Doing it Duterte-style: Bangladesh approves death penalty for drug offenses
10/8/2018, 4:49:39 PMThe production, smuggling, sale, and use of methamphetamines will be punishable by death in Bangladesh, which has followed the Philippines’ Duterte and launched a brutal war on drugs that has seen more than 200 killed since May. ✔ HomeWorld News Doing it Duterte-style: Bangladesh approves death penalty for drug offenses Published time: 8 Oct, 2018 16:48 Get short URL Bangladesh police officials stand alert at the scene of an operation ✔ The large scale anti-drug campaign, launched by Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has drawn sharp criticism from local and international human rights groups
Syria displays artifacts retrieved from rebel-held areas
10/8/2018, 4:53:21 PMDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An exhibition in Syria's capital of hundreds of artifacts includes many that museum officials say were retrieved from rebel-held areas amid recent gains by ✔ Syria's conflict has proved particularly dangerous for the country's archaeological heritage ✔ Others have been looted, pillaged or illegally trafficked ✔ Qassim Mohammed, assistant secretary at the national museum, said Monday that Syria still has a long way to go in recovering its historical heritage
End US complicity in Yemen's humanitarian disaster
10/8/2018, 5:21:25 PMSen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ro Khanna write that we can no longer turn a blind eye to the actions of the Saudi coalition -- or America's role in the suffering of the Yemeni people. ✔ The opinions expressed in this commentary are their own; view more opinion at CNN ✔ There is no doubt that Iran's actions in Yemen are destabilizing ✔ We can support UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths' peace negotiations ✔ Instead of supporting more bombing, the United States can help bring peace to the region
Mother of ISIS Beatle brings intelligence case to High Court
10/8/2018, 4:02:17 PMMaha Elgizouli's son, El Shafee Elsheikh, is accused along with Alexanda Kotey of belonging to a brutal four-man cell of ISIS executioners in Syria. ✔ Edward Fitzgerald QC said Mr Javid's decision was taken 'against advice from officials' that an assurance should be sought ✔ Mother Maha Elgizouli said her two sons Shafee (right) and his younger brother Mahmoud went to fight for ISIS ✔ But the MLA sparked widespread criticism in Westminster from across the political divide
Couple 'murdered 20 women and chopped up bodies for pet food'
10/8/2018, 4:30:09 PMCouple admitted to selling one victim's baby after being stopped by police with buggy containing body parts ✔ A gunman opened fire at a video game tournament killing multiple people and then fatally shooting himself in a rampage that wounded several others AP 43/50 26 August 2018 Migrants disembark from the Italian Coast Guard ship 'Diciotti' in the port of Catania, Italy
Frosty relations between U.S., China are on full display as Pompeo visits Beijing - Los Angeles Times
10/8/2018, 5:04:16 PMA chilly exchange between U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and China’s foreign minister Wang Yi Monday was the latest sign of sharply deteriorating relations between the world’s two largest economies. ✔ A chilly exchange between U.S. Secretary of State Michael R ✔ The souring relationship has seen opportunities for dialogue between the U.S. and China swiftly curtailed, with the cancellation of several important military and trade meetings, and no plans for new trade talks
Taliban urge Afghans to boycott polls, reject peace talks
10/8/2018, 5:30:41 PMThe Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary electio... ✔ Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s main spokesman, said the United States was using the elections for the sole purpose of legitimizing their presence and authority ✔ People are given a deceptive feeling of having free right casting their votes for the malicious purpose of minimizing their resentment against the foreign occupation, he said ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
ISIS is plotting comeback by using its 30,000 terror fanatics
10/8/2018, 4:46:40 PMISIS is plotting an audacious comeback using 30,000 fanatics after smuggling £300million out of Iraq – while laundering the blood money through car dealerships. The brainwashed death cult has also … ✔ ISW 2 ISW has released a graphic showing the terror group's current activities in the region Its supposedly religious followers continue to engage in criminal activity including extortion, theft, and money laundering ✔ ISW has released a map graphic showing ISIS’s current operations in the region based on analysis from January to October this year
Opinion | Europe to Terrorists: It’s No More Monsieur Nice Guy
10/8/2018, 4:38:44 PMLong seen as weak, the continent in recent years has hardened its defenses against jihadists. ✔ France passed a law in 2017 making it easier to shut down radical mosques ✔ Austria closed seven mosques and deported 60 imams this year ✔ Mr. Hegghammer is a senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and author of Jihad in Saudi Arabia: Violence and Pan-Islamism since 1979
Venezuela's annual inflation hits 488,865 percent in September:...
10/8/2018, 5:40:16 PMVenezuelan consumer prices rose 488,865 percent in the 12 months ending in Septe... ✔ Opposition legislators have become the only source for economic indicators after the central bank stopped publishing such information nearly three years ago as the economy began unraveling ✔ Maduro was re-elected in May in a vote that dozens of foreign governments described as rigged ✔ Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Erdogan: Saudi officials must prove Khashoggi left consulate
10/8/2018, 4:18:07 PMAs disappearance of Saudi critic nears one week, Turkey's president says he has no evidence at hand regarding the case. ✔ An unnamed source inside the consulate was quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency as denying the claims, saying the accusations were baseless ✔ In his writings for the Washington Post, the Saudi commentator criticised Saudi policies towards Qatar and Canada, the war in Yemen and the crackdown on dissent and the media in the kingdom
Opinion | Praying for Jamal Khashoggi
10/8/2018, 5:34:47 PMSaudi Arabia stands accused of killing him. If it did, it will be a disaster for the regime of Mohammed bin Salman. ✔ Seriously,’’ I asked, is Saudi Arabia really threatened by women driving activists?’’ And the Saudi-United Arab Emirates war in Yemen has been so badly botched that the Saudis have been accused of possible war crimes, even though Iran and the Houthi rebels had also contributed mightily to Yemen’s destruction
Erdogan tells Saudi officials to prove missing journalist left...
10/8/2018, 5:45:35 PMTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Riyadh to prove its claim t... ✔ Khashoggi is a familiar face on political talk shows on Arab satellite television networks and used to advise Prince Turki al-Faisal, former Saudi intelligence chief and ambassador to the United States and Britain ✔ Slideshow (4 Images) Our Standards:The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles
Ronaldo's family break silence on rape allegations against Juventus star
10/8/2018, 4:46:39 PMRonaldo's mother and sister both posted pictures of the Juventus star in a superman cape on social media ✔ Cristiano Ronaldo’s family have broken their silence over the rape claims against the footballer by showing their support for him on social media ✔ The cartoon-style picture of Ronaldo carried two hashtags in Portuguese ✔ She said: Together we will be stronger and Ronaldo will feel that strength
Libyan forces capture Egypt’s most wanted militant
10/8/2018, 6:28:25 PMThe arrest of Hisham al-Ashmawy, a top al-Qaeda-linked extremist, was a much-needed boost for Egypt in its campaign against terrorism. ✔ Hellyer, a senior nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council, wrote in a tweet ✔ But when the Sinai group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, Ashmawy split off and formed his own outfits, which would later link with al-Qaeda ✔ Heba Farouk Mahfouz in Cairo contributed to this report
Brazil on the cusp of sharp move right with Bolsonaro
10/8/2018, 4:34:38 PMRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilians appear on the cusp of handing the presidency to a brash former army captain who has reminisced fondly about dictatorship, pledged to jail corrupt ✔ RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Brazilians appear on the cusp of handing the presidency to a brash former army captain who has reminisced fondly about dictatorship, pledged to jail corrupt politicians and promised an all-out war on the drugs and crime that plague South America's largest nation ✔ Haddad has also spent much time arguing that da Silva, his mentor, was unfairly jailed a strategy aimed at attracting voters who still feel strong affection for da Silva, known in Brazil simply as Lula
Cristiano Ronaldo’s family break silence on rape claims as star’s mum and sister compare him to SUPERMAN and try to make cape pic go viral
10/8/2018, 5:02:48 PMCRISTIANO Ronaldo’s family have broken their silence over rape claims against the footballer by showing their support for him on social media. The Juventus forward’s mum Dolores and sister Katia bo… ✔ The footballer described Ms Mayorga’s accusation as fake news before adding in a tweet: Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in ✔ There are still envious people on this planet who can’t accept the success of others, mediocre people who don’t do our world any good
Owner of Banksy copy shredded £40,000 work believing it would double
10/8/2018, 5:16:44 PMThe seller, who had sliced strips into the expensive piece (pictured) with a stanley knife, requested the art dealer to list the print for a minimum of £80,000. ✔ 'What this person today seems to have done is needlessly ruin a print worth around £40,000 and reduce its value to almost nothing ✔ A Facebook page which is thought to represent the mysterious Banksy posted a photo of the ink with the caption: 'controversial.' A version of the artwork painted onto the cardboard backing of an Ikea frame sold for £73,250 in 2012
Ronaldo's family break silence to back footballer over rape claims
10/8/2018, 4:34:43 PMMother Dolores Aviero and sister Katia uploaded matching images to Facebook and Instagram and encouraged others to do the same to show support for Ronaldo, who has been accused of rape. ✔ One woman claims she was raped after a party, one says she was 'hurt by Ronaldo' and another says she signed a non-disclosure agreement with the footballer in 2009 ✔ 'There are still envious people on this planet who can't accept the success of others, mediocre people who don't do our world any good.'
In a Mississippi Restaurant, Two Americas Coexist Side by Side
10/8/2018, 4:41:32 PMAmid fried catfish and sweet tea, two friends in Mississippi, who agree on next to nothing about politics, navigate their differences as part of their daily shifts. ✔ It was a small hamlet until the 1970s, when the suburban population expanded as courts ordered busing in nearby Memphis ✔ Kirkpatrick for The New York Times Rod Rosenstein to Join Trump Aboard Air Force One Ben Denzer How The Times Avoids Conflicts of Interest in Book Reviews Trending Major Climate Report Describes a Strong Risk of Crisis as Early as 2040 Passenger Expressed Concern About Limo Shortly Before Crash Killed 20 Life on the Dirtiest Block in San Francisco 20 Killed in Limo Crash in New York; Deadliest U.S. Accident in 9 Years Opinion: Liberals, This is War 2018 Nobel in Economics Is Awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer Court Battle Shifts the Political Terrain for Senators in the Heartland #MeToo Is a ‘Movement Toward Victimization,’ G.O.P ✔ Senate Candidate Says Opinion: Conservatives Are Wrong to Gloat About Kavanaugh Opinion: White Women, Come Get Your People
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