Another Use for Drones: Chasing Canada Geese
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An entrepreneur wants to clear Canada’s capital of the Canada goose, by creating a squadron of drones. That could ruffle feathers in a country with a highly conflicted view of the goose to which it has given its name.
Pyongyang on Friday rejected claims it laid land mines south of the inter-Korean border, three of which last week exploded and severed the legs of two South Korean soldiers.
Russia stepped up its calls to dismantle a missile defense system being built in Europe by the U.S. and its allies, saying the recent nuclear deal with Iran undercuts the justification for the system.
Britain’s royal family is asking the media not to publish paparazzi photographs of Prince George following the overseas publication of pictures showing the 2-year-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
A decade later, Israelis see Gaza pullout as big mistakeby William Booth, Ruth Eglash
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Ten years ago this month, the Israeli army undertook one of its most controversial missions, uprooting more than 8,000 Jewish settlers from their homes here in Gaza, some by force.Read full article >>
Amnesty approves policy to decriminalise sex trade | World news ... by Jessica Elgot and agencies
Rejecting complaints by women's groups, international rights body approves resolution to recommend decriminalising consensual sex work.
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An Afghan National Army soldier at a checkpoint in Kabul, where government forces have been battling the Taliban and Isis. The Taliban has criticised an Isis video showing prisoners being murdered. Photograph: Jawad ...
Russia and Nato war games increase risk of real clash, report says ... by Julian Borger Diplomatic editor
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Peshmerga fighters "suffered injuries to their throats" in an attack a US official says probably saw mustard gas used.
Abu Bakr Baghdadi took Kayla Mueller as his "wife", repeatedly forcing sex on her during visits, according to a Yazidi teen.
Rust-colored water is seen gushing out of Colorado’s Gold King Mine on Thursday, several days after workers inspecting the mine accidentally unleashed a torrent of wastewater into Animas river. Environmental Protection Agency spokesperson Gina McCarthy said a day earlier that water conditions had significantly improved and the mine was ‘under control’. The spill of toxic wastewater from the abandoned gold mine on 5 August caused untold millions in economic disruptions and damages in three states.
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A video filmed by stunned eyewitness, Dan Van Duren, captures the moment successive huge blasts tore through an industrial area in the Chinese port city of Tianjin on Wednesday. The explosions took place where toxic chemicals and gas were stored, and killed at least 55 people, including firefighters. The blasts were so large they were seen by satellites in space
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Smoke continues to billow from smouldering rubble on Friday, two days after huge explosions in Tianjin, northern China. Drone and aerial footage reveals the extent of the disaster zone, as firefighters continue to douse the residual fires. The Chinese authorities say they are still unsure what chemicals were stored in the warehouse that triggered the blasts
Continue reading...The Hamptons: where the mega-rich and working poor collide – video by Bastien Inzaurralde and Rupert Neate
The Hamptons on Long Island, New York, are known for being posh communities with extravagant second (or third or fourth) homes for the super-rich. But the people who live there year-round have a different story to tell
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John Kerry praises the restoration of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba as the American flag is once again flown over the US embassy in Havana. Presiding over the flag-raising ceremony on Friday, the US secretary of state says the two countries are no longer ‘prisoners of history’, and calls Cuba a ‘neighbour’ of the United States, rather than an enemy or rival
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The Republican presidential candidate denounced restored diplomatic ties, saying they give international legitimacy to Cuba and provide its government a significant financial boost. Rubio, whose parents moved to the US from Cuba in 1956, has been a harsh critic of efforts to engage with Cuba without serious political concessions from the Castro regime
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Move is latest by White House to loosen 1970s-era restrictions in wake of shale boom
US reopens its embassy in Havana on Friday, as John Kerry becomes first secretary of state to visit in 60 years
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John Kerry will on Friday reopen the American embassy in Havana, 54 years after it was closed. Here is a look at what has changed in Cuba - and what has stayed the same
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As the American embassy is formally opened in Havana, here is a look at how the Cold War-era relationship is defrosting
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Kayla Mueller was forced to have sex with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi while being held by Isil, according to US officials
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IS Affiliate Takes Control of New Area in Libya's Sirte
New York Times BENGHAZI, Libya — Witnesses and officials say Libya's Islamic State affiliate has seized control of a neighborhood in the central city of Sirte, going door to door searching for members of a rival group it has been battling for days. Mohammed Hadia, a ... Islamic State Militants Subdue Sirtre Uprising Voice of America 150-200 dead in Libya 'massacre': ambassadorBusiness Standard all 150 news articles » |
Complex Conspiracy Theories Shadow Al-Qaida-Taliban Dealby webdesk@voanews.com (Jeff Seldin)
It did not take long for conspiracy theories involving Pakistan to surge once word got out that al-Qaida’s leader had pledged loyalty to the Taliban’s new leader. Within hours of the posting Thursday of an audio recording thought to be al-Qaida’s Ayman al-Zawahiri giving his allegiance to Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansour, supporters of the rival Islamic State group, among others, had taken to Twitter. “They’re circulating hashtags saying that Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to Pakistani...
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Fifteen US states seek to block Obama's clean power plan
The Guardian Obama's clean power plan requires each state to submit a plan detailing how they will meet the target to reduce power plant emissions by 32% by 2030, compared to the 2005 levels. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA. Reuters. Friday 14 August 2015 05.42 EDT. Fifteen states petition DC court to block new EPA power plant rulesFox News UPDATE 3-Fifteen US states seek to block EPA carbon ruleReuters States Move to Block Obama Administration's New Carbon RulesWall Street Journal Bloomberg-Huffington Post all 144 news articles » |
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ISIS Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Sexually Abused American Hostage Kayla ...
ABC News Before her death earlier this year, American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly raped by the top leader of ISIS, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to counter-terrorism officials. Mueller's family confirmed to ABC News that government officials have ... McCain presses Pentagon on why ISIS member tied to capture of US hostage not ...Fox News Witnesses say Islamic State leader raped American hostage Kayla Mueller, who wasToronto Sun Islamic State leader raped American hostage, US findsseattlepi.com The Guardian- Jerusalem Post Israel News all 60 Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi repeatedly raped US hostage Kayla Mueller and ...The Independent all 13 news articles » |
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New York Man Who Allegedly Plotted to Wage Jihad for ISIS Pleads Guilty
NBCNews.com One of three Brooklyn men charged with allegedly plotting to wage war for the terror group ISIS pleaded guilty Friday and faces up to 15 years in prison, federal prosecutors said. Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, 25, also allegedly discussed ... Brooklyn man who wanted to join ISIS, kill Obama or bomb Coney Island is first ...New York Daily News NY man pleads guilty to trying to aid Islamic State groupAlbany Times Union Uzbek man pleads guilty in New York to supporting Islamic StateYahoo News Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog) all 18 news articles » |
Government officials have told the family of a U.S. hostage who died in Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) captivity earlier this year that she was repeatedly sexually abused by the group’s leader.
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled “caliph” of the extremist group, raped Kayla Mueller repeatedly, counter-terrorism authorities told ABC News. Her parents, Carl and Marsha Mueller, confirmed officials had informed them of the abuse. “We were told Kayla was tortured, that she was the property of al-Baghdadi,” they said in the interview.
Kayla Mueller was 26 when her death, first reported by ISIS, was confirmed in February. She was captured in northern Syria in the Summer 2013.
United Nations human rights experts have called on Iran to immediately release a reporter for The Washington Post detained in Iran for more than a year.
The deal, made with hundreds of American plaintiffs, comes after a jury in Brooklyn found the bank liable for dealings with the group Hamas; the court was to decide on damages in that case starting Monday.
The experts’ statement came as a verdict was expected any day in the case of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent who has been held since July 2014.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, according to accounts provided to U.S. intelligence officials....
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US believes Islamic State likely used mustard agent in Iraq attack: WSJ
Reuters WASHINGTON The United States believes Islamic State militants likely used mustard agent in an attack on Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, the first indication the militant group has obtained a banned chemical weapon, the Wall Street Journal ... Pentagon: Reports "credible" mustard gas used in ISIS attackCBS News ISIS Used Mustard Gas Against Kurdish Forces in Iraq, US BelievesNBCNews.com War on Isis: Claims militants used chemical weapons against Kurdish fighters ...The Independent STLtoday.com -Politico all 151 news articles » |
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A Secretive Path to Raising US Flag in Cuba
New York Times WASHINGTON — Before the United States and Cuba could seal a historic diplomatic rapprochement brokered in 18 months of secret talks, they first had to hide a pregnancy. Late last year, when President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba were only ... Cuban Artist Michael Mirabal on Attending Embassy Ceremony: 'It's an Honor'NBCNews.com Skateboarding diplomacy in HavanaBBC News Cuba's slow walk to freedomMiami Herald Washington Post- USA TODAY-Daily Mail all 76 The Express Tribune all 61 news articles » |
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On prison island, Kurdish leader sidelined as peace unravels
Zee News Istanbul: With a ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) militants in tatters, the man who could hold the key to restarting the peace process is sidelined and increasingly isolated on a heavily fortified prison island. Abdullah ... Kurdish leader blasts Turkey's presidentWashington Post Paris murder suspect faces trial as Kurdish tensions resurfaceReuters Seven Kurdish rebels killed in Turkey clashesThe Nation The Australian Financial Review all 143 news articles » |
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Swedish prosecutors drop Assange sexual assault probe
The Express Tribune STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors dropped a sexual assault probe against Julian Assange on Thursday after the time limit on the case expired, but still want to question the WikiLeaks founder about a rape allegation. Britain, meanwhile, said it would make ... SWEDENPhilly.com Sweden drops some sex cases against WikiLeaks founder Julian AssangeThe Indian Express Sweden drops some allegations against Julian Assange but US-backed persecution ...World Socialist Web Site The Inter-Mountain -The Independent all 97 news articles » |
Astronomers Spot a Young Jupiter in Another Solar Systemby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Astronomers have taken a photograph of a baby planet beyond the solar system that may reveal clues about how planets such as Jupiter are formed and influence their planetary siblings, a study released Thursday shows. Scientists used the newly commissioned Gemini Planet Imager, which is mounted on top of a telescope in Chile, to find the planet, known as 51 Eridani b. It circles a very young, sunlike star that is located about 96 light-years from Earth. The planet, which is about double...
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