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Govt focused on timely completion of developmental projects, says PM Abbasi

August 22, 2017

Claiming the PML-N as the Pakistan's largest political party, the participants of the meeting said the party's policies had put the country on road to progress, peace and stability and saved it from economic collapse. Matters related to legislative business and developmental activities undertaken by the government in different parts of the country came under discussion during the meeting.

Caught on Camera: Distracted Rider Rolls Into Sinkhole

August 22, 2017

According to reports, few motorists stopped their vehicles and hurried over to help the man. The hole measured five meters across, eight meters long, and two meters deep. Sharing the video on Facebook, the page captioned it: " Massive sinkhole opens up on Guangxi road, oblivious scooter rider falls right in". Firefighters lowered a 20-foot ladder to an occupant in one of the cars, letting her climb out and taking her to the hospital later.

Fire breaks out at a hotel in Makkah

August 22, 2017

One of the pilgrims, who spoke on grounds of anonymity, said: "The Saudi authorities are closing all flights from August 26 and Hajj rites are expect to commence two days after the closure". "Therefore, this monitoring system will help to evaluate their overall performance and will note down issues being faced by the intending pilgrims in terms of providing quality food on time, proper accommodation and transportation both in Madina and Makkah", he added.

China's Dalian Wanda drops purchase of Nine Elms Square in London

August 22, 2017

Vinci St Modwen (VSM) - the 50/50 joint venture between Vinci PLC and St Modwen properties PLC - has successfully completed on the £470m sale of its interest in the 10-acre site. Photo Construction in the Nine Elms area of London in April. Beijing issued rules last Friday to limit overseas investment in property, hotels, entertainment, sports clubs and the film industry, and threatened to blacklist firms that violated those rules.

Government runs July budget surplus for first time in 15 years

August 22, 2017

The government ran the first July budget surplus in more than a decade last month, as Britain's public finances recorded an unexpected leap back into the black with help from an increase in self-assessed tax payments. Spending rose 4.6% over the year with upward pressure across all areas while debt interest payments continued to rise sharply with an increase of close to 23% over the year.

Murderous Pietermaritzburg cannibal tells Police he's "tired of eating humans"

August 22, 2017

Crowds of residents gathered outside Estcourt magistrates court Monday as the trio appeared on murder charges alongside a fourth man, 31, are also accused of possessing human flesh and tissues. 'Allegations are that some consumed some of her flesh while some of her body parts were shared with the fourth suspect in Amangwe. 'At this time only one person is suspected of having been killed and her identity is as yet unknown'.

Police Investigating Aircraft Crash In South Jersey

August 22, 2017

County emergency officials said only one person was on board. The flames started a small fire that was quickly extinguished. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash and witnesses are being interviewed by officials.

World's oldest publisher reverses 'shameful' China censorship

August 22, 2017

Dr Christopher Balding, an associate professor in economics at Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen, said he started the petition to bring pressure on not just CUP, but also universities and academics who interact with China as well as Chinese universities and academics "to stand up to" censorship by the Chinese government.

S.Korea, US begin trade talks

August 22, 2017

No immediate details were available. In the letter sent to South Korea, Lighthizer highlighted that among these problems were the "limited access to the Korean market for United States exports" and the "significant trade imbalance" between the two countries.

Police identify man killed when pickup truck crashes, catches fire

August 22, 2017

Passersby stopped and freed the man, but he died at the scene. McCausland said that Edward Stanhope of Windham, 45, was killed when his 2012 Harley Davidson motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve and left the roadway, striking a tree. State police troopers cited speed as the likely cause of the crash, McCausland said. The Bureau of Highway Safety said this was the 11th motorcycle fatality of the year, one more than at the same time last year.

Top American general says attack on Japan same as on US

August 22, 2017

It stands to reason that Japan and the United States have encouraged China to take "decisive measures to urge North Korea to change its course of action". In Washington , the Japanese and USA governments held a Security Consultative Committee meeting, known as two-plus-two security talks, comprising their foreign and defense chiefs.

USA and SKorean troops start major drills

August 22, 2017

The military exercises will run through August 31 and involve computer simulations as well as 17,500 U.S. troops, down from 25,000 a year ago, according to the Pentagon. military "locked and loaded". China, North Korea's main ally and trading partner, has urged the United States and South Korea to scrap the exercises.

Serpico, Others From NYPD, Rally in Support of Kaepernick

August 22, 2017

Fans believe that his protest has blackballed him and has been used as a pretext by the 32 National Football League teams to not sign him as a QB. About 80 officers gathered by the Brooklyn Bridge to show that there were police officers who did support Kaepernick's campaign to highlight the police brutality that people of color face in America.

A Train Crash in Philadelphia Has Left 33 People Injured, Officials Say

August 22, 2017

A train crash in the eastern USA city of Philadelphia injured 33 people early Tuesday, authorities said. "That vehicle did move and the trolley itself-the passengers-were injured", said Upper Darby Mayor Thomas Micozzie. "There was blood everywhere", one passenger told CBS3. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. However, according to a report in the Metro , at least 33 people have been injured.

$1M Powerball ticket for weekend drawing sold at NJ bar

August 22, 2017

The winning numbers for Saturday's drawing were $541.9 million drawing were 17-19-39-43-68. While there was no Powerball victor in Saturday's drawing, someone who bought a ticket in Craven County is $200,000 richer, before taxes, of course.

US, South Korea Launch Military Exercises

August 22, 2017

South Korea and the United States began annual war games today, US Forces Korea said, amid heated warnings by Pyongyang that the exercises will worsen tensions in the region. During last year's Ulchi drills, North Korea test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile that flew about 500 kilometers (310 miles) in the longest flight by that type of weapon.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft gives President Trump a Super Bowl LI ring

August 22, 2017

Last night, James clarified some of the details on why Kraft gave Trump a ring, as well. Upon hearing that exchange, some thought that Kraft had given Trump his own personal ring. A Twitter user named [ email protected ] asked the financier whether President Donald Trump has asked the Russian president to give back Kraft's stolen ring from Super Bowl XXXIX.

Vandals Damage Christopher Columbus Monument in Baltimore

August 22, 2017

The other says: " The future is racial and economic justice ". The perpetrators filmed the deed and posted the video on the YouTube channel Popular Resistance. The Baltimore City Council previous year considered renaming Columbus Day as "Indigenous Peoples' and Italian-Americans' Day". Alluding to the growing national controversy surrounding Confederate monuments in the US, he labels "hate-filled monuments" as tools of white supremacy.

North Korea threatens 'merciless strike' on US

August 22, 2017

The South Korean president agreed on the need to add more pressure on the North, but insisted the final and sole objective of the additional pressure must be to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue "peacefully" and through dialogue. Jeong Se-hyun, who served as the South's Minister of Unification during the liberal Roh Moo-hyun and Kim Dae-jung administrations, asserted that if South Korea seeks to redeploy U.S.

PM Yildirim:Turkey 'most decisive' in anti-Daesh fight

August 22, 2017

Foreign fighters - they are coming from all over the world and using our soil; they want to go to Syria and Iraq to join Daesh. "Today, no other country has been more decisive in the fight against Daesh like Turkey", he said. In fact, Turkey has been actively engaged in the fight against Daesh, PKK, PYD, YPG and Fetullah Terrorist Organisation, he added. MTI said that the TRSFTA will reduce barriers to trade and investment between Turkey and Singapore, enhance access to services sectors and ...

Afrobasket Championship: D'Tigress Not Getting Carried Away, Says Kalu

August 22, 2017

It was the team's third straight win in Group B, but despite the winning streak, Kalu insists they are staying focused and will not underrate any opponent as they continue their quest to win the competition for the first time since 2005. "One thing about basketball is that you just have to have fun to be at your best and that is what I have been doing". Speaking at the post match press conference, Vincent said it was important and good for the team's psyche to win their first game of the ...

Carl Frampton splits from Barry McGuigan and Cyclone Promotions

August 22, 2017

In a statement, Belfast's two-weight world champion said he meant to take his career forward "in his own hands" and he will now look to make up for lost time after six months of inactivity ended in controversy with the cancellation of his comeback fight earlier this month.

N Korea warns U.S., S Korea against joint war exercise

August 22, 2017

China on Monday renewed its call for the United States and South Korea to suspend joint military drills as the two nations began annual war games that have infuriated nuclear-armed Pyongyang. "We think that South Korea and the United States holding joint drills is not beneficial to easing current tensions nor the efforts by all sides to promote talks".

Serbia-FYROM row fuels concern in Athens

August 22, 2017

Serbia rejects Kosovo's independence and is trying to block any of its attempts to join global institutions. Dacic said an unspecified "foreign factor" was involved in the "offensive" acts against Serbia and that "a part" of the embassy staff will return to Macedonia next week.

3 juveniles found dead in Prince George's County home

August 22, 2017

The mother of one of the children returned to her home in Clinton at around 7:30 a.m. Friday after leaving the girls in Williams's care and discovered the three girls suffering from stabs wounds in a basement bedroom. At a news conference Friday afternoon, officials sought to assure the community that police are working tirelessly to find those responsible. "We are now in the midst of a major investigation into what happened to these children", Donelan told a news conference.

US, South Korean troops start drills amid North Korea standoff

August 22, 2017

North Korea on August 8 announced plans for a ballistic missile test that would strike near the USA territory of Guam , and Trump warned that the US would respond to a North Korean attack with "fire and fury like the world has never seen".

Syrian refugee couple name newborn daughter after German chancellor

August 22, 2017

In this undated picture provided by the St. Franziskus Hospital in Muenster, Germany, Asia Faray from Syria poses with her daughter. Merkel said her Christian Democratic Union and leaders of the Social Democratic Party, Greens, Free Democrats and Left party agreed to continue uninterrupted campaigning for the German election on September 24 to show that terrorists can't disrupt western democracies.

Kennedy Family Members Arrested On Disorderly Conduct Charges!

August 22, 2017

Two members of the Kennedy family were arrested early Sunday after police received several complaints of a loud party and fireworks at a Hyannisport home, Barnstable police said. Matthew pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Monday. They were released on bail, which was "on their own recognizance", Lt. Murphy said. Matthew Kennedy's attorney did not immediately return PEOPLE's messages seeking comment; it was unclear if Caroline has retained a separate attorney.

Tensions rise as Seoul prepares for war games

August 22, 2017

He said last week that Australia and the U.S. were joined at the hip on defence matters. In air conditioned bunkers and at military bases across South Korea, it is with keyboards - not tanks - that South Korean and the US forces will launch military exercises on Monday, denounced by North Korea as a rehearsal for war.

North Korea Directs More Rhetoric Towards US About 'War Games'

August 22, 2017

US Pacific Command chief Admiral Harry Harris arrived in the South on Sunday to inspect the exercises and discuss growing North Korean nuclear and missile threats. Impoverished North Korea hates the drills in part because it must frequently respond with its own expensive displays of military might. Tensions have flared between the U.S.

Wreckage of US WWII warship found after 72yrs

August 22, 2017

Researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen found it a depth of 5,500m (18,000ft). Around midnight on July 30, however, Japanese submarine I-58 intercepted the ship and launched torpedoes, fatally wounding the 610-foot vessel. NHHC is composed of many activities including the Navy Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives, the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater archaeology, Navy histories, ten museums, USS Constitution fix facility and the historic ship Nautilus.

White House petition: Formally recognize Antifa as a terrorist organization

August 22, 2017

Hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition calling on Donald Trump to "formally recognise" anti-fascists as terrorists . At the time of publication, the petition had received 144,046 signatures, surpassing the 70,000 needed to be eligible for an official response from the White House.

South Korea and USA troops start drills amid Pyongyang nuclear war threat

August 22, 2017

USA and South Korean troops have begun annual drills that come after tensions rose over North Korea's two intercontinental ballistic missile tests last month. China, North Korea's main ally and trading partner, has urged the United States and South Korea to scrap the exercises. The United States should take the initiative in pursuing such talks.

Should Boston Remove Its Confederate Monument? 24:30 Download

August 22, 2017

Support for impeachment also grew among independents, from 27% to 38%. "I disagree with the president and others who believe that there is a moral equivalence between white supremacists and Nazis, and those who oppose them by standing up for human rights".

Some of the dead and injured in Spain's terror attacks

August 22, 2017

Police have arrested four people in connection with the attacks - three Moroccans and a citizen of Spain's North African enclave of Melilla, Trapero said. She thanked her colleagues, the first responders who put their lives at risk to help the victims and those who assisted her mother, Valerie, by giving her urgent medical attention.

Plateau fire new name for combined Cariboo fires

August 22, 2017

The Kech fire burned a total of 225,000 hectares. Kevin Skrepnek of the BC Wildfire Service says the winds arrived in the province on Friday as forecast but weren't as strong as feared. Meanwhile, the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District 27 says some schools will remain closed in September if they are located in areas where evacuation orders or alerts are in effect.

Australia 'suicidal' for playing war games: North Korea

August 22, 2017

The joint U.S. -South Korean drills last until August 31 and involve tens of thousands of troops as well as computer simulations created to prepare for war with a nuclear-capable North Korea. The "lax enforcement" of existing sanctions and Pyongyang's "evolving evasion techniques" were undermining the U.N. goal of getting North Korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, according to the report by independent U.N.

Trump has demeaned the White House

August 22, 2017

They were later joined by members of the Executive Branch, with the new White House Communications Director Hope Hicks among the crowd. There's no word from the White House about whether Trump suffered eye damage, but he appeared to look up for only a brief moment.

Gustavo Dudamel's US Tour Cancelled Amid Feud With Venezuelan President

August 22, 2017

Maduro said in a televised appearance on Friday, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Dudamel apparently drew the president's ire with his increasingly forceful pronouncements about the crisis in Venezuela - pronouncements which came after he faced criticism in some quarters for trying to avoid being drawn into discussions of Venezuelan politics.

Cuts Stake in Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC)

August 22, 2017

In related news, insider Thomas M. Kelley sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 14th. 686.04 million shares or 1.22% more from 677.77 million shares in 2016Q3 were reported. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 16th will be paid a $0.40 dividend. The stock has "Hold" rating by Vetr on Monday, August 17. Bb&T Secs Ltd Llc has invested 0% in Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE:MRO).

Mumbai University Declares TYBA 2017 Results

August 22, 2017

The exams were conducted in the months of March and April, 2017. Mumbai University spokesperson Liladhar Bansod told Firstpost students can enroll in the university's MSc, MA and MCom courses till 31 August. The language of instruction for most courses is English. "We will be able to finish the assessment by Wednesday, or latest by Thursday", government-appointed officer for results Vinayak Dalvi said in recent Indian Express report.

Broncos release RB Pierce, add RB Williams

August 22, 2017

After leaving school a year early, Williams went undrafted and signed a free agent contract with the Bengals. He totaled 366 carries for 2,511 yards (6.7 avg.) with 18 touchdowns in addition to catching 38 passes for 292 yards (7.7 avg.) with two scores during his collegiate career.

Greens to table ridesharing legislation in the fall

August 22, 2017

In March, the province's former Liberal government announced it would bring ride-hailing services to B.C.in time for the 2017 holiday season, following a year of public consultations that made clear there was an appetite for alternatives to taxis.

Keak Da Sneak, Bay Area rapper, critically wounded in Richmond shooting

August 22, 2017

The rapper was then taken to the hospital where they say he's received some life-threatening injuries. The incident Monday morning is the second time this year that Williams was reported to have been shot. Keak collaborator Mistah F.A.B. updated fans via Instagram. "We gotta start loving each other while we here, man. Giving each other roses while we here, man".

United States and South Korea Began Joint Military Exercises

August 22, 2017

Leader Kim Jong-Un last week delayed the Guam strike plan, but warned it could go ahead depending on Washington's next move. The situation started going wrong 11 days ago. About 17,500 U.S. troops will participate in this year's drills - a cutback from last year - according to numbers provided by Seoul's defence ministry.

Burnley sign Chris Wood from Leeds for club-record fee

August 22, 2017

But after a broadcast-rights bidding war between British Telecom and Murdoch-owned Sky that left United Kingdom soccer awash in cash (see table below), it's just another deal in the premiership, where top players at the biggest clubs can earn £200,000 a week.

Arizona Lawmaker Asks Trump to Grant Pardon to Arpaio

August 22, 2017

Monday's announcement from spokesman Daniel Scarpinato came after the governor's office refused for days to say whether he would join his fellow Republican on stage. Other top Arizona Republicans - Gov. Doug Ducey, Sen. "Monroe Street, 5th Street, 3rd Street, Jefferson will be contained around the Convention Center, but no major road closures are we anticipating as a result of this event tomorrow", said Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams.

War Stories is a campaign mode for World of Tanks

August 22, 2017

War Stories can be played solo and in co-op, and according to Wargaming, will allow gamers to relive historical events, discover alternate histories, and play out fantasy campaigns. Flashpoint Berlin centres around the Soviet blockade of Berlin and British soldiers trying to get through it. There are two more campaigns on the horizon (which can be seen in the trailer) an Axis invasion of England and a less peaceful ending to the Cuban missile crisis.

South Korea, US begin annual military drills

August 22, 2017

The Rodong Sinmun , the official newspaper of North Korea's ruling party, said in an editorial on Sunday the U.S. moves to place the worst-ever sanctions on it and launch military provocations have made the situation on the peninsula extremely tense.

Police To Charge 3 Men With Terror Offence After Melbourne Mosque Attack

August 22, 2017

According to the ABC broadcaster, a 29-year-old man from the Meadow Heights suburb in the north of Melbourne was arrested on Saturday night by officers from the special operations group in connection with a fire at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in December 2016.

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