Category: World News

Video: The best ad of the Super Bowl was a

Until Hyundai aired this ad, my vote for the best commercial spot in the Super Bowl went to the Honda CR-V ad that used high-school yearbook photos to talk about being bold in pursuit of your dreams. Later in the game, though, Hyundai aired a spot that highlighted those who have truly been bold in pursuit of our liberty.

Jensen’s latest chart topper

The former Australian Idol and The Voice finalist released the EP on February 3, where it also reached number 17 on the all-genre charts. Jensen, who was born in Albury and grew up in Canberra before moving back to Wodonga at age 10, said inspiration for the album came after the passing of her father in 2016.

Galahs and Jets can’t be split during classic

BIG SERVE: Thurgoona’s Jo Hughes puts everything into her swing during her section one pennant match at Albury on Saturday. Picture: SIMON BAYLISS The section one men’s clash between Forest Hill Galahs and Thurgoona Jets lived up to expectations, producing a thrilling draw.

Stop picking Tulsi

I’m getting really tired of US House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard being targeted. She’s one of the few members of Congress actually attempting to do her job, When Liza Featherstone started her nonsense on Tulsi, I stopped going to Featherstone’s Twitter feed.

No farm, no hindrance to dog triallists

Dog trialist Freddie Gane, far right, with Marlborough Collie Dog Trial Club members, from left, Trevor Gibson, Scott Downing and Jim Burrows. Former musterer, and dog trialist newbie, Freddie Gane thought his days of working with dogs were over when he came back to work on the family vineyard in Marlborough.

China’s 1st Large Homemade Passenger Jet to Fly in 2017

After years of delays, China’s first large homemade passenger jetliner will take to the air for its maiden flight in the first half of this year, state media reported Monday. State-owned aircraft maker Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China Ltd., or Comac, based in Shanghai, has nearly completed work on the 175-passenger C919, the ruling Communist Party newspaper People’s Daily reported.

Amnesty says at least 13,000 people hanged at Syrian prison

Syrian authorities have killed at least 13,000 people since the start of the 2011 uprising in mass hangings at a prison north of Damascus known to detainees as “the slaughterhouse,” Amnesty International said in a report Tuesday. It covers the period from 2011 to 2015, when Amnesty said 20-50 people were hanged each week at Saydnaya Prison in killings authorized by senior Syrian officials, including deputies of President Bashar Assad, and carried out by military police.

San Diego, Tijuana mayors extol virtues of cross-border ties

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, left, and Tijuana, Mexico, Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum discuss the benefits of cross-border ties at a news conference at San Diego City Hall, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The mayors of the largest metropolitan area on the U.S.-Mexico border called for stronger binational ties, striking a sharp contrast with U.S. President Donald Trump’s calls to build a wall and renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Military police families’ protest paralyzes Brazilian state

Protests by friends and family of military police officers in a coastal Brazilian state have touched off a crime wave and forced the shutdown of some state services, authorities said Monday. At the request of the Espirito Santo state government, federal troops began arriving Monday night to help patrol the streets.

I.S. militants besieged in Syria’s Al-Bab

Syria’s army and its allies have severed a main road linking Al-Bab, held by Islamic State, with the militants’ strongholds further east. It comes after weeks of advances, and as power-brokers Russia, Iran and Turkey discuss how to shore up a brittle ceasefire.

‘Moderate’ earthquake shakes Delhi, NCR

New Delhi, Feb 7 – A earthquake, measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale, shook residents of Delhi and north India on Monday night, creating panic and causing office workers to evacuate buildings, the IMD said. There were no reports of any casualties or any damage yet.

Man accused of killing parents, girlfriend, brought to Kolkata

Kolkata, Feb 7 – Bhopal resident Udayan Das, who was arrested for allegedly killing his parents and live-in partner, was taken to Bankura Aby a team of West Bengal Police officers on Monday late night. The state Police said the accused was taken to West Bengal’s Bankura district by road directly from the metropolis, where he was flown earlier in the evening.

Turkey hit by 2 magnitude 5.3 quakes; 11 villages damaged

Two earthquakes with preliminary magnitudes of 5.3 jolted Turkey’s northern Aegean Sea coast on Monday, damaging dozens of homes in 11 villages and injuring at least five people, officials said. The first quake, which was centered beneath the Aegean off the coast of the town of Ayvacik in Turkey’s northwestern Canakkale province, struck at 6:51 a.m. , according to the government’s crisis management agency.

Merkel to visit euroskeptic Poland in struggle to save EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Warsaw on Tuesday for talks with Poland’s top leaders, taking efforts to save the European Union to a country that is keen to keep as much national power as possible and fears being marginalized in a “two-speed Europe.” Her trip is “one of the most important visits in Polish-German relations since 2004,” when Poland joined the EU, said Sebastian Plociennik, an expert at the Polish Institute of International Affairs.

The Latest: Trump press need for tougher immigration checks

President Donald Trump is pressing the need for more stringent screening while his immigration order is on hold by the courts. Trump says in remarks at the U.S. Central Command at the MacDill Air Force base in Florida that, “We need strong programs” so that “people that love us and want to love our country and will end up loving our country are allowed in” and those who “want to destroy us and destroy our country” are kept out.

Rwanda fires 200 police officers accused of corruption

Rwanda’s government has dismissed 200 police officers implicated in corruption as the East African country strives to maintain its reputation as largely free of petty graft. Marie-Immaculee Ingabire, the head of Transparency International in Rwanda, said the ranking shows the Rwandan government’s will to fight corruption.

IndusInd Bank appoints Gaurav Kapur as Chief Economist

New Delhi , Feb. 6 : IndusInd Bank announced the appointment of Gaurav Kapur as Chief Economist of the Bank, as a part of the Global Markets team, on Monday. Kapur will be based in Mumbai and will be responsible for formulating IndusInd Bank’s economic forecasts and developing cross-border thematic research.

Animal sanctuary appeals for more volunteers

Julia and David Vaughan of Didcot Animal Sanctuary who are looking for a new home give goats a treat at their present site near Appleford which is set to be sold for new technology park.. The centre needs more help to look after its 200 plus animals including pigs, goats, chickens and ducks in Hill Farm, Appleford.

Israeli leader presses UK to impose new sanctions on Iran

In this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. Israel’s prime minister is moving ahead with a contentious law that would legalize dozens of settlement outposts in the West Bank, despite questions about the bill’s legality and a warning from the White House that settlement construction “may not be helpful.”

IS suspects detained in Turkey raids rises to nearly 750-Image1

Turkish anti-terrorism police stand by their armoured vehicle during an operation to arrest people over alleged links to the Islamic State group, in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, early Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017. Turkey’s state-run agency says anti-terrorism police has detained more than 400 people in simultaneous police operations that spanned several cities, including Istanbul and Gaziantep near the border with Syria, according to the report.

Tyson Foods quarterly profit jumps 28.6 pct

Feb 6 Tyson Foods Inc, the biggest U.S. meat processor, reported a 28.6 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher exports of beef and pork and lower livestock costs. Net income attributable to Tyson rose to $593 million, or $1.59 per share, in the first quarter ended Dec. 31, from $461 million, or $1.15 per share, a year earlier.

UPDATE 1-Morocco threatens to cut EU ties if farm deal founders

Feb 6 Morocco’s government said on Monday it would end economic cooperation with the European Union if the bloc does not honour a farming deal, weeks after an EU court ruled that trade accords do not apply to the disputed Western Sahara region. In a statement to MAP state news agency, the agriculture ministry said the EU should resist any attempts to block Moroccan products entering into the European market but did not explain why the pact might be at risk.

Uncertainty over Sasikala’s swearing-in tomorrow3 min ago

Chennai, Feb 6 Speculation was rife about AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala taking charge as chief minister of Tamil Nadu tomorrow but there was no official word from the party in this regard. However, the Madras University Auditorium, which had earlier hosted the swearing-in of late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, was being reportedly spruced up for the occasion, while apparently awaiting the court directive.