The death toll from Tuesday’s Taliban attack in Kabul more than doubled overnight from 28 to 64 and most of the casualties were civilians – including women and children, The Associated Press quoting AfghanInterior Ministry officials said Wednesday.Gen.Abdul Rahman Rahimi, Kabul’s police chief, told a news conference Wednesday two investigative teams have been appointed to investigate the attack in Kabul ...Secret Service....
Right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik’s human rights have been violated during his imprisonment for terrorism and mass murder, a Norwegian court has ruled ... Agencies. . . ....
In effect, they are the new “totalitarian” global order.Workers Historical Handcuffs Must Be Broken But again, the GBC is handcuffed to the history of workers. Not only did thousands of workers in London call for Prime MinisterDavid Cameron to resign over severe austerity measures and connections to the PanamaPapers, but many more around the world are doing the same. They too are handcuffed to history, the history of the GBC that is....
Houston (CNN)While some parts of Houston are starting to recover from paralyzing flooding, some residents believe the worst is yet to come. The problem. Cypress Creek in northwest Houston keeps rising and still hasn't crested, officials say, and forecasters expect more rain Wednesday. In the town of Klein, John Martin stuffed his suitcase and bolted for a friend's house ... Read More ...That's more rain than Salt Lake City gets in a year ... 9 ... ....
As Charlie Chaplin finished out his long life on his bucolic Swiss manor, the former silent film star worried about drifting into oblivion, his connoisseurs say. Little chance of that ... ....
While no longer actual law, it is still regarded as an important tradition and for many brewers a guideline on how German beer ought to be made ... While Andechs takes pride in following tradition, some Germans brewers are critical of the Reinheitsgebot, saying it does not allow enough range to experiment with new recipes. "We have different kinds of hops, different kinds of malt ... ....
FRANKFURT, April 21 (Reuters) - ECBPresidentMario Draghi is likely to drive home the case for ultra-loose monetary policy on Thursday, hitting back after a barrage of criticism from German... ....
BERLIN, April 21 (Reuters) - The German economy is expected to have grown robustly in the first quarter led by private consumption and state spending, but the outlook for the rest of the year is less clear, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. ....
Volkswagen's logo is seen on a TDI diesel engine of its EOS car in Zurich, Switzerland, September 22, 2015. Volkswagen shares plunged more than 20 per cent on Monday, their biggest ever one-day fall, after news that the German car maker had rigged U.S. emissions tests, and Germany said it would investigate whether data had been falsified in Europe too ... ....
(Source. CEMEXSAB de CV) ... The LeipzigCity Tunnel, a centerpiece of the CentralGerman S-Bahn, is a key element of the reorganization of the railway system in the region. It follows the standard set by other German cities like Munich, by improving connections and providing a direct railway link between the area south of the city and the Leipzig Central Station, which existed since before the division of East and WestGermany ... (noodl....
COSCO-led partnership to take on current market dominance by Danish-Swiss group 2M. China COSCO Shipping Corp Ltd and three partners, including France's CMA CGM SA, on Wednesday announced a new shipping partnership, OCEANAlliance, formed to challenge 2M-the world's largest container carrier alliance ... Other members of the new COSCO alliance are Taiwan-based Evergreen Line and Hong Kong's Orient Overseas Container Line ... ....
(Source. New Zealand Government) ... Anzac Battlefield ... 'Using ground penetrating radar to survey the battlefield, the team mapped approximately 20 kilometres of remnant trench-lines, uncovering a range of artefacts including jam tins, water bottles, bullets, bayonets and German-manufactured barbed wire,' ... The book, published by Cambridge University Press, is available now ... OriginalDocument ... (noodl. 33171107) ....
(Source. World Bank Group). Washington DC, April 20, 2016 - The World BankBoard of Directors today approved a US$ 200 million Program for Results operation to support Morocco's preparedness to respond to natural disasters ... The poorest are most at risk ... The operation, which brings together a number of development partners including the Swiss government, will cover risks ranging from floods, droughts, tsunamis, landslides and earthquakes....