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Seven Rohingyas to be deported today
- October 04, 2018
The seven men in question were arrested and imprisoned in the Silchar central jail in Assam in 2012 on charges of illegal entering India . This is for the first time Rohingya immigrants were sent back to Myanmar from India. They number around 1.3 million out of the 52 million people who live in Myanmar. The Rohingyas are stateless and suppressed minorities residing in the Rakhine province of Myanmar. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
The seven men in question were arrested and imprisoned in the Silchar central jail in Assam in 2012 on charges of illegal entering India . This is for the first time Rohingya immigrants were sent back to Myanmar from India. They number around 1.3 million out of the 52 million people who live in Myanmar. The Rohingyas are stateless and suppressed minorities residing in the Rakhine province of Myanmar. (more...)
Six Rescue Divers Drown While Searching For Missing Boy in Malaysia
- October 04, 2018
Mohammad Hamdan said JBPM would look at every aspect of the welfare of the families of the victims including in terms of compensation and insurance. He said it was drizzling when the divers went into the pond at 9.15pm to rescue the 17-year-old boy. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Mohammad Hamdan said JBPM would look at every aspect of the welfare of the families of the victims including in terms of compensation and insurance. He said it was drizzling when the divers went into the pond at 9.15pm to rescue the 17-year-old boy. (more...)
McConnell Files Cloture, Meaning the Kavanaugh Vote is Coming
- October 04, 2018
Ms Collins, a moderate Republican from ME, told reporters on Wednesday: "The president's comments were just plain wrong". "I thought it was obviously insensitive and appalling, frankly". "I just got this text does anyone know what it means?" McConnell said in a letter Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he believes Democrats would only use such a briefing to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Ms Collins, a moderate Republican from ME, told reporters on Wednesday: "The president's comments were just plain wrong". "I thought it was obviously insensitive and appalling, frankly". "I just got this text does anyone know what it means?" McConnell said in a letter Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he believes Democrats would only use such a briefing to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation. (more...)
Malaysia's anti-graft agency arrests wife of former PM Najib
- October 04, 2018
The judge then set Nov 8 for the next mention. RM500,000 of the bail will be paid today, with the remainder to be paid by Oct 11. Gopal had initially asked for RM10 million. The couple left the building at around 12.30pm. Earlier today, theedgemarkets.com reported Rosmah was charged with 17 money laundering and tax-evasion offences, involving RM7.097 million. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
The judge then set Nov 8 for the next mention. RM500,000 of the bail will be paid today, with the remainder to be paid by Oct 11. Gopal had initially asked for RM10 million. The couple left the building at around 12.30pm. Earlier today, theedgemarkets.com reported Rosmah was charged with 17 money laundering and tax-evasion offences, involving RM7.097 million. (more...)
Australia condemns Russia's 'pattern of malicious cyber activity'
- October 04, 2018
Britain's National Cyber Security Center on Wednesday announced that they had "high confidence" about Russia's involvement in at least four new attacks. "This is unacceptable and the Australian government calls on all countries, including Russian Federation, to refrain from these types of malicious activities", the prime minister wrote in a statement. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Britain's National Cyber Security Center on Wednesday announced that they had "high confidence" about Russia's involvement in at least four new attacks. "This is unacceptable and the Australian government calls on all countries, including Russian Federation, to refrain from these types of malicious activities", the prime minister wrote in a statement. (more...)
5 officers shot in SC, suspect in custody
- October 04, 2018
At least 100 law enforcement officers responded to the scene, ABC Florence affiliate WPDE reported. More than one-third of the deaths were linked to firearms. The conditions of the wounded weren't immediately known. The shooting began as police tried to carry out a routine search warrant in a well-off neighbourhood in Florence, South Carolina . (more...)
- October 04, 2018
At least 100 law enforcement officers responded to the scene, ABC Florence affiliate WPDE reported. More than one-third of the deaths were linked to firearms. The conditions of the wounded weren't immediately known. The shooting began as police tried to carry out a routine search warrant in a well-off neighbourhood in Florence, South Carolina . (more...)
United States pulls out of global accord over Jerusalem embassy case
- October 04, 2018
It's not a state now", he said, explaining the Palestinian territories do not meet the "customary global law test of statehood". In the almost two years since being elected, President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a nuclear agreement between six powers and Iran, pulled out of a global climate accord, left the U.N. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
It's not a state now", he said, explaining the Palestinian territories do not meet the "customary global law test of statehood". In the almost two years since being elected, President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a nuclear agreement between six powers and Iran, pulled out of a global climate accord, left the U.N. (more...)
Trump's Mocking Of Blasey Ford Adds Fuel To Kavanaugh Nomination Fire
- October 04, 2018
Michael R. Bromwich, one of Ford's lawyers, called it a "a vicious, vile and soulless attack" in a post on Twitter. Last week, Mr Trump described Dr Ford's testimony at the Senate hearing as "very credible". Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gives her opening statement at the US Senate Judiciary Committee . By Monday, he was highlighting gaps in Ford's memory. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Michael R. Bromwich, one of Ford's lawyers, called it a "a vicious, vile and soulless attack" in a post on Twitter. Last week, Mr Trump described Dr Ford's testimony at the Senate hearing as "very credible". Dr. Christine Blasey Ford gives her opening statement at the US Senate Judiciary Committee . By Monday, he was highlighting gaps in Ford's memory. (more...)
Brett Kavanaugh Says ‘We're Loud, Obnoxious Drunks’ In 1983 Letter
- October 04, 2018
Kavanaugh made the remark in a letter he wrote to eight of his Georgetown Prep classmates in 1983 as they descended on a property in Ocean City for "Beach Week". "I drank beer with my friends". However, he denied drinking to the point of passing out or blacking out. He added: "There is a bright line between drinking beer, which I gladly do and which I fully embrace, and sexually assaulting someone, which is a violent crime". (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Kavanaugh made the remark in a letter he wrote to eight of his Georgetown Prep classmates in 1983 as they descended on a property in Ocean City for "Beach Week". "I drank beer with my friends". However, he denied drinking to the point of passing out or blacking out. He added: "There is a bright line between drinking beer, which I gladly do and which I fully embrace, and sexually assaulting someone, which is a violent crime". (more...)
Hundreds of people are dying from selfies
- October 04, 2018
Selfie-related deaths are on the rise, according to a new study that found there were over 250 reported deaths from October 2011 to November 2017 that happened while the person was trying to snap a selfie. The highest number of deaths occurred in the 20-29 age range at 168 total, followed by the 10-19 age range at 128, with 34 selficides in the 30-39 age range. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
Selfie-related deaths are on the rise, according to a new study that found there were over 250 reported deaths from October 2011 to November 2017 that happened while the person was trying to snap a selfie. The highest number of deaths occurred in the 20-29 age range at 168 total, followed by the 10-19 age range at 128, with 34 selficides in the 30-39 age range. (more...)
Mike Pompeo to meet Kim Jong-Un for more talks on denuclearization
- October 04, 2018
The invitation to return to Pyongyang to discuss North Korean denuclearization efforts was made during a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho amid United Nations sessions last week. Nauert said Pompeo would head afterwards to Beijing for meetings with unspecified officials. "I don't think Pompeo's trip, Saturday, would have been possible unless the two countries had a coordinated agenda regarding denuclearization", said Cho Sung-ryul, a senior researcher at the Institute ... (more...)
- October 04, 2018
The invitation to return to Pyongyang to discuss North Korean denuclearization efforts was made during a meeting with North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho amid United Nations sessions last week. Nauert said Pompeo would head afterwards to Beijing for meetings with unspecified officials. "I don't think Pompeo's trip, Saturday, would have been possible unless the two countries had a coordinated agenda regarding denuclearization", said Cho Sung-ryul, a senior researcher at the Institute ... (more...)
NBC’s problematic take on Kavanaugh’s "problematic" testimony
- October 04, 2018
When Sen. Orrin Hatch asked Kavanaugh under oath last week when he first heard of these allegations, he said, in the New Yorker story - which was published September 23. She said she never understood why. There were reportedly two other messages that showed Team Kavanaugh was in touch with classmates before the New Yorker story. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
When Sen. Orrin Hatch asked Kavanaugh under oath last week when he first heard of these allegations, he said, in the New Yorker story - which was published September 23. She said she never understood why. There were reportedly two other messages that showed Team Kavanaugh was in touch with classmates before the New Yorker story. (more...)
Russian Federation delivers anti-aircraft missile system to Syria
- October 04, 2018
BEIRUT, Lebanon - More than 18,000 people, almost half of them civilians, have been killed in Russian air strikes on Syria since Moscow began its game-changing intervention 3 years ago, a monitor said. He said that 49 pieces of equipment had arrived in Syria, including four launchers, locators and control vehicles. Israel, over hundreds of airstrikes, has sought to defeat that mission. (more...)
- October 04, 2018
BEIRUT, Lebanon - More than 18,000 people, almost half of them civilians, have been killed in Russian air strikes on Syria since Moscow began its game-changing intervention 3 years ago, a monitor said. He said that 49 pieces of equipment had arrived in Syria, including four launchers, locators and control vehicles. Israel, over hundreds of airstrikes, has sought to defeat that mission. (more...)
Key U.S. senators criticise Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser
- October 03, 2018
Ford has named three people other than Judge Kavanaugh who attended the party - Mark Judge, Patrick "PJ" Smyth, and her lifelong friend Leland Keyser (nee Ingham)". Conway defended Ford on Fox News shortly after the California psychology professor's accusations were made public, saying that Ford "should not be insulted, and she should not be ignored". (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Ford has named three people other than Judge Kavanaugh who attended the party - Mark Judge, Patrick "PJ" Smyth, and her lifelong friend Leland Keyser (nee Ingham)". Conway defended Ford on Fox News shortly after the California psychology professor's accusations were made public, saying that Ford "should not be insulted, and she should not be ignored". (more...)
Key Republicans condemn Trump's mockery of Christine Blasey Ford
- October 03, 2018
What neighborhood was it in? And Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the committee's top Democrat, also stressed that the report can't be released and added: "I don't know what's going to be in it". Democrats, meanwhile, were raising new questions about the truthfulness of Kavanaugh's sworn testimony to the Senate, shifting tactics against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as they await the results of the FBI's background investigation. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
What neighborhood was it in? And Sen. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), the committee's top Democrat, also stressed that the report can't be released and added: "I don't know what's going to be in it". Democrats, meanwhile, were raising new questions about the truthfulness of Kavanaugh's sworn testimony to the Senate, shifting tactics against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee as they await the results of the FBI's background investigation. (more...)
Swetnick Backtracks on Some Kavanaugh Accusations to MSNBC
- October 03, 2018
During the interview conducted Sunday, Snow said there were inconsistencies between what Swetnick wrote in a sworn affidavit and what she told her. "This morning, Swetnick provided four names of friends she says went to the parties with her", said Snow . Montgomery County police told THE WEEKLY STANDARD that their police report archives from the 1980s aren't digitized-they're recorded on microfiche, microscopic scans of documents that require a special magnifying machine to access and ... (more...)
- October 03, 2018
During the interview conducted Sunday, Snow said there were inconsistencies between what Swetnick wrote in a sworn affidavit and what she told her. "This morning, Swetnick provided four names of friends she says went to the parties with her", said Snow . Montgomery County police told THE WEEKLY STANDARD that their police report archives from the 1980s aren't digitized-they're recorded on microfiche, microscopic scans of documents that require a special magnifying machine to access and ... (more...)
U.K. Foreign Secretary compares European Union with Soviet prison
- October 03, 2018
His remarks were quickly denounced by two former heads of the Foreign Office. Mr Hunt echoed former prime minister Margaret Thatcher as he told the conference: "Of course we understand that the European Union wants to, it needs to, protect itself". (more...)
- October 03, 2018
His remarks were quickly denounced by two former heads of the Foreign Office. Mr Hunt echoed former prime minister Margaret Thatcher as he told the conference: "Of course we understand that the European Union wants to, it needs to, protect itself". (more...)
Putin calls ex-spy Skripal a 'scumbag' and 'traitor'
- October 03, 2018
As of October 1, however, the Indian government has not publicly confirmed that the CCS approved the $5.5 billion acquisition. Last month, the United States imposed sanctions on China's military for its purchase of combat fighters as well as the S-400 missile system it bought from Russian Federation this year. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
As of October 1, however, the Indian government has not publicly confirmed that the CCS approved the $5.5 billion acquisition. Last month, the United States imposed sanctions on China's military for its purchase of combat fighters as well as the S-400 missile system it bought from Russian Federation this year. (more...)
British PM Theresa May kicks off keynote speech with ABBA's 'Dancing Queen'
- October 03, 2018
The annual Conservative Party conference was characterized this year by internal party disagreements over the May government's plan for Brexit. She danced!"Oh my days!"And Abba's Dancing Queen is playing". While on a visit to Kenya, she went mega-viral for her attempt at taking part in a local dance move . May later said his speech made her "cross". May's awkward dancing steeze has been an object of ridicule and memes, but count this writer as one who embraces May's willingness to let the ... (more...)
- October 03, 2018
The annual Conservative Party conference was characterized this year by internal party disagreements over the May government's plan for Brexit. She danced!"Oh my days!"And Abba's Dancing Queen is playing". While on a visit to Kenya, she went mega-viral for her attempt at taking part in a local dance move . May later said his speech made her "cross". May's awkward dancing steeze has been an object of ridicule and memes, but count this writer as one who embraces May's willingness to let the ... (more...)
I told Saudi king he wouldn't last without US support
- October 03, 2018
Oil slipped on Wednesday, retreating from session peaks near a four-year high as top exporter Saudi Arabia said it increased output and after Reuters reported that Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia had struck a deal to pump more. Trump in July tweeted without evidence that Saudi Arabia would increase its production "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels" a day. A barrel of oil now costs about $75, continuing a steady increase over the past year. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Oil slipped on Wednesday, retreating from session peaks near a four-year high as top exporter Saudi Arabia said it increased output and after Reuters reported that Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia had struck a deal to pump more. Trump in July tweeted without evidence that Saudi Arabia would increase its production "maybe up to 2,000,000 barrels" a day. A barrel of oil now costs about $75, continuing a steady increase over the past year. (more...)
Ex-boyfriend casts doubt on Ford’s testimony about Kavanaugh-created 'trauma’
- October 03, 2018
Kavanaugh denied the allegations, as has his former classmate Mark Judge, who Ford claims was also in the room at the time of the alleged incident. Ford was pressed on that point at last week's hearing, saying, "I was hoping to avoid getting on an airplane". (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Kavanaugh denied the allegations, as has his former classmate Mark Judge, who Ford claims was also in the room at the time of the alleged incident. Ford was pressed on that point at last week's hearing, saying, "I was hoping to avoid getting on an airplane". (more...)
'Aggressive' Chinese destroyer came within 45 yards of United States warship
- October 03, 2018
Australia is warning Beijing not to use "intimidation or aggressive tactics" after a Chinese destroyer challenged a US Navy warship during a tense standoff in the South China Sea. Relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated over an escalating trade dispute, but ties have worsened in recent weeks after a USA decision to issue economic sanctions over Beijing's purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Australia is warning Beijing not to use "intimidation or aggressive tactics" after a Chinese destroyer challenged a US Navy warship during a tense standoff in the South China Sea. Relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated over an escalating trade dispute, but ties have worsened in recent weeks after a USA decision to issue economic sanctions over Beijing's purchase of Russian fighter jets and surface-to-air missile equipment. (more...)
Police catch top French convict after daring prison break
- October 03, 2018
In early July, multiple heavily armed men hijacked a helicopter and forced the pilot to fly to Faid's prison in Seine-et-Marne, near Paris, where they collected the prisoner. The wardens, who were unarmed, fled and raised the alarm. "Two commandos entered the prison to look for Redoine Faid as the third man was staying with the helicopter instructor", Belloubet said. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
In early July, multiple heavily armed men hijacked a helicopter and forced the pilot to fly to Faid's prison in Seine-et-Marne, near Paris, where they collected the prisoner. The wardens, who were unarmed, fled and raised the alarm. "Two commandos entered the prison to look for Redoine Faid as the third man was staying with the helicopter instructor", Belloubet said. (more...)
USA ordered to lift sanctions on 'humanitarian' goods
- October 03, 2018
Tehran had also argued that the sanctions imposed since May by US President Donald Trump's administration violate the terms of their 1955 Treaty of Amity. The sanctions may not hurt "exportation to the territory of Iran of goods required for humanitarian needs such as medicines, medical devices and foodstuffs and agricultural commodities as well as goods and services required for the safety of civil aviation", he said. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Tehran had also argued that the sanctions imposed since May by US President Donald Trump's administration violate the terms of their 1955 Treaty of Amity. The sanctions may not hurt "exportation to the territory of Iran of goods required for humanitarian needs such as medicines, medical devices and foodstuffs and agricultural commodities as well as goods and services required for the safety of civil aviation", he said. (more...)
US, Canada and Mexico praise 'historic' NAFTA replacement deal
- October 03, 2018
Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ( USMCA ) tighter country of origin rules and labour standards for the vehicle and garment manufacturing industries mean production of those products could shift back to North America, which would be a blow to Asian producers. (more...)
- October 03, 2018
Under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement ( USMCA ) tighter country of origin rules and labour standards for the vehicle and garment manufacturing industries mean production of those products could shift back to North America, which would be a blow to Asian producers. (more...)
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