YANGON, Myanmar — A Malaysian ship carrying 2,300 tons of food and medicine to help members of Myanmar’s persecuted Muslim Rohingya minority arrived in Yangon on Thursday as rights groups accuse the army of mass killings, rapes and other crimes targeting the ethnic group. The “Food Flotilla for Myanmar” arrived following a sweeping counterinsurgency campaign
NAIROBI, Kenya — A Kenyan court ruled Thursday that the government must not close the world’s largest refugee camp and send more than 200,000 people back to war-torn Somalia, a decision that eases pressure on Somalis who feared the camp would close by the end of May. Kenya’s internal security minister abused his power by
De talentenjacht Idols is niet meer de tv-hit van weleer. Naar de tweede aflevering van het zesde seizoen keken gisteravond 683.000 mensen, blijkt uit cijfers van Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO). Vorig seizoen wisten de auditierondes nog meer dan een miljoen mensen te boeien. De seizoensopener trok vorige week 718.000 kijkers.
Progressives have good reasons to be hopeful -- and good reasons not to imitate the conservative insurgents of the Obama years
The search for life beyond Earth starts in habitable zones, the regions around stars where conditions could potentially allow liquid water - which is essential for life as we know it - to pool on a planet's surface.
The Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) and the Vidarbha Cricket Association (VCA) had become the first full members of the BCCI to implement the Lodha reforms way back in September.
The sophisticated technology could transform antenatal scans.
In the 1986 letter and statement, the widow of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. said Sessions' actions as a federal prosecutor in Alabama were "reprehensible" and said he used his office "in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters." A scan of Sessions' 1986 hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee record shows no mention of King's statement, her letter or any indication she opposed Sessions' nomination as a federal judge. [...] Thaddeus Strom, former Thurmond... Читать дальше...
Peers are urged to do "their patriotic duty" - and warned of the consequences if they block Brexit.
Dat medewerkers van de Belastingdienst in de media anoniem hun zorgen hebben geuit over de beveiligingsrisico's, is volgens staatssecretaris Eric Wiebes van Financiën 'pijnlijk'.
Ballot registration opens for Taylor's first single residential blocks on Friday.
Israel has denied involvement in the overnight incident in the southern Gaza Strip that left two Palestinians killed and five injured, an Israeli military spokeswoman told Sputnik on Thursday.
[...] critics, who won an early skirmish in the legal battles over it, describe the order as unconstitutional and discriminatory against Muslims and say that it has caused hardships for families, businesses and universities. The 3,100-word order would temporarily ban visitors from seven mainly Muslim countries with terror ties, halt the entire U.S. refugee program for four months and ban Syrians from the U.S. indefinitely. [...] his press secretary says that's not a fair characterization since... Читать дальше...
Niantic’s Pokémon Go Valentine's Day event went live on Wednesday. Just like the game’s Halloween event, it is also a double candy event. The event came as a surprise to many players, since Niantic broke its tradition of announcing event dates in advance.
“Supernatural” has an exciting Dean-centered storyline in store for fans. In Season 12, episode 11 of The CW series, Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) will be hit by a spell that leads to his memory loss. And who is better equipped to deal with spells and magic than Rowena (Ruth Connell)?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be the headline act for Circus Sarasota: a high-wire pyramid some 30 feet in the air.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be the headline act for Circus Sarasota: a high-wire pyramid some 30 feet in the air.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be the headline act for Circus Sarasota: a high-wire pyramid some 30 feet in the air.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It was supposed to be the headline act for Circus Sarasota: a high-wire pyramid some 30 feet in the air.
According to authorities, five lost their balance and tumbled to the ground. All three brought to Sarasota Memorial Hospital are expected to survive, said Dr. Alan Brockhurst, the trauma medical director. Pedro Reis, founder and CEO of the Sarasota Circus Arts Conservatory, which puts on the show, said during a news conference Wednesday that nothing was wrong with the rigging but that some performers lost their balance. In previous daredevil performances — such as crossing a tightrope stretched... Читать дальше...
