WHERE’S NORTH KOREA? MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR NEIGHBORS DON’T KNOW
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on WHERE’S NORTH KOREA? MOST AMERICANS BELIEVE THEIR NEIGHBORS DON’T KNOW
Only 31 percent of Americans had faith in their neighbors to pinpoint the North’s location on a map. Furthermore, 50 percent don’t believe Americans could identify the country and 19 percent were unsure. For clarification, North Korea lies in Eastern Asia, just to the south of China and north of South Korea, flanked by the Sea of Japan, the […]
Continue reading …Army forces kill 7 IS leaders, arrest others west of Mosul
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Army forces kill 7 IS leaders, arrest others west of Mosul
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A Counter-Terrorism Officer informed, on Saturday, that Iraqi army forces killed seven leaders of the Islamic State group, while emphasized that security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia are significantly advancing in western Mosul. Major Ali Mohsen, in a press statement, said that Iraqi security forces and al-Hashd al-Shaabi militia advanced toward al-Mzawya, west […]
Continue reading …May 1st rallies lead to violence by left and right
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on May 1st rallies lead to violence by left and right
The annual protests on May 1st International Workers’ Day again brought thousands to the streets across Germany, with both left- and right-wing demos involving clashes with police. In Berlin, a left-wing demonstration called the “Revolutionary May 1st Demonstration” brought around 8,000 people to the streets. Participants threw bottles as well as firecrackers and fireworks into […]
Continue reading …Trump would meet Kim Jong-un under ‘right circumstances
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Trump would meet Kim Jong-un under ‘right circumstances
No US President has ever before met the leader of North Korea US President Donald Trump said on Monday he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un “under the right circumstances” to defuse tensions over North Korea’s nuclear programme. “If it would be appropriate for me to meet him, I would absolutely, […]
Continue reading …N. Korea: U.S. bomber flights pushing peninsula to brink of nuclear war
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on N. Korea: U.S. bomber flights pushing peninsula to brink of nuclear war
SEOUL: North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of pushing the Korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war after a pair of strategic U.S. bombers flew over the area in a training drill with the South Korean air force. The two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were deployed amid rising tensions over North Korea’s […]
Continue reading …Offensives begin to liberate two western Mosul districts
2 May, 2017 Comments Off on Offensives begin to liberate two western Mosul districts
Mosul (IraqiNews.com) A military source has revealed beginning of operations to liberate two districts in western Mosul. Speaking to Alghad Press on Monday, the source said, “security troops began offensives to liberate al-Harmat and 17 Tamuz (July 17th) in western Mosul.” Smoke rises from clashes during a battle between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants […]
Continue reading …Violence mars pre-election May Day marches in France
1 May, 2017 Comments Off on Violence mars pre-election May Day marches in France
France’s traditional May 1 union marches erupted into violence on Monday, highlighting the divisions six days before a crunch presidential election. Four police officers were hurt in clashes in Paris between masked youths throwing molotov cocktails and riot police who responded with teargas. One officer was engulfed in flames, an AFP photographer saw, and unconfirmed […]
Continue reading …FBI agent married Daesh terrorist she was assigned to investigate, CNN says in report
1 May, 2017 Comments Off on FBI agent married Daesh terrorist she was assigned to investigate, CNN says in report
Daniela Greene, a translator working for the U.S. domestic security agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), married a Daesh terrorist in 2014 that she had been assigned to investigate in Syria, CNN said in an article published late Monday. The FBI employee, who had top-secret security clearance, lied to the FBI about where she […]
Continue reading …May Day marked with defiant rallies for worker rights
1 May, 2017 Comments Off on May Day marked with defiant rallies for worker rights
Workers and activists marked May Day on Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions. Some countries celebrate International Workers’ Day with a public holiday, though others restrict activities, which can lead to confrontations. Some of the events around the world: Workers and activists marked May Day in Turkey with defiant […]
Continue reading …French troops ‘killed or captured’ 20 jihadists in Mali
1 May, 2017 Comments Off on French troops ‘killed or captured’ 20 jihadists in Mali
French soldiers killed or captured about 20 jihadists in Mali’s restive north where a French soldier was killed on April 5th, the French chief of staff said on Sunday. Troops from Operation Barkhane, a French counterterror operation whose mission is to target jihadist groups operating in the Sahel region south of the Sahara Desert, launched […]
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