Sunday, June 5, 2016

Terror Attack Warning Issued For U.S. Citizens In South Africa And Travel Alert For Europe and other top stories.

  • Terror Attack Warning Issued For U.S. Citizens In South Africa And Travel Alert For Europe

    Terror Attack Warning Issued For U.S. Citizens In South Africa And Travel Alert For Europe
    The U.S. Diplomatic Mission in South Africa and the U.S. State Department have both recently issued a terror attack warning and travel alert to American citizens traveling or living in South Africa and Europe. The U.S. Embassy in South Africa issued a warning Saturday that it has specific and credible information of terror groups planning to carry out attacks against U.S. citizens in the country. Reportedly the South African police have declined to comment, saying only that they are aware of th..
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  • Syrian troops reach Raqqa province

    Syrian troops reach Raqqa province
    Syrian troops have reached the edge of the northern province of Raqqa, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group's self-styled caliphate, in a push that leaves the extremists fighting fierce battles on four fronts in Syria and neighbouring Iraq.IS, which controls large swaths of territory in both countries, is fighting Syrian troops, US-backed fighters and opposition militants in northern Syria and is facing an offensive by Iraqi government forces on their stronghold of Fallujah.Th..
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  • China, US offer competing visions of Asian security at Shangri-La Dialogue

    China, US offer competing visions of Asian security at Shangri-La Dialogue
    China's Deputy Chief Admiral Sun Jianguo delivers his speech in Singapore. Photo: AP Beijing: China has pushed back on US pressure to curb its activity in the South China Sea, reiterating its sovereignty claims over most of the disputed waters and insisting it had "no fear of trouble".Addressing global defence chiefs at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday, Chinese Admiral Sun Jianguo responded to US Defence Secretary Ash Carter, who earlier said C..
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  • Highlights from day twenty eight of Bill Shorten?s election campaign where he announced $3billion for childcare

    Highlights from day twenty eight of Bill Shorten?s election campaign where he announced $3billion for childcare
    Election 2016: Who won the day? David Crowe The Australian 7:45PM June 5, 2016 Shorten wrap up day 2800:25:52 Highlights from day twenty eight of Bill Shorten?s election campaign where he announced $3billion for childcare Bill Shorten has found a way to put Malcolm Turnbull under pressure on household issues just when Labor was losing ground in the election battle over the economy. Shorten has chosen the path of least resistance..
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  • CM urges Modi to secure release of fishermen

    CM urges Modi to secure release of fishermen
    In her second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi within a week after the arrest of fishermen by the Sri Lankan Navy, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday urged him to secure the release of all 11 fishermen in the custody of the Sri Lankan authorities.Four fishermen from Kottaipattinam fishing base of Pudukkottai district were arrested on June 2. They have been detained at Kankesanthurai in Sri Lanka. She reiterated the State government’s stand that International Maritime Boundary Line ..
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  • 14 missing after China boat capsize

    14 missing after China boat capsize
    14 missing after China boat capsize A child is dead and 14 people are missing after a leisure boat capsized on a lake in China during strong winds. Guangyuan city authorities say the accident happened on Saturday afternoon on Bailong Lake in Sichuan province. An online statement from the Guangyuan city government said the boat was carrying 18 people and the three survivors were receiving treatment. The child was pulled out from the water and given emergency treatment but died..
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  • Thousands march in Argentina to protest violent attacks on women

    Thousands march in Argentina to protest violent attacks on women
    BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) –  Thousands of people marched in Buenos Aires on Friday to condemn violence against women, the latest public outcry following the recent killings of three 12-year-old girls in Argentina and the gang rape of a teenage girl in Brazil. The rally was organized on social media by women's groups under the slogan #NiUnaMenos, meaning "Not one less." Demonstrators wearing the purple wigs that represent the movement flooded the streets in front of the congress building. Man..
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  • Taiwan to China: democracy is nothing to fear

    Taiwan to China: democracy is nothing to fear
    Taipei: On the anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's new president has told China that democracy is nothing to fear. Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on Saturday on the ...
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  • Swiss vote on unconditional basic income

    Swiss vote on unconditional basic income
    Swiss voters are set to decide on whether every citizen should receive a basic guaranteed income, the world's first referendum on such a matter. Although the latest polls show that 70 per cent are opposed to the idea - which is being discussed by economists and politicians in several countries - the initiators say that the public vote on Sunday will be a success, even if they win only 20 per cent. "We wanted to send a signal with this referendum. The debate about a basic income will definitely ..
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