Turkey threatens action on Syria as Russian-backed government offensive pushes towards border
* Prospect of direct Turkey-Syria confrontation looms * Turkish troops flood border area * Russia says it will keep keep talking * Humanitarian crisis grows * (.) By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Suleiman Al-Khalidi ANKARA/AMMAN, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday a Turkish military operation to push back a Syrian government…
Kidnappers prey with ‘total impunity’ on migrants waiting for hearings in Mexico
A score or so migrants crouch in the dark corridor of the safe house where they have been waiting for a month. Today, their turn has come to go back on the road again – not across the US border, however, but deeper into Mexico, to save their skins. Outside, a minivan pulls up, driven…
Abbott says top Malaysian leaders suspected pilot of MH370
PERTH, Australia (AP) — Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the “top levels” of the Malaysian government long suspected that the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 almost six years ago was a mass murder-suicide by the pilot. Abbott was prime minister when the plane carrying 239 people vanished on March 8, 2014,…
A student lost her purse in 1957. It was discovered behind a locker 62 years later
A student lost her purse in 1957. It was discovered behind a locker 62 years later originally appeared on abcnews.go.com A student’s purse that went missing 63 years ago in 1957 has been discovered between a set of lockers and wall during repairs and has turned into a long-lost time capsule from the 1950s. Patti…
Angelina Jolie : son combat contre l’anorexie et l’automutilation
Avant de couler des jours heureux avec ses 6 enfants et Brad Pitt, l’actrice américaine Angelina Jolie a traversé l’enfer. Son enfance difficile, entre un père célèbre -Jon Voight- et une mère malade, Marcheline Bertrand, l’a menée tout droit à l’anorexie et à l’automutilation. C’est ce que rapporte cette semaine le site Radar Online qui…
Historic flooding slams Mississippi as river continues to rise: 'This thing isn't over yet'
JACKSON, Miss. – Dawn came Sunday with a steady drizzle as Jackson, Mississippi, braced for the the most severe flooding the area has seen in nearly four decades. By 7:15 a.m. local time, the Pearl River, which flanks the east side of Jackson and runs near downtown, rose to its third-highest level in recorded history –…
Mexican arrested in US for Russian spying
Miami (AFP) – A Mexican has been arrested in the US city of Miami for spying on “a US government source” on behalf of Russia, the Department of Justice alleged Tuesday. Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, a Mexican citizen who lives in Singapore, is accused of conspiracy and “acting within the United States on behalf of…
Russian Intelligence Recruited Mexican Man to Spy on FBI Informant in Miami, Feds Say
Russian intelligence recruited a Mexican citizen to track down the whereabouts of an FBI informant in Miami who previously provided the U.S. government with information on Russian operations “implicating national security interests of the United States.” The Mexican man, Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes, was arrested on Monday after being recruited by a Russian official last…
Man arrested after allegedly tracking U.S. source for Russia
A Mexican man residing in Singapore was arrested in the U.S. on Tuesday, after he allegedly tracked a U.S. government source for Russia in order to obtain the source’s license plate number. Hector Alejandro Cabrera Fuentes has been charged with acting in the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government without notifying the attorney general,…
Mike Bloomberg to Join Democratic Presidential Contenders at Wednesday’s Debate
Click here to read the full article. Click Here: FIJI Rugby Shop Democratic presidential contender Mike Bloomberg will take the stage alongside his rivals at a primary debate for the first time on Wednesday night after a poll released today allowed him to qualify for the event. Bloomberg commanded 19% support in the poll conducted…