Article By WN.Com Correspondent DallasDarling. One of the most notorious cases of religious sacrifice was explored by Jon Krakauer in “Under the Banner of Heaven.” In 1984, Ron and his younger brother Dan were charged for the throat-slashing homicides of their sister-in-law Brenda Lafferty and her 18-month old daughter, Erica... Dr....
Iran’s defense minister says the Islamic Republic will give a "clear and direct" response to any possible Israeli threat against its interests in the Persian Gulf... He added, “Any threat posed by the Zionist regime in the Persian Gulf [against Iran’s interests] will be faced with a direct and clear response.” ... ....
PresidentDonald Trump’s sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire. Trump bought a $10 millionSuper Bowl ad when he didn’t yet have a challenger. He tapped his political organization to cover exorbitant legal fees related to his impeachment ...Sign up ... ....
More than 200 people who went through hotel quarantine in Victoria must be screened for HIV amid fears of cross-contamination from incorrect usage of blood glucose test devices ... These monitors, which take a small sample of blood from a fingertip, are intended for repeated use by only one person....
I was in Baghdad in 1998 during US airstrikes, watching missiles explode in great flashes of light as they hit their targets. There was some ineffectual anti-aircraft fire, the only result of which was pieces of shrapnel falling from the sky and making it dangerous to step outside the building we were in ... Naivety and calculation are at work here ... ....
photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James Mitchell
Sydney. Australia will take part in a large-scale military drill off the coast of India next month that will bring together a quartet of countries concerned by rising Chinese influence ... Over the last few decades, China has tried to significantly increase influence in Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh, prompting acute concern in New Delhi ... ....
A ceasefire in the mountain territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was under severe strain on Tuesday after new clashes between Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces in their deadliest fighting since the 1990s. The ceasefire, agreed on Saturday, has had little impact on fighting that began on Sept ... cnxps.cmd.push(function () { cnxps({ playerId ... OBSERVERS ... ....
To ensure that minors have a safe and controlled experience on the internet, China's top legislature has voted to amend a law recently. The law says that no internet product or service provider will be able to offer children anything that may lead to addiction ... The service providers need to make sure that these updates are in place ... Also See ... ....
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Japan’s Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga arrived Tuesday in Indonesia on the second leg of his first overseas trip as premier to underscore his government’s aims of countering China in the region ...Suga is also expected to discuss coronavirus measures and Japan’s possible support for the pandemic-hit Indonesian economy ... ___ ... ....
Cairo. PresidentDonald Trump on Monday said Sudan will be removed from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism if it follows through on its pledge to pay $335 million to American terror victims and their families, but some hurt in the attacks weren’t happy with the deal ... Trump tweeted ... Gen ... “It’s a long way,” he said ... “It just needs a push.”. ....
From the start of her career, Linda Ronstadt has talked to the media about her Mexican heritage. “Back in 1967, Tiger Beat magazine asked me what my ambition was for my career,” she recalled....