Twelve people suspected of planning new terror attacks were arrested in Brussels on Friday and Saturday after police carried out about 40 house searches across Belgium, the federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement. It said a total of 40 people had been questioned after the raids. “In connection with a criminal investigation concerning terrorism... ....
A decision by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) governing body Friday will force Russian track and field athletes to miss the Rio Olympics after the sport's governing body decided unanimously to keep a ban in place ahead of the Games, SkyNews reported.In November, the IAAF provisionally suspended the country’s athletes from competition....
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas DarlingRepublicans are giving a whole new meaning to Carl Von Clausewitz’s famous military theory “war is the continuation of Politik by other means.” ... “Groups like ISIS want to claim that they are the true leaders of over a billion Muslims…who reject their crazy notions” said the president ... Indeed, some view it as either a conservative or liberal movement dependent on their notion of Islam....
photo: Public Domain / Facebook/ Attanai Thaiyuanwong
How often do you see a Godzilla-sized lizard knocking your door? On Wednesday a Thai resident captured a video of his encounter with a giant reptile, who was knocking on his door trying to get into his house. Attanai Thaiyuanwong found this huge lizard trying to make his way into his place and within no time shared the photos of it on Facebook ... . ....
Earth's most remote continent has officially caught up to the rest of the planet. That spells disaster for us all. We’re officially living in a new world. Carbon dioxide has been steadily rising since the start of the Industrial Revolution, setting a new high year after year. There’s a notable new entry to the record books. The last station on Earth without a 400 parts per million (ppm) reading has reached it. A little 400 ppm history....
Spain quickly took care of its lack of scoring touch at the European Championship. Strikers Alvaro Morata and Manuel "Nolito" Agudo finally came through with goals after being criticized for their lackluster play in the opener, leading Spain to a 3-0 victory over Turkey... We were effective ... "I'm happy for the goals." ... Del Bosque also picked AritzAduriz and youngster Lucas Vazquez for the tournament in France ... ....
PARIS — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local).. ___. 10.58 p.m. Turkish fans lighted a few flares and threw some firecrackers onto the field after the team's 3-0 loss to Spain... ___. 10.50 p.m. Alvaro Morata scored twice as Spain easily defeated Turkey 3-0 to advance to the round of 16 at the European Championship ... ___ ... Morata had been replaced by AritzAduriz in the opener after missing several good opportunities ... ....
Rosé wine? So passé. Red and white? Please, those are centuries old. But now, some good news for those seeking the next big thing in beverages. a Spanish winemaker is crafting an electric blue wine ... expansion in the works. So why blue? Eater asked co-founder Aritz Lopez, who made a case for his new product, even though he’s never had any winemaking experience ... Form, meet poetic function. The only remaining question ... ....
Group E. Italy v Sweden, Friday, beIN Sports Max 1-4, 5pm ... "Zlatan can put a whole team under pressure just by himself, but we have to concentrate on our own game ... Ian Hawkey ... Sweden coach Erik Hamren is already dubious ... Group D ... One of several new Spain faces making their major finals debut, Athletic Bilbao striker AritzAduriz sat on the bench as Juventus marksman Alvaro Morata spurned a hatful of chances in front of Petr Cech's goal....
Subbed off for Aritz Adruiz, Morata will have to come up with something special against Turkey for national coach Vicente del Bosque to continue to select him over the Bilbao forward. Best stat… ... ....
Spain is often a slow starters at major tournaments, but after Gerard Pique’s late winner in its Euro 2016 opener, Vicente del Bosque’s men already have the last 16 in sight when they take on Turkey on Friday ... One of several new Spain faces making his major Finals debut, Athletic Bilbao striker AritzAduriz sat on the bench as Juventus marksman Alvaro Morata spurned a hatful of chances in front of Petr Cech’s goal....
Group E. Italy v Sweden, Friday, beIN Sports Max 1-4, 5pm ... "Zlatan can put a whole team under pressure just by himself, but we have to concentrate on our own game ... Ian Hawkey ... Sweden coach Erik Hamren is already dubious ... Group D ... One of several new Spain faces making their major finals debut, Athletic Bilbao striker AritzAduriz sat on the bench as Juventus marksman Alvaro Morata spurned a hatful of chances in front of Petr Cech's goal....