Nevada (CNN)Donald Trump was rushed off a stage here Saturday by Secret Service agents during a campaign speech after an incident in the crowd near the front of the stage. A Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement that an…
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‘Lost nuke’ missing since cold war off Canada coast found?
Sean Smyrichinsky thought he saw a UFO when he encountered object that may have been abandoned by an American bomber before crash in British Columbia The Canadian navy will be heading to the coast of British Columbia to investigate claims…
Eiffel Tower lit green in honor of Paris climate change deal
Paris (AP/UNB) — The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris have temporarily been lit in green as a reminder to the world to enact the Paris Agreement on climate change.
New chances for Trump but Clinton still ahead – CNN
Washington – There are very few things that the Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton campaigns agree on these days, but one point of total agreement is that this race has tightened over the last 10-14 days. That tightening is reflected…
‘New York City police officer killed in Bronx shooting’
New York (Reuters) – A New York City police sergeant was fatally shot and a second officer was wounded in the Bronx on Friday by a heavily armed robbery suspect who was killed in the exchange of gunfire, according to…
THAAD will be deployed in eight to ten months: USFK General
JH Ahn Deployment technically possible, but politically very difficult, a Seoul-based expert says U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) General Vincent K. Brooks said the U.S. made Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system will be deployed in South Korea in the next…
Obama warns fate of world at stake as US election draws closer
Dhaka – President Barack Obama has urged Democrats of all ethnic backgrounds to get out and vote for Hillary Clinton, warning that the fate of the US republic – and the world – is at stake. He said her Republican…
Russia’s BN-800 unit enters commercial operation
Unit 4 of the Beloyarsk nuclear power plant in Russia has started commercial operation, state nuclear corporation Rosatom announced today.
Hillary Clinton dismisses polls putting Trump in the lead
Clinton campaign officials have dismissed a poll suggesting that Donald Trump may have taken the lead in the final days before Tuesday’s election, insisting they see no evidence of a negative impact from Friday’s new FBI email disclosures.Speaking as Hillary…
Hillary revives Trump-women issue as race tightening
King Of Prussia (AP/UNB) — With just a week to go and the race for the White House tightening, Hillary Clinton — with help from President Barack Obama — unleashed a fresh offensive Tuesday against Donald Trump and his vulgar…
Whole new set of US political dynamics: What next?
By Joe Rothstein What’s left to say about the presidential campaign of 2016? Nothing humorous, or mocking. The stakes are too serious for jokes. Nothing much about policy. It’s far too late for that. Donald Trump’s “policy” proposals can be…
World’s oldest actor Vladimir Zeldin dies aged 101
Dhaka – Vladimir Zeldin, believed to have been the world’s oldest working actor, has died aged 101, after appearing for 71 years at the same Moscow theatre. The Russian actor appeared on stage as recently as last month, using a…
Pakistan: Indian fire kills 4, wounds 6 civilians in Kashmir
Islamabad: The Pakistani army says Indian troops have opened fire across the Line of Control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, killing four civilians and wounding six others. A military statement Monday blamed Indian troops for targeting civilians in…
Arab lawmakers stage walk out of Israeli parliament session
Jerusalem: Arab lawmakers have walked out on the Israeli prime minister’s speech to parliament as a pre-emptive protest to a planned boycott of them by members of the governing coalition. Lawmakers from the Joint Arab List say they are protesting…
Top Senate Democrat says FBI chief may have broken law on emails
Washington — The top Senate Democrat said Sunday that FBI Director James Comey may have broken the law when he disclosed 11 days before the election that investigators had newly discovered emails that may be relevant to the inquiry into…
FBI chief dragged center stage in US election drama
America’s top cop FBI Director James Comey found himself center stage Saturday as his renewed probe of Hillary Clinton’s emails set a bitter tone for the final ten-day stretch of the campaign.Both Clinton and her Republican rival Donald Trump piled…
Australia plans to ban asylum seekers from ever visiting
Canberra: Australia on Sunday announced plans to ratchet up its tough policy against refugees by banning any asylum seeker who attempts to reach its shores by boat from ever visiting the country. A previous government introduced a policy on July…
Justice Department advised FBI against Clinton email letter
Washington: The Justice Department discouraged the FBI from alerting Congress to the unexpected discovery of emails potentially related to its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s private email server, given the proximity to the presidential election and the potential for political fallout,…
Powerful earthquake rattles central, southern Italy
Rome (AP/UNB) —A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 has rocked central and southern Italy, sending already quake-damaged buildings crumbling after a week of temblors that have left thousands homeless. There were no immediate reports of injuries or…
Soyuz space capsule returns to Earth
Moscow (AP/UNB)— A Russian Soyuz space capsule has landed in Kazakhstan, bringing back three astronauts from the United States, Japan and Russia back to Earth from a 115-day mission aboard the International Space Station. The landing took place Sunday morning near…
Pakistan fires minister for leaking news about army rift
Islamabad — Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has fired a Cabinet minister over a leaked story about a rift between the country’s civil and military leadership in tackling militancy. A statement issued by Sharif’s office Saturday said a committee comprising…
Int’l community must not lose sight of Myanmar challenges: warns UN expert
Dhaka: The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, has called upon the international community not to forget about the human rights challenges in the country. “Significant steps forward have been made and the government deserves…
Brazil, Colombia deploying armed mosquitos to defeat Zika
By Kayla Ruble An army of bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be deployed across two major cities in Colombia and Brazil in early 2017, in the latest attempt to fight Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases, the Australia-based Eliminate Dengue program announced Wednesday.…
Dylan wants to attend Nobel Prize ceremony if he can
New York (AP/UNB) — Bob Dylan says he “absolutely” wants to attend the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony “if it’s at all possible” in December, finally breaking his silence about earning the prestigious honor.
Russia has plans for a new missile with a terrifying name
By David Gilbert It comes as no surprise to the West that Russia has built a new nuclear missile — known as Satan 2 obviously — which is big enough to blow up the whole of Texas.
From ISIS slave to human rights activist
By Shona Murray Lamiya Aji Bashar is adjusting to her new life in Europe after escaping IS captors who held her as a sex slave for two years in Iraq. Today, Bashar dares to feel safe again — happy, even.…
Former Emperor Hirohito’s younger brother dies at 100
Tokyo (AP/UNB) — The younger brother of former Japanese Emperor Hirohito has died at the age of 100. The Imperial Household Agency announced Thursday that Prince Mikasa died Thursday morning at a hospital in Tokyo.
Trump: Clinton’s foreign policy plan would start WW3
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said his rival Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy plan in Syria would trigger World War Three.He also said the US should focus on defeating so-called Islamic State (IS) rather than removing Syria’s president.Mrs Clinton has…
UN member states urged to develop migration strategies
Migration governance cannot be only about closing borders and keeping people out, said two United Nations human rights experts calling on UN member states to develop long-term strategies and policies to facilitate rather than restrict migration.
8 policeman killed in Afganistan by militant attack
An Afghan official says a militant attack on a police checkpoint in eastern Nangarhar province has killed eight officers.