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Russian diplomat condemns US for downing Syrian fighter jet

June 20, 2017

The war in Syria has entered a unsafe new phase after the United States shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet yesterday, US Senator Edward Markey said in a statement on Monday. Russia's defense ministry also said Monday it is suspending coordination with the United States in Syria over so-called "de-confliction zones" after the incident.

Israel providing funds, fuel to Syrian rebels

June 20, 2017

The UN report went on to cite 16 interactions between the IDF and unknown officials on the Syrian side of the border. The authorities have retaliated to occasional stray rockets in the restive border region with reprisals, but it was previously thought that the Israeli authorities largely stay out of the complicated six-year-old conflict next door.

North Korea releases USA citizen Otto Warmbier

June 20, 2017

Rodman, one of the few Americans to have met the DPRK's top leader Kim Jong Un , came with an assistant and was received by DPRK officials at the Pyongyang International Airport, but he only posed for photographs without talking to the press.

Tourists in Bali eat dog meat, thinking it to be chicken

June 20, 2017

Whilst eating dog meat was not illegal in Bali, killing animals cruelly or eating meat contaminated with poison was against the law, Animals Australia's campaign director Lyn White said. However, the man tells them it isn't dog and they eat the meat. Luke described aggressive methods and said although he's trained himself to cope with cruelty, in one village where he saw dogs being caught, nothing had prepared him for the brutality.

UK moves to ease tensions after van attack on London Muslims

June 20, 2017

In March, a man plowed a rented SUV into pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge , killing four people before stabbing a police officer to death outside Parliament. He is now being held in custody. On departing, she was heckled by onlookers. Similarly, last week's tower block fire brought the city's people closer together.

British PM vows to fight terrorism, extremism

June 20, 2017

The man who died was receiving first aid before the incident, they said. Police shot and killed the three Islamic extremists who carried out the attack . May said she would chair an emergency security Cabinet session Monday. "Extra officers are on duty in the area to help reassure the local community", Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said.

Finsbury Park suspect held for terrorism offences and attempted murder

June 20, 2017

Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said a van driven at speed into worshippers last night was 'quite clearly an attack on Muslims'. "He was sitting and holding him like that, people kept holding him". "Given we are approaching the end of the month of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid with many Muslims going to local mosques, we expect the authorities to increase security outside mosques as a matter of urgency".

Terror attack near London mosque, one dead (Fourth Lead)

June 20, 2017

Theresa May has promised extra police resources to protect mosques in the run-up to Eid following an incident which saw a van plough into people near an Islamic centre in north London . There was a lot of people ... A man told Britain's Press Association that the van had swerved suddenly and that he had narrowly avoided being hit. "I was shocked.

Multiple fatalities in Florida workplace shooting

June 20, 2017

Banks said they "will continue to champion the cause of 'see something, say something'". A man who had been fired in April from his job at a Florida company opened fire on Monday at the Orlando business, killing five people before taking his own life, authorities said.

France's Macron to reshuffle govt after huge parliament win

June 20, 2017

French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to rearrange his Cabinet after his new centrist party engineered a landslide in the country's parliamentary election, enabling the government to quickly start passing its first big laws. Macron's plans have been slightly delayed by an attempted attack Monday afternoon on security forces on the Champs-Elysees in Paris . Le Pen received 34 percent, the best result by her party on record.

Major police operation after car crashes into police van in Paris

June 20, 2017

Police sources told AFP that they found a Kalashnikov assault rifle, two handguns as well as a gas bottle on the auto. Bomb disposal teams were called to the scene to confirm the vehicle posed "no further danger", AFP reports . No officers or bystanders were hurt. Anti-riot police officers patrol the Champs-Elysees avenue on Monday following another attack on police in the French capital.

PCB chief manhandled at India, Pak match

June 20, 2017

The Pakistanis were written off before the tournament. "Some teams start very confidently and then they fade off". However, they quickly silenced their critics by defeating top-ranked South Africa and Sri Lanka to reach the last four, where they stunned previously unbeaten hosts England before outclassing defending champions India in Sunday's final.

May calls London mosque attack 'sickening'

June 20, 2017

Finsbury Park Mosque has been home in the past to several Islamist terrorists , including imam Mostafa Kamel Mostafa who is now serving a life sentence for killing four people, and shoe bomber Richard Reid who attempted to detonate explosives packed in his shoe on an American Airlines flight in December 2001.

Terror mosque attack suspect originally from Weston-super-Mare

June 20, 2017

Local youths, who are always demonised in this area, were the ones that saved the day. "Don't think the police won't take action, they will". Britain's terror alert level is at "severe", meaning security officials believe an attack is highly likely, and a series of extremist attacks have struck across the country in the last few months.

'We Will Stop at Nothing to Defeat Extremism': Theresa May

June 20, 2017

Police said there are no other suspects arrested in connection with the incidence. In response to the attack that Khan has decried as terrorism, British Prime Minister Theresa May will hold an emergency meeting on Monday morning while an investigation into the attack is still underway.

UK PM May says attack on Muslims near mosque is "sickening"

June 20, 2017

The attack occurred about 12:20 a.m. when a speeding van swerved into worshippers who were giving first aid to a man outside the mosque. "Three of them were bleeding badly", he said . "I urge all Muslims and people with other faith or no faith to stand together, remain united and don't let terrorists to divide us". The area was busy with worshippers leaving evening prayers at the time of the incident.

Suspect in London van attack arrested on terror charges

June 20, 2017

He said: "My prayers are with the victims and their families". Imam Mohammed Mahmoud, of the Muslim Welfare House, has been hailed a hero for stepping in to protect the suspected attacker, a 48-year-old man, telling the furious mob: "Do not touch him".

Extremists killed after deadly Mali tourist resort attack

June 20, 2017

Two attackers were killed, but it was unclear then whether security forces killed them or whether they blew themselves up, mission spokesman Olivier Salgado said at the time. Sunday's violence came about a week after the U.S. State Department warned of possible attacks on Western diplomatic missions and other locations in Bamako that Westerners frequent.

Mali forces kill five militants involved in hotel attack: minister

June 20, 2017

Malian special forces, assisted by the Minusma blue helmets, have cordoned off the zone where the tourist complex is located, while the attackers seem to have taken refuge on a hill within the area. Mali has been unstable for years, ever since an extremist uprising in northern Mali in 2012 put much of the country into the hands of Islamist and other rebel groups.

London fire: At least 79 people presumed dead in Grenfell Tower inferno

June 20, 2017

A massive fire had engulfed Grenfell Tower in North Kensington last week, killing many people and injuring several others, many of whom are in critical condition. The inquiry should not leave local people with any sense that they've been "short-changed, or that there has been a cover-up or whitewash", he said, adding that those who need legal representation should get adequate funding for it.

Fundamentalist Mormon leader Lyle Jeffs arrested

June 19, 2017

An online log at the Minnehaha County, S.D., jail lists Jeffs as an inmate. Jeffs was released from jail last June while he awaited trial; but, The Post reported at the time, he "was confined to his Salt Lake County home with few exceptions, told he couldn't contact various people affiliated with the sect, and made to wear a Global Positioning System monitoring device".

Highway 20 washed out, one auto pulled from river

June 19, 2017

Williams Lake RCMP is reporting a washout along Highway 20 near Alexis Creek has swept at least one auto off the road into the river. The washout has destroyed about 150 metres of highway and left a gaping hole in the earth.

London mosque attack "clearly" aimed at Muslims

June 20, 2017

Locals pounced on the driver and two or three men pinned him down, then others waded in, trying to punch and kick him. The suspect was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure and would be undergoing a mental health assessment. The attack was being treated as terrorism , he confirmed. Mrs May said there had been "far too much tolerance of extremism" - including Islamophobia - and that the Government was determined to stamp it out.

'Travel ban' case likely hurt after president's Twitter rant

June 20, 2017

It's basically free legal advice for Trump. "Its kinda odd to have the defendant in Hawaii v Trump acting as our co-counsel", Katyal tweeted. The administration said the travel ban was needed so it could evaluate existing screening protocols and set new ones.

Lower Mainland man dies following police standoff

June 20, 2017

Coquitlam RCMP arrived at the scene and contained the area to await the arrival of the Integrated Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team. A video shot by a neighbour shows a flash explosion followed by heavily armed police pleading with the man to exit the rear of his residence.

Finsbury Park Mosque: 'Pontyclun Van Hire' on vehicle

June 19, 2017

Here's what we know so far about an incident in which a van drove into pedestrians near Finsbury Park Mosque, north London, in the early hours of Monday morning, injuring several people. The Telegraph online in its report claimed the victim was an "elderly Bangladeshi man" who had just left the Muslim Welfare Mosque on Seven Sisters Road.

Trump again touts infrastructure plan during campaign-style speech

June 19, 2017

Trump said that as he campaigned across the country past year, people often asked him why the US was spending money to rebuild other countries when the roads and bridges they travel on needed rebuilding, too. By using real people to help illustrate his points, Trump is following the example of many Democratic politicians. A White House spokeswoman says the Republican president will present a "wide-ranging vision" but did not offer specifics.

Darjeeling on edge, GJM takes out rally with body of activist

June 20, 2017

An indefinite bandh was called after the police on Thursday raided the premises of GJM chief Bimal Gurung and confiscated 300-400 weapons. "All concerned parties and stakeholders should resolve their differences and misunderstandings through dialogue in amicable environment", Singh said.

Pakistan wins Champions Trophy, crushes archrival India

June 20, 2017

Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali made the ideal start for Pakistan even with Zaman "losing" his wicket only for it to be a no-ball and India missing out on a run-out all before the opener reached 10. Alongside a photo of the hockey team, the paper featured an image of Kidambi Srikanth, who won the Indonesia Superseries Premier badminton tournament earlier in the day.

Five people reported missing in Grenfell Tower inferno FOUND safe and well

June 19, 2017

Her government is trying to make up ground in reacting to a fire that trapped people in their beds in the early hours of Wednesday, with many unable to escape as the flames raced up the building, cutting off exit routes and forcing some to jump.

Trump tweets about Democrats, Georgia election

June 19, 2017

A Georgia Republican official has said the shooting at a Virginia baseball field will lead to the party's victory in a state special election. Both candidates tried to avoid talk on Monday about the contest's national implications for Democrats and Republicans in the Trump era, but their supporters aren't treading as carefully.

Qatar Purchase of US Fighter Jets Not Escalating Diplomatic Row - Turkish FM

June 20, 2017

Congress past year approved the sale of as many as 72 F-15s in an agreement valued at as much as US$21 billion, providing authorisation for the deal that was completed on Wednesday. Qatar on Thursday said that preparations for the 2022 World Cup were unhindered, having secured alternative supplies of construction materials to those that had been coming by land from Saudi Arabia.

Taliban attacks key Afghan police base, killing at least five officers

June 19, 2017

The report says since 2007, insider attacks have killed 157 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation personnel and 557 members of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces. The attackers, some dressed in Afghan military uniforms, managed to pass through two checkpoints in military vehicles before being stopped, after which they opened fire on the busy compound.

Twins select Royce Lewis with first overall pick

June 19, 2017

On the morning of the draft, our own Jeff Passan said McKay and Lewis were the two names in play. "I just love the game of baseball", he said. "I can't wait to put on the jersey and get out there and start playing". Other USC Gamecocks who are eligible to be drafted among the selections through Wednesday include the following: Seniors: Ross Grosvenor, 1B; Colie Bowers, RHP; Josh Reagan, LHP; Reed Scott, RHP; Juniors: Tyler Johnson, RHP; Justin Row, INF; Madison Stokes, INF; Jonah Bride, 3B; ...

Hamilton Wins in Canada but Vettel Takes the Spotlight

June 19, 2017

The fact he clawed his way back to 4 spot - behind the Mercedes of Hamilton and Bottas, and Red Bull's Ricciardo in third - shows he's still very much in the championship hunt this year. Renault's Nico Hulkenburg finished eighth in the race, while Lance Stroll of Williams scored his first ever points in ninth place. "We'll try to get both cars on the podium soon".

Woman to hang by teeth over Niagara Falls

June 19, 2017

Although the death-defying stunt seemed unsafe, Erendira Wallenda said she was fully prepared. Wallenda performed the feat while on a hula hoop-like contraption, as she was suspended from the helicopter hovering 300 feet above the Falls.

Fakhar smashes maiden ton as Pakistan continue assault

June 20, 2017

Pakistani batsmen played intelligently and showed their character for the big match. "In his first ICC event, he played like a champion, he can be a great player for Pakistan ", Sarfraz added. A near flawless performance in the field from Pakistan saw India fall a full 180 runs short of their target as they offered little resistance to the Pakistan attack .

USA refuse to sign G7 pledge on 'irreversible' Paris climate accord

June 20, 2017

Ford affirmed its position that " climate change is real", saying it remains "deeply committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our vehicles and our facilities". Mr Galletti later said differences between the United States and other leading economies over climate change remain wide and look to stay that way.

Champions Trophy 2017: Glimpses of Pakistan's historic title win over India

June 19, 2017

Jadeja nicked Junaid Khan to slip for 15, Hasan had Ashwin caught by Sarfraz and Hasan forced Bumrah to lob another catch to the wicketkeeper, who pouched it gleefully to complete Pakistan's first Champions Trophy win with 19.3 overs to spare.

Grenfell Tower: Number of people presumed dead up to 79

June 19, 2017

But fury has grown in the local community at what people say is the slow response from authorities to the fire and a failure to inform families and friends about the fate of loved ones. The queen's official birthday is marked in June when the weather is often nicer than in April, the actual month of her birth. The 91-year-old monarch said it is "difficult to escape a very sombre mood" on what is normally a day of celebration.

Protests erupt in Kanpur after India's defeat in Champions Trophy final

June 19, 2017

OSMAN SAMIUDDIN: It's hard to describe the kind of emotions. The players praised Arthur and the management for reminding them how they were still good enough. The left-hander began the tournament with 68 against Pakistan, added a brilliant 125 against Sri Lanka and rounded off the group stage with 78 against South Africa.

Copy of What we know: London death treated as terrorism

June 20, 2017

Imam Mohammed Mahmoud, of the Muslim Welfare House, has been hailed a hero for stepping in to protect the suspected attacker, a 48-year-old man, telling the furious mob: "Do not touch him". Police have also denied rumors that a knife was involved. Police said the Counter Terrorism Command was investigating the crash. Overall, it is imperative to combat Islamophobia, especially following such a tragic incident that reportedly directly targeted Muslim lives.

Superstar Rajinikath preparing to enter politics, says TN Hindu party chief

June 19, 2017

Clearly, the superstar is more or less confirming his entry into politics through his recent actions. File image of Rajinikanth. Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath and General Secretary Ravikumar meet Rajinikanth at his residence in Chennai .

Driver faces terrorism charges in London mosque attack

June 19, 2017

He said in a statement earlier today: 'I am shocked by this horrific and cruel attack in Finsbury Park , which is being treated as an act of terror. The driver of a van is in custody after he allegedly drove his vehicle into a group of people leaving the Finbury Park Mosque early Monday. "The man driving the van was white, and he didn't stop".

World How London Imam Guarded 'Terrorist' That Vowed To Kill Muslim Worshippers

June 19, 2017

Prime Minister Theresa May called the attack "every bit as sickening as those that have come before". He was held on suspicion of attempted murder which was later extended to preparing or instigating terrorism , including murder and attempted murder.

UK Royals Honour London Fire Victims as Anger Mounts

June 20, 2017

Two London Tube lines have been partly suspended due to safety concerns with Grenfell Tower. It is feared many are trapped inside the blazing building as the fire broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday. "But being with colleagues from the London Fire Brigade when I was in there, colleagues from the London Ambulance Service and other police officers, I think it's fair to say it is incredibly emotional working in there".

Official London Grenfell fire toll at 79, say police

June 20, 2017

Police Commander Stuart Cundy says police will seek criminal prosecutions if the evidence warrants. The queen's official birthday is marked in June when the weather is often nicer than in April, the actual month of her birth. Community groups have said warnings about poor fire safety have been ignored, and in the aftermath of the disaster, officials have failed to take care of those affected, they said.

BJP Prez Amit Shah To Meet Uddhav Thackeray Over Presidential Election

June 19, 2017

The Shiv Sena has been a bit of a troublesome ally to the BJP , and had broken ranks with the National Democratic Alliance twice before on presidential polls, in 2007 to elect Pratibha Patil and in 2012 to support the candidature of President Pranab Mukherjee.

Maharashtra MHT CET Provisional Merit List 2017 Released by DTE Maharashtra @ dtemaharashtra

June 20, 2017

The results of MHT CET examination were declared on June 3rd, 2017. DTE Maharashtra concluded the online registration for application of admission and uploading of documents yesterday. Candidates through Maharashtra Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy and Hotel Managament admission process can get the chance to study at a college affiliated to one of the 12 universities of Maharashtra.

Letter asking to link property to Aadhaar is fake, says government

June 19, 2017

The government believes that digitisation of land records and linking the same with Aadhaar will also be beneficial in terms of bank loan provisions and crop insurance for farmers across the country. The central government has further written to them saying that it is considering linking Aadhaar with the ownership of the above mentioned properties.

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