Hezbollah Ally Elected as Lebanon's New Head of State
BEIRUT — Lebanon's parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, filling a post that had been vacant for more than two years and injecting hope that the country's long-running political paralysis would come to an end.But the 81-year-old retired general who presided over the final bloody chapters of the Lebanese civil war and is a strong Hezbollah ally has an unenviable task ahead — forming a government out of the country's unruly political factions and dealing wi..>> view originalWill Russia Start World War III? Syria Conflict Could Start Global Warfare, Nearly Half Of Russians Worry, Poll Finds
Nearly half of Russians who took part in a recent opinion poll fear that escalating tensions between Russia and the West over the ongoing crisis in Syria could become a global military conflict. Moscow's intervention in the Syrian conflict has been criticized by the West, which believes Russian strikes are aimed at supporting its ally President Bashar Assad rather than targeting terrorist groups in the region.According to the poll, conducted by independent Russian pollster Levada Center, 48 perc..>> view originalMosul: Iraqi PM vows to 'chop the head off the snake'
Photos: Mosul operation: Iraqi-led forces push toward key cityIraqi forces run for cover after a mortar shell struck near the village of Bazwaya, on the eastern edges of Mosul, Iraq, on Monday, October 31. An Iraqi-led offensive is underway to reclaim Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city and the last major stronghold for ISIS in the country. Photos: Mosul operation: Iraqi-led forces push toward key cityAn Iraqi soldier receives treatment after being injured during clashes with ISIS fighters near B..>> view originalLeaked memo shows North Korea's Kim Jong Il sought friendlier U.S. relations
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton suggested to Kim Jong Il a return to the six-party talks in 2009, when Clinton went to North Korea to seek the release of two U.S. journalists who had been detained in the country. An archived message posted on the website WikiLeaks that was included in a batch of hacked email messages belonging to Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta includes an extensive 8-page memo on the historic meeting between Clinton and Kim. While the two never met..>> view originalOn Duterte's heels, Malaysia is the next Asian country to embrace China
BEIJING — Malaysia’s prime minister arrived in China on Monday with warm words for his hosts, a thirst for Chinese money and, for the first time, a promise of significantly closer defense ties with the purchase of Chinese naval coastal patrol ships. Najib Razak called himself a “true friend” of China, determined to take their relationship to “new heights” — echoing the pro-China outreach by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte two weeks ago when he proclaimed a “separation” from his country’s..>> view originalItalian nun says earth 'roared' as fabled Norcia basilica was destroyed
TREVI, Italy — Sister Caterina was praying with the eight nuns of her Benedictine order in the central Italian town of Norcia when the earth began to roar. The abbey and the ground beneath the nuns’ feet shook and they were thrown around. The ceiling cracked and crumbled. A cupboard crashed to the ground. Stepping to the door, Sister Caterina caught a glimpse of how the Sunday-morning earthquake was being experienced in the town below. “Smoke, and people’s cries of fear. If I close my eyes, I ca..>> view originalInvestigating Donald Trump, FBI Sees No Clear Link to Russia
The F.B.I.’s inquiries into Russia’s possible role continue, as does the investigation into the emails involving Mrs. Clinton’s top aide, Huma Abedin, on a computer she shared with her estranged husband, Anthony D. Weiner. Mrs. Clinton’s supporters argue that voters have as much right to know what the F.B.I. has found in Mr. Trump’s case, even if the findings are not yet conclusive. “You do not hear the director talking about any other investigation he is involved in,” Representative Gregory W...>> view originalSIMI activists' jailbreak: Cases of murder, bomb blasts against those killed in encounter
Three of the eight cadres, of the banned Islamist fundamentalist group SIMI, who were killed in a police encounter after they escaped from Bhopal Central Prison, were involved in an earlier case of jailbreak in Khandwa in 2013. According to the police, the men killed were "dangerous criminals involved in serious crimes," including bomb blasts and various cases of loot and dacoity across several states.In a dramatic turn of events, reports surfaced that around 2-3 am on Sunday night, eight SIMI a..>> view originalWashington Halts Sale of Assault Rifles to the Philippines
A major sale of assault rifles to the Philippines has been stopped by Washington after a Senator reportedly expressed concern over human-rights violations in the Southeast Asian nation. According to Reuters, staff of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told the U.S. State Department on Monday that Senator Ben Cardin — the committee’s top Democrat — was opposed to the sale of up to 27,000 assault rifles to the Philippines, where thousands have been killed in a savage, extrajudicial war on dr..>> view originalSouth Korea: President's confidante detained
Prosecutors placed Choi Soon-sil, who has been described as a Rasputin-like character, under "emergency detention" late Monday, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office tells CNN. Choi is South Korean President Park Geun-hye's friend and an informal adviser whose access to confidential government documents has led to noisy demands for Park's ouster, with thousands taking to the streets last weekend demanding that she step down.According to South Korean criminal law, an individual can be placed..>> view original
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
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