Special Report : CIA pulled officers from China after govt hack
CIA pulled officers from China after govt hack. WASHINGTON - The United States withdrew several CIA officers from its embassy in Beijing to protect them from being uncovered through a hack of US federal employee records, The Washington Post has reported. Two cyberthefts targeting the US Office of Personnel Management this year have been widely blamed on China. Beijing has denied all involvement. The Washington Post said senior US officials have described the intrusions as spying aimed at identifying agents, potential recruits for es…
China :At least 50 reported to have died in attack on coalmine in Xinjiang in September
At least 50 reported to have died in attack on coalmine in Xinjiang in September. Uighurs blamed for the attack on mostly Han Chinese workers at a coalmine in troubled Xinjiang province on 18 September, Radio Free Asia reports At least 50 people died in an attack last month at a coalmine in China’s violence-prone Xinjiang province, US-based Radio Free Asia reported on Thursday, as the country geared up to mark 60 years since the establishment of what it calls the Xinjiang Autonomous Region. The government says it faces a serious threat …
Breaking News :Afghan forces 'regain Kunduz control'
Afghan forces 'regain Kunduz control' Afghan forces have been battling Taliban fighters to retake the city of Kunduz, a day after it fell to the insurgents in their biggest victory since their removal from power in 2001. Heavy fighting has been reported, and President Ashraf Ghani said his forces had regained some government buildings. Police said more than 80 militants had been killed, although there is no independent confirmation of this. The Taliban overran Kunduz on Monday, forcing government troops to retreat. US military p…
Election :'If I win, they're going back': Donald Trump on Syrian refugees.
'If I win, they're going back': Donald Trump on Syrian refugees. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday that if he's elected president he would send back Syrian refugees taken in by the U.S. because they may be Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in disguise. "I'm putting the people on notice that are coming here from Syria as part of this mass migration," Trump said during an evening rally in Keene, N.H.. "If I win, they're going back." The billi…
Canada : Ford recalls 342,000 Windstar minivans made in Oakville, Ont.
Ford recalls 342,000 Windstar minivans made in Oakville, Ont. 2nd safety recall for rear axles that crack as vehicles age. Ford Motor Co. has issued a new North American recall involving 342,271 Windstar minivans built in Oakville, Ont., because of a rear axle that cracks. The recall, which affects about 58,853 Canadian vehicles, is the second for the same safety defect that affects 1998 through 2003 models. "There is a risk that the combined effects of corrosion and stress can lead to cracks in the axle that – if undetected – …
Photo Update : Woman on Georgia's death row executed
Protesters gathered outside Georgia Diagnostic Prison in Jackson, Ga., on Tuesday evening before the scheduled execution of Kelly Gissendaner. (Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/The Associated Press) Lawyers for Kelly Gissendaner confer on Tuesday as Gissendaner's children sit behind them before a hearing to ask the parole board to reconsider her clemency request. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/The Associated Press)
Breaking News : Lone woman on Georgia's death row executed for husband's murder
Lone woman on Georgia's death row executed for husband's murder. Georgia has executed its only female death row inmate. Kelly Renee Gissendaner was pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. Wednesday at the state prison in Jackson. Gissendaner was convicted of murder in the February 1997 slaying of her husband. Prosecutors said she plotted with her boyfriend, Gregory Owen, to kill her husband. She was the first woman to be executed in Georgia since 1945. Owen, who stabbed Douglas Gissendaner to death, pleaded guilty and testified agai…
Top Story: Russia builds Arctic air defence base
Russia builds Arctic air defence base. Russia has sent warships to an Arctic region where new naval infrastructure is being built, including an air defence base on Sredniy Island. An icebreaker carved a channel through the ice for the Northern Fleet flotilla, Interfax news agency said. Besides Sredniy, five island bases are being built by 1,500 workers - at Alexandra Land, Rogachevo, Cape Schmidt, Wrangel and Kotelny. Russia sees the Arctic as a strategic priority in its new naval doctrine. The fleet's vice-admiral, Viktor Sokolov, inspe…
Chicago Chronicles : NIU investigating death of student who apparently fell from window
NIU investigating death of student who apparently fell from window. DEKALB, Ill. Northern Illinois University is investigating the death of a student who apparently fell out of a dorm window this weekend. The school said Oluwarotimi Okedina, 19, removed the window screen from an 11th floor dorm room at Stevenson Towers in DeKalb. There's been no explanation as to why he would have done that. His mother, who is a nurse, is questioning the school's story. University officials said nothing surrounding the incident a…
What women need to know to walk in comfort this fall!
What women need to know to walk in comfort this fall! As you transition from open toed footwear, sandals and your other comfortable summer shoes to fall footwear the one thing that most women often consider when deciding what shoes to wear is? "What can I place in my shoes to make them more comfortable"? Walking in comfort is always a challenge and a mystery for women especially in heels. "As we know not every shoe that looks good feels good"! The shoe accessory item that will always help make your shoes more comfo…
MTV extreme sports star killed in Calif. skydiving accident
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An extreme sports star skydiving for the opening ceremony of a golf event in Northern California died when he struck a tree Monday, authorities said. Placer County Sheriff's Capt. Dennis Walsh said Erik Roner, of Tahoe City, died during a skydiving accident at a golf course in Squaw Valley, about 5 miles from Lake Tahoe's northwest shore. Witnesses told deputies Roner, 39, was part of a group conducting a skydiving performance before a golf tournament when he hit a tree while trying to land and became ent…
Asians will be largest immigrant group in U.S. in 50 years: Pew study
Asians will be largest immigrant group in U.S. in 50 years: Pew study. In a major shift in immigration patterns over the next 50 years, Asians will have surged past Hispanics to become the largest group of immigrants heading to the United States, according to estimates in a new immigration study. The study looks in detail at what will happen by 2065, but the actual tipping point comes in 2055. An increase in Asian and Hispanic immigration also will drive U.S. population growth, with foreign-born residents expected to make up 18 p…
Supermoon total lunar eclipse captured around the world
Supermoon total lunar eclipse captured around the world. A supermoon, total lunar eclipse last occurred together in 1982
Car world : Hyundai recalls 470,000 Sonatas to fix big engine problem
Hyundai is recalling nearly a half-million midsize cars in the US to replace key engine parts because a manufacturing problem could cause them to fail. The recall covers 470,000 Sonata sedans from the 2011 and 2012 model years equipped with 2-liter or 2.4-liter gasoline engines. The company says metal debris may not have been removed from the crankshaft. That can restrict oil flow to the connecting rod bearings, causing them to fail. If that happens, the engines could stall and cause a crash. Dealers will inspect the cars and replace…
Chicago Chronicles : Child found dead in Back of the Yards fire
Child found dead in Back of the Yards fire. A child was found dead in a fire in Back of the Yards Friday night, officials said. The multi-alarm blaze broke out in the 5000 block of South Morgan Street about 10:20 p.m., fire officials said. Six ambulances were dispatched to the scene. As crews fought the blaze, fire officials said a child was missing. The fire was declared under control about 10:50 p.m., but the child, thought to be about 12 years old, was found dead, said Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford. Four other pe…
TERRORISM : Egypt says police killed militants who attacked Italian consulate
Egypt says police killed militants who attacked Italian consulate. Egyptian security forces on Friday killed nine militants who took part in a bomb attack at the Italian consulate in Cairo in July, the Interior Ministry said. The ultra-hardline Islamic State group, which has supporters based in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, had claimed responsibility for that July attack which killed one person. The Interior Ministry said three policemen were wounded in an exchange of fire with what it called "terrorists" killed in a r…
KINGDOM CHRONICLES: Michelle Obama Wows In Black Vera Wang Dress At State Dinner
Michelle Obama Wows In Black Vera Wang Dress At State Dinner. Michelle Obama made a jaw-dropping appearance alongside President Barack Obama as they welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for the State Dinner on Friday. Dressed in a custom, off-the-shoulder black Vera Wang gown, FLOTUS' famously-toned arms were on full display. She first teased her glamorous evening attire on Instagram while giving us a "first glance" at the State Dinner. Even though the photo was taken in a dimly lit dining room, we were still…
Top Story : Pérou: enquête contre la première dame.
Pérou: enquête contre la première dame. La justice péruvienne a annoncé aujourd'hui l'ouverture d'une enquête pour blanchiment d'argent à l'encontre de la première dame et présidente du parti au pouvoir, Nadine Heredia. La procédure s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une plus vaste enquête sur l'origine des fonds ayant financé la campagne de son mari, le président Ollanta Humala. La décision d'ouvrir une enquête à l'encontre de la première dame a été prise par le procureur German Juarez, qui a ordonné un…
Top Story: Hillary Clinton's private email use would be 'opportunity' for foreign spies, says NSA
Hillary Clinton's private email use would be 'opportunity' for foreign spies, says NSA. The server has become an issue in Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. She has apologized for her use of the equipment. Photograph: Charlie Neibergall/AP It would present an “opportunity” for spy agencies if the foreign minister of Russia or Iran were to use a private email server for official business, the chief of the US National Security Agency said on Thursday. The comments by Admir…
Four students die in Seattle bus crash
Four students die in Seattle bus crash. A tour vehicle and a charter bus carrying foreign students have collided in Seattle, Washington state, leaving four people dead, US officials say. TV footage showed an amphibious "Ride the Ducks" vehicle - a type used for tours in several US cities - smashed into the side of the bus on a bridge. The four victims were foreign students from North Seattle College. Several people were critically injured. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray described the crash as "a terrible tragedy". I…
Elkann brinda: noi rispettiamo l'ambiente Nel 2016 oltre un milione di vetture Fca
Elkann brinda: noi rispettiamo l'ambiente Nel 2016 oltre un milione di vetture Fca "Solo tre anni fa la produzione complessiva in Italia di Fiat era stata inferiore alle 400mila vetture. In tutto il 2015 Fca ne produrrà oltre 900mila e nel prossimo anno supereremo ampiamente il milione di unità". Lo ha annunciato il presidente di Fiat, John Elkann, nel suo intervento alla commemorazione all'Aci del suo bisnonno Filippo Caracciolo di Castagneto. E ancora: "Indubbiamente tutto quello che è stato detto da Sergio …
FBI Arrests Chinese Millionaire Once Tied to Clinton $$ Scandal
FBI Arrests Chinese Millionaire Once Tied to Clinton $$ Scandal. The FBI has arrested a politically prominent Chinese millionaire, the alleged secret source of foreign money in a campaign finance scandal during the Clinton administration, on charges he lied about why he brought more than $4.5 million in cash into the United States over the last two years. Ng Lap Seng was arrested in New York last weekend by FBI agents working with federal prosecutors assigned to the public corruption squad in the Southern District of New York, acc…
Germany Cars : Emissions scandal expands as BMW X3 accused of also failing test
Emissions scandal expands as BMW X3 accused of also failing test. The ongoing scandal at Volkswagen widened today to include another automaker, as BMW denied a report in a German magazine that its X3 sport utility vehicle also failed an emissions test, reportedly spewing out 11 times the legal level of pollutants while in operation. Shares in BMW were down almost 10 per cent on the report in Auto Bild that the four-wheel-drive version of the X3 emitted 11 times the legal European limit of nitrogen oxide when tested by the Internat…
L.A. Chronicles :Three children wounded in South L.A. drive-by shooting
Three children wounded in South L.A. drive-by shooting. Three children were wounded Wednesday evening when they were caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting while eating at a South Los Angeles taco stand. The children were standing at the corner of 94th and Figueroa streets when the shooting occurred about 8:40 p.m., Los Angeles police Lt. John Jenal said. Two vehicles -- a dark-colored sedan and an SUV -- passed by and at least one gunman opened fire, Jenal said. A boy and a girl, both 13 years old, were hit by gunsho…
Late Update:Volkswagen chief's swift resignation highlights exploding global scandal
Volkswagen chief's swift resignation highlights exploding global scandal. In stepping down as chief executive of the world's largest automaker, Volkswagen's Martin Winterkorn said he was “not aware” of any wrongdoing on his part in the emissions-test cheating scandal now engulfing the German automaker. He was, in fact, “stunned that misconduct on such a scale was possible in the Volkswagen Group.” That would represent a stunning ignorance of the goings-on at the company Winterkorn ran for a decade as a top executive,…
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