(Reuters) Around 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a hotel seized by Islamist gunmen to rescue 170 people, many of them foreigners, trapped in the building. The jihadist group Al Mourabitoun, which is based in the desert north of the former French colony, claimed responsibility for the attack and said it worked with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Mali has been battling Islamist rebels for years. A security source […]
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World Toilet Day
NEW York City, United States of America – The United Nations made a reminder during World Toilet Day regarding the importance of maintaining a clean toilet as well as access to a clean toilet, adding that this is vital to the prevention of communicable diseases. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
No more hostages being held at Mali Bamako hotel-Malian official
(REUTERS) All remaining hostages at the Malian siege where at least three people died are now safe and out of the Radisson Blu in Bamako where they had been held, ministerial adviser Amadou Sangho told French television station BFMTV. “These people have been taken under the wing of the civil authorities,” he said. Earlier Malian commandos stormed the luxury hotel after Islamist gunmen took 170 people including many foreigners hostage in the capital of the […]
Al Qaeda-affiliated group claims Mali hotel attack
(REUTERS) An African jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda claimed responsibility on Friday for an attack on a luxury hotel packed with foreigners in the Malian capital Bamako. Al-Mourabitoun, a group based in northern Mali and made up mostly of Tuaregs and Arabs, posted a message on Twitter saying it was behind the attack on the Radisson Blu hotel, where around 130 people were reported to be trapped or held hostage. The claim could not […]
Gunmen take 170 hostage in hotel in Mali’s capital: hotel group
(REUTERS) Two attackers have taken 170 people hostage in a luxury hotel in the Malian capital Bamako on Friday, the group that runs the hotel said. “The Rezidor hotel group, which manages the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, understands that a hostage-taking is under way at the site today,” the group said in a statement quoted by the BBC. “According to our information, two people are holding 140 clients and 30 employees”.
Brunei PM arrives in Malaysia for ASEAN meeting
Brunei’s Prime Minister Hassanal Bolkiah arrived in Malaysia on Friday (November 20) ahead of a two-day regional meeting. Hassanal Bolkiah and wife Pengiran Anak Saleha arrived in Subang Abdul Aziz Shah Airport and were met by Malaysian officials. Brunei is one of the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Leaders of the 10-member state regional bloc will meet with their dialogue partners from United States, China, Japan, Australia, India, New Zealand, Russia […]
Islamic State militants threaten to blow up White House
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria released a video wherein two militants issued threats, saying that the Islamic State will conduct suicide bombings and car blasts against the White House as well as threatening more attacks against France. On the other hand, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that there is still no credible threat against the United States. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
Several Paris attackers were on U.S. watchlists – officials
(Reuters) At least four of the Paris attackers were listed in a central counter-terrorism database maintained by the U.S. intelligence community, five U.S. officials said on Thursday. At least one and possibly more of the attackers was also on a more selective U.S. “no fly list”, three of the officials said, though they would not provide a specific number. In coordinated attacks in Paris last Friday, 129 people were killed and more than 300 were […]
Malaysia tightens security ahead of ASEAN summit
Malaysian authorities tightened security as they deployed soldiers in its capital city on Friday (November 20), taking extra security precautions amid unconfirmed reports of an “imminent terrorist threat” ahead of a regional summit. U.S. President Barack Obama’s is joining leaders of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a weekend summit. Leaders from eight other countries with close partnerships with the grouping – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea […]
Obama says Syria settlement needed to eliminate Islamic State
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday (November 19) it may take some months for Russia, Iran and the Syrian ruling elite to accept that there can be no end to Syria’s civil war or a political settlement while President Bashar al-Assad remains in power. Obama said that Moscow and Tehran recognised Islamic State as a “serious threat” but Russia’s efforts in Syria were aimed at propping up Assad. “Bottom line is, I do not […]
#APEC Hottie: Canadian PM Trudeau mobbed by adoring fans
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to be whisked away from an Asia-Pacific summit by police bodyguards on Thursday (November 19) as hundreds of excited journalists and staff swarmed around him in a bid to take photos and say hello. Trudeau, a charismatic young politician who won Canada’s election last month promising “sunny ways” and respect, has generated rock star-like enthusiasm this week during meetings in Turkey and Manila. As he left a news conference […]
DFA is yet to identify 14 OFWs dead in Saudi Arabia
The Department of Foreign Affairs admitted that it still has no sufficient information to identify the 14 overseas Filipino workers that died in a vehicular accident in Saudi Arabia. The DFA is currently coordinating with the employers of said deceased OFWs in order to gather more details regarding the incident. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
