September 21, 2015
US to Raise Quotas for Refugees in FY 2016
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States will resettle at least 85,000 refugees in fiscal 2016, which begins October 1, including a minimum of 10,000 Syrians. Kerry also warned Russia its military presence in Syria risks attracting…
September 16, 2015
Sparks fly in second Republican 2016 debate
A debate between the top Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election has begun with a fiery exchange of verbal punches. Frontrunner Donald Trump has come under fierce attack at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California. Rand…
September 16, 2015
Strong quake strikes Chile, tsunami alert issued
A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck the center of Chile on Wednesday, local seismologists said, triggering a tsunami alert, sparking panic and shaking buildings. The quake had a shallow depth of 11 kilometers (six miles) and hit at 7:54 pm…
September 16, 2015
Syria’s Assad ‘won’t quit under pressure’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said in an interview for Russian TV he will not quit under foreign pressure, saying the Syrian people must decide. Western powers and much of the Syrian opposition say it is not conceivable for Mr Assad to lead a…
September 15, 2015
Five Charged with Criminal Homicide in Hazing Death of Baruch College Student
More than 30 people were charged -- including some with criminal homicide -- in connection with the death of Chun "Michael" Deng, 19, a Baruch College student who died after a hazing incident in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. Five people and…
September 14, 2015
Hungary Blocks Migrant Entry Point
Hungary blocked its main migrant crossing point from Serbia on Monday, hours ahead of imposing tough new laws aimed at halting the massive stream of Middle East refugees headed into the country on their way to Germany and other western European…
September 14, 2015
‘World Is Failing Asylum Seekers’, according to UN Chief
The U.N. high commissioner for human rights has condemned the failure of the international community to act to protect the hundreds of thousands of Syrians and refugees from other countries seeking asylum from war and persecution in Europe. In…
September 10, 2015
Arizona police report nine possible shootings along interstate highway
The number of possible vehicle shootings along a stretch of freeway in Phoenix has jumped to nine over the last 10 days, the head of Arizona’s state police said on Tuesday. Colonel Frank Milstead, director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety,…
September 10, 2015
HOUSE OF LORDS APPOINTMENTS AN AFFRONT TO CROWN DEPENDENCIES AND BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AS WELL AS TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC
The HOUSE OF LORDS has APPOINTMENTS AN AFFRONT TO CROWN DEPENDENCIES AND BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES AS WELL AS TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC. Anthony D C Webber, a Member of Guernsey Parliament, 1991- 2004 and an Independent political analyst and…
September 10, 2015
British Airways blaze pilot: ‘I’m finished flying’
The pilot of a British Airways plane which caught fire at a Las Vegas airport, forcing the evacuation of 170 people on board on emergency slides, has told NBC he is "finished flying". Chris Henkey, from Reading, said he was "unlikely" to make a trip…