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Lapel pins with images of ex-NKorean ruler found in South
Three North Koreans who worked in the European Union country of Malta but were forced out defected to South Korea last summer, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. Aid shipments have also been held up or blocked indefinitely at Chinese customs in confusion over what is covered by the significantly upgraded United Nations sanctions imposed in March following Pyongyang's fourth nucl... [Full Article...]
German state hit by attacks presents anti-terror concept
Germany has suffered several violent attacks over the space of about a week, including an axe attack on a train in Wuerzburg and a suicide bomb in Ansbach, both carried out by asylum seekers . The Chancellor had broken off her holiday in eastern Germany to come back to Berlin and address the nation after a string of bloody attacks, three of which were carried out by refugees, left the country... [Full Article...]
Debbie Wasserman Schultz's DNC Chair Replacement Threatened to 'Cuss Out' Bernie Campaign
The emails appeared to show high-ranking members of the DNC not only favoring Clinton, but also discussing how to undermine her opponent, Bernie Sanders . "Make no mistake. We have made history", Sanders told the crowd, stressing that their progress would be lost if Clinton doesn't win. "We know Debbie. [Full Article...]
South Sudan president replaces rival as vice-president
In an exclusive phone interview on Wednesday, Machar said: "I'm still the first vice president of the republic of South Sudan ". Edwards says he can not comment on how these developments will impact the situation, but he tells VOA the UNHCR is profoundly anxious about how to care for the newest refugees. [Full Article...]
Eagle withdraws from Labour leadership contest
City councillor Christopher Robinson, chairman of Stoke-on-Trent South Constituency Labour Party, backed Mr Corbyn's original leadership bid and is supporting him again. And I appeal to them to work together to put that case forward". Mr Corbyn's office dismissed the allegation as "untrue". United Kingdom bookmakers appear adamant that Jeremy Corbyn will keep his position as Labour Party lea... [Full Article...]
Turkey's presidential guard regiment to be abolished: PM
Tens of thousands of supporters of Turkey's ruling and main opposition parties, usually bitter foes, rallied together on Sunday in support of democracy following a failed military coup as President Tayyip Erdogan tightens his grip on the country. [Full Article...]
Obama boosts Clinton; Trump talks emails and Russian Federation
But between the videos, speeches and personal testimonials during this week's Democratic National Convention, and millions of dollars spent and to be spent on TV ads, the campaign maintains countless voters still are learning that the former first lady, NY senator and secretary of state has been fighting for children, women and vulnerable people all her life. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump Calls on Russian Federation to Hack Hillary Clinton's Email
In 2015, Trump told MSNBC that Putin was a real leader, "unlike what we have in this country", and that reports of Putin killing political opponents didn't bother him - "Well, I think our country does plenty of killing also", he said. "For my friend Hillary Clinton, I humbly accept my party's nomination to be vice president of the United States", the Virginia senator said. "There's no change", ... [Full Article...]
Triumphant convention speech for Michelle Obama
Obama is the first president since Bill Clinton to deliver a convention speech in his final year in office - George W. Bush skipped his party's 2008 meeting - and is expected to play a large role in the campaign this fall. There are limits to her powers of persuasion, though. "Hillary did not pack up and go home", Obama said. A state legislator since 2006, GiaQuinta, assistant minority lea... [Full Article...]
Turkey: Presidential degree increases detention time for suspects
On Friday evening Mr Erdogan held his first meeting since the coup with the head of the national intelligence agency, Hakan Fidan, after complaining of significant intelligence shortcomings ahead of the coup attempt. But for now, the crackdown appears to be broadly popular. Gulen and his supporters have said the government is using the state of emergency "to solidify his power and persecute his ... [Full Article...]
Turkey issues warrants for 47 ex-staff of Zaman daily
U.S. officials have said they will review the case. "At this point, the reasoning is that prominent employees of Zaman are likely to have intimate knowledge of the Gulen network and as such could benefit the investigation". Kenes was previously accused of insulting Erdogan in a series of tweets in late 2015. Some former writers on the arrest warrant list are believed to be out of the country. [Full Article...]
Wallasey MP Angela Eagle drops out of Labour leadership race
A new campaign group, Saving Labour was established at the end of June 2016 and may be part of the reason 183,000 people have registered to vote in 48 hours. "They threatened to disrupt my surgeries and events I was attending, requiring me to have a police presence at those last weekend". "For us to nearly lose Blaenau Gwent, for us to lose the Rhondda, these were hammer blows to the Labour Pa... [Full Article...]
VIEWER GUIDE: Clinton to make her own case Thursday
If Hillary Clinton wins the White House in November, she would be the first female president of the United States. The question is whether the 42nd president in 2016 can resonate with a more progressive party, while still reaching the conservative Democrats who enthusiastically backed him and now say they won't support his wife. [Full Article...]
National Football League clears Peyton Manning of HGH use after investigation
A story that broke December 2015 from Al-Jazeera America accused Manning of using HGH while he was with the Indianapolis Colts in 2011. Adam Schefter of ESPN also reported Manning was cleared after the seven-month investigation and that both he and his wife Ashley " cooperated fully ". [Full Article...]
Trump pulls closer to Clinton during convention
Delegates frequently broke into chants of "USA, USA, USA" - and Trump joined in, flashing a thumbs-up gesture to loud applause. That's the question hanging over the heads of two former presidential contenders here in Cleveland - the last two men Donald Trump vanquished on his path to the Republican nomination. [Full Article...]
Trump blames Clinton for Middle East turmoil
The conservative senator from Texas stood his ground on Thursday. Yet, on the final night of the convention, Republicans gave Trump a standing ovation as he pledged to take back a country that he said is plagued by crime, terrorism and ineffective leadership. [Full Article...]
Jeremy Corbyn: Labour MPs will face reselection before next election
But Mr Corbyn too was making a last-minute drive to get his backers to sign up, and thousands of new supporters are expected to rush to register for a vote in the last hours before the electorate is finalised. He said he had not made the incident public until now " because I find it shocking and embarrassing, and nearly unbelievable". Answering questions after his launch speech, Mr Corbyn was as... [Full Article...]
Indian Rio hopefuls claim innocence on doping
This report will be helpful when Narsingh claims his innocence to the panel that he was sabotaged. Though the food supplement which Narsingh was taking has subsequently been found to be clean. He was given police security after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) backed him ahead of Sushil Kumar for the Olympic slot. Inderjeet had won gold at the Asian Athletics Championships in 2015. [Full Article...]
Julian Assange Says Hillary Clinton Should Be Worried About Next Wikileaks Release
Clinton's campaign, recently revealed in a trove of internal DNC communications. The documents, which were circulated among top DNC officials in April, could raise legal questions for the party, says Ken Boehm, the chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, a government watchdog group. [Full Article...]
Donald Trump accepts Republican presidential nomination, vows to 'restore safety' in America
Trump ended the GOP convention Thursday night by repeating his position on various issues; attacking the political establishment, playing to voters' fears of crime and immigrants, and making bold promises to fix America's ills. Trump accused the former secretary of state as being a political insider with "bad instincts" and "bad judgment". "Never ever. My message is that things have to change, a... [Full Article...]