Man appears in court charged with attempted murder of police officer in stabbing outside pub

A MAN has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a police officer who was stabbed outside a pub. Andrew Beadie, 20, of Claremont Road, Basildon , is also charged with two counts of affray in relation to the incident in an alleyway near the Bow Bells Pub, in Bow Road, London, on November 22. Janine Morris, 34 of Rainhill Way, Bow, was also charged with attempted murder and two counts of affray but the charges have now been dropped.

Tourists being evacuated from Gambia as crisis deepens

Special flights were being organized Wednesday to evacuate British and other tourists from Gambia, where the threat of a regional military intervention loomed as the longtime leader refused to give up power. President Yahya Jammeh’s mandate expires on Thursday after he lost elections in December.

A gentle winter day with flurries

A few flurries are forecast to move off the Island by around 9 a.m. today, giving way to a peak of sun between mainly cloudy skies. Environment Canada is predicting the temperature might rise from about -7C early this morning to reach -5 for most of the day by the noon hour.

I-League 2016/17 EXCLUSIVE – Mumbai FC welcome Densill Theobald

Mumbai FC have made their first foreign signing of the current I-League campaign, with the capture of Densill Theobald. Goal can reveal that the former Trinidad and Tobago international midfielder is expected to turn out in the Yellow and Blue of the club from the commercial capita of India, after coach Santosh Kashyap identified him as a key ingredient to his set-up.

Snowden permitted to stay in Russia for longer

Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has been given leave to remain in Russia for another couple of years, a spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry said. “Snowden’s residency in Russia has just been extended by another couple of years,” the spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in a post on Facebook.

In Africa, Obamaa s presidency couldna t help but be personal

Africa was electrified by the rise of Barack Obama, the first U.S. president of African descent. It was in Africa that he signaled a historic opening toward Cuba, took aim at the twin scourges of corruption and dictatorship and sent thousands of troops to fight one of the most terrifying disease outbreaks in decades.

Warrants issued for 243 more members of Turkey’s military

Turkish prosecutors have issued arrest warrants for 243 members of the military in 54 provinces across the country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday, in a probe following July’s failed coup. Anadolu said the suspects were being sought on suspicion they were using Bylock, an encrypted smartphone messaging app that the government says was used by the network of Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the attempted coup.

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Britain will quit the EU single market when it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, in a decisive speech that set a course for a clean break with the world’s largest trading bloc. Setting out a vision that could determine Britain’s future for generations and the shape of the EU itself, May answered criticism that she has been coy about her strategy with a 12-point plan towards what has been dubbed a “hard Brexit”.

Video of skeletal sun bears begging for food at Indonesian zoo sparks Internet storm

A VIDEO showing overly skinny sun bears begging for food from visitors at Indonesia’s Bandung Zoo has triggered a firestorm of protests online, with netizens demanding better treatment for the poorly kept animals. The footage, which has received thousands of angry comments, was posted online by Scorpion Wildlife Trade Monitoring Group , an animal rights group which has since launched several petitions calling on the government to improve the living conditions of the sun bears.

NSW bushfires: Properties under threat as fires burn in Hunter Valley

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4 killed in shooting in Mexico’s Caribbean resort region

Gunmen attacked the state prosecutors’ office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, and authorities said four people were killed, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a shooting at a music festival in a nearby town left three foreigners and two Mexicans dead. It was too early to say if the attacks were linked, but they were a marked intrusion of bloodshed into Mexico’s main tourism zone, a region that had previously been spared much of the violence plaguing other parts of the country.

Australia defends end of MH370 hunt; investigation continues

Australian officials defended their suspension of the fruitless deep-sea sonar search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, insisting on Wednesday that the enormous costs involved played no role in their decision to halt the nearly three-year hunt. Australia’s Transport Minister Darren Chester also said that while the search had been called off on Tuesday, work behind the scenes would go on, with experts continuing to analyze data associated with the doomed aircraft’s final hours and examining any future debris that washes ashore.

The Latest: Relatives unhappy Flight 370 plane search ends

In this March 22, 2014, file photo, Flight Officer Jack Chen uses binoculars at an observers window on a Royal Australian Air Force P-3 Orion during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in Southern Indian Ocean, Australia. The Joint Agency Coordination Center in Australia said Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017 that the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had officially been suspended after crews finished their fruitless sweep of the 120,000-square kilometer search zone west of Australia.

Back-to-back shootings shake Mexico’s tourism jewels

Soldiers walk inside Plaza Las Americas mall following reports of gunfire in Cancun, Mexico, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017. Gunmen attacked the state prosecutor’s office in this Caribbean resort city Tuesday, ratcheting up tensions just a day after a deadly shooting at a music festival in a nearby town.

MH370 and Five Other Unsolved Aviation Mysteries

After nearly three years and $160 million dedicated to scouring the bottom of the Indian Ocean, authorities suspended the search Tuesday for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The Boeing 777, with 239 people on board, disappeared after inexplicably veering off course on March 8, 2014, in turn creating the world’s greatest aviation mystery.

Homebuyers program could be boon for Chilliwack: MLA

As applicants begin to roll in to BC Housing from those looking to take advantage of the new first-time homebuyers program, one local MLA said the program could have a particular benefit to Chilliwack residents. That’s because it only applies to homes under $750,000, a high price locally but at the low end in places such as Metro Vancouver.

Chinese SUV launched in Korea

A Chinese SUV, the Kenbo 600, made its debut in South Korea on Wednesday, becoming the first Chinese passenger vehicle to be marketed here. China-Korea Motor Co., the local importer and distributor of the Chinese vehicle, unveiled the Kenbo 600 in a ceremony held at its Incheon headquarters, just west of Seoul.

Egg prices starting to stabilize after imports arrive

Egg prices that have been jumping for over a month from the avian influenza epidemic in the country are showing signs of calming down after imports started arriving, officials said Wednesday. The price for a set of 30 eggs fell for the first time in 37 days Friday, and again Tuesday.

NK leader seen walking with limp again

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was seen walking with a limp during his inspections last month in footage aired by the state broadcaster Wednesday, in what could be a possible relapse of a past ankle problem. The North’s leader was seen limping on his left leg during his so-called field guidance to several locations including a shoe factory conducted in December, according to a documentary released by the Korean Central TV Broadcasting Station.

Finance minister vows to put more focus on job creation

South Korea’s finance minister said Wednesday that he will put more policy priority on creating more jobs in the new year to reinvigorate the economy. “The government will accelerate its drive to focus on job creation,” Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho said in a minister-level meeting held in Seoul.

Swedish central bank chief says cashless…

The head of the Swedish central bank has said changing to a cashless society is a major trend as a growing number of people are rapidly reducing the use of notes and coins in favor of electronic payments. Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves said notes and coins are not going to disappear, though they will be used less and less.

Presidential Adviser: Poland Should Increase Military Ties with US

Polish Army and U.S. Army soldiers attend the opening ceremony of the Anaconda-16 military exercise, in Warsaw, Poland, June 6, 2016. Krzysztof Szczerski, President Andrzej Duda’s top foreign policy adviser, was speaking days before the new U.S. administration that has signaled a friendlier approach to Russia takes power in Washington.

$2B in Aid Sought for Most Vulnerable in Yemen Civil War

About $2 billion in urgent aid is needed this year to alleviate the suffering of the most vulnerable victims of Yemen’s civil war, or about 10 million of the country’s 27 million people, the resident U.N. humanitarian chief said Tuesday. The Arab world’s poorest country has been in the grip of a civil war since 2014, when Shi’ite Houthi rebels and allied forces swept down from the north and captured the capital, Sanaa.

BRIEF-Toshiba says considering spinning off memory business but nothing concrete decided

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