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The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday (October 27) offloaded in San Diego more than 17 tons of cocaine seized from drug smugglers on the high seas in what has been a record-breaking year for the agency. “The crew of Waesche is offloading more than 39,000 pounds (17.6 tons) of cocaine worth more than $561,000,000 behind me, that’s just a small portion of what we’ve seized in the fiscal year 2016. This fiscal year, the coast […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)– The world’s largest marine reserve aimed at protecting the pristine wilderness of Antarctica will be created after agreement was finally reached Friday with Russia dropping its long-held opposition. The deal, sealed by the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) at an annual meeting in Hobart after years of negotiations, will see a massive US and New Zealand-backed marine protected area established in the Ross Sea. It will cover more than 1.55 […]
by Michael Mathes WINSTON-SALEM, United States(AFP) — First Lady Michelle Obama brought her star power onto the campaign trail Thursday stumping for Hillary Clinton as the Democratic White House hopeful seeks to conquer battleground states before Election Day. Obama has emerged as a compelling force in the hard-fought campaign, delivering powerful arguments against Republican Donald Trump and in support of Clinton’s bid to become the first female US president. “She is ready to be commander-in-chief […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) – by Laurent Barthelemy with Cecile Feuillatre in Paris As Iraqi forces backed by a US-led coalition inch towards the Islamic State group in Mosul, experts and security sources warn that any assault on the jihadists’ main Syrian stronghold of Raqa would be even more difficult. The US and British defence ministers said on Wednesday they expected an assault to drive IS from its de facto capital of Raqa to begin in […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) – by Masroor GILANI A Pakistan opposition party planning a major anti-government protest was raided by police Thursday as authorities banned all public gatherings in Islamabad for two months. Police raided a youth convention for opposition leader Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek Insaaf (PTI) party, charging activists with batons and arresting dozens of people. Khan, a former Pakistan cricket star, is due to lead the protest on November 2 to demand Prime Minister Nawaz […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — A US general told AFP on Thursday that between 800 and 900 Islamic State group fighters have been killed since the Iraqi-led operation to recapture Mosul from the jihadists began. “Just in the operations over the last week and a half associated with Mosul, we estimate they’ve probably killed about 800-900 Islamic State fighters,” General Joseph Votel, who heads the US military’s Central Command, said in an interview with AFP, speaking […]
(Reuters)- The 100-year-old uncle of Japanese Emperor Akihito, Prince Mikasa, died on Thursday, leaving only four heirs to the Chrysanthemum throne, the Imperial Household Agency said. Mikasa’s death coincides with renewed attention to the future of the aging and shrinking imperial family and whether women should be allowed to inherit the throne, breaking a males-only succession tradition that conservatives say is central to an imperial tradition stretching back 2,600 years. Mikasa was the youngest […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday spoke by phone with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urging close cooperation in the fight against the Islamic State group, the White House said. “Obama noted the need for close coordination between the United States and Turkey to build on these successes and to apply sustained pressure on ISIL in Syria to reduce threats to the United States, Turkey, and elsewhere,” a statement said, using […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Air strikes that hit a school in rebel-held Idlib province in northwest Syria killed 22 children and six teachers, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said Wednesday. “This is a tragedy. It is an outrage. And if deliberate, it is a war crime,” said UNICEF director Anthony Lake. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said “warplanes — either Russia or Syrian — carried out six strikes” in the village of Hass, including on a […]
by Franck IOVENE VISSO, Italy (AFP) — Two strong earthquakes rocked central Italy on Wednesday, toppling buildings and injuring dozens of people according to initial reports, two months after a devastating tremor killed nearly 300 in the same region. The first 5.5 magnitude quake sent people running out of their houses, likely saving lives when the second, more destructive, 6.1 magnitude one struck two hours later. But rescuers working through the night and in the […]
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday (October 26) the proposed tie-up between AT&T Inc and Time Warner Inc raised concerns that needed study. “I think it raises questions and concerns, and they should be looked into,” she told reporters on her campaign plane. “If I’m fortunate enough to be president, I will expect the government to conduct a very thorough analysis before making a decision,” she said. (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2016
Two strong earthquakes rocked a wide area of central Italy on Wednesday (October 26), striking fear among residents rattled by a deadly tremor in August, but there were no reports of casualties. The quakes, which struck about two hours apart, caused the collapse of several old structures, including a number of historic rural churches that were empty at the time. The second quake was measured at 6.0 magnitude by the U.S. Geological Survey and the […]
