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66 people killed as plane crashes in southern Iran
- February 18, 2018
Semirom lies in the southwestern region of Iran , around 480 kilometers south of the capital. The ATR 72 plane disappeared from flight-tracking radar just 20 minutes after it took off at 5am (1.30am GMT) local time. "The plane had 50 to 60 passengers", Pir Hossein Koolivand, the head of the emergency services told the Fars news agency. He also said it was not possible to send ambulances to the mountainous area, but choppers are being deployed. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Semirom lies in the southwestern region of Iran , around 480 kilometers south of the capital. The ATR 72 plane disappeared from flight-tracking radar just 20 minutes after it took off at 5am (1.30am GMT) local time. "The plane had 50 to 60 passengers", Pir Hossein Koolivand, the head of the emergency services told the Fars news agency. He also said it was not possible to send ambulances to the mountainous area, but choppers are being deployed. (more...)
Florida school shooting: Federal Bureau of Investigation admits tip failure, governor calls for Federal Bureau of Investigation resignation
- February 18, 2018
Cruz has been charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, north of Miami, on Wednesday. Cruz, who was a member of his school's NRA-sponsored shooting club, also discussed different rifles with his friends and shared his plans to buy body armor. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Cruz has been charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, north of Miami, on Wednesday. Cruz, who was a member of his school's NRA-sponsored shooting club, also discussed different rifles with his friends and shared his plans to buy body armor. (more...)
FBI Reportedly Warned in September About School Shooting Threats From Nikolas Cruz
- February 18, 2018
According to BuzzFeed , a YouTuber noticed disturbing comments posted on his videos from a user named Nikolas Cruz and reported them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, though at this time it is still unconfirmed whether the user was the same Cruz in question. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
According to BuzzFeed , a YouTuber noticed disturbing comments posted on his videos from a user named Nikolas Cruz and reported them to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, though at this time it is still unconfirmed whether the user was the same Cruz in question. (more...)
Ex-Russian diplomat calls United States charges 'fantasies'
- February 18, 2018
McMaster has expressed his confidence in the Russian election-meddling allegations before, and his new comments on Saturday were once again at odds with the views of his boss. " The American administration seems to be taking a very relaxed position as to the conditions of the use and the first use of nuclear weapons", said Kislyak. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
McMaster has expressed his confidence in the Russian election-meddling allegations before, and his new comments on Saturday were once again at odds with the views of his boss. " The American administration seems to be taking a very relaxed position as to the conditions of the use and the first use of nuclear weapons", said Kislyak. (more...)
U.S. charges Russians with 2016 election tampering
- February 18, 2018
H.R. McMaster was answering a question from a Russian delegate, shortly after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left the same stage at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. The indictments - following months of revelations about Russia's proven attempts to disrupt US elections - also brought back former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion in a 2010 book that Russian Federation is the U.S.'s biggest geo-political threat. (more...)
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- February 18, 2018
H.R. McMaster was answering a question from a Russian delegate, shortly after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left the same stage at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. The indictments - following months of revelations about Russia's proven attempts to disrupt US elections - also brought back former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney's assertion in a 2010 book that Russian Federation is the U.S.'s biggest geo-political threat. (more...)
World Heritage Buddhist Jokhang temple in flames
- February 18, 2018
Beijing has also made a great show of the amount of money it has spent to preserve and protect traditional Tibetan culture, including the many temples and monasteries that dot Tibet. The cause and extent of damage is still under investigation. The Tibetan New Year was celebrated last Friday, coinciding with the Spring Festival this year. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Beijing has also made a great show of the amount of money it has spent to preserve and protect traditional Tibetan culture, including the many temples and monasteries that dot Tibet. The cause and extent of damage is still under investigation. The Tibetan New Year was celebrated last Friday, coinciding with the Spring Festival this year. (more...)
Trump must listen to families of Florida shooting victims
- February 18, 2018
Victoria Olvera, a 17-year-old at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, says Cruz was expelled last school year after a fight with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. A spokeswoman said the change was due to scheduling. Hundreds of students, teachers and residents have filled the terrace of a United States federal courthouse, three days after a 19-year-old gunman wielding an AR-15 left 17 students and educators dead and scores more injured at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Victoria Olvera, a 17-year-old at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, says Cruz was expelled last school year after a fight with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. A spokeswoman said the change was due to scheduling. Hundreds of students, teachers and residents have filled the terrace of a United States federal courthouse, three days after a 19-year-old gunman wielding an AR-15 left 17 students and educators dead and scores more injured at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. (more...)
DFA: No Pinoys hurt in Mexico quake
- February 18, 2018
A strong quake cut power to nearly a million homes and businesses across Mexico , the head of the country's Federal Electricity Commission said Friday. An natural disaster measuring 7.2 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck south and central Mexico on Friday evening.The quake's epicentre was 33 miles northeast of Pinotepa, in Oaxaca State. (more...)
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- February 18, 2018
A strong quake cut power to nearly a million homes and businesses across Mexico , the head of the country's Federal Electricity Commission said Friday. An natural disaster measuring 7.2 magnitudes on the Richter scale struck south and central Mexico on Friday evening.The quake's epicentre was 33 miles northeast of Pinotepa, in Oaxaca State. (more...)
D'Iberville bail bondsman alerts Federal Bureau of Investigation about school shooting comment
- February 18, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence has called the mass shooting at a Florida high school "every parent's nightmare" and says the nation is praying for the victims and their families. He spoke only two words - "Yes ma'am" - when a judge asked him to confirm his name. He makes his initial court appearance Thursday, February 15, 2018 morning. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Vice President Mike Pence has called the mass shooting at a Florida high school "every parent's nightmare" and says the nation is praying for the victims and their families. He spoke only two words - "Yes ma'am" - when a judge asked him to confirm his name. He makes his initial court appearance Thursday, February 15, 2018 morning. (more...)
FBI charges 13 Russians charges with US election meddling
- February 18, 2018
Given Trump's track record of regurgitating segments from Kilmeade's show, there's even a chance Americans could hear the "payback" message in one of the president's tweets soon. "I'm surprised there are any Russian cyber experts available based on how active a lot of them have been undermining our democracies in the West", he said to laughter. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Given Trump's track record of regurgitating segments from Kilmeade's show, there's even a chance Americans could hear the "payback" message in one of the president's tweets soon. "I'm surprised there are any Russian cyber experts available based on how active a lot of them have been undermining our democracies in the West", he said to laughter. (more...)
McMaster: FBI indictments prove Russian Federation meddled in United States elections
- February 18, 2018
Charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. "There is no allegation in this indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity", said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein . (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Charges include conspiracy, wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. "There is no allegation in this indictment that any American was a knowing participant in this illegal activity", said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein . (more...)
GUN CONTROL DEBATE: Senator inspired by outspoken students
- February 18, 2018
Laurie Woodward Garcia, the mother of a 14-year-old girl, echoed many in the crowd, who said they believed that this shooting would lead to change, though so many others had not. To be found "mentally defective" - defined as "marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness. a danger to himself or herself or to others or lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs" - a judge has to find that person not competent to stand trial, or the person must be ... (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Laurie Woodward Garcia, the mother of a 14-year-old girl, echoed many in the crowd, who said they believed that this shooting would lead to change, though so many others had not. To be found "mentally defective" - defined as "marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness. a danger to himself or herself or to others or lacks the mental capacity to contract or manage his or her own affairs" - a judge has to find that person not competent to stand trial, or the person must be ... (more...)
Twins add starting pitcher by trading for Jake Odorizzi from Tampa Bay
- February 18, 2018
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Time was the first to report a deal was in place. According to Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan , the Twins will acquire Odorizzi in exchange for a package that includes shortstop prospect Jermaine Palacios. For the Rays in 2017, Odorizzi went 10-8 with a 4.14 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings over 28 starts. Odorizzi makes the Twins' starting rotation deeper. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Time was the first to report a deal was in place. According to Yahoo Sports' Jeff Passan , the Twins will acquire Odorizzi in exchange for a package that includes shortstop prospect Jermaine Palacios. For the Rays in 2017, Odorizzi went 10-8 with a 4.14 ERA and 127 strikeouts in 143 1/3 innings over 28 starts. Odorizzi makes the Twins' starting rotation deeper. (more...)
Florida's GOP Governor on Gun Laws: 'Everything's on the Table'
- February 18, 2018
Nikolas Cruz was wearing a shirt with the logo of the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program when he was arrested Wednesday. According to the Associated Press , the majority of the of the grants to schools - $2.2 million in 2016 - were non-cash grants, like the one Cruz's team received. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Nikolas Cruz was wearing a shirt with the logo of the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program when he was arrested Wednesday. According to the Associated Press , the majority of the of the grants to schools - $2.2 million in 2016 - were non-cash grants, like the one Cruz's team received. (more...)
Pakistani court sentences 7-year-old Zainab Ansari's killer to death
- February 18, 2018
Imran was arrested in January, two weeks after he raped and killed 7-year-old Zainab Ansari and threw her body into a garbage dump in the city of Kasur. The girl had gone to her Quran class when she was allegedly abducted. "I want him to be hanged publicly at the place where he took Zainab", the mother told reporters after the verdict. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Imran was arrested in January, two weeks after he raped and killed 7-year-old Zainab Ansari and threw her body into a garbage dump in the city of Kasur. The girl had gone to her Quran class when she was allegedly abducted. "I want him to be hanged publicly at the place where he took Zainab", the mother told reporters after the verdict. (more...)
7.2 magnitude natural disaster rocks Mexico
- February 18, 2018
The epicenter of the natural disaster, which struck at 5:39 pm (2339 GMT), was around 10 kilometers south-east of Pinotepa Nacional in the southern state of Oaxaca, the Mexican National Seismological Centre said . A 5.9-magnitude aftershock hit almost an hour later. "We haven't recovered from that scar", a man in Mexico city told a BBC reporter. Mexico's Interior Minister, Alfonso Navarrete, said the quake caused some superficial damage to buildings in Oaxaca. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The epicenter of the natural disaster, which struck at 5:39 pm (2339 GMT), was around 10 kilometers south-east of Pinotepa Nacional in the southern state of Oaxaca, the Mexican National Seismological Centre said . A 5.9-magnitude aftershock hit almost an hour later. "We haven't recovered from that scar", a man in Mexico city told a BBC reporter. Mexico's Interior Minister, Alfonso Navarrete, said the quake caused some superficial damage to buildings in Oaxaca. (more...)
Girl, 4, Fatally Shot Inside Car; Suspect Sought
- February 18, 2018
The children's mother reported she pulled up in front of a house on Mercer Avenue. Police said when they arrived they saw four children inside a auto with their grandmother. Janaya Swain was transported to Akron Children's Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Warrants for murder and weapons under disability have been issued for Bitting, who is considered armed and risky. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The children's mother reported she pulled up in front of a house on Mercer Avenue. Police said when they arrived they saw four children inside a auto with their grandmother. Janaya Swain was transported to Akron Children's Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Warrants for murder and weapons under disability have been issued for Bitting, who is considered armed and risky. (more...)
Winter Olympics: Choi Min-jeong wins women's 1500m short-track gold
- February 18, 2018
Kim Boutin is a two-time Olympic bronze medallist at Pyeongchang. Choi Min-jeong (center) poses with silver medalist Li Jinyu (left) and bronze medalist Kim Boutin of Canada at the medal-awarding ceremony in Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Kim Boutin is a two-time Olympic bronze medallist at Pyeongchang. Choi Min-jeong (center) poses with silver medalist Li Jinyu (left) and bronze medalist Kim Boutin of Canada at the medal-awarding ceremony in Gangneung Ice Arena on Saturday. (more...)
North Korean cheerleaders at South Korea men's hockey game
- February 18, 2018
Each year more than 1,000 North Koreans defect to the South. "Main news portals will turn a blind eye to photos like this that symbolize the Pyeongchang Olympics, and instead focus on photos that increase friction", TBS' reporter Kim Eo Joon was quoted as saying. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Each year more than 1,000 North Koreans defect to the South. "Main news portals will turn a blind eye to photos like this that symbolize the Pyeongchang Olympics, and instead focus on photos that increase friction", TBS' reporter Kim Eo Joon was quoted as saying. (more...)
European Union helps aspirant member Kosovo to modernise railway
- February 18, 2018
Hungary's foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, said he was "very much disappointed" by the 2025 target, which he called "very late", arguing that Serbia and Montenegro should be admitted by 2022. Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said it was hard for countries to keep moving in the right direction "if it's locked in the waiting room". (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Hungary's foreign minister, Peter Szijjarto, said he was "very much disappointed" by the 2025 target, which he called "very late", arguing that Serbia and Montenegro should be admitted by 2022. Macedonian Foreign Minister Nikola Dimitrov said it was hard for countries to keep moving in the right direction "if it's locked in the waiting room". (more...)
Ukip members vote to oust Henry Bolton as leader
- February 18, 2018
Mr Bolton said he still has "strong affections" for his former girlfriend who sent offensive messages about Meghan Markle , and compared the scrutiny of his private life to that faced by Diana, Princess of Wales. Mr Bolton, a former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate who defected to UKIP in 2014, has been at war with the NEC nearly since he took over. Henry Bolton recently said that he is not pleased with the media's scrutiny of his personal life. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Mr Bolton said he still has "strong affections" for his former girlfriend who sent offensive messages about Meghan Markle , and compared the scrutiny of his private life to that faced by Diana, Princess of Wales. Mr Bolton, a former Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate who defected to UKIP in 2014, has been at war with the NEC nearly since he took over. Henry Bolton recently said that he is not pleased with the media's scrutiny of his personal life. (more...)
"The viral wink - 'Wink" that stole million hearts
- February 18, 2018
Two days later, a clip from the song went viral on social media, The clip featured two debutantes - Priya Prakash and Roshan Abdul. The complaint was lodged by Zaheer Ali Khan and Muqeeth Khan, residents of Falaknuma in Hyderabad. The scene from the film clip has gone viral on the social media and almost five million have watched it so far. Priya Prakash Varrier in a still from Oru Adaar Love . (more...)
- February 18, 2018
Two days later, a clip from the song went viral on social media, The clip featured two debutantes - Priya Prakash and Roshan Abdul. The complaint was lodged by Zaheer Ali Khan and Muqeeth Khan, residents of Falaknuma in Hyderabad. The scene from the film clip has gone viral on the social media and almost five million have watched it so far. Priya Prakash Varrier in a still from Oru Adaar Love . (more...)
Jury Rules For Gaines Family In Case Against Baltimore Co
- February 18, 2018
The police killed Gaines and wounded her now six-year old son Kodi . Police went to serve Gaines an arrest warrant on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and multiple traffic violations. The panel awarded about $300,000 apiece to Gaines' father, mother and to her estate. The Baltimore Sun reported that lawyers for the family had sought more than $42 million in damages. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The police killed Gaines and wounded her now six-year old son Kodi . Police went to serve Gaines an arrest warrant on charges of disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and multiple traffic violations. The panel awarded about $300,000 apiece to Gaines' father, mother and to her estate. The Baltimore Sun reported that lawyers for the family had sought more than $42 million in damages. (more...)
13 killed in Mexico after helicopter crashes as officials tour quake area
- February 18, 2018
The depth of the quake was about 24 kilometers. Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook. "It was very bad", said Mercedes Rojas Huerta, 57, who was sitting on a bench outside her home in Mexico City's trendy Condesa district, too frightened to go back inside. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The depth of the quake was about 24 kilometers. Crowds of people gathered on central Reforma Avenue in Mexico City as the ground shook. "It was very bad", said Mercedes Rojas Huerta, 57, who was sitting on a bench outside her home in Mexico City's trendy Condesa district, too frightened to go back inside. (more...)
Florida shooting triggers demand for 'common-sense' gun control
- February 18, 2018
The shooting at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg was, at the time , the deadliest mass shooting in recent us history. The site has kept a running total of school shootings in the country since 2013, and their current count as of this year is at 18. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The shooting at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg was, at the time , the deadliest mass shooting in recent us history. The site has kept a running total of school shootings in the country since 2013, and their current count as of this year is at 18. (more...)
Former Ontario Tory leader Patrick Brown kicked out of party caucus
- February 18, 2018
The vote is set to take place in early March and the results will be announced on March 10. "It's like getting hit by a truck and then getting hit by a truck all over again". " Patrick Brown is the only leader for the Ontario PC Party that has given the North the attention we have been demanding for decades", Parks writes, urging people to sign up. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The vote is set to take place in early March and the results will be announced on March 10. "It's like getting hit by a truck and then getting hit by a truck all over again". " Patrick Brown is the only leader for the Ontario PC Party that has given the North the attention we have been demanding for decades", Parks writes, urging people to sign up. (more...)
Omarosa Claims Someone in the White House Is "Sleeping Around With Everybody"
- February 18, 2018
The former The Apprentice contestant, 44, answered, "Hell no! Brandi, that's awful", Manigault Newman said. "Did you ever sleep with him?" the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star asked. "Like, what is he going to tweet next?" she said in an earlier episode. However, Omarosa assures us all that's not her. "No", Glanville responds. "He seemed to like you so much, I was just wondering". (more...)
- February 18, 2018
The former The Apprentice contestant, 44, answered, "Hell no! Brandi, that's awful", Manigault Newman said. "Did you ever sleep with him?" the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star asked. "Like, what is he going to tweet next?" she said in an earlier episode. However, Omarosa assures us all that's not her. "No", Glanville responds. "He seemed to like you so much, I was just wondering". (more...)
South Korea official floats idea of co-hosting Asian Games with North
- February 18, 2018
After their performance, the North Korean skaters smiled broadly and ignored question from reporters as they walked past the global press. Ryom, 19, shed a tear. No president before Trump has coordinated as great an worldwide sanctions regime on North Korea, and none have so seriously offered up use of military force as an option. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
After their performance, the North Korean skaters smiled broadly and ignored question from reporters as they walked past the global press. Ryom, 19, shed a tear. No president before Trump has coordinated as great an worldwide sanctions regime on North Korea, and none have so seriously offered up use of military force as an option. (more...)
DOJ Indictment Cracks Down On Russian Election Interference
- February 18, 2018
A Russian lawmaker called the US charges "another anti-Russian push", RIA reported . Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted in October, along with his business associate, Rick Gates, who worked with him on the campaign . (more...)
- February 18, 2018
A Russian lawmaker called the US charges "another anti-Russian push", RIA reported . Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort was indicted in October, along with his business associate, Rick Gates, who worked with him on the campaign . (more...)
Heroic teacher warned of school shootings -- 3 weeks ago
- February 18, 2018
So determined was she to protect her students, that even when a SWAT team demanded that she open the door, she refused, fearing that it might have been a ploy by the gunman to gain access to the room. Eventually, Rospierski hid in a bathroom when the shooting started again, while his students got out of the school. Three men from school staff also lost their lives as a living shield for students. (more...)
- February 18, 2018
So determined was she to protect her students, that even when a SWAT team demanded that she open the door, she refused, fearing that it might have been a ploy by the gunman to gain access to the room. Eventually, Rospierski hid in a bathroom when the shooting started again, while his students got out of the school. Three men from school staff also lost their lives as a living shield for students. (more...)
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