The survival of the human race depends on space travel, says Stephen Hawking
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Professor Hawking (pictured) was speaking at London's Science Museum. He said space travel is vital to the future of the human race. And he also said anger should be replaced by empathy
Assault to retake Iraq’s second largest city expected to begin in April or May according to US official
The operation to retake Iraq’s second largest city from Islamic State militants will likely begin in April or May and will involve about 12 Iraqi brigades, or between 20,000 and 25,000 troops, a senior US military official has said.
Laying out details of the expected Mosul operation for the first time, the official from US Central Command said five Iraqi Army brigades will soon go through coalition training in Iraq to prepare for the mission.
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The fugitive movie songstress is described by police as being "very dangerous" and the public are told not to apprehend her alone.
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Brustholm Ziamani, 19, fell under the spell of cleric Anjem Choudary and his followers last April and became obsessed with the killers of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
The assault, expected to begin in April or May, will require 20,000 to 25,000 Iraqi and Kurdish troops,an official from the United States Central Command said.
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Esthechoc was developed from research originating at Cambridge University and will be unveiled at next month’s Global Food Innovation Summit in London.
The Beijing-based computer manufacturer has pre-installed the Superfish software on Lenovo laptops sold between September 2014 and January 2015. The software make these laptops open to attack.
New York-based Spotify admits it had to change its playlist algorithm to be less random in order to trick its users into hearing what they believed to be random songs.
HR executive Matt Buckland (pictured) claimed the job seeker pushed past him and told him to 'f*** himself' as they were both getting off at Monument Station in central London.
Colonies of culex modestus, which can spread the West Nile virus in one bite, have been discovered by scientists at sites in the Thames Estuary, pictured.
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Probe Clears World Bank Top Brass of Wrongdoing
Wall Street Journal An outside law firm investigating accusations the World Bank's top brass may have mishandled a $1 billion Chinese loan to the bank's poverty fund has cleared the institution's management of any wrongdoing, according a summary of the firm's findings ... World Bank staff cleared over $1bn China loanFinancial Times all 12 news articles » |
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World Briefing: Russia: Putin Critic Detained for 15 Daysby By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Russia’s leading opposition figure, Aleksei A. Navalny, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 days in custody for handing out leaflets in the subway.
The scene of devastation is staggering in Debaltseve, the town at the heart of the battle between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in recent days.
World Briefing: Venezuela: Caracas Mayor Is Detainedby By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The mayor of Caracas, Antonio Ledezma, was detained by federal officials on Thursday, opposition leaders said.
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - El Salvador's government on Thursday returned 14 leaders of the country's main street gangs to a maximum security prison in an attempt to curb murders of police officers after a truce between two rival criminal groups began to unravel.
ISIS has crude, stomach-turning tactics when it comes to dealing with its enemy, but experts say that its moneymaking methods are highly sophisticated, especially for such a new terror group.
Rudy Giuliani's Obama critique puts 2016ers in a bind
CNN Washington (CNN) Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's comments that he doesn't think President Barack Obama "loves America" have put potential Republican presidential contenders in a bind, caught between a desire to criticize the President and the ... and more » |
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Smokers were breathing in over 26 times the recommended maximum daily exposure to uranium, say researchers from the German Jordanian University.
With their town now crawling with Ukrainian troops, many Artemivsk residents are afraid that the rebels will be on their heels, resulting in the kind of intense battles that has left neighboring towns in ruins.
Mikhail Ivan Gallatinov, 40, who was jailed in 1997 for strangling a 28-year-old gay man, is to marry Marc Goodwin, 31, who was jailed in 2007 for murder, in a ceremony at HMP Full Sutton, Yorkshire.
The Government is accused of a collective "catastrophic misreading" of the crisis as relations between the UK and Russia worsen.
The stark warning came as RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles as they flew menacingly off the coast of Cornwall.
For the 17th time in only 14 months, the Russian military yesterday came provocatively close to British territory.
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US and Iraq plan operation to regain control of Mosul
Times of India WASHINGTON: The US and Iraqi forces plan to launch military operation to regain control of Iraq's second largest city of Mosul from the Islamic State, the terror group that has seized hundreds of square miles in Iraq and Syria. Such an operation could be ... and more » |
Historian Jean Seaton alleges Huw Wheldon was among men to abuse their power at the corporation where sexual harassment was rife in the 1970s and 80s
Renowned BBC broadcasters Huw Wheldon and Malcolm Muggeridge “groped incontinently”, it is alleged in a new book about the corporation which also claims “sexual harassment was routine” at the organisation in the 1970s and 1980s.
BBC historian Jean Seaton makes the revelations in Pinkoes and Traitors: The BBC and the nation 1974-1987, in which she writes that powerful men at the corporation during this period “abused their position” and one in a “position of authority was known to proposition younger women, especially secretaries, for spanking sessions”.
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Swiss Train Crash Causes Many Injuries
Wall Street Journal ZURICH—Two trains crashed into each other north of Zurich before sunrise Friday morning, injuring many of the passengers, police said. The accident happened at 6:45 a.m. local time in Rafz, which sits on the border with Germany and is roughly 17 miles ... Switzerland Zurich: Injuries as trains collide in RafzBBC News Five injured in Switzerland passenger train collisionIrish Times Swiss train crash: Live updatesMirror.co.uk CTV News -WKEF ABC 22 all 73 news articles » |
(JERUSALEM) — Palestinian officials are nervously watching a landmark terrorism trial in the United States, brought by victims of Palestinian suicide bombings and shootings aimed at civilians. They fear a negative verdict could hurt their international image at a time when they are preparing to press war crimes charges against Israel.
The $1 billion lawsuit was filed over a series of deadly attacks in or near Jerusalem that killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, a decade ago. The plaintiffs have turned to the U.S. court because some of the victims were American citizens.
Although the cases are not directly linked, a ruling against the Palestinian Authority in New York federal court threatens to undermine Palestinian efforts to rally international support for a brewing battle at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. With American plaintiffs seeking billions of dollars in damages, it could also deliver a tough financial blow to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, which administers parts of the West Bank.
The Palestinian Authority refused to comment on the lawsuit. But several senior Palestinian officials said the case is being closely watched in Ramallah and acknowledged they are worried about the outcome. The officials spoke anonymously on the advice of their lawyers.
At issue are several Palestinian attacks between 2001 and 2004 targeting civilians, including a bombing at a packed cafeteria at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, as well as suicide bombings and shootings on busy streets.
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner of the Israel-based Shurat HaDin Law Center, a lawyer who is representing the victims’ families, said “it will definitely have an impact” on the Palestinians’ image, saying the case is “full of evidence” that Palestinian Authority security men helped plan or carry out the attacks.
“Those involved in the attacks still receive salaries from the Palestinian Authority and still get promoted in rank while in jail,” she said. Families of suicide bombers receive monthly salaries from a Palestinian “martyr’s foundation,” she said.
She said a militant linked to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party drove a female suicide bomber to downtown Jerusalem, where she set off her explosives on a busy street in 2002, killing an 81-year-old man and wounding dozens. The driver is currently in Israeli prison, she said.
Defense attorney Mark Rochon told jurors in closing arguments Thursday that the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization were not privy to the attacks and argued that an entire organization can’t be held liable for the actions of the suicide bombers and gunmen, whom he said acted on their own.
Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi made the point at the trial that the Palestinians were hit hard during the 2000 intifada, which in addition to the attacks saw Israeli troops battle Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on a near-daily basis. The conflict killed around 3,000 Palestinians and more than 1,000 Israelis.
“I knew and lots of my friends knew that this was counterproductive, that it really damaged our cause and didn’t serve the cause of the PLO, nor the cause of freedom and justice. So we tried to prevent violence from all sides,” the Jerusalem Post quoted her as saying earlier this month.
The Intifada fizzled out after Abbas took office in 2005 following the death of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Abbas has repeatedly condemned violence, and his forces have coordinated security in the West Bank with Israel for nearly a decade, though Israel accuses the official Palestinian media of incitement.
Members of a family from Long Island testified in early February about the attack. Rena Sokolow said the world seemed to be spinning “like I was in a washing machine,” and blood flowed so quickly from a broken leg she thought she would die.
“I looked to my right and saw a severed head of a woman about three feet from me,” she testified. Her daughter Jamie, then 12, suffered multiple facial wounds.
The female bomber, Wafa Idris, is widely regarded as a hero in the Palestinian territories, as are other militants who have carried out attacks.
Meshulam Perlman described to the court in January the aftermath of a Palestinian suicide bombing that targeted a crowded bus in Jerusalem.
“Bodies, corpses were flying. They were flying onto balconies and rooftops,” said the 70-year-old flower shop owner. “People were severed in two, severed into pieces,” he said.
The 2004 lawsuit was brought under the Anti-terrorism Act of 1991 and seeks $1 billion from the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say any damages awarded would be automatically tripled because the claims involve acts of terrorism. The Palestinian officials said they are worried they will be faced with a hefty bill.
The Israeli government says it has no official involvement in the case.
The case was delayed for years as lawyers for the Palestinians tried to challenge the American court’s jurisdiction.
Closing arguments were delivered Thursday. A spokesman for the plaintiffs said the jury could issue a verdict as soon as Monday, or it could take days or weeks.
A negative ruling would be a setback for the Palestinians’ campaign to seek international recognition of their independence in the absence of a peace deal with Israel.
Disillusioned after two decades of failed peace talks, the Palestinians gained observer status at the United Nations in 2012, clearing the way for them to join various international organizations. Most notably, the Palestinians recently moved to join the International Criminal Court, where they hope to pursue war crimes charges against Israel.
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KIEV/VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Fighting persisted in east Ukraine on Friday despite new European efforts to ensure a ceasefire takes hold.
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Russian Officer Detained For Beating Tajik Taxi Driverby noreply@rferl.org (RFE/RL's Tajik Service)
A Russian officer has been detained in Tajikistan on suspicions of assaulting a taxi driver and stealing his vehicle.
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Putin accused of sabre-rattling over Russian jets stunt
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The MI5 officer appeared in disguise while giving evidence at the New York trial of Abid Naseer, who is accused of running the Manchester arm of an international Al Qaeda bomb plot.
NYPD assistant commissioner Michael Julian, pictured, has been removed from his training brief after he claimed officers could use mints instead of swearing in high-stress situations.
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UK caught off-guard in Ukraine, say Lords
Financial Times A damning parliamentary inquiry has accused the UK government of “sleepwalking” into the Ukraine crisis and called for further sanctions against Russia. The report by the EU committee of the House of Lords also found there had been a “catastrophic ... EU and Britain 'sleepwalked' into Ukraine crisis — UK lawmakersArab News all 524 news articles » |
DEBALTSEVE, Ukraine/KIEV (Reuters) - Kiev accused Russia on Friday of sending more tanks and troops into eastern Ukraine and said they were heading towards the rebel-held town of Novoazovsk on the southern coast, expanding their presence on what could be the next key battlefront.
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A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has urged Secretary of State John Kerry to tighten sanctions against Russia and provide defensive military aid to Ukraine after rebels breached this month's cease-fire agreement and seized the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve.
The senators told Kerry in a letter that "it is time to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine and to consider imposing additional sanctions and penalties that will increase the cost of Putin’s actions, including the potential removal of Russia from the SWIFT financial system."
Among those signing the letter were top Democrat Dick Durbin and Armed Services Committee Republican Chairman John McCain.
U.S. President Barack Obama has not ruled out giving the Ukrainians defensive lethal aid.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on February 20 that military operations by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine risk "increasing costs" for Russia.
The senators told Kerry in a letter that "it is time to provide defensive weapons to Ukraine and to consider imposing additional sanctions and penalties that will increase the cost of Putin’s actions, including the potential removal of Russia from the SWIFT financial system."
Among those signing the letter were top Democrat Dick Durbin and Armed Services Committee Republican Chairman John McCain.
U.S. President Barack Obama has not ruled out giving the Ukrainians defensive lethal aid.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on February 20 that military operations by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine risk "increasing costs" for Russia.
Intelligence sharing between Russia and the United States regarding the Islamic State (IS) group is "quite possible," the head of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Aleksandr Bortnikov, has said.
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