of a volcano. Many got out but dozens were trapped, he said. In a telegram sent to Indonesia's Church and civil authorities, the Holy Father said he felt "great sadness" when informed of the "tragic loss of life and destruction of property caused by the earthquakes ". (more...)
- August 10, 2018
Lombok was hit a week earlier, on July 29, by a 6.4 magnitude quake that killed 17 people and briefly stranded several hundred trekkers on the slopes of a volcano. Many got out but dozens were trapped, he said. In a telegram sent to Indonesia's Church and civil authorities, the Holy Father said he felt "great sadness" when informed of the "tragic loss of life and destruction of property caused by the earthquakes ". (more...)
Dozens killed, including children on a bus, in Yemen air strikes
- August 10, 2018
Earlier, Maliki accused the Houthis of "recruiting child soldiers, throwing them in battlefields and using them as tools". The coalition denied responsibility for those attacks. Worldwide aid groups were quick to condemn the air strike. According to Al Jazeera , the Saudi coalition claimed it had targeted "missile launchers", but Yemen-based reporters who have witnessed numerous attacks in civilian-populated areas vigorously disputed the claim. (more...)
- August 10, 2018
Earlier, Maliki accused the Houthis of "recruiting child soldiers, throwing them in battlefields and using them as tools". The coalition denied responsibility for those attacks. Worldwide aid groups were quick to condemn the air strike. According to Al Jazeera , the Saudi coalition claimed it had targeted "missile launchers", but Yemen-based reporters who have witnessed numerous attacks in civilian-populated areas vigorously disputed the claim. (more...)
Judge Nap Calls Out Manafort Judge: Stop Making This About You
- August 09, 2018
The judge then brought the trial to a standstill late Tuesday afternoon, calling a brief recess. After a sidebar with the judge, Downing moved onto another topic. She essentially connected the dots of testimony from previous witnesses - vendors, Manafort's bookkeeper and accountants, and Gates - but did so in a way that presented direct links between one witness's part of the story and another's. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
The judge then brought the trial to a standstill late Tuesday afternoon, calling a brief recess. After a sidebar with the judge, Downing moved onto another topic. She essentially connected the dots of testimony from previous witnesses - vendors, Manafort's bookkeeper and accountants, and Gates - but did so in a way that presented direct links between one witness's part of the story and another's. (more...)
Mike Pence launches plans for Space Force as new military service
- August 09, 2018
Now such issues largely fall under the Air Force . "Both China and Russian Federation have been conducting highly sophisticated "on-orbit" activities that could enable them to maneuver their satellites into close proximity with ours, posing unprecedented new dangers to our space systems", Pence said. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Now such issues largely fall under the Air Force . "Both China and Russian Federation have been conducting highly sophisticated "on-orbit" activities that could enable them to maneuver their satellites into close proximity with ours, posing unprecedented new dangers to our space systems", Pence said. (more...)
Argentine Senate debates measure to legalize abortion
- August 09, 2018
The Senate debated a bill that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, and eventually voted against it, keeping abortion limited to cases of rape or risks to a woman's health. "Caring for life is the first human right and the duty of the State". For many of them, the methods used to induce an abortion include using an IV tube with a sharp wire clothes hanger or a knitting needle to try to break the amniotic sac inside womb. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
The Senate debated a bill that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy, and eventually voted against it, keeping abortion limited to cases of rape or risks to a woman's health. "Caring for life is the first human right and the duty of the State". For many of them, the methods used to induce an abortion include using an IV tube with a sharp wire clothes hanger or a knitting needle to try to break the amniotic sac inside womb. (more...)
Israeli strike kills at least two Palestinians at Hamas site in Gaza
- August 09, 2018
Israel's security cabinet discussed the proposal on Sunday, but afterwards ministers said only that the Israeli military was "prepared for any scenario". Israel has said they only opened fire in self-defence or on people trying to infiltrate its territory. Tensions between Israel and Gaza have escalated since weekly border protests started on March 30, which left more than 150 Palestinians dead and 17,500 others injured, according to statistics released by the Gaza Health Ministry. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Israel's security cabinet discussed the proposal on Sunday, but afterwards ministers said only that the Israeli military was "prepared for any scenario". Israel has said they only opened fire in self-defence or on people trying to infiltrate its territory. Tensions between Israel and Gaza have escalated since weekly border protests started on March 30, which left more than 150 Palestinians dead and 17,500 others injured, according to statistics released by the Gaza Health Ministry. (more...)
Aftershock measuring 6.2 is third quake to hit Lombok in week
- August 09, 2018
Officials said the quake's epicentre was on land and so there was no risk of a tsunami. The strong aftershock, measured at magnitude 5.9 by the US Geological Survey, caused panic, damage to buildings, landslides and injuries. Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team look for victim of the recent quake in Tanjung on Lombok island on August 9, 2018 . Almost 1,500 people have been hospitalized with serious injuries and more than 156,000 have been displaced due to the extensive damage ... (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Officials said the quake's epicentre was on land and so there was no risk of a tsunami. The strong aftershock, measured at magnitude 5.9 by the US Geological Survey, caused panic, damage to buildings, landslides and injuries. Members of an Indonesian search and rescue team look for victim of the recent quake in Tanjung on Lombok island on August 9, 2018 . Almost 1,500 people have been hospitalized with serious injuries and more than 156,000 have been displaced due to the extensive damage ... (more...)
Poland slams Russian 'occupation' of Georgian regions since 2008
- August 09, 2018
Medvedev also emphasized that in his opinion the 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia that emerged after Georgian military attacked Russian peacekeepers in the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia could have been avoided. After the war, Moscow recognised South Ossetia and another separatist enclave, Abkhazia, as independent states where it then stationed permanent military bases. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Medvedev also emphasized that in his opinion the 2008 conflict between Russia and Georgia that emerged after Georgian military attacked Russian peacekeepers in the self-proclaimed republic of South Ossetia could have been avoided. After the war, Moscow recognised South Ossetia and another separatist enclave, Abkhazia, as independent states where it then stationed permanent military bases. (more...)
Lombok quake: Strong aftershock amid rescue efforts
- August 09, 2018
Humanitarian groups say that they are focusing their efforts on reaching these areas which have so far been impassable because of collapsed buildings, roads and other destruction related to Sunday's quake. Wiranto, Indonesia's top security minister, told reporters the death toll from Sunday's magnitude 7.0 quake had risen to 319. This video shows hundreds of people being evacuated from the Gili Islands, an archipelago near northwest Lombok, on Monday, August 6, after the natural disaster. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Humanitarian groups say that they are focusing their efforts on reaching these areas which have so far been impassable because of collapsed buildings, roads and other destruction related to Sunday's quake. Wiranto, Indonesia's top security minister, told reporters the death toll from Sunday's magnitude 7.0 quake had risen to 319. This video shows hundreds of people being evacuated from the Gili Islands, an archipelago near northwest Lombok, on Monday, August 6, after the natural disaster. (more...)
Should Boris Johnson apologise for his comments about burkas?
- August 09, 2018
Taking to Twitter, the Jaanan actress emphasized a woman's right to wear whatever she feels comfortable in. " Muslim nations are themselves regulating and banning the niqab and burqa - as in both Morocco and Turkey where these coverings are seen as an invasion of Salafist affinities and a risk to national security and societal integrity", she pointed out. (more...)
- August 09, 2018
Taking to Twitter, the Jaanan actress emphasized a woman's right to wear whatever she feels comfortable in. " Muslim nations are themselves regulating and banning the niqab and burqa - as in both Morocco and Turkey where these coverings are seen as an invasion of Salafist affinities and a risk to national security and societal integrity", she pointed out. (more...)
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