Category: World News

Pentagon seeks to expand fight against extremists in Somalia

The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said. WASHINGTON>> The Pentagon wants to expand the military’s ability to battle al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia, potentially putting U.S. forces closer to the fight against a stubborn extremist group that has plotted attacks against America, senior U.S. officials said.

.com | Morocco looks to new markets to boost stagnant tourism

Morocco’s key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and Russian visitors will boost their fortunes in the coming years. While political turmoil and jihadist attacks have battered the sector in Egypt and Tunisia, Morocco registered 10 million visitors last year, according to the Moroccan Tourism Observatory.

Hope diver Jean Luc Miralda earns first trip to nationals

The final season for Hope College diver Jean Luc Miralda will finish with him competing against the nation’s best. The senior from Tegucigalpa, Honduras earned a trip to next month’s NCAA Division III Championship in Woodlands, Texas, by qualifying out of this weekend’s regional at Calvin College.

Ilham Aliyev, First VP Mehriban Aliyeva taking part in march on 25th anniversary of Khojaly genocide

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector A march on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide is underway in Baku. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva are participating at the event.

Armenia breaks ceasefire with Azerbaijan 117 times in 24 hours

News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Over the past 24 hours, Armenia’s armed forces have 117 times violated the ceasefire in various directions along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry told Trend Feb. 26. The Azerbaijani army positions located in the Bala Jafarli, Ashagi Askipara, Farakhli, Kemerli villages and on nameless heights of Azerbaijan’s Gazakh district, Aghdam village and on nameless heights of Tovuz district, as well as Garaveliler village of Gadabay district underwent fire from the Armenian army positions located in the Paravakar, Vazashen villages of Ijevan district, the Voskepar, Shavarshavan, Dovekh villages and on nameless heights of the Noyemberyan, Mosesgekh, Chinari, Berd … (more)

Sewage spill in Tijuana, Mexico flows north of border

Driver arrested after plowing truck into New Orleans Mardi Gras parade leaving 28 injured and 5 critical – including young children OJ Simpson has good chance of being released on parole as early as OCTOBER and will be able cash in on a $2.7 MILLION NFL pension ‘I do not take this lightly’: Meryl Streep blasts Karl Lagerfeld for ‘lying and defaming’ her after claiming she demanded money to wear Chanel Oscar dress Sense of humor failure? Trump is ridiculed with memes after PULLING OUT of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in shocking break with tradition – as his war with the media heats up Ivanka boycott spreads to Canada: Female protesters dressed as Donald march on major department store in bid to get it to drop her fashion line First planned contact between North Korea and the U.S. in Trump administration is CANCELLED after top envoy is denied US visa Trump spends the evening with … (more)

Why N. Korea may have used VX to kill leader’s half brother

SEOUL, South Korea>> Was it a poorly executed assassination or did North Korea want to showcase its stockpile of banned chemical weapons? The use of the highly toxic VX warfare agent to kill the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader has raised questions about Pyongyang’s real motives in one of the strangest killings the world has seen. Some say North Korea, in allegedly bringing a U.N.-classified weapon of mass destruction to kill a man at a busy international airport, intended to show the world what it can do with chemical weapons, which are easily forgotten amid concerns about the country’s advancing nuclear missile technologies.

Exercise Operation Skyfall on November 15th

Falklands : Exercise Operation Skyfall on November 15th Submitted by Falkland Islands News Network 10.11.2016 Exercise Operation Skyfall on November 15th The Falkland Islands Government would like to make the public aware that between 0800 hrs on Tuesday 15th November, and 2359 hrs on Thursday 17th November, an exercise will be carried out throughout Stanley. The exercise will be started off with the sound of a big bang, and there will be limited access to some areas in Stanley, including FIGAS and the firing range.

[MWC] What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2017

IT and communications industry officials walk around to register for the Mobile World Congress 2017 at the Fira Gran Via Exhibition Center in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. BARCELONA — With the theme of “The next element,” Mobile World Congress 2017 kicks off Monday, with around 2,200 tech firms showcasing their new devices and technologies.

Key developments in Kim’s assassination investigation

A Malaysian police officer guards the gate of the National Forensic Institute at Kuala Lumpur Hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017. Malaysian police ordered a sweep of Kuala Lumpur airport for toxic chemicals and other hazardous substances following the killing of Kim Jong Nam.

Rwanda: How the Rwanda-India Entrepreneurship Deal Is a Game Changer

Earlier this week, top Rwandan and Indian officials signed three bilateral agreements including a Memorandum of Understanding on establishing the Entrepreneurship Development Centre , in Rwanda. The MoU signed by Franois Kanimba, Minister for Trade, Industry and East African Community Affairs and Amar Sinha, External Relations Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs remains in effect for three years before it is renewed – by mutual consent.

Nunes rejects GOP calls for special prosecutor into Russian ties

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, rejected calls from his fellow Republican for a special prosecutor to investigate purported ties between Russia and members of President Trump’s administration and campaign. Earlier Saturday, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista , the former House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair, said it would be inappropriate for Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who was involved with the Trump campaign and is a Trump appointee, to investigate the matter.

Korea to conclude land acquisition for THAAD battery this week

South Korea is expected to conclude the land acquisition for the US advanced missile defense system this week with actual deployment to be completed by late June at the earliest, the military said Sunday. The defense ministry said administrative measures to take over the Seongju golf club owned by retail giant Lotte Group will be completed soon.

FM Yun to raise voice against N. Korea’s human rights, chemical weapons issues

South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will attend international conferences this week to speak out against North Korea’s human rights abuses and shed light on Pyongyang’s use of chemical weapons, government officials said Sunday. Yun plans to visit Geneva on Monday and Tuesday to attend a session of the UN Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.

Failure to launch foundation on NK human rights to enter sixth month

South Korea has yet to launch a foundation to support civic groups’ activities that aim to improve North Korea’s human rights situation even though a relevant law took effect six months ago, government officials said Sunday. The law aimed at improving North Korea’s dismal human rights situation came into force in September 2016, but the foundation has failed to start work as the main opposition party is delaying recommending candidates for board members, sources said.

S. Korea, US moving to use latest detection gear to counter NK chemical biological threats

South Korea and the United States are moving to employ their latest detection equipment to prepare for North Korean chemical and biological weapons in the joint military drill planned for this year, sources said Sunday. The move is in response to Pyongyang being accused of using the lethal VX nerve agent to kill Kim Jong-nam, the estranged half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at a crowded airport in Malaysia on Feb. 13. The allies have been conducting the Able Response chemical and biological warfare exercise every year for the past six years.

Thief helps man, 88, up stairs before pinching his wallet

CCTV released by police in Prague, Czech Republic, shows younger man offered a helping hand to an 88-year-old who was struggling to climb the stairs to his flat This is the moment a CCTV camera caught a ‘Good Samaritan’ stealing from an old man after helping him up a flight of stairs. The footage, captured in Prague, the Czech capital, shows the younger man helping an 88-year-old man up the stairs of his block of flats after being out for a stroll.

Dramatic photos show asylum seekers crossing into Canada

Heartbreaking photos show asylum seekers flooding into Canada from the US across unmanned borders every day amid fears of Trump’s crackdown on immigration As of February 13, some 3,800 people had made an asylum claim in 2017, up from the same period last year Heartbreaking photos show asylum seekers flooding into Canada across unmanned borders every day from the United States amid fears of a Donald Trump presidency. The number of asylum seekers crossing into Canada at isolated and unguarded border crossings has increased in recent weeks as many believe Trump will start expelling illegal immigrants.

Penguin surprise all with super size win

The battle for fourth spot on the Dannebrog Premier League ladder looks over with the two participants Penguin and Devonport vying for the position having played each other on Saturday. FOCUS: Adrian Steers of Spreyton in the Bowls North-West pennant Premier League match between Spreyton and Ulverstone.

Kurdish reporter Shifa Gardi killed in Iraq

A reporter and anchor for an Iraqi Kurdish TV station was killed Saturday while working on the front lines as Iraqi forces battle ISIS for the city of Mosul. Shifa Gardi, 30, a beloved journalist in a male-dominated profession, died in a roadside bomb blast that also injured her cameraman, Younis Mustafa, according to her employer, Rudaw.

Russia to modernize five military airfields

Moscow, Feb 26 – Russia will upgrade five military airports in the country’s southwest and the Far East in the coming three years, Russian Aerospace Forces Commander Viktor Bondarev said. We plan to conduct research this year and start to renovate the Ukrainka airfield in the Amur region next year, Bondarev was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying on Saturday.

Photo illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily BeastIsraeli AK-47s To…

An Israeli company with close connections to the country’s elite special forces has been licensed by Russia to produce assault rifles in America. KIRYAT GAT, Israel-On a balmy Friday afternoon last fall outside Tel Aviv, at a high-end restaurant overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the individuals responsible for bringing one of the world’s best-known brands into the 21st century were seated enjoying the calamari salads and red wine.

The Rio Carnival Masterpiece Heist

In 2006, thieves took advantage of the bustle of the Rio Carnival, stealing five major works of art from a museum and ending up on the FBI’s Top Ten Art Crimes list. As anyone who has ever watched a good art heist flick knows, the key is in the planning.

Uttar Pradesh Polls 2017: BSP hopes for Balha seat rest on a Dalit-Muslim love story

Bharti, the BSP candidate from Balha, with husband BSP chief Mayawati’s dream Dalit-Muslim electoral formula is seeking a winning combine in a love story that began on Delhi University’s North Campus 24 years ago. The party’s candidate on Balha seat of Bahraich district is Kiran Bharti, who is giving a tough fight to the BJP and Samajwadi Party, both of which have won from here before, thanks to husband Mohammad Shaukat Khan.

Donald Trump on a slippery slope over Russiagate cover-up

Washington: There hasn’t been a crash-through-or-crash presidency such as this since Richard Nixon.But while the Nixon administration took more than three years to get to Watergate, it seems that after just weeks in office, Donald Trump is already on the slippery slope. Premier Andrews to tighten MP entitlements Tightening of MP entitlements will be rushed through state cabinet on Monday after the city-based speaker and deputy speaker resigned after claiming cash for living on the Bellarine Peninsula.

The Latest: Malaysia says airport safe, no trace of toxin

The Latest on Malaysia’s investigation into the apparent assassination of the half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un : Malaysian police have completed a sweep of the airport terminal where the exiled half-brother of North Korea’s leader was attacked and say they found no trace of the nerve agent that was suspected to have been used to kill him. Senior police official Abdul Samah Mat, who is leading the investigation, declared the budget terminal at Kuala Lumpur’s airport a “safe zone” after the sweep detected no hazardous material.

Syrian who worked on nominated film can’t attend Oscars

U.S. immigration authorities are barring entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation’s civil war, “The White Helmets,” that has been nominated for an Academy Award. According to internal Trump administration correspondence seen by The Associated Press, the Department of Homeland Security has decided at the last minute to block Khaled Khateeb from traveling to Los Angeles for the Oscars.

Video: Malaysia To Sweep Kuala Lumpur Airport For Toxic Poison

Malaysia will sweep one of the terminals at Kuala Lumpur international airport for toxic chemicals after Kim Jong Nam – the half-brother of North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un – was murdered there with a nerve agent last week. Authorities said they would issue an arrest warrant if a North Korean diplomat wanted over the death did not come forward.

Belize Government looking at legislation to tackle misuse of social media

BELMOPAN, Belize : The Belize government is moving to clamp down on the misuse of the social media and is establishing a taskforce to look at the issue of cyber laws, Solicitor General, Nigel Hawke has said. “We’ve just discussed that there’s a committee set up that is looking at the issue of cybercrime legislation but it’s at the stage where it’s just a number of multi-sectoral groups which have been discussing the issue with the view of coming up with a final policy position to take to Cabinet for approval,” he said.