Joaquín ‘El Chapo’ Guzmán, the world’s most wanted drug lord, was captured on January 8 in his home state of Sinaloa, known as the “cradle of Mexican drug trafficking” because of the large number of infamous narcos born there.
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55 yr old British explorer dies crossing Antarctic
British explorer Henry Worsley has died attempting to be the first person to cross the Antarctic unaided, in an epic charity mission inspired by Ernest Shackleton.
IS video shows Paris attackers
A video published on Sunday by the media centre of Islamic State purported to show images and last statements of nine of the people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people on Nov 13.Reuters could not…
New York, Washington snowed in
A blizzard that has paralyzed much of the US East Coast intensified on Saturday, bringing Washington to a standstill and forcing the closure of roads, bridges and tunnels into New York until Sunday morning.In all, there were at least 19…
Trump, presidential politics and yhe Middle East – Interview
Dr. Michael Izady Interviewed by Russell Whitehouse.Dr. Michael Izady has been a professor of history and political science since 1991 at various European and Ivy League universities, and has provided in-depth lectures on the Middle East for NATO and US…
Pakistan Charsadda: Deadly assault on university
Security forces have ended a gun and bomb attack on a university in north-west Pakistan in which 19 people were killed and 50 injured. A militant gun attack has caused carnage at a university in north-west Pakistan, with at least…
Trump Is crazy, but let’s invite him over: British MPs
He’s poisonous, he’s idiotic, he’s a demagogue — but we should invite him in with a smile. That was the view of most British politicians who were debating on Monday whether US presidential candidate Donald Trump should be banned from…
Super-rich: 62 people own as much as half the world
The world’s richest 62 people now own as much wealth as half of the world’s population, according to a report by the charity Oxfam. Super-rich individuals saw an increase of 44 percent since 2010, taking their cumulative wealth to $1.76…
Prisoner swap between Iran and USA
A plane carrying at least three of the four Americans freed by Iran as part of a prisoner swap has taken off, three of the men’s families said in Sunday statements.White House officials said earlier Sunday that recently detained student…
US, EU lift sanctions against Iran in wake of nuclear deal
International sanctions on Iran have been lifted after a watchdog confirmed it had complied with a deal designed to prevent it developing nuclear weapons. The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the deal would contribute to improved regional and…
Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan’s first female president
Ms Tsai, 59, leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that wants independence from China. In her victory speech, she vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China, adding Beijing must respect Taiwan’s democracy and both sides must ensure…
Thirty hostages freed from Burkina Faso hotel siege
Burkina Faso (AP) — Al-Qaida militants struck an upscale hotel and nearby cafe late Friday that were popular with Westerners in Burkina Faso’s capital, taking an unknown number of hostages and forcing others to hide for their lives as gunfire…
Trial begins for deposed Thai PM Yingluck Sinawatra
Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra went on trial Friday over a costly rice subsidy policy that could see her jailed for a decade, as the ruling junta seeks to ward off a political comeback by her family.Yingluck, Thailand’s first female…
Indonesia capital under terrorist attack
At least two people were killed after armed men carried out gun and bomb attacks in the heart of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta.Five attackers also died, police said. A manhunt is underway for other suspects.Information on the toll varied…
Republicans pounce on Iran timing
The Iran incident complicated Obama’s effort to counter claims by critics that the escalating chaos in the Middle East is the result of a deficit of U.S. leadership and emboldened attacks by GOP presidential candidates who contend his “weak” performance…
Barack Obama sells optimism to his nervous nation
Washington – Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his…
Obama goes it alone in his last State of the Union
By Eric Bradner, CNN Washington – The White House says President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tuesday night will be non-traditional. What that means: Obama will be talking about himself, not asking Congress for a long list of…
Paris attacks might never have happened if US had listened to me: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly suggested that November’s terrorist attacks in Paris might never have happened if the US had “listened” to officials who opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Putin made the suggestion during an interview with German…
Bus crash kills 21 in Mexico
A bus carrying amateur football players and fans plunged into a river after careening off a bridge in eastern Mexico on Sunday, leaving at least 21 people dead, authorities said.Another 30 were injured in the crash in the municipality of…
Yemen crisis: MSF-backed hospital hit by missile
At least four people were killed when a missile hit a hospital supported by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in northern Yemen, the aid agency says.MSF said the strike in Saada province, a Houthi rebel movement stronghold, had injured a further…
German anti-migrant demo turns violent
Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year’s Eve.The attacks, ranging from sexual molestation to theft,…
North Korea warns of war over South’s propaganda broadcasts
Seoul — North Korea warned of war as South Korea on Saturday continued blasting anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rivals’ tense border in retaliation for the North’s purported fourth nuclear test. North Korean propaganda is filled with threats of violence, but…
El Chapo recaptured
Mexico has recaptured the world’s most notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, President Enrique Pena Nieto said via Twitter on Friday, six months after he brazenly broke out of a high security prison through a tunnel.Guzman, the head of…
Two refugees arrested in US on terrorism charges
Two men from the Middle East who came to the United States as refugees were arrested on federal terrorism charges in California and Texas for supporting Islamic militant groups, US officials said on Thursday.They are the latest in a series…
Knife-wielding man shot dead trying to attack Paris police station
By VICE News A man was shot dead at a Paris police station on Thursday afternoon after allegedly trying to attack officers in the reception with a knife. The man shouted “Allahu Akbar” and may have been wearing a suicide…
Rosatom Asia joins Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
News Desk Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom said recently that its branch in Southeast Asia, Rosatom Asia, has become a corporate member of the Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS).
65 killed in Libya bombing
At least 65 people were killed on Thursday when one of Libya’s worst truck bombs in years exploded at a police training centre in the town of Zliten, local officials and hospital sources said.No group immediately claimed the attack, but…
Iran accuses Saudis of bombing embassy in Yemen
Iran has accused Saudi-led coalition warplanes of bombing its embassy in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, state media say.
White House disputes North Korea’s claim of Hydrogen Bomb test
By Somini Sengupta, David E Sanger and Choe Sang-Hun United Nations — The United Nations Security Council condemned North Korea for its nuclear test on Wednesday, but there was no evidence yet that the North’s most powerful backer, China, was…
North Korea conducts nuclear test
North Korea said it had successfully conducted a test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device on Wednesday morning, marking a significant advance in the isolated state’s strike capabilities and raising alarm bells in Japan and South Korea.The test, the fourth…