Suspected al-Shabab attackers behead 3 in Kenya’s Lamu
18 August, 2017 Comments Off on Suspected al-Shabab attackers behead 3 in Kenya’s Lamu
Attack comes after 9 people were decapitated by assailants in the same region in July. Suspected members of Somalia’s al-Shabab armed group beheaded at least three men in an attack on a Kenyan village. “They were slaughtered. Their heads were cut off from the rest of their bodies,” a police source told Reuters news agency, […]
Continue reading …‘Barcelona is a city of peace and will continue to be’: Spain reacts with defiance to Barcelona terror attack
18 August, 2017 Comments Off on ‘Barcelona is a city of peace and will continue to be’: Spain reacts with defiance to Barcelona terror attack
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy giving a statement following the attack in Barcelona. Photo: Lluis Gene/AFPL Spain’s King, political leaders and media have reacted with defiance in response to the terror attack in Barcelona which killed at least 13 and left around 100 injured. “Unfortunately Spaniards know very well the absurd and irrational pain caused […]
Continue reading …Two arrested and one suspect dead after 13 killed in terror attack on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas
18 August, 2017 Comments Off on Two arrested and one suspect dead after 13 killed in terror attack on Barcelona’s Las Ramblas
Credit: Josep Lago/AFP Police and medics in a cordoned off area following the incident. Two suspects have been arrested and another killed at a police checkpoint after the attack which killed 13 people.Fiona Govaner targets pedestrians on Las Ramblas in suspected terrorist attack at .20pm on Thursday. Police confirm that 13 people have been killed […]
Continue reading …Donald Trump is making a ‘huge mistake’ in not condemning far-right, says Germany’s foreign minister
17 August, 2017 Comments Off on Donald Trump is making a ‘huge mistake’ in not condemning far-right, says Germany’s foreign minister
Germany’s foreign minister, Sigmar Gabriel. Photo: DPA US President Donald Trump’s comments blaming “both sides” for deadly weekend violence in Charlottesville were a “huge mistake”, says Germany’s foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel. Protester Heather Heyer was killed and 19 people were injured on Saturday when an alleged white nationalist drove into a crowd of counter-demonstrators at […]
Continue reading …Swedish soldiers to fend off pirates near Somalia
17 August, 2017 Comments Off on Swedish soldiers to fend off pirates near Somalia
Thomas Olsson. Photo: Magnus Jirlind/Armed Forces Thirty-four Swedish soldiers are heading to east Africa as part of international efforts to prevent attacks from Somali pirates. The soldiers, from Gothenburg, will be stationed off the coast of Somalia as part of Sweden’s fifth mission to the region. Two small Swedish combined transport and war ships will […]
Continue reading …Most countries, including US allies, trust Putin more than Trump on foreign policy – poll
17 August, 2017 Comments Off on Most countries, including US allies, trust Putin more than Trump on foreign policy – poll
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump © Carlos Barria / Reuters US allies Germany, France, Japan, and South Korea are among countries which trust Vladimir Putin more than Donald Trump in handling foreign affairs, a new Pew poll shows. “In many countries he [Putin] is more trusted than American President Donald Trump,” according […]
Continue reading …US asks Latin American countries to ‘break all ties with N. Korea’
16 August, 2017 Comments Off on US asks Latin American countries to ‘break all ties with N. Korea’
US Vice President Mike Pence has asked Chile, Peru, Mexico and Brazil to break diplomatic and other ties with North Korea, as part of a campaign to pressure Pyongyang into giving up missiles and nuclear weapons. “It’s imperative that the regime in Pyongyang understand that all options are on the table,”Pence said on Wednesday in […]
Continue reading …FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday reportedly evaded arrest in dramatic style in South Africa BY RICHARD CHIDZA
16 August, 2017 Comments Off on FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday reportedly evaded arrest in dramatic style in South Africa BY RICHARD CHIDZA
First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe yesterday reportedly evaded arrest in dramatic style in South Africa following her violent attack on a model who she had found partying at an upmarket hotel with her two sons, Robert Jr and Chatunga Bellarmine, NewsDay has learnt. The First Lady was expected to appear at […]
Continue reading …Philippine police kill 32 drug suspects in one day
16 August, 2017 Comments Off on Philippine police kill 32 drug suspects in one day
Police slaughter dozens of suspected drug dealers and arrest more than 100 in raids near the capital, Manila. Police killed at least 32 suspected drug offenders in a series of raids near Manila, in the bloodiest night of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte‘s war on drugs. Senior Superintendent Romeo M. Caramat Jr. said 67 operations in various […]
Continue reading …N. Korea may link next move to UFG exercise
16 August, 2017 Comments Off on N. Korea may link next move to UFG exercise
With hopes running high for possible dialogue between the United States and North Korea, the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military exercise is drawing keen attention. Military officials do not rule out the possibility of the North carrying out fresh provocations to protest the annual Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) drill that starts Monday. Pyongyang customarily reacts with […]
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