Hundreds of women are murdered in Pakistan for honor every year. On Friday, Pakistani model and social media celebrity Qandeel Balock was killed by one of her brothers, police said. Balock was spending the Ed holiday with her family and had travelled from Karachi to Muzaffarabad village in central Punjab province. She was asleep, police said, when one of her six brothers strangled Baloch to death in the family’s home... ....
(CNN)Was a plan to overthrow Turkey's government really hatched behind a gated compound in a small, leafy Pennsylvania town, or is that merely a smoke screen?. In the throes of a military coup attempt, Turkey's embattled president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, pointed the finger of blame squarely at his bitter rival. Fethullah Gulen...It's this division that's destabilizing one of America's most important allies in the Middle East ... Read More ... ....
At least 190 people have been killed and more than 1,000 have been wounded in an attempted military coup in Turkey. After a night of chaotic and confusing developments, with tanks appearing on the streets and warplanes circling above the capital Ankara, it appears that PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdogan has regained control – but the situation remains confused and uncertain. Here is what we know so far.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .....
Bastille Day revelers were targeted in what is being called a terrorist attack by a truck carrying hand grenades and other weapons drove onto a sidewalk for more than a mile, killing 77 people before police were able to shoot and kill the driver according to The Associated Press. Some outlets have reported the suspect was a local in Nice who was originally from Tunisia... I saw bodies flying like bowling pins along its route." ... ....
Placer County sheriff’s deputies captured a female inmate who they said escaped California Highway Patrol officers during a roadside work outing by jumping into the AmericanRiver... into the river, where the officer lost sight of her....
It sure looked a lot like campaign season in Scarborough-Rouge River on Saturday. Although PremierKathleen Wynne has yet to call a byelection in the riding, she was at the campaign office opening for Liberal candidate Piragal Thiru on Saturday, along with several members of cabinet and supporters ... The Scarborough-Rouge River seat has been vacant since Liberal Bas Balkissoon resigned back in March ... Stay tuned,” Wynne said....
FILE – This July 15, 2008, file photo shows the CuyahogaRiver in Cleveland. The river, which flows through the city's downtown into Lake Erie, was once so polluted it caught fire at least 13 times, alarming environmentalists and leading to a host of national water quality regulations ... (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) ... He had driven in his car from a western suburb to the west side and then biked across the Cuyahoga River into downtown ... ....
PESHMERGA FIGHTERS stand guard at a checkpoint near Mosul Dam on the TigrisRiver in Kurdistan. MOSUL DAM 'We had mortars from ISIS falling here last week,' says Col ... ....
The DUTCH MASTER in London. Saturday 6th August 2016. 5.45pm til 11.00pm (last entry 6.00pm). Minimum Age. 18 ... Venue ... After the sell out success of last summer's boat party, TranceSanctuary & Friendz join forces once again to host a sunset clubbing experience along the RiverThames. Sailing down the River Thames on the 375 capacity Dutch MasterBoat, Trance Sanctuary & Friendz have booked a legendary figure within the Trance scene....
Caneisha Edwards is only 14, but she’s a 12-year veteran of the JuniorCarnival. With her tall, bright pink flamingo costume, she and over 2,000 other participants joyfully danced to Soca and Caribbean music in Scarborough on Saturday ...PremierKathleen Wynne, Ontario PC leader Patrick Brown and candidates for the upcoming Scarborough-Rouge River byelection were among those in attendance to kick off the parade....
DEHRADUN. Heavy rains, which began on Friday, lashed most parts of Uttarakhand throughout Saturday throwing daily life out of gear ...Srinagar in Pauri district and Someshwar in Almora district received 88mm rain each ... The rains also led to a rise in the water level of major rivers in Uttarakhand including Ganga at Haridwar, sparking fear of floods in the low-lying areas of the state ... RELATED....
Pune. It took just the first 15 days of July to bring almost an entire year's supply of water for the city to the Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar reservoirs ... "Dams also supply water to farms located downstream. About 50% stock of the total 29 TMC is released for agriculture ever year ... Water stock in Khadakwasla reached the maximum capacity, which led to a release of water into the river and canal ... RELATED. From around the web....
Stereo 92 in London. Tuesday 19th July 2016. 8.00pm til 12.00am. Minimum Age. 18. “World Class live jazz in a local setting’ Because drinking cocktails and great saxophone solo seems like a great way to spend a Tuesday no?. Event Info. Venue. . Jazz Jam hosted by Bukky Leo on Tue 19th July 2016 ... The follow-up album “RiverNile” led to a nomination at the US African Music Awards in New York ... Music Genres. ... 18 ... ....
Pune. Torrential rain over some areas in the last few days has helped soothe the parched state, but experts advise that this will not end the spate of droughts ... "Drought in the 1990s was essentially the drought of a poor India ... The study, conducted by advocacy group South AsiaNetwork on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP), has observed that Marathwada region cultivated sugar cane, a water-guzzling crop, in face of drought ... RELATED....
AttachedFiles. . ID. . 1468696521113855300. Publication Date. . Sunday, July 17, 2016. BEIJING ...Shanxi's Deputy Gov ... "What Shanxi's good coal companies need the most right now is the confidence of investors and the help from financial institutions — as we cross the river on the same boat," Wang said, and urged banks to roll over the companies' loans and buy their bonds ... BALANCING ACT. Beijing has noticed the footdragging ... ....
(Source. Cincinnati Reds). If a team is unable to sign a pick within the first two rounds, it receives a compensation pick in the following year's Draft one spot after the unsigned player was selected. So the Pirates will receive a compensation pick in 2017, No. 42 overall, for not signing Lodolo, while the Astros won't receive a pick ...High school left-handers Braxton Garrett (No ... Braves ... 1 ... 2 ... ARI - JoeyRose, 3B, TomsRiver HS North (N.J.)....