Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Syrian boys swim in water-filled crater in battleground of Aleppo and other top stories.

  • Syrian boys swim in water-filled crater in battleground of Aleppo

    Syrian boys swim in water-filled crater in battleground of Aleppo Posted September 02, 2016 13:40:52 Syrian boys swimming in a water-filled crater in Aleppo have been captured in photos released by activists.The crater was in the Sheikh Saeed area and was the result of an attack by Syrian Government forces, according to the Aleppo Media Centre (AMC)."Whatever Assad has done in Aleppo, life is not over," the AMC said."Its children make a new life in every site destroye..
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  • Pakistan terror attack: 17 dead in suicide bombing, blasts

    Pakistan terror attack: 17 dead in suicide bombing, blasts
    PESHAWAR: At least 18 people were killed and 52 wounded when two bomb blasts were detonated outside a district court in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, a rescue official said."So far we recovered 18 bodies of the lawyers, police personnel and civilians. Besides this, we rescued 52 injured, including lawyers, police personnel and civilians from the spot," Haris Habib, chief rescue officer in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where the blasts took place, said.Militants attack Chr..
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  • Arrested NZ woman 'high on ice' in Bali

    Arrested NZ woman 'high on ice' in Bali
    Australian Associated PressA New Zealand woman was "high on ice", yelling and "talking a lot" when she was arrested at a Bali airport, local officials allege.Myra Lynna William, 27, was hauled before reporters at Denpasar on Friday, two days after she was arrested getting off a flight from Melbourne to Denpasar."While she's in the immigration checking point, she behaved unnaturally, talking a lot, yelling and very impatient to get stamped," head of Denpasar Immigration office Yosep Renung Widodo..
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  • Putin is keen to solve island row with Japan's Shinzo Abe

    Putin is keen to solve island row with Japan's Shinzo Abe
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  • Brazil's new leader, Michel Temer, already finds rats in ranks

    Brazil's new leader, Michel Temer, already finds rats in ranks
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  • Clashes leave two more dead in crisis-hit Gabon

    Clashes leave two more dead in crisis-hit Gabon
    AFP on September 2, 2016, 11:16 pm Fresh clashes in Gabon leave two more dead Libreville (AFP) - Two people died after overnight post-election violence in Gabon, witnesses said Friday, raising to five the number of people killed since riots erupted after President Ali Bongo was declared the winner of a disputed vote.Bongo's government pressed a fierce crackdown, with security forces rounding up around 1,000 people nationwide, including two dozen opposition leaders, since riots fir..
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  • New Zealand rocked by 7.1-magnitude earthquake

    New Zealand rocked by 7.1-magnitude earthquake
    Tsunami warning for NZ after 7.1 earthquake0:32New Zealand's North Island has been shaken by a 7.1 quake, prompting a tsunami warning. A 7.1-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of New Zealand. Picture: USGS.Staff writers and AFPNews Corp Australia NetworkTHE east coast of New Zealand was hit by a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake before dawn today, reportedly the largest in the area for 20 years.The tremors generated a small tsunami, but officials said there was no significant da..
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  • Timor praises Indon over sea border talks

    Timor praises Indon over sea border talks
    Lisa MartinAustralian Associated PressEast Timor has reflected on the goodwill of its former invader as it seeks to settle sea borders with both Indonesia and Australia.A conciliation hearing in The Hague this week between Australia and East Timor has wrapped up.The United Nations commission is expected to announce whether it has the power to proceed with the process in a fortnight.Australian officials made the case to shut the process down arguing the commission didn't have jurisdiction.East Ti..
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  • ISIS Chainsaw Massacre: Nine Youths Literally Sawed In Half, Accused Of Being Part Of Resistance Faction

    ISIS Chainsaw Massacre: Nine Youths Literally Sawed In Half, Accused Of Being Part Of Resistance Faction
    Just when you thought ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) could not possibly develop more heinous ways of executing captives and prisoners, news out of the besieged city of Mosul, Iraq, reveals that a group of youths have been put to death in what amounts to nothing short of a chainsaw massacre. According to a source, nine Mosul youths were killed, all accused of belonging to an anti-ISIS resistance faction. Iraqi News reported August 31 that nine youths were convicted in an Islamic State sh..
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A massive reef was just discovered hiding behind the Great Barrier Reef .Jack Steven wins third St Kilda best and fairest award .
Yellen opens door on interest rate rise .Freaky fanged spiders discovered .

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