South Africa's Zuma withdraws application to delay Gupta report
PRETORIA (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn an application to delay the release of a report over allegations of political influence by his wealthy friends, his lawyer told a Pretoria court on Wednesday. He gave no reasons.The release of the report by the Public Protector, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft official, was suspended on Oct. 14 after Zuma's application to the High Court. The hearing was due to run into its second day on Wednesday.Opposition parties, civ..>> view originalTrump denounces apparent KKK support, Clinton goes after heckler as rhetoric revs up
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both faced smaller battles on the campaign trail Tuesday, with one having to denounce an apparent endorsement and the other having to spar with a heckler at their rally. The Trump campaign denounced an apparent endorsement from the Ku Klux Klan publication “The Crusader. The paper’s front page read “Make America Great Again,” a slogan used by Trump during the election season. “You can see it on the shirts, buttons, posters and ball caps. … But can it happen? Can..>> view originalGas explosion kills 33 Chinese miners
Story highlightsTwo miners managed to get out following the gas explosion598 people died in mining accidents last year, official figures showThe explosion happened at about 11:30 a.m. Monday (11.30 p.m. Sunday ET) at the privately-owned Jinshangou Coal Mine in Laisu town in Chongqing's Yongchuan district, Xinhua reported.In the early hours of Wednesday, the bodies of 15 missing miners were found, taking the total death toll to 33.Two of the 35 miners underground at the time managed to escape, ac..>> view originalOn women clergy, Pope Francis fears 'disease' of clericalism
During his customary in-flight news conference at the end of his trip to Sweden yesterday, Pope Francis took a question on women priests and not only reiterated, as he has several times in the past, that St. Pope John Paul has already said no, but he appeared to suggest that the Church’s “no” is forever. “If we read carefully the declaration of St. John Paul II, it goes in that direction,” Frabcis said. What that response didn’t address, however, is the more interesting question currently percol..>> view originalPhilippines' Duterte discovered this week that his actions have consequences
This week, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's key ally, ex-president Fidel Ramos, pictured above in August, resigned and the U.S. suspended a weapons shipment. (Noel Celis/AFP) It's only Wednesday, but President Rodrigo Duterte must be ready for the weekend. Fresh off his trip to China and his call for a "separation" from the U.S., the president of the Philippines is for the first time feeling the impact of what has seemed like to some to be a concerted effort to alienate his allies. Th..>> view originalNew analysis boosts theory on MH370's final moments
SYDNEY -- A fresh analysis of the final moments of doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests no one was controlling the plane when it plunged into the ocean, according to a report released by investigators on Wednesday, as experts hunting for the aircraft gathered in Australia’s capital to discuss the fading search effort.A technical report released by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which leads the search, seems to support the theory investigators have long favored: that no one was ..>> view originalPutin declares 10-hour 'humanitarian pause' for Aleppo
"A decision was made to introduce a humanitarian pause in Aleppo on November 4 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (3 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET)," chief of Russia's General Staff Valery Gerasimov said in a statement on Wednesday.The latest truce comes as fighting in the beleaguered city grows ever more deadly, with rebel assaults on regime-held parts of Aleppo claiming 84 lives over the weekend, the Syrian military said Monday. The latest violence also wounded 280 people in western Aleppo, Syria's General Command of ..>> view originalChina Offers First Glimpse of Chengdu J-20 Stealth Fighter
As a show of strength, the earsplitting flyby was unambiguous. The public got its first glimpse of China's newest fighter jet Tuesday, with two Chengdu J-20 warplanes roaring through the skies at an airshow in the southern city of Zhuhai. The stealth fighters aroused gasps and applause from the hundreds of spectators, dignitaries and industry executives in attendance, while producing a deafening scream that set off car alarms in the parking lot. Equally impressed were the country's resid..>> view originalPakistan Denies Bail to National Geographic's 'Afghan Girl'
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani prosecutor says a court has dismissed a bail plea from National Geographic's famed green-eyed 'Afghan Girl,' arrested a week ago over allegedly forged ID papers.Sharbat Gulla has denied the charges, insisting she didn't fraudulently obtain Pakistani nationality.Prosecutor Mohsin Dawar says the court dismissed the plea Wednesday, citing lack of evidence to prove Pakistani citizenship.Gulla gained worldwide fame in 1984 as an Afghan refugee after war photograph..>> view originalThe Damascus Paradox: Everyday Life In A Country Torn By War
At Damascus University, Syria's oldest and largest institution of higher education, students casually stroll the sprawling campus. Female students sport salon-fresh locks or smart white headscarves. Skinny jeans are still in fashion. The sounds are of fountains and chirping birds, not of bombs. A naïve tourist could be forgiven for forgetting there is a brutal war tearing apart Aleppo, a city 200 miles to the north, or that armed opposition groups continue to have a foothold in the capital itse..>> view original
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