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Irish rock band U2 paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks on their return on Sunday (December 6) to France, where two concerts had been canceled following the shootings. But Eagles of Death Metal did not make a rumored appearance with U2. The U2 Paris concerts were originally scheduled for Nov. 14 and 15, and were postponed after coordinated Islamic State attacks on the French capital killed 130 on Nov. 13. The deadliest […]
France‘s far-right National Front topped the vote nationally in the first round of high-stakes regional elections on Sunday, provisional results showed, a major boost for the anti-immigration party. Boosted by fears over the Nov. 13 Islamic State attacks that killed 130 people in Paris, stubbornly high unemployment and worries about immigration, Marine Le Pen’s party secured 30.6 percent of the vote nationally, an exit poll by Ifop-Fiducial poll showed on Sunday night. The anti-Europe, anti-immigration […]
The parliamentary election of Venezuela went on smoothly on Sunday, with nearly 20 million Venezuelans voting for the parties they support at polling stations. Voters queued early at polling stations, which opened at 06:00 across the country and would remain open for 12 hours. In the election, the governing United Socialist Party (USP) will contend with the opposition and neutral parties for the 167 seats in the National Assembly. The government dispatched more than 160,000 […]
The Eiffel Tower was the backdrop of a light display featuring 24 roving searchlights and an international sports project on Sunday (December 6), to mark the Un ited Nations climate conference. Tourists admired the iconic monument as it lit up. “I came here as Christmas is approaching, to watch the light show, to buy presents and do some shopping and because I love Paris,” a tourist, Lea, said. Lydia, a British citizen, said she had […]
President Barack Obama warned Americans on Sunday the terrorist threat to the United States had evolved into a dangerous “new phase” in the aftermath of a deadly California shooting rampage, but vowed to destroy Islamic State and other militant groups. In a rare Oval Office address, Obama sought to calm a U.S. public increasingly jittery about the fight against Islamist militancy that once appeared to be waged overseas. But he offered no major shift in […]
China stands ready to provide capital, technology and personnel to Africa for pushing forward industrialization in the continent, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Friday. Xi made the announcement in his address at the close ceremony of the High-Level Dialogue between Chinese-African Leaders and Business Communities and the 5th Conference of Chinese and African Entrepreneurs in Johannesburg. “The achievement of inclusive and sustainable development in Africa hinges on industrialization, which holds the key to creating […]
Excerpts from President Obama’s Speech on keeping the Americans safe after the San Bernardino massacre: > “This was an act of terrorism, designed to kill innocent people.” >”I have authorized U.S. forces to take out terrorists abroad precisely because I know how real the danger is” >”As Commander-in-Chief, I have no greater responsibility than the security of the American people.” >”The threat from terrorism is real, we will overcome it. We will destroy ISIL and […]
(Reuters) President Barack Obama will tell Americans on Sunday what the government is doing to keep them safe following the mass killing by a couple in California last week that is being investigated as an act of terrorism, but no major shift in strategy was expected. In a rare Oval Office address at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT) (9:00am Manila time), Obama will lay out the security steps the United States has taken since Islamic […]
This past weekend, members of the Church of Christ residing within the New Jersey area united to conduct INC Giving activities to express their appreciation for the police, firemen, and residents of the city of Bayonne in New Jersey. On Saturday, November 21, the members visited first the Bayonne Police Department then were given a tour of the police station. From the police station, the members then visited the fire department where the brethren, especially […]
(REUTERS) Indigenous peoples’ representatives joined a boat ride on Paris’s Seine River on Sunday (December 6), on the sidelines of the United Nations climate conference, urging action to protect the environment. The indigenous groups from North and Central America, the Amazon, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo, played instruments and recited incantations, calling for respect for Mother Earth. Leaders and representatives of the indigenous peoples signed a paddle, symbolising their solidarity. “We are on […]
The governor of Aden was killed by a car bomb on Sunday (December 6) in Yemen’s southern port city, in an attack that Islamic State claimed responsibility for. A local official and residents said at least six members of General Jaafar Mohammed Saad’s entourage also died in the attack, which targeted the governor on his way to work. Several other people were wounded. The attack came in the Tawahi district of Aden, where President Abd-Rabbu […]
A man with a knife stabbed another in an east London metro station on Saturday evening (December 5), reportedly screaming “this is for Syria”, before police used a stun gun on the attacker and detained him. “We are treating this as a terrorist incident,” Richard Walton, who leads the London police’s Counter Terrorism Command, said in a statement. Police were called to reports of a number of people stabbed at Leytonstone Underground station in east […]
