POLITICS
Thomas Mair charged with murder in connection to shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox
A MAN has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Labour MP Jo Cox. The 41-year-old politician was attacked in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. West Yorkshire Police said Birstall local Thomas Mair has been charged with murder, grievous bodily harm,...
‘My pain is too much’ Jo Cox’s last words revealed as tributes paid to ‘exceptional’ MP
THE poignant last words of murdered MP Jo Cox were revealed yesterday. As she cradled her in her arms, the MP’s assistant Fazila Aswat pleaded: “Jo, get up.” Mrs Cox, 41, replied: “No, my pain is too much. I can’t make it.” She had been shot and stabbed by a man lying in wait outside a...
Russian athletes ban is ‘unfair’, says Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin has said it is unjust and unfair that Russian athletes remain banned from international competition, including the 2016 Olympics in Rio. The International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) decided not to lift the suspension, imposed after accusations of state-sponsored doping. Individual athletes can...
Spanish PM’s anger at David Cameron over Gibraltar
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy is unhappy about David Cameron's reported plan to make an EU referendum campaign stop in Gibraltar. Mr Rajoy has said he wants Britain to stay in the EU. But he added that Spain views Gibraltar as Spanish regardless of what happens in next week's referendum, according to Spanish...
Inside Trump Force One, Donald Trump’s Private Boeing 757
One of the candidates campaigning for President of the United States 2016 is already soaring high like the country’s existing President by flying in Trump Force One. Donald Trump‘s personal Boeing 757-2J4ER is dubbed Trump Force One and though it is tad smaller than Air Force One, it takes off higher on luxurious...
Orlando shootings: Democrats in 14-hour gun control filibuster
A US Democratic senator has led a 14-hour filibuster in an attempt to force a vote on gun control legislation following the Orlando massacre. Chris Murphy spoke at length with the help of fellow Democrats before yielding the floor. The tactic enables senators to block proceedings. He tweeted a vote had been secured but there...
«Умирающая» Анджелина Джоли шокировала всех, засветив грудь на заседании ООН
Известная американская актриса Анджелина Джоли, являющаяся послом доброй воли ООН, на недавнем заседании жестко высказалась в отношении вопроса урегулирования...
Venezuela recall: Maduro goes to court to block referendum
Venezuela's government has asked the Supreme Court to reject the opposition's proposal to hold a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro from office. It accused the leaders of the recall referendum movement of fraud. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition...
EU referendum: Cameron issues Brexit pensions warning
David Cameron has said the government might not be able to protect spending on pensions, the NHS and defence in the long term if the UK leaves the EU. The prime minister said Brexit could cause a "black hole" in the public finances and threaten the "triple lock" guaranteeing state pension increases. He told...
EU SUPERSTATE (step 1): Fury over plans for European-wide ‘tax harmonisation’
PROPOSALS to introduce a European Union-wide tax system has infuriated British taxpayers — who fear the move is yet another flagrant step in Brussels’ attempt to build a Euro-superstate. The controversial system, which is described in EU documents as the “harmonisation of European taxation”, was put...
Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro says no referendum this year
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said that a referendum the opposition is trying to call to oust him will not take place this year. There was no time to organise the recall referendum, said Mr Maduro. On Friday the National Electoral Council (CNE) declared more than 600,000 signatures on a petition for the...
Hillary Clinton Rips Donald Trump as ‘Someone That Does Not Hold Women in High Regard’
In her first campaign speech since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton thanked supporters for helping her achieve a “milestone” and she continued her recent attacks on likely Republican nominee Donald Trump. “When Donald Trump says, ‘Let’s make America great again,’...