Aleppo Siege Continues With Chemical Gas Attacks and Relentless Air Strikes
The fighting in Aleppo between government and rebel forces saw the largest rebel assault so far, according to monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, followed by suspected chemical attacks on Tuesday the BBC reported. On July 30 and 31, the rebels blew up a tunnel under regime forces stationed in the Ramousah district of the city. The Syrian army, however, has fought back, aided by Russian air strikes. The Syrian Observatory said that it has managed to retake five of the eig..>> view originalMan Nominated as New Tunisia Premier Says Sacrifices Ahead
A minister in Tunisia's previous government announced on Wednesday that he has been nominated as the country's new prime minister and quickly warned Tunisians to brace themselves for "exceptional sacrifices." Youssef Chahed served as minister for local affairs in the government that fell over the weekend in a no-confidence vote. He would replace Prime Minister Habib Essid, a U.S.-trained agricultural economist who faced criticism from across the political spectrum. The choice of Chahed is c..>> view originalIrish Archbishop To Stop Sending Trainee Priests to Catholic College Due to its 'Gay Culture'
A leading Irish Archbishop has said he will stop sending his trainee priests to study in the country’s main Catholic college due to allegations of a “gay culture.” Diarmuid Martin, the Archbishop of Dublin, will be sending his seminarians, or students, to the Irish College in Rome, Italy, instead of to St Patrick’s College in Maynooth because of a “quarrelsome attitude.” Speaking on RTÉ, Ireland’s national television and radio broadcaster, Dr Martin said that he was “unhappy” about sending hi..>> view originalNorth Korean missile lands near Japanese waters
North Korean missile lands near Japanese waters By Jeremy Herb 08/03/16 08:30 AM EDT With Zach Montellaro, Austin Wright and Connor O’Brien BREAKING OVERNIGHT — NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LANDS NEAR JAPANESE WATERS, via Reuters: “North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions. Story Conti..>> view originalFrance's President Says Trump's 'Excesses' Make People 'Want to Retch'
Photo President François Hollande of France attending a Mass last week in Paris for a priest who was killed by attackers at a church in Normandy. Credit Pool photo by Benoit Tessier PARIS — President François Hollande of France has said that the “excesses” of Donald J. Trump made people “want to retch,” adding a scathing international voice to the chorus of those criticizing the Republican presidential nominee.Speaking on Tuesday to the French Presidential Press Associa..>> view originalObama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump
Using the formal backdrop of a joint news conference with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, Mr. Obama suggested that Mr. Trump would not abide by “norms and rules and common sense” and questioned whether he would “observe basic decency” should he reach the Oval Office.The president said he would have been disappointed to lose in 2008 or 2012, but added that he had never doubted whether his Republican rivals in those races, John McCain and Mitt Romney, could function as president or h..>> view originalUKIP's Leadership Breakdown Is Great News For Labour
The U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour party have more in common than supporters of either would like to admit. Having got over the afterglow of their Brexit victory, it seems as if Ukippers took a look at the ongoing self-immolation of the left-wing opposition party and decided to challenge it for the title of “most dysfunctional group in British politics.”On Wednesday, UKIP announced that Steven Woolfe, an MEP and the party’s immigration spokesperson who many considered ..>> view originalAustralia Allows Abuse of Refugees to Deter Others, Rights Groups Say
Photo The island nation of Nauru, one of two offshore sites in the Pacific where Australia sends migrants who try to reach its shores by sea. Credit Torsten Blackwood/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images SYDNEY, Australia — Asylum seekers and refugees being held on Nauru under Australia’s harsh immigration laws are being deliberately subjected to suffering to deter others from trying to reach Australia, human rights researchers said after visiting the tiny island nation...>> view originalEmirates flight catches fire after landing in Dubai
Dramatic images showed fire then thick black smoke billowing from the stricken Boeing 777 shortly after it came to a standstill.There were no fatalities among the 282 passengers and 18 crew members on board, Emirates said."Emirates can confirm that today, 3 August 2016, flight EK521 traveling from Trivandrum International Airport in Thiruvananthapuram, India to Dubai has been involved in an accident at Dubai International Airport," the airline said in a statement. The majority of those on board..>> view original
Friday, August 5, 2016
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