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2016-12-29
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Friendly pig helping holiday travelers deal with the stress

LiLou the pig is a member of the Wag Brigade -- specially trained animals that help people who are stressed or afraid of flying ...

Obama Protects 1.6 Million Acres in Utah and Nevada

President Barack Obama moved to protect two areas important to Native American culture from mining, oil and gas drilling, and more in one of his final moves as president protecting the environment on Wednesday, according to Reuters. Using the 1906 Antiquities Act, Obama protected 1.35 million acres of federal land at Bears Ears in Utah and 300,000 acres at Gold Butte in Nevada

SpaceX releases the first photo of the Falcon Heavy, says it will fly in 2017

(credit: SpaceX) On Wednesday afternoon SpaceX released the first photo of actual hardware for the Falcon Heavy rocket—the interstage, which connects the first and second stages of booster—and

File - A child rides his bicycle in a makeshift migrants camp near Calais, France, Thursday Feb. 25, 2016.

Calais 'Jungle' camp children legally challenge Home Secretary over handling of asylum claims

Dozens of children who lived in the Calais “Jungle” camp have launched a legal challenge against Home

In this Thursday, May 7, 2015 photo, volunteer Sandy Lockhart, standing, serves lunch to John Pearson, right, as Dorothy Christian, left, and her husband, Fredrick, look on at a seniors meal program at the Rush Park

Growing Number Of Americans Are Retiring Outside The U.S.

Newly widowed, Kay McCowen quit her job, sold her house, applied for Social Security and retired to Mexico. It was a move she and her husband, Mel, had discussed before he passed away in 2012, The Associated Press reports."I wanted to find a place where I could afford to live off my Social Security. The weather here is so perfect, and it's a beautiful place." – Kay McCowen She

File - Prime Minister Fidel Castro, of Cuba, seen here as he addressed the UN General Assembly, New York, 26 September, 1960.

Cuba Bans Naming Sites In Honor of Fidel Castro

Cuba's National Assembly banned any commemorative statues of Fidel Castro or naming public places after him as per his final wishes on Tuesday, according to Reuters. Castro often spoke of assembling a cult of

Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, addresses a high-level meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Syria.

Egypt Further Restricts Press Freedom With Media Regulation Laws

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ratified a new media law on Tuesday that will create a Supreme Council for the Administration of the Media, a new body that can revoke licenses to foreign media, fine, or suspend publications and broadcasters, according to Al Jazeera. The law was approved by parliament with Sisi currently debating on the chairman who will create a list of

Vladimir Putin met with Recep Tayyip Erdogan 2016-10-10

US Replies To Claim That They Supported IS in Syria as "Ludicrous"

The United States State Department spokesman Mark Toner said there was no basis for the accusations made my Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that they supported the Islamic State in Syria on Tuesday, according to BBC News. The Turkish leader claimed to have evidence of the fact and that the US had been supporting Kurdish YPG and PYD groups."They were accusing us of

BRITAIN STAR WARS THE FORCE AWAKENS AFTER PARTY

This is how Carrie Fisher wanted the world to know how she died

The best obituaries are written by the subject, according to the late Carrie Fisher. So may the record be corrected: Fisher, 60, didn't die of a heart attack on a flight

VIDEO: Montana Democrats and Republicans Warn Nazis Against Planned Rally

Lawmakers wrote an open letter to the neo-Nazis planning a rally for the skiing town of Whitefish, MT later next month that they would find "no safe haven" in Montana on Tuesday, according to Reuters. White nationalists have been threatening local Jewish residents which prompted the letter from U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke (recently picked as President-elect Donald Trump's

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Barack Obama greet World War II Pearl Harbor survivors after on Kilo Pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, in Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, adjacent to Honolulu, Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, as part of a ceremony to honor those killed in the Japanese attack on the naval harbor.

US: Abe, Obama hail reconciliation at Pearl Harbour

Pearl harbour: The leaders of war-time enemies America and Japan made a poignant joint pilgrimage to Pearl Harbour on Tuesday, issuing symbolic declarations about the power of reconciliation and warning against conflict. Seventy-five years after Japanese fighter pilots brought the fires of war to idyllic Hawaii and dragged the United States into World War II, Japanese Prime

Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez waves to supporters at Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Followers of President Cristina Fernandez filled Plaza de Mayo to say goodbye on the eve of her leaving office. After 8 years in office Fernandez will be replaced by Mauricio Macri on December 10th.

Former Argentine President Indicted for Corruption

Federal Judge Julian Ercolini approved charges of illicit association and fraudulent administration against former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Two former aides, ex-Planning Minister Julio de Vido and former Public Workers Secretary Jose Lopez were also charged along with businessman Lazaro Baez, whose company Austral

2016-12-28
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Facebook Safety Check creates false alarm in Bangkok

Facebook users in Bangkok were falsely alerted to an "explosion" in the Thai

President Barack Obama and Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for their joint news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013.

Who is Supporting ISIS-Daesh in Syria? Erdogan or Obama?

In an unusual turn of events, Washington accuses Ankara of supporting the ISIS-Daesh. And Turkey’s president Erdogan responds by accusing Washington of supporting ISIS-Daesh. “Now they give support to terrorist groups including Daesh, YPG, PYD. It’s very clear. We have… ...

China launches high-resolution remote sensing satellites

BEIJING: China Wednesday successfully launched a pair of high-resolution remote sensing satellites to get commercial images. The satellites were launched Wednesday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi Province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The satellites, SuperView-1 01/02, blasted off at 11:23 am Beijing time on the back of a Long March 2D rocket. They

Britain will get a Brexit trade deal that 'satisfies no-one but with which everyone can live'

UK Secretary of State for Trade Liam Fox. LONDON — Theresa May's government will struggle to negotiate a satisfactory trade deal with the European Union once Brexit is officially completed. That's according to trade expert Angus Armstrong, who has contributed a chapter to a new report on Brexit produced by The UK in a Changing Europe and Political Studies Association. Once

2016-12-28
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Blast In Kabul Hits Afghan MP's Vehicle, 3 Wounded

An Afghan MP was among at least three people wounded when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle in Kabul on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest in a series of attacks on lawmakers.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, shakes hands with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, as they and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, leave a joint news conference after their talks in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016.

Report: Turkey, Russia agree on Syria cease-fire plan

Turkey's state-run news agency says Turkey and Russia have reached an agreement on a plan for a cease-fire comprising the whole of Syria . ...

Jo Walter, of Bremerton, Wash., wears a large Donald Trump head mock-up as she protests Electoral College voting Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, in Olympia, Washington, US.

Scientists predict how much Donald Trump is going to destroy the planet

There has been a lot of speculation since climate change doubter Donald Trump’s election about what the consequences could be for global climate action. Some analysts cite very dire implications, and others suggest that clean energy growth will continue apace. But number-crunching analyses that actually

2016-12-28
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John Kerry's mission to save diplomacy

Washington (CNN)You can see it in everything he attempts to do around the globe, every conflict he wades into, every crisis he refuses to concede. And as John Kerry prepares to step down as secretary of state next month, he will carry it with him just as he has for 50 years: a deep-seated belief that America -- and, indeed, he -- can solve some of the world's thorniest problems

‘O Unholy Night!’ Drugging Soldiers And A Nation In The Name Of Genocide

Turkey says Lebanon's Hezbollah should leave Syria

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has ordered executions of more than 300 people

World's oldest male panda Pan Pan dies at 31: Xinhua

Police make largest cocaine bust in Australian history

Donald Trump Says ‘Nobody Knows Exactly What’s Going On’ Because of Computers

Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte claims he threw a kidnapper out of a helicopter while mayor of Davao

Iraqi troops resume Mosul fight after 2-week lull