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2017-10-07
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Trump leading US down a very 'dark path': Joe Biden

[United States], Oct 7 (ANI): Former United States Vice President Joe Biden has lambasted President Donald Trump and his administration, stating that the President

In this April 12, 2012 file photo, Italian Cesare Battisti attends the presentation of his new book

Italy demands Brazil extradite Cesare Battisti, 1970s far-left militant

Italian MPs have demanded Brazil extradite the former far-left militant Cesare Battisti. Ex-Brazilian President Lula da Silva rejected Italy's extradition request in 2010, but his protection is now long gone. ...

V (Victory) sign hand painted with Spanish flag over the Spain flag

2017-10-07
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Spain braces for more protests in Catalonia crisis

Spain braced for more protests on Saturday despite tentative signs that the sides may be seeking to defuse the crisis after Madrid offered a first apology to Catalans injured by police during their outlawed independence vote. Catalan leaders had threatened to declare independence unilaterally and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy vowed to stop them, rejecting calls for

Saudi King Salman steps out of a plane upon arrival in Moscow's Government Vnukovo airport, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. Salman will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017.

Saudi king's 'gold' escalator malfunctions, here's what happened next

NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday embarked on a landmark three-day visit to Russia, that began with a hiccup. The 81-year-old monarch landed at Moscow's Vnukovo-2 airport, when the gold-coloured escalator he uses to descend from his plane began facing technical difficulties and stopped working midway. King Salman waited patiently for the error to

A view shows the driveway gates of a house believed to be where Christopher Steele, author of the Trump Russian dossier, with whom members of special counsel Robert Mueller's team are reported to have met over the summer, lives in Farnham, England, Thursday Jan. 12, 2017.

Members Of Special Counsel's Team Reported Meeting With Russian Dossier Author

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigators met this past summer with the former British spy whose dossier on alleged Russian efforts to aid the Trump campaign spawned months of investigations that have hobbled the Trump administration, according to two people familiar with the matter, CNN reports. Information from Christopher Steele, a former MI-6 officer, could help

Someone Hacked White House Chief Of Staff John Kelly’s Personal Phone

Politico reports the personal cell phone used by White House chief of staff John Kelly has been compromised by digital attackers. The report says over the summer Kelly reported the malfunctioning phone was handed over to White House tech support during the summer. No one is sure when the glitches first occurred, the report said, although the issues persisted for months,

Typhoon Melor bringing 85 mile-per-hour winds and up to six inches of rain

Tropical Storm Nate Kills At Least 10 In Central America

Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 10 people in Central America on Thursday as it hit the region with severe rain and is expected to reach the U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane this weekend, Reuters reported. Emergency workers in Costa Rica said at least six people were killed including two children because of the strong rain, the report said. The government declared a state of

In this July 8, 2017 file photo, a young woman with the World Wildlife Fund carries a papier mache replica of the critically endangered porpoise known as the vaquita marina, during an event in front of the National Palace calling on the Mexican government to take additional steps to protect the world's smallest marine mammal, in Mexico City.

Navy-Trained Dolphins Enlisted To Help Round Up Endangered Mexican Porpoises

U.S. Navy-trained dolphins and their handlers arrived in Mexico Thursday to participate in a last-ditch effort to catch, enclose and protect the last few dozen surviving vaquita porpoises to save them from extinction, The Associated Press reports. Mexican authorities and an international group of experts say they will set out on Oct. 12 in a fleet of small boats to find the

Ethnic Rohingya women and chidden whose boats were washed ashore on Sumatra Island board a military truck to be taken to a temporary shelter in Seunuddon, Aceh province, Indonesia, Sunday, May 10, 2015.

Bangladesh To Build One Of World's Largest Refugee Camps For 800,000 Rohingya

Bangladesh on Thursday announced it would build one of the world’s biggest refugee camps to house all the 800,000-plus Rohingya Muslims who have sought asylum from violence in Myanmar, The Guardian reported. The arrival of more than half a million Rohingya Muslims from Buddhist-dominated Myanmar since August has put an immense strain on camps in Bangladesh, where there are

NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson's 7th Spacewalk Flight Engineer Peggy Whitson along with Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough successfully installed three new adapter plates and hooked up electrical connections for three of the six new lithium-ion batteries on the International Space Station during last weeks spacewalk

VP Mike Pence Wants NASA Astronauts To Return To The Moon, Explore Mars

Vice President Mike Pence met with several White House officials an space industry executives on Thursday to kick off the first meeting of the National Space Council since it was disbanded in 1993, according to CNBC. "American leadership in space will be assured," Pence said. "We will return Americans to the moon ... and build the foundation we need to send Americans to Mars

A man pauses at a memorial for the victims of a mass shooting in Las Vegas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Shooter Paddock Scouted Locations in Chicago, Boston; Contemplated Car Bomb

Investigators are moving closer to having a better understanding of the gunman who massacred 58 people in Las Vegas on Sunday and what were some of his motivations behind the gruesome attack and his past flirtations with criminality, according to NBC News. Stephen Paddock apparently researched other potential targets including the most recent Lollapalooza festival in Chicago

Black Lives Matter protests sign: Justice for Alton Sterling & Philando Castile

Bodycam Footage Shows Salt Lake City Police Shooting Black Man From Behind

Police in Utah fatally shot a man from behind while he was running away from officers after the police had pulled him over for riding a bicycle without a light, according to The Guardian. The body cam footage has sparked accusations of racial profiling and a "brutal execution" after prosecutors in Salt Lake City said the officers were justified in shooting and killing Patrick

BuzzFeed: Emails Reveal Close Ties Between Milo, Breitbart, and White Nationalists

BuzzFeed News's Joseph Bernstein published an expose that was months in the making using internal documents from Breitbart to reveal the rise of Milo Yiannopoulos inside the conservative news outlet by collaborating with Steve Bannon and many on the fringe of the conservative movement known as white supremacists called the "alt-right." Yiannopoulos resigned earlier this year

Critics of President Donald Trump's travel ban hold signs during a news conference with Hawaii Attorney General Douglas Chin, Friday, June 30, 2017 in Honolulu.

Hawaii plans challenge to third travel ban

The state of Hawaii will seek permission Friday in U.S. District Court in Honolulu to file an amended complaint to challenge the legality of President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban. “Hawaii fought the first and second travel bans because they were illegal and unconstitutional efforts to implement the President’s Muslim ban,” Attorney Gen.

Chinese military delegates arrive for a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 4, 2012.

China expands roads at Doklam with troops on guard; should India prepare for another standoff?

While the Doklam standoff at the India-China border in Sikkim ended on August 28, things haven't really settled in the region with China's People's Liberation Army often seen at the border. It has now been reported that Beijing is once again working on its roads and upgrading and widening the existing routes. However, the new site is about 10 kilometres away from its earlier

Afghan children walk near to the site of a suicide attack on the Indian consulate in the city of Jalalabad east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 2, 2016.

2017-10-06
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UN: More Than 8,000 Children Killed, Hurt in Conflicts

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday it’s unacceptable and appalling that more than 8,000 children were killed and injured in conflicts last year from Syria and Yemen to Congo and Afghanistan and urged combatants to do more to protect boys and girls. The U.N. chief said in his annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, obtained by The Associated Press, that the

India begin historic campaign in the FIFA under-17 World Cup against USA today

The biggest football extravaganza to be ever staged in India begins today amid promise that the FIFA U-17 World Cup will serve as a springboard to fulfill the aspirations of the country in the beautiful game. Amidst all the razzmatazz and buoyancy, the World Cup is set to kick-off in grand fashion as Delhi and Mumbai play host to the opening four games. Making history will be

Indian Border Security Force soldiers patrol near the India-Pakistan international border area at Gakhrial boder post in Akhnoor sector, about 48 kilometers from Jammu, India, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.

2017-10-06
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If another surgical strike happens, don't expect restraint: Pakistan warns India

Washington: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has warned that if India launched a surgical strike on the country's nuclear installations, nobody should expect restraint from Islamabad either, the media reported on Friday. Asif's made

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 photo, U.S. troops listen to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, as he speaks at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar. Hagel ended his six day trip in Qatar, meeting with the Emir, military officials, and visiting with US Troops stationed there.

U.S. military halts exercises over Qatar crisis

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates >> The U.S. military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar, trying to use its influence to end the monthslong dispute, authorities told The Associated Press today. While offering few details, the acknowledgement by the U.S. military’s Central Command shows the concern it has over

Catalan regional police chief Josep Luis Trapero attends a press conference in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017.

Spain court to quiz Catalan police officers in sedition case

MADRID (AP) -- Spain's National Court will question two senior officers of Catalonia's regional police force and the leaders of two pro-independence

Donald Trump to send top officials to Pak with tough message on terrorism

US states declare emergency ahead of Tropical Storm Nate

The Trump-Russia dossier: why its findings grow more significant by the day