LAS VEGAS — Perched in his suite at a high-rise hotel overlooking the Vegas Strip, a 64-year-old retiree with no real criminal history and no known affiliations with terror groups rained bullets down into a crowd at a country music festival Sunday, killing at least 59 people and injuring ... Read More »
Opposition leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have called for a new effort to oust President Joseph Kabila, who has yet to set dates for elections in the vast central African state despite his second term expiring nine months ago. “The people are tired,” ... Read More »
MURDEROUS, thin-skinned and in possession of nuclear weapons, the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un, has one good deed to his name: he has united America and China. Max Baucus, America’s ambassador to Beijing until January 2017, recalls the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, privately expressing “disgust” at Mr Kim’s reckless ... Read More »
(LAS VEGAS) — At least two people were killed and dozens wounded during a shooting at an outdoor music festival on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday. Dozens of patrol vehicles descended on the Strip after authorities received reports of an active shooter near the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Las ... Read More »
Hundreds of refugees are facing a severe lack of sanitation and police brutality on the border between Italy and France, in what experts say is a situation “worse than the Jungle”, The Independent can reveal. An estimated 700 displaced people, including scores of unaccompanied children, are currently sleeping ... Read More »
Spanish prime minister defends violent response to poll, as raids on ballot stations by riot police leave hundreds of Catalans injured The Guardian 2 October, 2017 Sam Jones, Stephen Burgen and agencies Catalan officials have claimed that preliminary results of its referendum have shown 90% in favour of independence ... Read More »
There is a growing risk action could be taken by Donald Trump to ‘resolve’ the issue ‘sooner rather than later’ The Independent Harry Cockburn 28 September, 2017 A war between North Korea and the US is now a “real possibility”, and would likely result in thousands of people being killed ... Read More »
António Guterres warns that crisis is a breeding ground for radicalisation, criminals and traffickers, and risks creating international tension Associated Press 28 September, 2017 António Guterres warns that crisis is a breeding ground for radicalisation, criminals and traffickers, and risks creating international tension insurgent Rohingya group attacked police posts in ... Read More »
Liberty and security ‘under threat’ from bill proposing to end France’s state of emergency by transferring special police powers into permanent law The Guardian Angelique Chrisafis 28 September, 2017 A tough new French counter-terrorism bill could have discriminatory repercussions, especially for Muslims, and puts the country’s human rights record at ... Read More »
RUSSIA appears to be preparing for wars as troops have lined up on the North Korea border just one day after Vladimir Putin’s nation fired a ballistic missile. Express Mark Chandler 29 September, 2017 A large number of soldiers were seen arriving near the Khasan crossing point between the two ... Read More »
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