Month: January 2017

Faith Briefs

On Feb 19, the Rev. Howard Dotson will be joining family and friends of Shaza Messri in Amman, Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon to advocate and case manage her humanitarian asylum case.

Amanda Serrano Decisions Yazmin Rivas To Retain WBO Title

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York – Junior featherweights Amanda Serrano and Yazmin Rivas battled it out for ten fast-paced rounds in the return of women’s boxing to Showtime, with Brooklyn’s Serrano retaining her WBO title via 10-round unanimous decision. Scores were 97-93, 98-92 and 99-91 for Serrano, now 31-1-1 with 23 KOs; Rivas falls to 35-10-1 with 10 KOs.

The BDS Movement- A Hateful, Misguided and Anti-Semitic Undertaking

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is a pro-Palestinian undertaking that took root following the second Palestinian Intifada in 2000 and the Durban Conference of 2001. The BDS campaign calls on the international community “to impose broad boycotts and implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to South Africa in the apartheid era.”

Poland Officially Welcomes US Forces Deployed for NATO Allies

More than 3,000 U.S. troops were welcomed by Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and the country’s defense minister, Antoni Macierewicz, on Saturday in a NATO show of force. In the snowy, western Polish town of Zagan, Szydlo said it was an important day “for Poland, for Europe and our common defense” as the U.S. troops were sent under “Operation Atlantic Resolve” to reassure NATO allies against Russian threats.

Police name couple as investigations continue into deaths in Waipukurau, Hawke’s Bay

Police have named the two people found dead at a Waipukurau, Hawke’s Bay home as Kevin Douglas Maulder, 68, and Patricia Anne Maulder, 67. They also said on Sunday afternoon that nobody was being sought in connection with the deaths and the case had been referred to the coroner’s office. The Maulders were husband and wife, and had lived and worked in the Waipukurau area for more than three decades..

‘We waited for decades’: Polish leaders hail arrival of U.S. troops

‘We waited for decades’: Polish leaders hail arrival of U.S. troops The deployment is part of a NATO operation that has drawn criticism from Russia. Check out this story on ElPasoTimes.com: http://usat.ly/2iwPm48 Polish Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz speaks during the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, on Jan. 14, 2017.

Thousands protest Spain’s dispersion policy for ETA inmates

Pro-independence Basque demonstrators march to demand the return to the Basque Country of all prisoners of ETA, the Basque armed group, as they gather on the street during a protest in Bilbao, northern Spain, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The Basque armed group ETA, who killed over 800 people, declared a total cease-fire in 2011.

Tensions flare as Serb nationalist train halts at border

A railroad worker stands by the first train decorated with letters that read “Kosovo is Serbian” written in twenty languages departing from the Belgrade to Mitrovica, Kosovo at Belgrade’s railway station, Serbia, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Serbia has launched a railway link to Serb-dominated northern Kosovo despite protests from authorities in Pristina who described the move as a provocation and an aggressive violation of Kosovo’s sovereignty.

Bending it like Faiz

Would Manuel Neuer, arguably the best goalkeeper on the planet, have saved Faiz Subri’s freekick goal that won him the Puskas Award? That was a question that Bayern Munich social media team asked their fans in a tweet. The tweet was accompanied by a selfie of Neuer and Faiz, taken by the former.

Cuba sees explosion in internet access as ties with US grow

The 55-year-old theater producer connected the device to his phone and his laptop computer, which instantly lit up with a service unimaginable in the Cuba of just a few years ago – relatively fast home internet. “It’s really easy to sit and find whatever you need,” Gonzalez said as he sat in his living room updating his Facebook account, listening to Uruguayan radio online and checking an arriving tourist’s landing time for a neighbor who rents rooms in their building in historic Old Havana.

Leadership change looms for armed group key to Myanmar’s peace process

Myanmar’s strongest ethnic armed group is set for its biggest leadership shake-up in a quarter century, senior sources told Reuters, raising the prospect of a period of instability in a group that is key to Aung San Suu Kyi’s signature peace process. The United Wa State Army boasts some 30,000 soldiers who control a secretive, China-dominated statelet the size of Belgium in the remote hills on Myanmar’s eastern border.

Duterte orders troops to blast militants and their hostages

Filipino hostage Glenn Alindajao, left, talks to Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Secretary Jesus Dureza prior to boarding a plane for Davao city following his release along with South Korean hostage Park Chul-hon… . South Korean hostage Park Chul-hong, center, is greeted by unidentified officials as he prepares to board a plane for Davao city following his release Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, from his kidnappers in the volatile island of J… MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he has ordered his troops to bomb extremists who flee with their captives in a bid to stop a wave of kidnappings at sea, calling the loss of civilian lives in such an attack “collateral damage.”

Man and dog found off Queensland coast after air and sea search

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Canberra Raiders star Josh Papalii charged with drink driving

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Guinea-Bissau stuns Gabon & Aubameyang in African Cup opener

Tournament debutant Guinea-Bissau stunned host Gabon with a 90th-minute equalizer for a 1-1 draw in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations on Saturday, and Burkina Faso repeated the trick in the second match, pegging back Cameroon for the same result. Gabon was primed to celebrate a winning start to its tournament until defender Juary Soares headed home Guinea-Bissau’s equalizer from a free kick just as the clock hit 90 minutes.

Myanmar Arbitration & Myanmar Mediation for Trade & Investment in Myanmar – SIAC & SIMC Presents

SIAC & SIMC Singapore will present on “Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution” during Myanmar Investment Conference organized by MiTA on 24Feb2017 in Yangon MiTA Myanmar Expos & Conferences are very good platforms for initiating and expanding trade & investment in Myanmar; organizer: MiTA “Myanmar Market Partner” YANGON & WASHINGTON DC, MYANMAR & USA, January 15, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Arbitration in Myanmar , Mediation in Myanmar , Myanmar Arbitration Law , Arbitration in Singapore, Mediation in Singapore, SIAC & SIMC Singapore The Singapore International Mediation Centre & Singapore International Arbitration Centre will present on “Arbitration & Alternate Dispute Resolution” on 24 Feb 2017 at Tatmadaw Hall in Yangon during Myanmar Investment Conference organized by MiTA “Myanmar Market Partner”.

PA to assist Gaza with power crisis

The Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah is expected to grant the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip full exemption from paying taxes on diesel fuel purchased from Israel and supplied to Gaza. The tax exemption will be for a period of three months and the PA will supply the Gaza Strip with enough fuel to allow the power plant to operate.

Iraqi forces battle on in Mosul university complex

Iraqi special forces drove back Islamic State militants in the Mosul University campus on Saturday, while elite police units took over large areas along the east bank of the Tigris river, military officials said. The head of Iraq’s Counter Terrorism Service said security forces were close to seizing the entire east bank of the Tigris, which bisects Mosul north to south.

At Paris meeting, major powers to warn Trump over Middle East peace

Major powers will send a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians is the only way forward, and warn that his plan to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem could derail peace efforts. Some 70 countries, including key European and Arab states as well as the permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, are due in Paris for a meeting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected as “futile” and “rigged”.

Suffolk-based addiction charity plans new running event

A Bury St Edmunds-based addiction charity will host a new running event in Risby this summer in celebration of its 20th anniversary. The event – set to take place at The Highwaymans, in Risby, on July 30 – will have a festival atmosphere and is aimed at novices and seasoned runners alike, with three runs of varying lengths to encourage everyone to get involved.

ISIS battle sees rebels injured near Syrian town of al-Bab

‘Liberal snowflake’ stars come under fire for ‘pathetic’ video that shows them singing ‘I Will Survive’ about Trump’s inauguration as the president-elect’s war with Hollywood’s A-list wages on ‘Car thief’, 22, is charged with murdering loner IT worker, 49, and burying her body under her vast collection of romance novels so she wasn’t found for ten days Trump’s national security adviser ‘made FIVE CALLS’ to Russian ambassador on the same day Obama imposed sanctions on Moscow – as White House says it did not approve contact Trump starts MLK weekend with Twitter attack on civil rights hero Senator John Lewis, who said The Donald was not a legitimate President BREAKING NEWS: Europe’s ‘jihadi capital’ is in lockdown as police launch huge anti-terror operation in Molenbeek in Brussels SpaceX launch satellites in orbit for first time since September accident that destroyed a rocket and a … (more)

Barca president predicts ‘happy ending’ on Messi contract

BARCELONA, Spain – Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu says extending Lionel Messi’s contract is “essential” for the club and predicts negotiations will have “a happy ending.” Messi’s current deal ends in 2018, and Bartomeu says he has been personally leading the talks to renew the contract of “the best player in history.”

An undated file picture of Beijing’s acting mayor, Cai Qi. Photo: Handout

Cai Qi gives first work report as Beijing’s acting mayor and is seen by analysts as a front runner to join Politburo in major government reshuffle One of China’s rising political stars and an ally of President Xi Jinping made a rare appearance in the public spotlight yesterday, giving his first work report as Beijing’s mayor. Cai Qi was made the capital’s acting mayor last October and political analysts have made him a front runner to take a post in the Politburo in a government reshuffle in the autumn.

Tensions flare as Serb nationalist train halts at border

A man dressed in Serbian national costume passes by a train decorated with “Kosovo is Serbian” inscribed in twenty world languages before it departs from Belgrade to Mitrovica, Kosovo at Belgrade’s railway station, Serbia, S… . A railroad worker walks by the first train decorated with letters that read “Kosovo is Serbian” written in twenty languages departing from the Belgrade to Mitrovica, Kosovo at Belgrade’s railway station, Serbia, Saturday, Ja… .

Moss Vale woman records blood alcohol reading almost six times the legal limit

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Decades-long clash of ideals, political theater meet again in Hill’s ‘Pig Painting,’

There was Pussy Riot, the female punk music act jailed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and condemned as sacrilegious by the Russian Orthodox Church after an unauthorized performance inside a Moscow cathedral. Pablo Picasso’s massive mural “Guernica” depicts the horrors of the German Luftwaffe bombing a tiny, Basque village at the request of Spanish nationalists.

AFCON 2017: Football enthusiasts select countries to support

Abakaliki- Football enthusiasts in Ebonyi say they have selected countries to support during the 2017 AFCON in Gabon to reduce the psychological effect of the Super Eagles absence from the competition. The Eagles would be conspicuously absent from the competition which commences on Saturday with its last appearance being the tile win in South Africa in 2013.