Washington (CNN) Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that he would allow exceptions to let some undocumented immigrants to stay in the US, vowing he wouldn’t grant them citizenship but telling Fox News, “there’s no amnesty, but we work with them.” For…
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The Clinton Foundation’s private equity puzzle
by Dan Primack There has been a lot of talk this month about The Clinton Foundation, but did you know that the organization has a private equity fund? Or at least that it did? Or that it still does? Again,…
US defence industry bucks tradition, donates to Hillary Clinton
Clinton is crushing Trump in campaign donations from employees working for defense giants like Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics. By Austin Wright and Jeremy Herb The nation’s top defense contractors have long been a bastion of support for Republican candidates…
France to deploy troops to provide security to schools
France will deploy around 3,000 reserve troops to provide security to schools, education and security ministers have announced. Anti-terror drills aimed at preparing students for potential attacks will also be ramped up. Around 12 million French students are preparing to…
Italy quake death toll 247, three towns reduced to rubble
Italy (AP/UNB) — Rescue crews using bulldozers and their bare hands raced to dig out survivors from a strong earthquake that reduced three central Italian towns to rubble Wednesday. The death toll stood at 247, but the number of dead…
At least 73 people killed in Italian strong earthquake
Amatrice (AP/UNB) — A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 73 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from…
N Korea seeks UN meeting on US-South Korea exercises
United Nations, (AP/UNB) — North Korea on Tuesday warned that joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States are pushing the situation on the Korean Peninsula “to the brink of a war” and asked for an urgent meeting…
Germans told to stockpile food and water for civil defence
For the first time since the Cold War the German government is advising citizens to stockpile food and water for use in a national emergency. Some opposition MPs said the new civil defence concept, to go before ministers on Wednesday,…
FEC Commissioner wants help getting foreign money out of US elections
Ann Ravel, one of six members of the Federal Election Commission, called last week for the FEC to take a stand against foreign money in U.S. elections — and on Thursday, she appealed for public reaction.At issue are advisory opinions…
Young suicide bomber attacks Turkey wedding party; 51 dead
An Islamic State group suicide bomber as young as 12 years old attacked an outdoor Kurdish wedding party in southeastern Turkey, killing at least 51 people and wounding dozens of others, the Turkish president said Sunday.The bombing late Saturday in…
30 dead and 90 hurt in Turkey’s Gaziantep wedding blast
An explosion at an outdoor wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep has killed at least 30 people and injured 94 more, the region’s governor says. The Turkish government has called it a “terror attack” and suggested it…
Russia could use Incirlik airbase ‘if necessary’: Turkish PM
Ankara wouldn’t mind it if Russia used the Incirlik airbase for its anti-terror missions against Islamic State terrorists in Syria, Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim hinted on Saturday, but acknowledged that no such requests have been made., RT reported today.…
Incendiary weapons burn in Aleppo, Idlib – HRW
Beirut – The joint Syrian-Russian military operation has been using incendiary weapons, which burn their victims and start fires, in civilian areas of Syria in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch said today. Incendiary weapons have been used at…
UN chief: 130 million need assistance to survive
United Nations (AP/UNB) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in a message on World Humanitarian Day that a record 130 million people depend on assistance to survive, a staggering number that would comprise the tenth most populous nation on earth. At…
Kudankulam NPP-2 gets nod from Indian Regulator
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) of India has given its nod for generating electricity from the second unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, an Indo-Russian joint venture ,weeks after the 1000 MWe unit attained criticality. Earlier on December 31,…
US election: Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort quits
Paul Manafort, campaign chairman for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, has resigned just two months after taking the helm.Mr Trump confirmed Mr Manafort’s departure in a statement.He first took control of Mr Trump’s campaign after former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski…
Naked Trump statues pop up in cities across US
New York — It’s Donald Trump like you’ve never seen him before. Life-size naked statues of the Republican presidential nominee greeted passers-by in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Cleveland on Thursday. They are the brainchild of an…
14 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey
Ankara (AP/UNB) — A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said Thursday. Two of the attacks were car bombings that hit police…
Let us unite in the name of humanity: Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged all to get united in the name of humanity and make sure that one is left behind in terms of human rights.
Turkey proposes roadmap to end Syria war
Turkey’s government says it has come up with a three-step solution to try and end the war in Syria. It involves preserving the country’s territorial integrity, ensuring non-sectarian governance and Syrians returning home. – Source: Al-Jazeera
Wildfire burns with ferocity never seen by fire crews
Calif (AP/UNB) – A wildfire with a ferocity never seen before by veteran California firefighters raced up and down canyons, instantly engulfing homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
Palestinians: 1 dead, dozens injured in clash with Israelis
Ramallah: A Palestinian teen died Tuesday during clashes with Israeli troops near the West Bank city of Hebron, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. The ministry identified the deceased as refugee camp resident Mohammed Abu Hashhash, 17. The Israeli…
N.Korean diplomat from London embassy defects
A diplomat working in the London embassy of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) left his post for a third country earlier this month, South Korean media reported on Tuesday, citing an anonymous source.“A DPRK diplomat in London is…
Rare Saudi Rebuke at US State Department for Yemen hospital bombing
After the U.S.-backed,Saudi-led coalition bombed a hospital in Yemen supported by Doctors Without Borders on Monday, the U.S. State Department offered a rare condemnation of the coalition’s violence.“Of course we condemn the attack,” said Elizabeth Trudeau, a spokesman for the…
Murder of Imam leaves NY Muslims fearful
The stifling August heat lay motionless in Ozone Park, a religiously and culturally diverse community in Queens, a New York City borough just 16 kilometers southeast of lower Manhattan.Every few minutes, a roaring A train passes overhead on Liberty Avenue,…
US transfers 15 Guantanamo prisoners to UAE
The move marks the largest single transfer of Guantanamo prisoners under Obama’s government. Fifteen Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to the United Arab Emirates in the biggest such release for years.
New York Imam shooting suspect arrested on murder charges
New York (AP/UNB) — Police charged a man late Monday night with murder in the brazen daytime shooting deaths of an imam and his friend as they left a New York City mosque over the weekend. Oscar Morel, 35, was…
Chaos over ‘shots fired’ at JFK
Flights in and out of New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport are back on schedule after a false gunman scare last night led to evacuations and a four-hour sweep of two terminals. Passengers at New York’s John F. Kennedy…
Syria truces help terrorists get arms, munitions: Lavrov
Agreeing that three-hour ceasefires are not enough to alleviate the humanitarian crises in Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed out that earlier short-term truces had only helped terrorists replenish munitions and their ranks. “The main issue is not that…
Republican letter urges party to cut Trump’s funding
More than 70 Republicans have signed a letter to the party’s National Committee head urging him to stop helping Donald Trump’s campaign.They said Mr Trump’s “divisiveness” and “incompetence” risked drowning the party in November’s election.The letter said that the party…