Previous climate models may have been ‘on the hot side’ The Independent Harry Cockburn 19 September, 2017 Computer modelling used a decade ago to predict how quickly global average temperatures would rise may have forecast too much warming, a study has found. The Earth warmed more slowly than the models ... Read More »
US flies fighter jets, bombers over Korean peninsula for drill: South Korea
AFP 18 September, 2017 SEOUL: The US flew four stealth fighter jets and two bombers over the Korean peninsula on Monday in a show of force after North Korea’s latest nuclear and missile tests+ , South Korea’s defence ministry said. Four F-35B stealth fighters and two B-1B bombers flew over ... Read More »
Rival Libya govt seeks international recognition
AFP 18 September, 2017 BENGHAZI: The head of Libya’s rival government in the east has called on the international community to recognize his administration which he says controls most of the North African country. Libya, which plunged into chaos after the ouster and killing of dictator Muammar Qaddafi in 2011, ... Read More »
MENA economies prepare for global economic shift: Experts
Arab News BAKER ATYANI 18 September, 2017 MANAMA: The US posture toward the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as well as global institutions, is negatively impacting business and regional growth, according to experts at the second International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Bahrain Bay Forum 2017. A panel, including ... Read More »
UK plans treaty to remain inside Europol after Brexit
Amber Rudd proposes new UK-EU security treaty that is not conditional on success of Brexit talks The Guardian Alan Travis 18 September, 2017 Proposals for a new UK-EU security treaty to “lock in” membership of Europol, the European arrest warrant and other existing joint measures to combat crime and terrorism ... Read More »
Rohingya refugees ‘could starve to death’ in Bangladesh after fleeing violent persecution in Burma
‘The demand for food, shelter, water and basic hygiene support is not being met due to the sheer number of people in need’ The Independent Chris Baynes 17 September, 2017 Rohingya refugees fleeing violent persecution in Burma could starve to death amid a growing humanitarian crisis, an aid agency has ... Read More »
UK signs deal with Qatar for 24 Typhoon jets in boost for BAE
The Telegraph James Titcomb 17 September 2017 BAE Systems will supply 24 Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar, preserving thousands of British manufacturing jobs in the biggest export deal for the Typhoon project in a decade. Defence secretary Michael Fallon signed a statement of intent with his Qatari counterpart Khalid bin ... Read More »
Hurricane Maria path: Will Hurricane Maria hit the USA? Latest track as storm intensifies
HURRICANE Maria is barrelling towards the Caribbean with additional strengthening forecast, according to the NOAA National Hurricane Center (NHC). Express By Nicole Stinson 18 September, 2017 Maria was upgraded to a hurricane on Sunday evening and the latest NHC forecast shows the storm travelling along a west-northwest trajectory, placing Florida ... Read More »
Iran will stand firm against any ‘wrong move’ by US over nuclear deal, says Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The US President called the nuclear accord ‘one of the worst deals I’ve ever seen’ The Independent Samuel Osborne 17 September, 2017 Iran‘s Supreme Leader has warned Iran would react strongly to any “wrong move” by the United States on Tehran’s nuclear accord with world powers. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s statement ... Read More »
Coordinated attack at Iraqi restaurant kills dozens
UPI Gunmen opened fire at a restaurant in Iraq’s Dhi War province and a car bomb exploded outside Thursday, killing dozens of people, Iraq’s Interior Ministry said. Conflicting announcements from official and security sources placed the death toll between 50 and 80, with many injuries. “Terrorists assaulted citizens inside of ... Read More »