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Arrest warrant issued for new suspect in Brussels attacks
Belgian prosecutors have identified and issued an arrest warrant for a new suspect in Tuesday’s attacks on the Brussels airport and a metro station. The federal prosecutor's office said in a statement Saturday that it issued an arrest warrant for a man it only identified as Faycal C. for “involvement in a...
Women’s college student president alerts police to ‘Trump 2016’ drawing, calls it ‘racist act’
Scripps College’s student president says she alerted campus police after “#trump2016” was found scrawled on a dorm room door, calling it “racist … violence,” according to an email she sent to the campus community, a copy of which was circulated Saturday on social media. “This morning,...
Man arrested in murder of California family
A 27-year-old man remained behind bars Saturday after he was arrested in the slayings of a Santa Barbara doctor, his wife and their 5-year-old daughter. Pierre Haobsh, a business acquaintance of Dr. Henry Han, was arrested Friday morning, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said in a statement. Police found a loaded handgun...
ISIS on the RUN: Russia smashes jihadis with 158 air raids in just 24 HOURS
ISLAMIC State has been hit by a devastating 158 air raids from Russian forces in the last day — killing over 100 militants. The attacks have been carried out in the central province of Homs and comes as president Bashar al-Assad's forces reclaimed the historic Palmyra castle. Russian Aerospace said there were 40...
North Korea propaganda video depicts nuclear attack on Washington
North Korea released a dramatic propaganda video Saturday called "Last Chance" that depicts a nuclear strike on Washington, complete with animation of a missile slamming into the earth near the Lincoln Memorial. The four-minute video, backed by a hyper musical score reminiscent of TV Westerns of the 1960s, includes a...
Chinese flags defaced in Prague ahead of Xi visit
Chinese flags hoisted in the Czech Republic ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping have been defaced. Dozens of the flags hung in the capital Prague were "spattered with a black substance overnight", a police spokesman said. The Chinese leader is due to arrive on Monday for a two-day visit before going to...
US Election 2016: Sanders battles to claw back Clinton
Bernie Sanders will try to claw back Hillary Clinton's lead in the race for the Democratic nomination for the US presidency on Saturday in caucus votes in Washington state, Hawaii and Alaska. Mr Sanders remains a dogged pursuer but Mrs Clinton has 1,691 of the 2,383 delegates needed to win, AP reports. He is still...
When do clocks go forward and when is the first day of spring?
THE mornings are lighter, the weather is warmer and the daffodils have come out. But when does spring officially start? When do the clocks go forward? When do the clocks go forward? Britain's clocks will go forward at 1am on the last Sunday of this month, tomorrow. The changing of the clocks means an hour less in bed. It...
Pay rise BONANZA on its way for 30 MILLION who will benefit in taxes windfall
MILLIONS of Britons are in line for an Easter bonanza as the Chancellor delivers a windfall on pay, tax and savings. George Osborne will this week keep his pledge to give Britain a pay rise with the introduction of the National Living Wage set to benefit more than 2.7 million low income workers. Tax on savings will also be...
World Twenty20 2016: England hold on to reach semi-finals
England 171-4 (20 overs): Buttler 66* (37), Roy 42 (39) Sri Lanka 161-8 (20 overs): Mathews 73* (53), Jordan 4-28 England won by 10 runs England held on to reach the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with a 10-run win over Sri Lanka in Delhi. Sri Lanka looked beaten after they were reduced to 15-4 in reply to England's...
Surrounded special forces hero blows up ISIS jihadis after calling in airstrike on HIMSELF
A HERO special forces officer took out a group of murderous Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis who had pinned him down by calling in an airstrike on HIMSELF, it emerged today. A HERO special forces officer took out a group of murderous Islamic State (ISIS) jihadis who had pinned him down by calling in an airstrike on HIMSELF, it...
Business leaders want out of EU: 250 top bosses back vote to break free from Brussels
CAMPAIGNERS for Britain to quit the EU were given another massive boost last night when 250 business leaders and entrepreneurs joined the anti-Brussels referendum surge. Tim Martin, chairman of the pub chain JD Wetherspoons, Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross and Martin Bellamy, chief executive of the Salamanca Group...