Berlin-attack ties to others under review
MILAN -- Investigators Saturday worked to determine whether the Berlin Christmas market attacker received any logistical support that allowed him to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being killed in a police shootout in a Milan suburb in Italy. Tunisian fugitive Anis Amri's fingerprints and wallet were found in the truck that plowed into the market in Berlin on Monday night, killing 12 people and injuring 56 others. Despite an intense, Europe-wide manhunt, Am..>> view originalPakistan releases Indian fishermen in bid to ease tensions with Delhi
By Syed Raza Hassan | KARACHI, Pakistan KARACHI, Pakistan Pakistan released 220 Indian fishermen on Sunday as a goodwill gesture aimed at easing tensions with its neighbor, officials said.The men were arrested more than a year ago, accused of entering Pakistani waters in an area of the Arabian Sea where the border is unclear. India is also holding Pakistani fishermen for the same reason and Pakistan hopes its gesture - on the birthday of the nation's father, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, which coinci..>> view originalQueen misses Christmas Day church service 'because of cold'
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Members of the Royal Family arrived at church without the Queen The Queen has not attended church on Christmas Day because she is still suffering from a heavy cold. Buckingham Palace said she was staying indoors to help her recover but added that she would still participate in the family's Christmas Day celebrations.Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and others attended church at the Queen's Norfolk ..>> view originalPowerful Typhoon Slams Into Philippines, Spoiling Christmas
MANILA, Philippines — A powerful typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines on Christmas Day, spoiling the biggest holiday in Asia's largest Catholic nation, where a governor offered roast pig to entice villagers to abandon family celebrations for emergency shelters.Typhoon Nock-Ten was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers (114 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 255 kph (158 mph) when it made landfall Sunday night in Catanduanes province, where fierce winds and rain knocked down..>> view originalAll 92 on Syria-bound Russian military jet killed in crash, including 60 f...
MOSCOW A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, killing everyone on board, Russian authorities said.The Russian Defence Ministry said one of its TU-154 Tupolev planes had disappeared from radar screens at 0525 MSK (9.25 p.m. ET), two minutes after taking off from Sochi in southern Russia, where it had stopped to refuel from Moscow, on its way to Syria.Major-G..>> view originalNigeria: Boko Haram is crushed, forced out of last enclave
LAGOS, Nigeria — The Boko Haram extremist group has finally been crushed — driven from its last forest enclave with fighters on the run and no place to hide, Nigeria’s president declared Saturday. His victorious statement came as the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, with which one faction of Boko Haram is allied, claimed a successful attack on an army barracks in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state “killed and wounded many.” The communique on social media said the attack took place Thursda..>> view originalTrump says he's closing foundation, but Democrats want more
President-elect Donald Trump plans to shut down his charitable foundation, which has been under intense scrutiny for months. (Victoria Walker,Peter Stevenson/The Washington Post) President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to shut down his charitable foundation, a decision that comes after repeated controversies over how it collected and disbursed funds. In a statement Saturday, Trump offered no timeline for when his foundation would close down, but said he had directed his attorney to tak..>> view originalPope Francis Christmas Message Urges Peace in Syria, Between Palestinians and Israelis
Pope Francis on Sunday offered a Christmas hope for peace in a world lacerated by war and terrorism, urging people to remember migrants, refugees and those hit by economic instability caused by "idolatry of money."Francis, marking the fourth Christmas season since his election in 2013, also urged Palestinians and Israelis, facing renewed tension after a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli settlements on occupied land, to have the courage to put aside hate and revenge and "write a new page of hist..>> view originalNetanyahu reprimands nations that supported UN settlement resolution
JERUSALEM — Israel summoned to Jerusalem on Sunday, Christmas Day, ambassadors representing countries that voted in favor of a U.N. Security Council resolution that harshly criticizes Israeli settlement activity, calling them an obstacle to peace. Ambassadors of four of the five permanent Security Council members — the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia — as well as nonpermanent members with diplomatic relations with Israel — Egypt, Japan, New Zealand, Uruguay, Ukraine and Spain — were iss..>> view originalAS--China-Aircraft Carrier
BEIJING (AP) — China's first aircraft carrier has set off for the Western Pacific for an open-sea training exercise, the Defense Ministry said.State media said Sunday that it is the first time that the Liaoning, which was commissioned by the Chinese navy in 2012, has headed to "distant sea waters." The Western Pacific region stretches from China to New Zealand and encompasses countries in the Pacific, Oceania and parts of Asia.The statement said a navy formation including the Liaoning set off Sa..>> view original
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