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Paying Hommage to the victimes of the March 22/2016 Brussels attacks

2016-03-25
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'Failure to share intelligence post Paris attacks is lesson not learnt'

Calling the Brussels terror attacks an “attack on our open, democratic society”, an urgent meeting of European Union Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs held here yesterday resolved to swiftly implement the decisions taken at a similar meeting held after the Paris blasts in November last. The failure to share intelligence was identified as the lesson not learned

President Barack Obama meets with Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff

2016-03-24
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Barack Obama Says He Hopes Brazil Will 'Resolve Its Crisis'

US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he hopes Brazil will resolve a paralyzing political crisis that has his counterpart Dilma Rousseff fighting for her political survival.

A picture of Mason Wells, on the right on the photo hanging on the wall, is on display as Mason Wells' father Chad Wells talks about him Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Sandy, Utah. The bombs that tore through the Brussels airport Tuesday seriously wounded three Mormon missionaries including his son, and sent a French missionary from their group to the hospital, church officials said.

Tales of miracle and tragedy - 19-year-old survives Boston, Paris, Brussels

An American Mormon missionary has been injured in the Brussels attacks - after surviving the attacks in both Boston and Paris. Mason Wells, 19, from Utah was close to an explosion at Brussels' Zaventem Airport on Tuesday. The Church of Jesus Christ of

SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard arrives at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Actor And Union President Ken Howard Dies At 71

Emmy and Tony winner Ken Howard, known for starring in CBS’ late ’70s sports drama “The White Shadow,” the NBC drama “Crossing Jordan” and, more recently, for his appearances on “30 Rock” as well as for his presidency of SAG-AFTRA, died Wednesday, Variety reported. He was 71. SAG-AFTRA announced that he died at his home near Los Angeles. A cause of death has not yet been

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump

Donald Trump done wrong by the Republican National Committee

In September, the Republican National Committee, fearing the rise of Donald Trump, made him sign a loyalty pledge. The party was sure at the time Mr. Trump would make some sort of gaff, dooming his own campaign, and the contest would be handed it over to their favored nominee. But ... ...

Obama says ISIL is his top priority

A day after bombs ripped through Brussels, President Obama declared Wednesday that fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is his “No. 1 priority” and blasted Republican calls for surveillance of Muslim neighborhoods as counterproductive and contrary to U.S. values. ...

North Korea claims successful rocket engine test boosts capability: KCNA

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea, supervised by leader Kim Jong Un, successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine that increased power of the reclusive state's ballistic rockets, North Korea's state news agency reported on Thursday. The claim, if confirmed, could mean the North was continuing to work on an intercontinental ballistic

Volkswagen set to provide update on fix for diesel vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Attorneys for Volkswagen are expected to reveal where the company stands on a fix to bring nearly 600,000

Fern spurned: New Zealanders vote against changing flag

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealand has voted to keep its current flag by a margin of 57 percent to 43 percent in a nationwide poll that ended Thursday. More than 2 million people voted in the ballot to decide whether to keep the British Union Jack on their flag or replace it with a silver fern. The current flag has been the national symbol since 1902. It was up against

Rise of Donald Trump is 'scary', says France's Nicolas Sarkozy

LONDON: Donald Trump is "scary" and his popularity in the United States is worrying, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday. "This man does not deserve

NATO foreign ministers gather for the session to formally admit Montenegro at NATO Headquarters in Brussels Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015.

Brussels Attack Symbolizes More Blowback And Botched Responses

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling “In terms of military capabilities, the U.S. and NATO will remain absolutely unmatched for the foreseeable future.” – Perlo Freeman Since U.S.-NATO is by far more dangerous than any jihadist or radicalized Islamic movement, it was no surprise Brussels has become a major target for groups such as the apocalyptic Islamic State in

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic enters the courtroom of the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009.

Karadzic convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was convicted of genocide and nine other charges Thursday at a U.N. court, and sentenced to 40 years in prison. The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal found Karadzic guilty of orchestrating Serb atrocities throughout Bosnia's 1992-95 war that left 100,000 people dead. The U.N. court found Karadzic

2016-03-23
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John Kerry off to Russia for talks on Syria, Ukraine after Brussels attacks

Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Moscow for talks on Ukraine and Syria as the terrorist attacks in Brussels underscored the urgency of fighting the Islamic State group. ...

2016-03-23
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US air strike 'kills Yemen militants'

A US air strike kills dozens of fighters from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in a mountainous region of Yemen, the Pentagon said. ...

2016-03-23
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China vaccine scandal: 37 arrested

Thirty-seven people have been arrested in eastern China over a huge vaccine scandal, state media report. It comes after police in Shandong announced last month they had arrested a mother and her daughter accused of buying and selling vaccines

2016-03-23
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Australia PM's slogan mirrors satirical comedy Veep

"Continuity and change" was how Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull chose to describe his relationship to the policies of former leader Tony Abbott on Monday. But he was seemingly unaware that satirical US show Veep had used a strikingly similar phrase to mock the emptiness of modern politics. In Veep, a US presidential hopeful uses the

In this Feb. 12, 2012 file photo, Adele performs during the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

Adele Pays Tribute to Brussels Victims During London Concert

In the wake of Tuesday’s terrorist attacks in Brussels, Adele offered a moving tribute to the victims. During the final night of her six-show London residency, the pop star asked the audience to turn on their phones to light up the entirety of The

2016-03-23
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Development of Zika virus vaccine underway in India: WHO

--> India is among five countries where projects are underway to develop vaccines to fight the Zika virus currently circulating in 38 countries. The World Health Organization's Director-General Margaret Chan said that in less than a year, the status of Zika has changed from "a mild medical curiosity" to a disease with severe public health implications, warning

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying an Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, 22 March, 2016.

2016-03-23
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Space station cargo launches by light of nearly full moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Fresh supplies shipped out late Tuesday for the International Space Station, where the shelves finally are getting full after a string of failed deliveries. Launching beneath the light of a nearly full moon, the unmanned Atlas V rocket provided late-night sparkle as it headed north with its precious cargo and paralleled the East Coast on

Obama arrives in Argentina to reset relations after years of tension

By Hugh Bronstein and Richard Lough BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Argentina on Wednesday to reset diplomatic relations and strengthen trade ties with a country that was part of South America's left-wing bloc until pro-business President Mauricio Macri took power in December. Obama's two-day visit marks a rapprochement after years of

China detains 17 for demanding Xi Jinping's resignation

North Korea threatens South's presidential residence as tensions persist

Pope Francis says Trump 'not Christian' in views, plans over immigration

Microsoft axes chatbot that learned a little too much online

More than 800 Boko Haram hostages rescued by Nigerian army

Barack Obama says US slow to speak for rights over Argentina’s dictatorship

Brussels attacks: Belgium arrests six suspects, French foil Paris plot

Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland’s First Minister accused of being ‘scared’ to put up taxes