BERLIN. The shock election of Donald Trump as US president has forced greater responsibility for defending Western values and interests onto German ChancellorAngela Merkel's shoulders, analysts say, with some even crowning her the new "leader of the free world" ...Merkel, after 11 years at the helm, now looks increasingly like the only bulwark of stability and liberal freedom among Western allies. "Merkel... RELATED. From around the web....
The UN has condemned Russia's "temporary occupation" of Crimea and accused it of multiple human rights abuses in the region ... In pictures. Russian troops in Crimea as Ukraine crisis continues. 10 show all ....
New York. When New York City launched the nation's biggest municipal ID card program last year, advocates said it would help people living in the US illegally to venture out of the shadows. But since Donald Trump was elected president, city officials are instead fielding questions about whether the cards could put those same people at greater risk of being deported ... illegally for 17 years ... "I feel safe in New York ... ....
Chennai... One of the men was caught, while the other two escaped ... "Noticing me chasing them, the trio sped in the bike as the roads had little traffic. Though I was in uniform, other motorists did not know the reason behind me chasing the trio," Mari told TOI. On seeing the policeman chasing them, the trio entered narrow by-lanes, which made it difficult for Mari to pursue them ... The trio fell off the bike, but two of them escaped....
The Spartans' prolific trio have accounted for 52 touchdowns, helping Burnt Hills claim its first Section II Class A title since winning the state championship in 2012....
(Source. Marshall University) ... Monday, Nov ... Beethoven'sPianoTrio in C minor,' will explore the social aspects of domestic music making in the early 19th century and of the music written specifically for that activity. Lead presenter Dr ... 'Beethoven's Piano Trio in C minor, written for piano, violin, and cello, constantly moves through various alliances among the three musicians, and we essentially overhear the conversation that arises....
Argentinian check-out agent allegedly told former Top Gear co-presenters they could not board in revenge for 2014 numberplate dispute. @cajuk ... After being told by a bodyguard that the trio would not be allowed to board, Clarkson said “this little bald guy” had told them. “I’m from Argentina so fuck you.” ... The presenter accused Pereira of lying to colleagues about the trio being too drunk to fly to prevent them boarding ... He added ... ....
Vishakhapatnam. English captain Alastair Cook is confident that his team's "inexperienced" spinners will continue to trouble the highly rated Indian batting line-up in the second Test beginning on Thursday ... Showering praise on the spin trio, he said ... Apart from the spin trio, the English have an edge in their bowling department with a three-pronged pace attack in Stuart Broad, Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes ... ....
A trio of respected Republicans is pushing for the return of some earmarks to Capitol Hill, saying it's time to restore Congress' full power of the purse — and drawing passionate pushback from conservative groups who say the GOP would betray its voters if it returned to pork barrel spending ... ....
A trio of Reno officers said Arthur Richardson Jr. pointed his gun at them while he suggested he wanted them to kill him. But Richardson didn’t die after they fired their 9mm revolvers 14 times.They ended up helping save his life, and he later apologized for putting them in the “precarious position of doing what they had to do.” ... ....