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Migrant crisis: EU agrees joint position to put to Turkey
EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis, Luxembourg's prime minister says. Xavier Bettel said the common EU position would be put to Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday morning. The proposed deal would see all migrants travelling to Greece from Turkey...
Anonymous Says It Just Released Some Of Trump’s Very Personal Info
Someone's phone has been ringing off the hook today. And if the hacker collective group Anonymous did its homework, that phone belongs to Donald Trump. Days after Anonymous declared what it called "total war" on the Republican front-runner, a new video supposedly from the group surfaced. "Donald...
Past Cases May Indicate Likelihood of US Student’s Release by North Korea
While efforts to free Otto Warmbier, a U.S. student who was sentenced to 15 years hard labor in North Korea after attempting to steal a propaganda poster, are underway, history suggests that the odds of his being released are in his favor. The Associated Press has identified at least seven Americans who have been held and then...
Ryan says open GOP convention ‘more likely’
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday it’s looking “more likely” the Republican Party will face an open convention in July – meaning, a floor fight to pick a nominee – and that Donald Trump and the party might want to accept that “reality.” Ryan discussed the possibility with reporters...
King Tut’s tomb: ‘90%’ chance of hidden chambers
unknown fate of a beautiful queen who ruled over ancient Egypt at the height of its power. But Nefertiti may be hiding in plain sight, according to a recent theory that's set the Egyptology world buzzing. Adding credence to that theory, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh El Damati announced Thursday that based on...
New ISIS Video Shows Explosive Wire Decapitate Hospital Worker; Six Alleged Spies Executed
Six men accused of leaking sensitive information about the Islamic State group to the Iraqi government were executed on video, the Daily Mail in the U.K. reported Thursday. The grisly killings reportedly were carried out in the extremist group’s besieged stronghold of Fallujah in Anbar province, where the Iraqi military...
Give Judge Garland a hearing: Our view
Supreme Court nominee deserves better than a cold shoulder from the GOP Senate. So does the nation. Poor Merrick Garland. By virtually all accounts a remarkably well-qualified federal judge, Garland has the dubious distinction of being President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court at a time when the Republican leader of...
Researchers analyzed the vocabulary of US presidential candidates
Experts have made a conclusion that the vocabulary of US presidential candidates corresponds to the school level. An interesting study conducted by specialists from the Institute of language technology at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA. Scientists have analyzed the campaign speeches of candidates for the US...
Why attending an Indian wedding can be dangerous
Wedding celebrations are supposed to be happy events but in northern India, a shocking number end tragically, thanks to a surprisingly tenacious tradition of celebratory gunfire. Take the wedding party in a small village called Raipur Bhood in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last weekend. The photographer, employed to...
‘10,000 deportees will be released onto Britain’s streets’ following new ruling
‘10,000 deportees will be released onto Britain’s streets’ following new ruling The decision from the unelected upper house, which is being seen as a humiliating slap in the face for the Government, was immediately attacked as a “threat to public safety.” The Immigration Bill debate hinged on how...
Paris arrests: Four held amid France attack plot fears
Four people have been arrested in the Paris area as part of a wider investigation into a possible plot against French targets, officials say. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said they had information to suggest one of those arrested "could undertake violent actions in France". But he played down French media...
Brussels raid over Paris attacks: Dead gunman was Algerian national
A terrorism suspect shot dead in a raid in a Brussels suburb on Tuesday has been identified as Algerian national Mohamed Belkaid, officials say. He was killed by snipers while trying to fire at police from an apartment window in the suburb of Forest. Four officers were wounded in the raid. Police are still hunting two suspects...