Pippa Middleton gets injunction to stop publication of hacked photos
Photos: Will and Kate's royal family Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyCatherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George and Prince William talk with U.S. President Barack Obama at Kensington Palace in London on Friday, April 22. Obama visited the royals during his global tour, with stops in Saudi Arabia, Britain and Germany. Photos: Will and Kate's royal familyPrince George gets a boost from some foam blocks for a special family photo. The portrait, featuring the four generations of the H..>> view originalBulgaria Replaces Candidate for the United Nations' Top Job
SOFIA, Bulgaria รข€” Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov announced Wednesday that the government is nominating its European commissioner, Kristalina Georgieva, as candidate to be United Nations Secretary-General, replacing its previous candidate, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova.The decision came two days after Bokova, was ranked in sixth place in the Security Council's latest informal poll. Earlier this month Borisov had said that his government would continue backing Bokova's candidacy only if on..>> view originalNearly 1 million Colombians in US could tip peace deal vote
Leftist FARC leaders sign a historic peace accord with the Colombian government and apologize to the countless victims of the country's half-century civil war. Video provided by AFP NewslookJavier Mejia, right, stands with other Colombians opposed to the peace deal between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) during a voter outreach event in Miami on Sept. 24, 2016.(Photo: Alan Gomez, USA TODAY)MIAMI — Nearly 1 million Colombians living in the ..>> view originalPope Francis condemns bombing of Aleppo in Syria
ROME — Pope Francis has decried the assault on the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying those responsible for the bombing must answer to God. Francis said at his public audience Wednesday in St. Peter’s Square that he’s “united in suffering through prayer and spiritual closeness” to Aleppo’s people. He expressed “deep pain and strong worry for what’s happening,” saying “children and elderly … everyone is dying.” He called for utmost efforts to protect civilians in Syria’s civil war, raging since 2011. ..>> view originalMH17 missile 'came from Russia', Dutch-led investigators say
Image copyright AFP Image caption Prosecutors said the missile was brought into Ukraine from Russia International prosecutors investigating the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014 say the Buk missile that hit the plane was from Russia. They also narrowed down the area it was fired from to a field in territory controlled by Russian-backed rebels.All 298 people on board the Boeing 777 died when it broke apart in mid-air flying from Amste..>> view originalThe Australian State Without Power
Power was being slowly restored Wednesday in South Australia after a severe weather system knocked out power in the entire state of 1.7 million people.The outage began at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday after 22 power-transmission lines and 22 towers across the state were knocked out by storms. This caused the entire system to shut down in order to protect itself, shutting down traffic lights, public transit, and other services in the state that’s larger in area than Texas in area.“The system has behaved as..>> view originalAmnesty Cancels Thailand Torture Report Event After Police Warnings
BANGKOK — Police in Thailand's capital threatened Wednesday to arrest human rights researchers with Amnesty International over an event tied to a new report detailing allegations of “torture and other ill treatment” by the military and police. Minar Pimple, Amnesty International’s Senior Director of Global Operations, said in a statement authorities “warned that if representatives of Amnesty International spoke at the event, they could be subject to arrest and prosecution under Thailand’s labo..>> view originalIndia to Boycott Regional Summit as it Blames Pakistan for Attack
Sept. 28, 2016 10:11 a.m. ET NEW DELHI—India and three other South Asian nations said they would boycott a regional summit that was to be held in Pakistan after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for a terrorist attack on a military base that killed 18 soldiers. Tensions between India and Pakistan, who have fought four wars since their independence from Britain in 1947, are flaring amid an escalating war of words. After militants stormed an Indian army base in the disputed territory of ..>> view originalPeres family: 'The loss we feel today belongs to all of Israel'
Former Israel Prime Minister and Nobel laureate Shimon Peres' career in politics spanned several generations. He's seen here during a meeting with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout on May 5, 2010.Shimon Peres was born on August 2, 1923 in Wisniew, Poland, where he lived before his family migrated to British-mandate Palestine in 1932. He is pictured here, center, with his mother, Sarah, and younger brother Gershon.Peres is seen here with his wife Sonia Peres and daughter, Ziviah, in 1946. The cou..>> view original
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