Middle East|United Nations Chief Exposes Limits to His Authority by Citing Saudi Threat
Video U.N. and Saudis Battle Over Blacklisting Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he had temporarily removed a Saudi Arabia-led coalition from a blacklist because it had threatened to defund United Nations programs, which would imperil children in the region. By UNTV, VIA REUTERS on Publish Date June 9, 2016. Photo by Murad Sez..>> view originalMH370 Team to Check Debris Found 6000 Miles Away From Africa
Teams hunting for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 plan to examine debris found off Australia’s south coast, suggesting the wreckage of the plane that disappeared more than two years ago might be spread over almost 10,000 kilometers of ocean.The item was found on a beach on Kangaroo Island in South Australia state, said Dan O’Malley, a spokesman for the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The ATSB, which is leading the search for MH370, has received photographs of the debris and is making plans for..>> view originalKurdish militant group says it was behind Istanbul bombing
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, said on Friday it carried out a suicide bombing in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul this week that killed 11 people.A car bomb ripped through a police bus in central Istanbul during the morning rush hour on Tuesday near the main tourist district, a major university and the mayor's office.TAK also warned in the statement on its website that, although it was not deliberat..>> view originalHappy Ramadan! (Wait, can we even say that?)
Happy Ramadan! (Wait, can we even say that?): Common questions on Islam's holy month answered by Jessica Haynes Updated June 10, 2016 17:15:11 With the month of Ramadan now underway, we asked some of the burning questions you might have about the holy month.What is Ramadan?Ramadan is the fasting month for Muslims. It falls in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is one of the five pillars of Islam.Participants fast during daylight, and generally eat a meal..>> view originalSouth Korea, UN Command join patrols to halt illegal Chinese fishing
SEOUL South Korea and the U.N. Command, which overseas the Korean War armistice, said on Friday they had begun a joint operation to keep Chinese fishing vessels from operating illegally off the west coast.The move comes after South Korean fishermen, frustrated with incursions by Chinese fishing boats in defiance of coast guard warnings, used rope to impound two Chinese trawlers this month and handed them over to authorities.South Korea's navy and coast guard joined with the U.N. Command to pat..>> view originalShabab Attack in Somalia Sets Off Predawn Gun Battle
NAIROBI, Kenya — A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden car into the gates of an African Union base in central Somalia on Thursday, setting off a predawn gun battle between militants and African Union soldiers.The Shabab militant group, which has been terrorizing Somalia for years, claimed responsibility for the attack in the Hiran region, saying on Somali news media that its fighters had stormed the base and killed dozens of soldiers.It is difficult to know what really happened in the atta..>> view originalIn Pakistan US drone strike victim's family push for justice
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government is meeting with senior U.S. officials to discuss the fallout from a May 21 drone attack that killed Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, while the family of the taxi driver who died alongside Mansour is demanding justice. Pakistan’s foreign ministry says that Peter Lavoy, head of Washington’s South Asia desk at the National Security Council, and Richard Olson, U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, are meeting Friday with Pakistani civil..>> view originalAnnie Leibovitz captures loving couple, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh pose to mark the Queen's 90th birthday, in photo by Annie Leibovitz released on June 10, 2016, which is also Philip's 95th birthday.(Photo: Annie Leibovitz, Buckingham Palace, AP)Who's more famous — Queen Elizabeth II or photographer Annie Leibovitz?It's a toss-up. Let's just say the queen has been famous for longer: She turned 90 in April and now Britain is getting ready to celebrate her official birthday on Saturday at the annual Trooping ..>> view originalHillary Clinton, Tel Aviv, Carbon Dioxide: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good evening. Here’s the latest. Photo Credit Pool photo by Pete Marovich 1. President Obama formally endorsed Hillary Clinton. “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office,” he said. He earlier secured a pledge from Bernie Sanders to work closely with Mrs. Clinton to unify Democrats against Donald Trump, though no promise to drop out. Senator Elizabeth Warren also backed Mrs. Clinton o..>> view original
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