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Migrant crisis: EU-Turkey deal comes into effect
The agreement between the EU and Turkey to tackle the migrant crisis has formally come into effect. Under the deal, migrants arriving in Greece are now expected to be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or their claim is rejected. The influx of people crossing to Greek islands grew ahead of the deadline, and...
A trip back in time to old Dubai
Supercars may be Dubai’s current transport of choice – but a spice-scented dhow trip will take you worlds away from the modern Emirate’s shiny skyscrapers. It was early evening in Dubai and the sky was streaked rose and peach as the sun dipped towards the horizon. At the edge of the salt-water creek that...
Anti-Trump Forces In Arizona Handed Him A Big Victory Today
If Republican front-runner Donald Trump ever needed a boost to keep himself in the headlines, Arizona anti-Trump protesters handed him a big one today. By attempting to prevent him from holding his scheduled rally in Phoenix suburb Fountain Hill, they only gave Trump ammunition for a defiant retort. The protesters blocked...
Unimaginable horrors from five years of war in Syria
It began as a protest over the ill-treatment of boys beaten for graffiti, in an atmosphere of change and hope as the Arab Spring spread through the region. Now, five years in, the Syrian civil war has drawn much of that region into its spiral of despair, and fallen to depths of savagery nobody imagined would be possible. The...
Illinois lawmaker’s daughter charged in staple gun attack on political rival
An Illinois state lawmaker’s daughter has been charged in connection with a staple gun attack on one of her mother’s political rivals, police said Friday. Jessica Soto and her boyfriend Bradley Fichter, both 26, of Chicago, were charged with three counts of aggravated battery in a March 6 attack on Robert Zwolinski,...
FBI investigating threatening letter sent to home of Eric Trump
NEW YORK – Police and the FBI are investigating a threatening letter sent to the Manhattan apartment of Donald Trump's son Eric that contained a white powder, two law enforcement officials said Friday. Preliminary tests on the substance in the envelope sent to Eric Trump's apartment Thursday indicated it was...
The Rise (and Fall) of Donald Trump
A bit off topic here, but since it’s the weekend and this is basically all anyone in the world talks about anymore, I figured I’d chime in with an update on Donald Trump. If you recall my 10 “Useless” 2016 predictions, I said: Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. The...
Judge Revokes Bail for Former Prep Schooler Owen Labrie
A judge has revoked bail for prep school graduate Owen Labrie, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a classmate last August, after prosecutors accused him of missing his court-ordered curfew several times. After the decision, which was made at a hearing this afternoon in Merrimack County Superior Court in Concord, N.H.,...
‘We got him’: World’s most wanted man Paris terrorist Salah Abdeslam shot in Belgium raid
PARIS terrorist Salah Abdeslam has been caught alive in a massive terror raid by Belgian police. Europe's most wanted man was wounded and arrested by Belgian authorities after a dramatic raid in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, Belgian prosecutors have confirmed. Two men were shot, one of which is Abdeslam, who has been...
Lori Robinson nominated as first US female combatant chief
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has nominated the first female in US military history to lead a combatant command. General Lori Robinson has been nominated to lead the US Northern Command, Mr Carter announced on Friday. The position is one of the most senior in the US military and must be confirmed by the Senate. She is...
Brussels raids: Paris attack suspect Abdeslam arrested
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been wounded and arrested in a raid in Brussels, officials have said. They said Abdeslam, who had been on the run since the November attacks, was wounded in the leg as police moved in on a flat in the Molenbeek area. "We got him," said Theo Francken, Secretary of State for...
Visa-free entry to Indonesia in Pipeline
Australian tourists may soon be able to enter Indonesia without a visa after President Joko Widodo signed a presidential decree. Signed by Mr Widodo on March 2, the decree grants visa-free entry to tourists from 79 countries, according to an official. Australia is No. 11 on the list, which was sent to the law and human rights...