One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives detained in Brazil after 30 years on the run
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on One of Italy’s most wanted fugitives detained in Brazil after 30 years on the run
Cesare Battisti leaving court in Rio de Janeiro on December 10, 2009. Photo: Antonio Scorza/AFP. Brazilian police have detained Cesare Battisti, a left-wing Italian militant and author who was convicted of murder in his home country and has been on the run for decades. Battisti apparently tried to leave Brazil for Bolivia amid reports that […]
Continue reading …EU repeats call for talks between Catalonia and Spain
5 October, 2017 Comments Off on EU repeats call for talks between Catalonia and Spain
The European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans on September 15 (by EC Audiovisual Service / Lukasz Kobus) While European Parliament stresses need for dialogue, Brussels continues to back executive in Madrid and appeals for respect of the law The European Commission (EC) has again called on the Spanish and Catalan executives to begin talks on […]
Continue reading …Launching strike on N. Korea possible, but outcome would be uncertain – Putin
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Launching strike on N. Korea possible, but outcome would be uncertain – Putin
MFILE PHOTO: Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) are driven past the stand with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a military parade in Pyongyang. © Damir Sagolj / Reuters A global strike to disarm North Korea would be possible, yet its outcome uncertain, as it is a “closed state,” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated. “Let […]
Continue reading …Turkey, Iran express common stance on Syria, Iraq developments as Erdoğan, Rouhani meet
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Turkey, Iran express common stance on Syria, Iraq developments as Erdoğan, Rouhani meet
Erdoğan (L) shakes hands for the cameras with Iranian President Rouhani, during the official arrival ceremony, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran Oct. 4, 2017. (AP Photo) Ankara and Tehran share a common stance on recent developments in Iraq and Syria and that both governments do not recognize KRG’s independence vote, President Erdoğan and his […]
Continue reading …The famous Battle of Mogadishu ended on this day 24 years ago in Somalia
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on The famous Battle of Mogadishu ended on this day 24 years ago in Somalia
DEFENSE Black Hawk Down (Credit: Screenshot/Netflix/Black Hawk Down) MThe battle began on Oct. 3, 1993 when American military forces launched Operation Gothic Serpent in the capital of the war-torn country. The original objective was to capture leadership members in the crew of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. However, two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down, and the […]
Continue reading …Moving beyond blobology: The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize explained
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Moving beyond blobology: The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize explained
The 2017 Nobel Chemistry Prize winners. Photo: Claudio Bresciani/T Why the Swedish Nobel Committee thinks this year’s Chemistry Prize is likely to have very big practical consequences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2017 was awarded to Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson “for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution”. BLOG: German-British-Swiss trio […]
Continue reading …Al-Nusra leader gravely injured by airstrike, 12 commanders killed – Russian MoD
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Al-Nusra leader gravely injured by airstrike, 12 commanders killed – Russian MoD
File Photo: Su-34 jet © Eugene Odinokove The leader of Al-Nusra has been critically injured in an airstrike carried out by the Russian Air Force, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement, adding that at least 12 Al-Nusra field commanders had been killed in the same attack. Abu Mohammad al-Julani, the Commander-in-chief of Tahrir […]
Continue reading …Catalan crisis deepens after Spanish king condemns independence bid
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Catalan crisis deepens after Spanish king condemns independence bid
Photo: Pau Barrena/AFP. Spain was braced for further political upheaval Wednesday as a crisis over Catalan demands for independence deepened after King Felipe VI urged authorities to defend “constitutional order”. Felipe’s dramatic intervention late Tuesday aimed to calm Spain’s deepest political crisis in decades, but risked further fanning resentment and tensions in the region. He spoke after hundreds of […]
Continue reading …Catalonia to declare independence in a matter of days, says president
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Catalonia to declare independence in a matter of days, says president
catalan president carles Puigdemont(by Pere Framcesch) It’s an European issue. I think we won the right to be heard,’ Carles Puigdemont says in an interview with the BBC Catalonia is set to declare independence in a matter of days, says president Carles Puigdemont. In his first interview since Sunday’s referendum, when Spain’s police violent crackdown […]
Continue reading …Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s first non-Arab president, dies
4 October, 2017 Comments Off on Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s first non-Arab president, dies
Kurdish politician held office from 2005 to 2014 following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein by a US-led invasion. Jalal Talabani, former president of Iraq and Kurdish politician, has died in Germany aged 84. He was Iraq’s president from 2005 to 2014 and a key figure in the Kurdish region of Iraq, where voters last week overwhelmingly backed independence […]
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