London's 'Killer Air' Ruled Illegal by U.K.'s Top Court
The U.K. government broke the law by failing to adequately deal with air pollution, a London judge said, ruling that ministers should revise current plans to rein in toxic emissions to comply with European Union standards.Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom must “aim to achieve compliance by the soonest date possible,” High Court Judge Neil Garnham said on Wednesday. “She must choose a route to that objective which reduces exposure as quickly as possible” and take steps to ensure meeting EU st..>> view originalTrump teen rape accuser abruptly calls off news conference
The accuser alleges the real estate mogul raped her on several occasions when she was 13. | Getty Trump teen rape accuser abruptly calls off news conference The GOP nominee has flatly denied the allegations contained in federal lawsuits. By Josh Gerstein and Timothy Noah 11/02/16 04:47 PM EDT Updated 11/02/16 06:23 PM EDT LOS ANGELES—A woman who has filed federal lawsuits accusing Do..>> view originalAt least 20 dead, dozens injured as Pakistan trains collide
At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains carrying hundreds of passengers collided in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi during morning rush hour Thursday, officials said.Witnesses described watching in horror as one train sped into the city's Quaidabad Railway Station and rammed into the second, which was stationary, with the roar of the crash swiftly followed by the screams of people trapped inside.Officials said rescuers armed with metal-cutting equipm..>> view originalISIS leader releases audio message as Iraqi troops approach Mosul
Addressing the estimated 5,000 ISIS members holed up in the city, anticipating the arrival of Iraqi forces, al-Baghdadi says that "holding your ground in honor is a thousand times better than retreating in disgrace."The tape, the first recording of al-Baghdadi released since late 2015, features the ISIS leader claiming to be "confident of victory" in Mosul, the group's Iraqi stronghold, despite the presence of Iraqi troops just meters away from the city's border. Released by ISIS' media wing al-..>> view originalTwo US Soldiers Killed, Two Wounded in Afghan Fighting
ISLAMABAD — The U.S. military says that two of its service members died as a result of wounds they sustained during early morning counter-Taliban operations in northern Afghanistan. NATO described the Americans killed and two other Americans wounded in the assault as being part of “a train, advise and assist mission” in Afghanistan's Kunduz province. The Commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, described the loss as “heartbreaking” and offered deepest condolences on be..>> view originalUK Lawmakers Must Vote on Brexit, High Court Rules
LONDON—A U.K. court ruled Thursday that the government can’t trigger negotiations to leave the European Union without a vote from Parliament, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s plans. The pound surged against the dollar following the decision. The government could now be forced to get parliamentary approval to trigger...>> view originalAfrica|A Cashless Economy in Zimbabwe? With Little Cash, There's Little Choice
Debit card machines are proliferating in Zimbabwe’s cities — not only in churches but also in supermarkets, betting parlors, nightclubs, parking areas and every other business happy to accept paper cash but unable to dispense it. If there are no card-reading machines around, many shoppers now text payments on their cellphones. The change has been revolutionary for what was a mostly cash economy until early this year. It has helped ease the cash crisis, which paralyzed business a few months ago...>> view originalSyria's US-backed SDF says no to Turkish role in Raqqa operation
HASAKA, Syria The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) alliance of Kurdish and Arab armed groups said on Thursday it would reject Turkish involvement in the operation to drive Islamic State from its Syrian capital Raqqa. U.S. officials have said they hope to start an offensive against Islamic State in Raqqa within weeks, and have said that the SDF will play a big role, but Washington's ally Turkey has also insisted that it take part in the operation. "The Syrian Democratic Forces are ..>> view originalBattle for Mosul Resets Ties Between Kurds and Baghdad
ERBIL, Iraq—Residents of the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq have grown accustomed to an unusual sight as the battle for Mosul unfolded in recent weeks: columns of Iraqi armor on their roads. The sight, to many, was shocking. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, after all, spent decades struggling to win self-rule from Baghdad. Until the joint effort to oust Islamic State from Mosul transformed Iraqi politics, the presence of Iraq’s federal...>> view originalThe Latest: Report: Italian police beat, abused migrants
FILE - This Sept. 30, 2015 photo shows a migrant facing Italian police officers in riot gear after the evacuation of a tent camp at the Franco-Italian border in Ventimiglia, Italy. In a report by human rights watchdog Amnesty International published Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, the organization alleges that Italian police have beaten and abused migrants and unlawfully expelled some, under pressure to implement new European Union rules to process arrivals. (Lionel Cironneau, files/Associated Press..>> view original
Thursday, November 17, 2016
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