Hundreds of Yazidis appeal to the world to help them leave Iraq.
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Gaza truce extended for five days
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their truce for five more days.
Drilon, Belmonte personally deliver to the INC leadership a resolution declaring July 27 as special non-working holiday
Senate President Franklin Drilon and House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte were at the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s central office earlier this morning to personally deliver to the INC leadership joint resolution number 2, the resolution declaring July 27, 2014 as a special non-working holiday. The first time a joint resolution was passed was in the year 2011, more than three years ago.
Brazilian Socialist candidate, confirmed dead
The Brazilian Socialist party candidate was confirmed dead when the private jet he was riding crashed. Said candidate was supposed to run in the upcoming October presidential elections.
US sends additional troops to Northern Iraq
The United States have increased the deployment of US troops to northern Iraq to boost its rescue efforts for thousands of Yazibis trapped in the mountains by extremists, who vowed to kill them all.
Two dead, eight wounded in Ecuador earthquake
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:59pm EDT (Reuters) – Two people were killed in Ecuador on Tuesday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the capital of Quito, with eight others wounded and rescue workers still seeking to free others trapped after the tremor. The National Risk Control Agency said the earthquake triggered a landslide at a quarry in the Quito area that killed two people who worked there, adding that firemen […]
Fearing Iraq’s downfall, power brokers chose safe bet Abadi
By Michael Georgy BAGHDAD Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:09pm EDT (Reuters) – Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi’ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out. Maliki calculated he may have one more chance to hold onto power after eight years in office, even though alarmed allies had run out of patience as Islamic State jihadis swept government forces aside […]
Actor Robin Williams dead at 63
Oscar-winning actor and groundbreaking comedian Robin Williams hanged himself with a belt in his Northern California home after he had sought treatment for depression, a coroner said on Tuesday based on preliminary findings. Williams, 63, was found dead by his personal assistant at midday on Monday in a bedroom. He was suspended from a belt wedged between a closet door and a door frame, in a seated position just off the ground, Marin County’s assistant […]
U.S. to bolster air, navy activity in northern Australia: source
SYDNEY Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:29pm EDT (Reuters) – The United States will bolster its air and navy presence in northern Australia, a source said on Tuesday, under a plan to strengthen defense ties with its regional ally and project more power into the Asia-Pacific, where China’s influence is growing. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John Kerry are in Sydney to finalize an agreement reached between U.S. President Barack Obama and […]
Typhoon halong slams Japan; kills 10
At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured when Typhoon Halong hit Japan this weekend.
Exclusive: Iraq says Islamic State killed 500 Yazidis, buried some victims alive
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed at least 500 members of Iraq’s Yazidi ethnic minority during their offensive in the north, Iraq’s human rights minister told Reuters on Sunday. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said the Sunni militants had also buried alive some of their victims, including women and children. Some 300 women were kidnapped as slaves, he added. “We have striking evidence obtained from Yazidis fleeing Sinjar and some who escaped death, and also crime […]
Iraq accuses Islamic State of Yazidi atrocity, U.S. make new strikes
(Reuters) – Islamic State militants have killed hundreds of Iraq’s minority Yazidis, burying some alive and taking women as slaves, an Iraqi government minister said on Sunday, as U.S. warplanes again bombed the insurgents. Human rights minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani accused the Sunni Muslim insurgents – who have ordered the community they regard as “devil worshippers” to convert to Islam or die – of celebrating a “a vicious atrocity” with cheers and weapons waved in […]
