POLITICS
China ties on the line as Taiwan votes for new president
Taiwan looks set on Saturday to elect an independence-leaning opposition leader as its first woman president who could usher in a new round of uncertainty with China, the massive neighbor that claims the self-ruled island as its sacred territory. Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), is expected to be...
USA Freedom Kids: Watch ‘President Donald Trump’ song, see lyrics
The President Donald Trump song performed by the USA Freedom Kids during Wednesday night’s rally in Pensacola, Florida, is stunning to watch because even Donald Trump supporters seemed to resist clapping to a World War I tune. Watching the full video of the girls’ performance and reading the lyrics of the song might...
‘Why take children to closed piste?’ French teacher faces manslaughter charge after deadly avalanche
A Lyon teacher who brought a group of schoolchildren to a closed Alps ski slope in France has been charged with involuntary manslaughter as authorities say the group likely triggered a 20-meter avalanche that killed two of the teens and another man. The teacher, whose name has not been disclosed, was charged by French...
Internet protests all-white Oscar acting nominees for 2nd yr in row
The hashtag #Oscarssowhite has been revived following this week's Oscars announcement of all-white acting nominees. For just the second time since the late 1990s — and the second year in a row — no actors of color were nominated for the Oscar's acting awards. The internet objected to the absence of Michael B...
Donald Trump: Without a muslim ban we’re not going to have a country anymore
Donald Trump said late Tuesday that he would compromise on his call for banning foreign Muslims from coming to the U.S. under the right circumstances. “I’m not saying there can’t be some give and take,” he said aboard his personal jet that evening, according to The Washington Examiner. “You look at...
Irish politicians to discuss banning Donald Trump from Ireland
Politicians in Ireland will discuss banning Donald Trump from the country following his remarks about banning Muslims from America. @NPSusa Poor Ireland, like the UK, drunk yet again. Nothing else to do, I guess. — Tech (@WriteReadRock) 14 Січень 2016 Two separate petitions, 'Ban Donald Trump from Ireland'...
Multiple explosions, gunfire in central Jakarta, Indonesia near café & UN agency office
At least six blasts went off in the city center of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta in an apparent terrorist attack involving suicide bombers. Witnesses describe casualties, chaotic scenes, and exchanges of gunfire with police. At least four people have so far been confirmed killed in the attack. The official Twitter account...
Former prisoner of LIH: We looked out of the windows, as the Islamists shot our men. Video
21-year-old Nadia Murad Basi Taha told about atrocities that militants of "Islamic state" have staged an in relation to Yezidi. According to the girl, at least 3,400 people living in the vicinity of the city Sinzhar are killed and missing after the area was occupied by LIH in August 2014....
Dmitry Medvedev and Nikolai Baskov made a funny selfie
It is appeared funny selfie of Dmitry Medvedev and Nikolai Baskov on unusual background. Internet users joke that third man on the photo is Vladimir Putin. It soon became clear that the picture is a fake. The original...
US ‘apologises’ for Iran naval incursion
The US has apologised to Iran after 10 American sailors were arrested for entering Iranian waters, the commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards naval forces has said. General Ali Fadavi accused those detained of "unprofessional" acts. But he suggested the group, who are being held by the guards, could be released...
Syria army ‘seizes’ key rebel stronghold in Latakia
Beirut (AFP) — Syria's army and allied forces on Tuesday took full control from rebel groups of the strategic town of Salma, in the northwestern province of Latakia, state television reported. In a breaking news flash, the channel said the army, backed by the pro-government National Defence Forces militia, had also...
‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ Wants Trump for President
Country music icon Loretta Lynn is “sold” on Donald Trump – so much so that the legendary singer-songwriter wants to actively campaign for the Republican frontrunner’s presidential bid. In an interview with Reuters over the weekend, the 83-year-old Lynn says she’s been endorsing Trump after...