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U.K. woman rescued after falling from cruise ship in Croatia
- August 20, 2018
Mr Walker, based in Miami, Florida, said he believed that the Norwegian Star , which is owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), had abandoned the search and was continuing its course to Venice when the woman was rescued. She declined to tell reporters how she fell off the Norwegian Star cruise ship or what happened in the moments just before. A search was quickly launched and the Croatian Coast Guard patrol ship " Cavtat " and an airplane PC-9 were engaged. (more...)
- August 20, 2018
Mr Walker, based in Miami, Florida, said he believed that the Norwegian Star , which is owned by the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), had abandoned the search and was continuing its course to Venice when the woman was rescued. She declined to tell reporters how she fell off the Norwegian Star cruise ship or what happened in the moments just before. A search was quickly launched and the Croatian Coast Guard patrol ship " Cavtat " and an airplane PC-9 were engaged. (more...)
Rudy Giuliani on Russian Federation probe: "Truth isn’t truth"
- August 20, 2018
Earlier Sunday, Trump tweeted that McGahn was not, as he put it, "a John Dean type 'RAT, '" - a reference to the White House counsel for Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Truth is truth; Trump can avoid any alleged "perjury trap" by sticking to it. The fact that Brennan continues to cite mainstream media mistakes - including the erroneous interpretation of Trump's joke as some kind of signal to Russian Federation - suggests that he has also swallowed the media's pronounced ... (more...)
- August 20, 2018
Earlier Sunday, Trump tweeted that McGahn was not, as he put it, "a John Dean type 'RAT, '" - a reference to the White House counsel for Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Truth is truth; Trump can avoid any alleged "perjury trap" by sticking to it. The fact that Brennan continues to cite mainstream media mistakes - including the erroneous interpretation of Trump's joke as some kind of signal to Russian Federation - suggests that he has also swallowed the media's pronounced ... (more...)
Thousands stranded in India as deadly monsoon floods continue
- August 20, 2018
People in some areas have been trapped in their homes without food, water and electricity, media reports said. In Thrissur, one of the worst-hit districts, rescuers sifting through inundated houses have discovered the bodies of those unable to escape as the floodwaters quickly rose. (more...)
- August 20, 2018
People in some areas have been trapped in their homes without food, water and electricity, media reports said. In Thrissur, one of the worst-hit districts, rescuers sifting through inundated houses have discovered the bodies of those unable to escape as the floodwaters quickly rose. (more...)
Manafort judge alludes to 'threats' in not releasing jurors' names
- August 20, 2018
This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, testifying during questioning by prosecutor Greg Andres, standing at left, as Manafort's trial continues at federal court in Alexandria, Va ., Aug. Manafort worked on the presidential campaigns of three Republican presidents in the 1970s and 1980s - Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush - as well as Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in the 1990s. (more...)
- August 20, 2018
This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, testifying during questioning by prosecutor Greg Andres, standing at left, as Manafort's trial continues at federal court in Alexandria, Va ., Aug. Manafort worked on the presidential campaigns of three Republican presidents in the 1970s and 1980s - Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush - as well as Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in the 1990s. (more...)
Trump told the real reason for the cancellation of the military parade
- August 20, 2018
Trump showed great interests in holding a military parade in the United States after attending France's Bastille Day military parade in Paris last year and directed Pentagon officials earlier this year to organize a big event in Washington D.C. (more...)
- August 20, 2018
Trump showed great interests in holding a military parade in the United States after attending France's Bastille Day military parade in Paris last year and directed Pentagon officials earlier this year to organize a big event in Washington D.C. (more...)
Mueller recommends Papadopoulos be sentenced to up to 6 months in prison
- August 20, 2018
The Mueller court documents said Mr Papadopoulos caused irreparable damage to the Russian Federation investigation because he lied repeatedly to agents during a January 2017 interview. Papadopoulos was also the first Trump campaign adviser to plead guilty in Mueller's investigation. George "Coffee Boy" Papadopoulos in London. "Had the defendant told the Federal Bureau of Investigation the truth when he was interviewed in January 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation could have ... (more...)
- August 20, 2018
The Mueller court documents said Mr Papadopoulos caused irreparable damage to the Russian Federation investigation because he lied repeatedly to agents during a January 2017 interview. Papadopoulos was also the first Trump campaign adviser to plead guilty in Mueller's investigation. George "Coffee Boy" Papadopoulos in London. "Had the defendant told the Federal Bureau of Investigation the truth when he was interviewed in January 2017, the Federal Bureau of Investigation could have ... (more...)
SYRIA STABILIZATION Citing more allied cash, US ends some funding
- August 20, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has "redirected" US$230 million originally set aside to help begin the recovery of areas liberated from ISIS group control after coalition partners committed US$300 million of their own, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. (more...)
- August 20, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has "redirected" US$230 million originally set aside to help begin the recovery of areas liberated from ISIS group control after coalition partners committed US$300 million of their own, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said. (more...)
White House counsel reported to be cooperating extensively with Mueller probe
- August 19, 2018
Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani says the "truth isn't truth" while showing his concerns over the USA president's interview with special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani says the "truth isn't truth" while showing his concerns over the USA president's interview with special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. (more...)
Italy bridge collapse: Three more bodies found under the rubble
- August 19, 2018
A relative holds a teddy bear as she mourns near the coffin of a victim of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, prior to the start of the funeral service, in Genoa , on August 18, 2018. The country's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends the ceremony as well as the Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Italy's head of state, President Sergio Mattarella. (more...)
- August 19, 2018
A relative holds a teddy bear as she mourns near the coffin of a victim of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge, prior to the start of the funeral service, in Genoa , on August 18, 2018. The country's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attends the ceremony as well as the Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Italy's head of state, President Sergio Mattarella. (more...)
Omarosa claims Trump would DEPORT the First Lady if she divorces him
- August 19, 2018
Manigault Newman was director of communications for a White House office that networks with various constituency groups until she was sacked last December by chief of staff John Kelly , citing "significant integrity issues". 'Since Donald is fully aware of however she acquired her permanent citizenship , he could, if there were anything fishy around it, expose the methods and somehow invalidate it, ' wrote Manigault-Newman. (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Manigault Newman was director of communications for a White House office that networks with various constituency groups until she was sacked last December by chief of staff John Kelly , citing "significant integrity issues". 'Since Donald is fully aware of however she acquired her permanent citizenship , he could, if there were anything fishy around it, expose the methods and somehow invalidate it, ' wrote Manigault-Newman. (more...)
Fiji natural disaster: 8.2 quake triggers tsunami fears in Pacific 'Ring of Fire'
- August 19, 2018
Residents are reporting that the quake caused big landslides in Belanting village, East Lombok . "I was driving to deliver aid to evacuees when suddenly the electricity pole was swaying". Thousands of tourists have left Lombok since the Aug 5 quake, fearing further earthquakes , some on extra flights provided by airlines and others on ferries to the neighbouring island of Bali . (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Residents are reporting that the quake caused big landslides in Belanting village, East Lombok . "I was driving to deliver aid to evacuees when suddenly the electricity pole was swaying". Thousands of tourists have left Lombok since the Aug 5 quake, fearing further earthquakes , some on extra flights provided by airlines and others on ferries to the neighbouring island of Bali . (more...)
Worst floods in a century kill at least 324 in India's Kerala
- August 19, 2018
Hundreds of troops, and dozens of boats and helicopters are helping to evacuate people. -Visuals of relief operations conducted by Air Force at Chengannur. She was later forcibly taken to a nearby relief camp by National Disaster Response Force commandos. A 10-day-old infant and a woman in advanced stage of pregnancy was among 127 people rescued by the Coast Guard from a flooded neighbourhood in East Kadangaloor as part of rescue and relief operations that are underway on a war footing in ... (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Hundreds of troops, and dozens of boats and helicopters are helping to evacuate people. -Visuals of relief operations conducted by Air Force at Chengannur. She was later forcibly taken to a nearby relief camp by National Disaster Response Force commandos. A 10-day-old infant and a woman in advanced stage of pregnancy was among 127 people rescued by the Coast Guard from a flooded neighbourhood in East Kadangaloor as part of rescue and relief operations that are underway on a war footing in ... (more...)
Cossacks and flowers as Putin dances at Austrian minister's wedding
- August 19, 2018
Nord Stream 2 has also come under fierce criticism from some European nations including Ukraine , which stands to lose billions of dollars every year in transit fees. Karin Kneissl was all smiles as she danced with the strongman in a vineyard in Austria's southern Styria province - though critics anxious her invitation to Putin undermined the West's tough-guy approach with Moscow. (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Nord Stream 2 has also come under fierce criticism from some European nations including Ukraine , which stands to lose billions of dollars every year in transit fees. Karin Kneissl was all smiles as she danced with the strongman in a vineyard in Austria's southern Styria province - though critics anxious her invitation to Putin undermined the West's tough-guy approach with Moscow. (more...)
Colorado woman and daughters may have been strangled, court documents reveal
- August 19, 2018
Court documents filed by defense lawyer James Merson said the girls had been submerged in crude oil for four days . "The hands of the children should be sampled as well". Chris Watts' lawyers asked that specific DNA testing be performed and that they be allowed to have a defense expert present for all scientific testing. (more...)
- August 19, 2018
Court documents filed by defense lawyer James Merson said the girls had been submerged in crude oil for four days . "The hands of the children should be sampled as well". Chris Watts' lawyers asked that specific DNA testing be performed and that they be allowed to have a defense expert present for all scientific testing. (more...)
China actively expanding bomber training for United States strikes: Pentagon
- August 18, 2018
A new space report by the Pentagon has revealed that Beijing is indefatigably developing long-range bombers and "likely training for strikes" against Washington , DC and its allies in the near future. The Pentagon report also said China's space program was progressing rapidly. Developing trade ties that would benefit the Chinese economy and possibly deter new trading partners from criticizing China. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
A new space report by the Pentagon has revealed that Beijing is indefatigably developing long-range bombers and "likely training for strikes" against Washington , DC and its allies in the near future. The Pentagon report also said China's space program was progressing rapidly. Developing trade ties that would benefit the Chinese economy and possibly deter new trading partners from criticizing China. (more...)
Italy PM declares state of emergency around Genoa region after bridge collapse
- August 18, 2018
Police have not said how many might be still missing in the rubble. In that case, Autostrade may even keep the license, the official said . Rescuers scoured the wreckage of Italy's bridge collapse on Wednesday (Aug 15) as the death toll climbed to 38 and the government blamed the bridge's private owner, demanding resignations and moving to strip its toll concession. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
Police have not said how many might be still missing in the rubble. In that case, Autostrade may even keep the license, the official said . Rescuers scoured the wreckage of Italy's bridge collapse on Wednesday (Aug 15) as the death toll climbed to 38 and the government blamed the bridge's private owner, demanding resignations and moving to strip its toll concession. (more...)
China plane runway mishap strands passengers at Naia
- August 18, 2018
All 157 passengers and eight crew members were evacuated from the plane. Philippine airport authorities said the passengers of Xiamen flight 8667 will be brought to a hotel near Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which services international flights to the country. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
All 157 passengers and eight crew members were evacuated from the plane. Philippine airport authorities said the passengers of Xiamen flight 8667 will be brought to a hotel near Terminal 1 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which services international flights to the country. (more...)
Vatican voices 'shame and sorrow' over damning sex abuse report
- August 18, 2018
A Pennsylvania grand jury said its investigation of clergy sexual abuse identified more than 1,000 child victims. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, leader of the Washington Archdiocese, was accused in the report of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh's bishop from 1988 to 2006. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
A Pennsylvania grand jury said its investigation of clergy sexual abuse identified more than 1,000 child victims. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, leader of the Washington Archdiocese, was accused in the report of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh's bishop from 1988 to 2006. (more...)
Vajpayee cremated, daughter Namita performs last rites
- August 18, 2018
Vajpayee , both a poet and a politician, died Thursday at age 93 in a New Delhi hospital. Foreign dignitaries such as Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Afghan politician Hamid Karzai and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali also paid last respects to the leader. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
Vajpayee , both a poet and a politician, died Thursday at age 93 in a New Delhi hospital. Foreign dignitaries such as Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Afghan politician Hamid Karzai and Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali also paid last respects to the leader. (more...)
Trump Organization accuses Omarosa's book publisher of tortious interference with hush agreement
- August 18, 2018
I also never heard Omarosa complain that he had done that, and so the only thing that's changed is that she's now selling books", Conway said in an interview with ABC's This Week on Sunday, speaking about Manigault Newman's book, Unhinged: "An Insider's Account of the Trump White House , which was released on Tuesday. (more...)
- August 18, 2018
I also never heard Omarosa complain that he had done that, and so the only thing that's changed is that she's now selling books", Conway said in an interview with ABC's This Week on Sunday, speaking about Manigault Newman's book, Unhinged: "An Insider's Account of the Trump White House , which was released on Tuesday. (more...)
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