POLITICS
Over 80 killed, children burnt to death in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
Boko Haram militants killed 86 people, including children, in their recent attack on villages in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday. Horrifying details of the attacks emerged on Sunday. The Saturday night assault on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of Maiduguri – the birthplace of Boko Haram – lasted for hours,...
Donald Trump fan shows support by offering free tattoos of billionaire’s FACE
AN AMERICAN tattoo artist is giving free tattoos of Donald Trump’s face to any willing customer. Robert Holmes is offering tattoos of the Republican presidential hopeful at his parlour in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mr Holmes, who has also attached Mr Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ election slogan to his...
10 things that look more like Donald Trump than Donald Trump
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White House hopefuls in final lowa plea
US presidential candidates are making a final pitch to people in the state of Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will take place on Monday. Polls suggest that Republican Donald Trump has a narrow lead over Ted Cruz but both are well ahead of the others. But the Democratic race is slightly tighter, with former US...
Mexico City officially renamed Mexico City (well, almost)
So, what’s the capital of Mexico? The answer really depends on your perspective. For people inside the country, it has been just “DF” or a Federal District, but now the government has decided to rebrand to pitch the city’s new status of an almost federal state. Mexico’s President Enrique...
Japan sets up anti-air missiles in Tokyo to boost defense against N. Korea
Japan says it has deployed two Patriot missile interceptors in Tokyo to counter North Korea’s activity. The deployment comes amid reports that Pyongyang is preparing for a space rocket launch. Two ground-to-air Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) launchers were installed near the Defense Ministry’s headquarters on...
10,000 kids missing in EU as criminals ‘exploit’ migrant flow – Europol chief of staff
Human traffickers are taking advantage of Europe’s refugee crisis to find sex and labor slaves, particularly children, Europol says. The EU police’s chief of staff told the Observer that some 10,000 minors have gone missing since crossing into the EU. Thousands of underage refugees have reportedly disappeared...
Watch Donald Trump turn COCKNEY in comedian’s hilarious YouTube spoof
British funnyman Peter Serafinowicz has turned his comic talents towards sending up the controversial Republican presidential candidate With more than 500,000 people signing a petition calling for Donald Trump to be banned from the UK, perhaps the presidential hopeful needs a new way of addressing us Brits. And funnyman...
Germany’s Merkel says refugees must return home once war is over
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried on Saturday to placate the increasingly vocal critics of her open-door policy for refugees by insisting that most refugees from Syria and Iraq would go home once the conflicts there had ended. Despite appearing increasingly isolated, Merkel has resisted pressure from some conservatives to...
5 Ways Obama Wants to Change Retirement Accounts
President Obama has already introduced a new type of retirement account: the myRA. In his 2017 budget, he plans to further tweak the retirement account system. Here are some of the 401(k) and IRA changes Obama is proposing: Pooled 401(k) plans. Setting up and managing a 401(k) plan can be burdensome for small businesses. Under...
The problems plaguing Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential bid
IT is the question every politician hates. A curly one that none of them want to answer. The T question. What about trust? Hillary Clinton’s time came exactly a week out from the first votes being cast in the race to the White House. This young millennial voter from Iowa had a question for the frontrunner. “It feels...
Syrian rebel splits deepen after failed ‘merger’ with al Qaeda arm
The leader of al Qaeda's Syrian wing tried unsuccessfully at a recent meeting to convince rival Islamist factions to merge into one unit, several insurgency sources have told Reuters. Abu Mohamad al-Golani, head of the Nusra Front, even suggested he was willing to change the name of his group if the others, including the...