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(Dec 31 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Donald Trump: 'Happy New Year'
PALM BEACH -- As he wraps up a holiday stay at Mar-a-Lago, President-elect Trump extended New Year’s wishes via Twitter this morning “to all, including to my many enemies & those who have fought me & lost so badly they just don’t know what to do.” Trump’s latest tweet is a reminder that he enjoys winning ...

(Dec 30 2016) - BRICS Post : PBOC to keep policy neutral
CHINA -- The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has kept in tandem with pledges made during December’s Central Economic Work Conference and announced that its monetary policy will remain neutral and maintain sufficient liquidity. The PBOC said liquidity will remain stable through a number of fiscal policy tools.

(Dec 29 2016) - Pittsburg Post : Trial postponed for fired cop
PITTSBURG -- The January trial of a former Pittsburgh police sergeant charged with beating a drunk man has been pushed back again to an undetermined date. Stephen Matakovich had been set for trial in November and again in late January, but the government said it needs more time because some witnesses aren't available.

(Dec 28 2016) - Financial Post : Canada’s economy to lose ground
CANADA -- Canada’s economic growth is set to flatline at 2% or less per year over the next decade & a half, leading the country to lose ground in the ranking of the world’s largest economies, according to a new report. The forecasts, compiled by the U.K.-based Centre for Economics & Business Research, predict ...

(Dec 27 2016) - Bangkok Post : N. Korea plans nuclear push
SEOUL -- N. Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is planning a "prime time" nuclear weapons push in 2017 to take advantage of leadership transitions in S. Korea & the U.S., a high-ranking defector said Tuesday. In his first press conference since fleeing his post as North Korea's deputy ambassador to Britain in August,

(Dec 26 2016) - Yorkshire Post : Time for May to ditch advisers
BRITAIN -- Theresa May needs to ditch the advisers, put the paperwork aside and start making some big decisions, the former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has claimed, as he warns that her tendency to micro-manage could prove to be her downfall. Mrs May’s choice of Brexit Ministers could also prove short-lived ...

(Dec 25 2016) - Jerusalem Post : US envoy to Israel summoned
ISRAEL -- PM Benjamin Netanyahu summoned US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro for talks on Sunday, 2 days after a resolution calling for an end to Israeli settlement building passed a vote in the UN Security Council, according to Israeli media. The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday ...

(Dec 24 2016) - Sun Post : Electoral College Defectors ...
U.S. -- The way the electoral college works, each state has a certain number of electoral votes assigned to it. "I think it's an anachronism", Stewart said of the Electoral College. But among Republicans, 62 percent favored keeping the status quo, with only 24 percent favoring the popular vote.

(Dec 23 2016) - Leader Post : London cop shot with a crossbow
LONDON -- A London police officer was shot with a crossbow during a confrontation that led to the shooting death of a man Friday morning, sources say. The province’s police watchdog is investigating the situation and has confirmed one officer was injured during the confrontation that led to the fatal shooting.

(Dec 22 2016) - Punching Bag Post : CIA vs FBI ... ???
U.S.A. -- As a former intellegence officer, I wanted to get some facts out to my readers to help you understand the roles played by the various agencies. Two in particular for purposes of this discussion are the CIA, where I was employed, and the FBI the chief law enforcement agency in America.

(Dec 21 2016) - Jersey Evening Post : Rape reports 'set to rise'
JERSEY -- Reports of rape in Jersey will increase when the true scale of abuse suffered by women & men who fall victim to online dating predators is unearthed, a States police detective has said. Detective Inspector Mark Hafey, head of the States police Public Protection Unit, warned that sexual abuse suffered by ...

(Dec 20 2016) - Patriot Post : Trump Wins, Again
AMERICA -- The Electoral College members cast their votes yesterday, securing Mr. Trump as the 45th President of the U.S. In spite of all the efforts by some Democrats & the Left media to convince “faithless electors” to vote against the will of the people, there was little drama. Ironically, it was Hillary who ended up with more faithless electors voting against her than did Trump.

(Dec 19 2016) - Kyiv Post : Ukraine nationalizes biggest bank
UKRAINE -- On Dec. 18, the Ukrainian authorities nationalized PrivatBank, the country’s biggest bank. This decision may mark the end of the banking crisis in Ukraine. PrivatBank accounts for one-fifth of all Ukrainian banking assets and half of payments. It is the dominant bank for small and medium-sized businessmen,

(Dec 18 2016) - Huffington Post : Suicide Bomber Kills 49
YEMEN -- A suicide bomber killed at least 49 soldiers gathered to receive their monthly pay in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials said, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials said at least 60 other troops were wounded in the attack ...

(Dec 17 2016) - Washington Post : Pagan priest wins right ...
MAINE -- It doesn’t matter how many articles of clothing Phelan Moonsong puts on before walking out the door each day: If he’s not wearing his favorite pair of goat horns, the Pagan priest might as well be naked. Unless he's sleeping or bathing, his beloved horns are rarely far from his scalp.

(Dec 16 2016) - Post Bulletin : IBM plans to hire 25,000
CALIFORNIA -- This hasn't received a lot of attention, but in advance of Silicon Valley executives meeting with the president-elect on Wednesday, USA Today reported that IBM plans to hire 25,000 employees during Donald Trump's term. According to AP's version, IBM CEO Ginny Rometty told USA Today ...

(Dec 15 2016) - Borneo Post : International police cooperation
MIRI -- The arrest of Datuk Stephen Lee Chee Kiang, the alleged mastermind behind the murder of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Miri secretary Bill Kayong at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Tues @ 7.45pm was the culmination of collaboration between the Malaysian and China police tracking him down.

(Dec 13 2016) - Threat Post : Facebook Releases Monitoring Tool
AMERICA -- The movement toward Certificate Transparency has brought about a healthy improvement, not only in the way organizations monitor & audit TLS certs, but also in cutting down the number of malicious or mistakenly issued certificates. CT ... works because Certificate Authorities are required ...

(Dec 12 2016) - Activist Post : The Politics of Deception
WASH D.C. -- We had better recognize, today rather than tomorrow, that deception, lies and hypocrisy are now endemic in the great majority of political institutions of this planet. They are so institutionally ingrained within the established patterns of behavior on display in Westminster, Washington and Warsaw ...

(Dec 11 2016) - Kenyan Post : 35 Billion Looted from Bank
KENYA -- Former Central Bank Gov, Prof Njuguna Ndungu & his wife, were among hyenas & mongrels that were behind the collapse of Imperial Bank in 2015. According to the Financial Times, Ndungu & other senior CBK officials looted more than 35 billion from Imperial Bank & that was the reason the bank collapsed.

(Dec 10 2016) - Conservative Post : What Trump Just Did ...
MARYLAND -- Ever since he first took office 8 yrs ago, Obama has made no secret that he has no respect for our troops. He showed this by only attending the annual Army/Navy football once, choosing to skip it the 7 other yrs he was in office. Trump, however, is making the military a major priority during his presidency.

(Dec 09 2016) - Jakarta Post : People-smuggling syndicate busted
BATAM -- The Western Fleet Quick Response team operating from the Region IV Main Naval Base in Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, seized 3 small boats in the waters off Batam on Tuesday night as they were allegedly being used to smuggle 40 Indonesians to Malaysia. It's believed the people on board were to be illegally employed ...

(Dec 08 2016) - NY Post : Trump & DeCaprio talk climate change
NEW YORK -- President-elect Donald Trump has a new - and unlikely - adviser: Leonardo DiCaprio. DiCaprio met with Trump to push climate activism & green jobs - just as the president-elect announced a climate-science skeptic to head the EPA on Wednesday. DiCaprio's Foundation CEO, released a statement ...

(Dec 07 2016) - SCM Post : China’s foreign reserves fall again
CHINA -- The fall in China’s foreign exchange reserves accelerated in Nov even though Beijing is gradually closing the door on capital outflows. The larger-than-expected decline in the world’s biggest stockpile of foreign exchange exposed the flaws in Beijing’s current approach of selling state reserves ...

(Dec 06 2016) - Post & Courier : Gov. Nikki Haley visits Capitol Hill
WASH D.C. -- Gov. Nikki Haley will be on Capitol Hill later this week to meet with many of the senators who will determine whether she gets to be U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Haley's deputy chief of staff & spokesman, Rob Godfrey, told The Post that Haley would "meet some senators as a part of the confirmation process."

(Dec 05 2016) - Jesuit Post : Attempting to Understand Duterte
PHILIPPINES -- As a Filipino-American, I'm not used to the Philippine president gain so much notoriety. Since his June 2016 inauguration, President Rodrigo Duterte continually captures world headlines: He’s claimed to dissolve long standing U.S. Relations. He’s graphically engaged in name calling heads of state.

(Dec 04 2016) - Conservative Daily Post : Islam in U.S. Schools
WISCONSIN -- Every journey begins with a single step. And in Wisconsin this week, that first step was to persuade American women to don the garb of traditional Muslims. The goal is to get these college-aged women to experience firsthand what it feels and looks like to be a Muslim woman.

(Dec 03 2016) - Saturday Evening Post : Americans less truthful ?
AMERICA -- Would you consider yourself a truthful person? (Discounting, of course, the little white lies that oil the gears of conversation.) What about Americans as a whole? Politicians have always embellished the, um, facts, to make their cases. But some would say the recent presidential election was a watershed moment ...

(Dec 02 2016) - India Post : 'Pak will pay heavily' ...
NEW DELHI -- If Pakistan inflicts injuries on India, the costs are going to be far heavier for them, Union Minister Arun Jaitley has said, asserting that there is a shift in India’s approach towards dealing with cross-border tensions as it has “suffered enough in silence” for Pakistan’s terror export.

(Dec 01 2016) - Christian Post : North Korea's Secret Prisons
NORTH KOREA -- New satellite photos published by a group investigating the human rights abuses in N. Korea have confirmed that secret prisons where detainees are tortured, raped & murdered are expanding in terms of size. The Committee for Human Rights in N. Korea said the photos it obtained - affirmed previous fears ...

(Nov 30 2016) - Denver Post : Google accounts hit by malicious apps
U.S.A. -- Malicious software disguised as legitimate apps for Android smartphones & tablets has seized control of more than one million Google accounts since Aug, according to research from security firm Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. The apps had innocent-sounding names, such as StopWatch, Perfect Cleaner and ...

(Nov 29 2016) - China Post : 1,000's stage marriage equality sit-in
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- More than 10,000 same-sex marriage advocates held a sit-in outside the Legislature on Monday, the day of the last public hearing before a legislative committee proceeds with the 2nd reading of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. Supporters waved rainbow flags & held banners ...

(Nov 28 2016) - Irish Post : Stop & search, wrongful arrests
IRELAND -- Speaking exclusively to The Irish Post before delivering the keynote speech at this year’s Irish Post Awards, the newly-elected Labour Mayor said prosperity & inclusion were among his priorities. While praising the ‘massive contribution’ made by Irish people to London, he also acknowledged the challenges

(Nov 27 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Netanyahu lauds IDF forces
JERUSALEM -- Israel will not let ISIS or any other hostile organization use the chaos of the war in Syria to set up shop on Israel's northern borders, PM Netanyahu said on Sunday. Netanyahu, speaking at the start of a special cabinet session held in fire-ravaged Haifa, opened up the meeting by praising the IDF ...

(Nov 26 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Fidel Castro dies at 90
CUBA -- Fidel Castro, the fiery apostle of revolution who brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere in 1959 and then defied the United States for nearly half a century as Cuba’s maximum leader, bedeviling 11 American presidents and briefly pushing the world to the brink of nuclear war, died Friday. He was 90.

(Nov 25 2016) - BRICS Post : Xi seeks broader ties with Spain
CHINA -- Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded his South American tour of Chile & Peru following last week’s APEC summit by stopping at the island of Gran Canaria, Spain where he stressed bilateral cooperation & the need for people exchanges. During his meetings with Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria,

(Nov 24 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : Protecting undocumented students
PENNSYLVANIA -- More than 250 college and university presidents nationally and in Pennsylvania have signed a statement hoping to save a program that has enabled children brought to the U.S. illegally to avoid deportation while pursuing work and education. The potential fate of those undocumented immigrant students ...

(Nov 23 2016) - National Post : Navy destroyer broke down ... again
PORTLAND, Maine -- The most expensive destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy suffered an engineering problem in the Panama Canal & had to be towed to port. U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Ryan Perry said a vice-admiral directed the USS Zumwalt to remain at ex-Naval Station Rodman in Panama to address the issues ...

(Nov 22 2016) - Yorkshire Post : ‘Feeling like murder’ ...
BRITAIN -- Dozens of people convicted of killing by driving dangerously have walked free despite being convicted of a crime for which no-one has ever received the maximum penalty of 14 years’ imprisonment, an investigation can reveal today. Grief-stricken families expressing disappointment outside Britain’s courts ...

(Nov 21 2016) - Threat Post : Backdoor Found in Firmware ...
U.S.A. -- Nearly 3 million Android devices are vulnerable to an attack that could allow a hacker to compromise over-the-air (OTA) updates to the devices & allow adversaries to remotely execute commands with root privileges. The problem stems from what researchers call an insecure implementation of an OTA mechanism ...

(Nov 20 2016) - Bangkok Post : Philippines' President meets Putin
LIMA -- Philippine President Duterte on Saturday met the man he calls his hero, Russian President Putin & unburdened his gripes about US "hypocrisy," "bullying" & foreign wars. Duterte, who has publicly expressed his admiration for the Russian leader, said the Cold War had stood between their two countries ...

(Nov 19 2016) - Sun Post : DOJ Revives Clinton Email Probe
WASH D.C. -- FBI Director James Comey's announcement on Friday of the recent discovery of emails that could be "pertinent" to the agency's investigation of Clinton's use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state had little impact on voters, the October 24-30 online poll found.

(Nov 18 2016) - Punchingbag Post : Bought & Paid for by Soros
WASH D.C. -- Billionaire hedge fund manager & leading Black Lives Matter funder George Soros has come under fire for dumping more than $7 million into committees designed to elect liberal prosecutors. Soros owns a number of state-registered fundraising committees, all of which are named for the state in which they operate

(Nov 17 2016) - Gwinnett Post : Governor raises drought response
GEORGIA -- State officials rolled out new water restrictions for Gwinnett County, and many other north Georgia counties, on Thursday as much of the state struggles with a growing drought. Gov. Nathan Deal announced he is elevating Gwinnett and 51 other counties to a Level 2 Drought Response.

(Nov 16 2016) - Huffington Post : Plan For Muslim Registry
WASH D.C. -- An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. Kansas Sec of State Kris Kobach, who is reportedly being considered for A.G., said in an interview that ...

(Nov 15 2016) - Denver Post : Russia deports Colorado man
RUSSIA -- A 29-year-old Colorado citizen has been deported from Russia after illegally entering the country in search of “a better life,” Russian media outlets reported this week. The ~~man~~ (Mexican), identified as Julio Prieto, is reported to have attempted to enter Russia via its southern border with Kazakhstan.

(Nov 14 2016) - Activist Post : 50% of Americans’ Photos Stored
U.S.A. -- According to a new report, 1/2 of Americans now have photos of themselves stored in facial recognition databases. The vast majority of these citizens are not suspects in crimes, nor do they have criminal records. The report indicated over 117 million adults are stored in facial recognition databases ...

(Nov 13 2016) - C.D. Post : Hillary's E-mail Investigation Continues
WASH D.C. -- Despite the fact that the election is over & Donald Trump easily defeated Hillary, there are still people that believe that she has a chance. People all across the U.S. are protesting the election results; despite the fact that it has been the way the country has operated since its inception.

(Nov 12 2016) - Islamic Post : Statement by IMAM re: Election
AMERICA -- This is a call for all people of the Book (Holy Qur’an, Torah and Gospel) to come together based on religious commonality in response to the situation developing as a result of the presidential election. The religious differences among Abrahamic faiths are a few man-made beliefs.

(Nov 11 2016) - Patriot Post : Veterans Day 2016
AMERICA -- On the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month ... This day is set aside in honor of American Patriot Veterans who have carried the banner of Liberty forward since the first shots at Lexington and Concord. And it is now time for us to deliver this banner to the next generation.

(Nov 10 2016) - Post Star : Thousands protest Trump win around US
CHICAGO -- The raw divisions exposed by the presidential race were on full display across America on Wednesday, as protesters flooded city streets to condemn Donald Trump's election in demonstrations that police said were mostly peaceful. From New England to heartland cities like Kansas City & along the West Coast.

(Nov 09 2016) - Post Athenian: Trump wins White House
WASH D.C. -- Donald Trump claimed his place Wednesday as America's 45th president, an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman & political novice who capitalized on voters' economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions & overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

(Nov 08 2016) - Jakarta Post : Sectarian sentiment vs popularity
JAKARTA -- The massive rally against non-active Gov' Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama over alleged blasphemy has increased sectarian sentiment, but will not significantly diminish Ahok’s odds in upcoming election, according to an expert. Sirajuddin Abbas said that the majority of Jakartans were rational voters ...

(Nov 07 2016) - Cairo Post : Egypt’s business digest ...
EGYPT -- Egypt’s pound weakened on Monday, its 2nd day as a freely trading currency & traders said they expected further declines as a severe dollar shortage in the banking system was stifling liquidity. The central bank abandoned the pound’s peg of 8.8 to the dollar last Thursday, devaluing it by a third ...

(Nov 06 2016) - NY Post : Clinton's maid & classified materials
WASH D.C. -- As secretary of state, Hillary Clinton routinely asked her maid to print out sensitive government e-mails and documents — including ones containing classified information — from her house in Washington, DC, e-mails and FBI memos show. But the housekeeper lacked the security clearance to handle such material.

(Nov 04 2016) - Post Crescent : Integrity team to monitor polls
MADISON -- Election integrity teams from the Wisconsin DoJ will monitor polls in Brown & Outagamie counties on Tuesday, officials have announced. “Voters in Wisconsin must have faith that when they cast their ballot, the integrity of their vote will be protected,” A.G. Brad Schimel said in a prepared statement.

(Nov 03 2016) - Minnesota Post : Trump not on sample ballot
MINNESOTA -- The Republican Party officers in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional District have decided not to put presidential candidate Donald Trump on the sample ballot mailed to voters in the western suburbs. It’s a conspicuous decision that defines the dilemma the party is facing in this election — and for the future.

(Nov 02 2016) - Conservative Post : Hillary Facing Arrest Warrent
WASH D.C. -- Hillary was hit with a nuclear bomb on Friday when the FBI reopened their investigation into her use of a personal email server as Sec. of State. Now, things have gotten even worse for her, as Donald Trump has broken his silence about the investigation during an appearance in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

(Nov 01 2016) - Kenyan Post : Billions stolen & hidden in Panama
KENYA -- A company associated with President Uhuru Kenyatta's sister, Anne Nyokabi, is among Kenyan firms that have stashed billions in Panama. Sundales Company which is co-owned by Nyokabi and her cousin, Kathleen Kihanya, is said to have hidden billions of shillings in Panama.

(Oct 31 2016) - SCM Post : China joins hunt for E.T.
CHINA -- The world’s largest radio telescope, in S.W. Guizhou province, is joining an international search for "E.T." intelligence focused on a strange, flickering star that has sparked curiosity in recent months. Andrew Siemion, director of the SETI Research Centre at the University of California, Berkeley, said

(Oct 30 2016) - Sunday Post : Ex-police chief speaks out
SCOTLAND -- Rarely has any senior officer so publicly criticised the force he used to work for. But after 33 years in the police, former assistant chief constable John Mauger has delivered an explosive analysis of what he says are the failings of Police Scotland. On the ropes himself after spending nearly 5 years on ...

(Oct 29 2016) - Christian Post : Hillary's Server & Weiner Scandals
WASH D.C. -- Days before the presidential election, FBI director James Comey says the agency is re-opening its investigation into Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server when she was secretary of state, as it has discovered new messages, which "appear to be pertinent" to the probe.

(Oct 28 2016) - India Post : Pakistan spy racket
NEW DELHI -- Espionage ring accused Shoaib was arrested today after being brought from Jodhpur, with police claiming that he was in touch with the expelled Pakistan High Commission staffer for the last 3-4 years & had visited the neighboring country 6 times. Investigators said they'll try to recover data from a phablet

(Oct 27 2016) - Denver Post : Federal agents make arrests ...
COLORADO -- Federal agents have arrested 20 people in eight states for their alleged involvement in a $250 million fraud scheme in which scammers at call centers in India coerced thousands of people across the U.S. including in Colorado to pay bogus tax debt to the IRS, authorities say.

(Oct 26 2016) - China Post : Islamists kill 61 in assault
QUETTA -- Pakistan on Tuesday mourned the killing of at least 61 people in a brutal gun & suicide bomb assault on a police academy, the deadliest attack on a security installation in the country's history. Three masked gunmen burst into the sprawling academy in the southwest, pretending to be soldiers ...

(Oct 25 2016) - Conservative Daily Post : Justice Roberts Threatened
WASH D.C. -- When Chief Roberts voted that ObamaCare was Constitutional, conservatives everywhere were in complete disarray trying to understand why he allowed something so awful to spread across our country. In emails leaked by WikiLeaks, we now have the answer to our question–he was threatened.

(Oct 24 2016) - Patriot Post : Big Brother 'IS' Watching
U.S.A. -- “The Perpetual Line-up: Unregulated Police Face Recognition in America,” reveals a staggering 117 million Americans are in face-recognition databases compiled by the FBI, along with state & local law enforcement. Moreover, this technology is “unregulated & in many instances out of control.”

(Oct 23 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Opium crops spread in Afghanistan
VIENNA -- The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world's main source of heroin, has risen to its 3rd-highest level in more than 20 yrs, the U.N. confirmed Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground. In the key findings of its annual Afghanistan opium survey, the UN Office on Drugs & Crime said ...

(Oct 22 2016) - New York Post : Trump vows to sue ...
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Trump on Saturday pledged postelection lawsuits against every woman who has accused him of sexual assault or other inappropriate behavior, & he charged Hillary campaign & the Democratic Party with orchestrating the allegations. “Every one of these liars will be sued once the election is over,”

(Oct 21 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : U.S. internet disrupted ...
U.S.A. -- Internet service was disrupted for many people on the East Coast of the U.S this morning after a web-hosting service was attacked by hackers. Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, Etsy and The New York Times, among other sites, were all reported to be disrupted, according to numerous postings from people on social media.

(Oct 20 2016) - F.P. Post : Monica Lewinsky Drops TRUTHBOMB
LOS ANGELES -- The Clintons like to think the Monica Lewinsky scandal behind them. But now that Hillary Clinton is running for president, the intern who famously seduced her husband has now come back to haunt her in a big way. An emotional clip of Lewinsky telling her story is going viral this week, and ...

(Oct 19 2016) - Wash Post : Supreme Court focus of debate ?
NEVADA -- The Supreme Court is one of six main topics that will be covered during tonight’s final debate at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The late Antonin Scalia’s seat continues to sit empty. An evenly-divided court has begun its new term under a cloud of uncertainty. Assuming Hillary Clinton wins ...

(Oct 18 2016) - National Post : $720 Million for yacht
SAUDI ARABIA -- He has slashed the state budget, frozen govt contracts and reduced the pay of civil employees, all part of drastic austerity measures as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is buffeted by low oil prices. But last year, Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, saw a yacht he couldn’t resist.

(Oct 17 2016) - BRICS Post : Beijing launches manned spacecraft
BEIJING -- China has launched a two-man space mission called Shenzhou 11, officials with the space program said on Monday. This brings the country closer to its target of setting up a permanent manned space station by 2022. The Shenzhou 11 took off on a Long March rocket at 7:30 am from the Jiuquan launch site.

(Oct 16 2016) - Pakistan Christian Post : Pledge to Fight Terrorism
GOA -- The five leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China & South Africa) group of emerging economies have ended a two-day summit with a pledge to speed global economic recovery as well as fight terrorism & extremism, forces that they said pose a threat to regional & international peace & stability.

(Oct 15 2016) - Nagaland Post : All eyes on Modi-Putin meet
INDIA -- Correcting the pronounced tilt towards the US in defence deals over the last decade, India on Saturday inked pacts with Russia to acquire advanced air defence missile systems, stealth frigates as well as jointly produce light-utility helicopters. The three projects are collectively worth an estimated $10.5 billion.

(Oct 14 2016) - Huffington Post : Trump's supporters turn on media
OHIO -- Covering Donald Trump rallies has never been easy for journalists. Members of the press are often the target of jeering by unruly crowds that are egged on by the candidate himself. But as the campaign falters and Trump spins tales of a media conspiracy, the scene appears to be getting even uglier.

(Oct 13 2016) - Borneo Post : Thai king’s health ‘unstable’
BANGKOK -- The health of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej is “still unstable”, the palace said late Wednesday, adding that the 88-year-old was on a ventilator in hospital and battling a new infection. “Blood tests show he has an infection and his liver is working irregularly."

(Oct 12 2016) - Internet Post : About the Afghanistan War
AFGHANISTAN -- Fifteen years after NATO’s invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, the 9/11 and Al Qaeda lies that were used to justify the war have disappeared. Now the truth about oil and gas, mineral wealth, opium and naked imperial ambition are all that remain.

(Oct 11 2016) - Phnom Penh Post : Mosque at eye of political storm
PHNOM PENH -- The Al-Serkal mosque in central Phnom Penh stands impassive & calm, as if the eye of the political storm surrounding it, unaware of the divisions in the community it's designed to unite. In its shadow earlier in Sept, Phnom Penh’s governor stood up & declared that a planned road here would bring prosperity ...

(Oct 10 2016) - Denver Post : NBC suspends Billy Bush ...
NEW YORK -- NBC on Sunday suspended “Today” show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a videotape from 2005 in a crude conversation about women with Donald Trump. “Today” Executive Producer said in a memo Sunday that “there is simply no excuse for Billy’s language and behavior on that tape.”

(Oct 09 2016) - Activist Post : Vaccines Becoming More Scary ...
WORLD -- According to a report by Tim Bolen, “Hillary Clinton PERSONALLY Arranged For Chinese Vaccine Manufacturers to Avoid US Government Scrutiny ...,” there are going to be a lot more problems, it seems, if - Chinese Made Vaccines are “Pre-Approved” by the World Health Organization (WHO).

(Oct 08 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Hurricane Matthew causing havoc
NO CAROLINA -- Forecasters expect Hurricane Matthew to downgrade to a post-tropical cyclone later tonight or on Sunday. The Category 1 storm has kept up 75 mph winds, with its center just east of Cape Fear, North Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center, Matthew's caused record-breaking flooding ...

(Oct 07 2016) - Salisbury Post : VA director touts improvements
SALISBURY -- More employees may be removed from their current position or fired as a result of 2 federal investigations into the Salisbury VA. Following the release of 2 fed' investigations, the Salisbury VA confirmed that 2 supervisors were either no longer in their positions or no longer worked at the facility.

(Oct 06 2016) - Cape Breton Post : Halifax clowns speak out ...
HALIFAX -- Not all of those dressing up as clowns are bad guys. But Jarrid Brooks is concerned that if people continue to dress as creepy clowns & jump out at people, then when he brings his Pennywise the clown costume to Hal-Con next month he could be in trouble. “I’ve seen comments saying if people see a clown ..."

(Oct 05 2016) - Cario Post : Solidarity with Saudi Arabia re: JASTA
EGYPT -- The Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) on Tuesday said it supports Saudi Arabia in rejecting the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) recently passed by the US Congress,which allows the families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for damages. In a statement, the council said ...

(Sep 26 2016) - African Post : 6 Candidates Named for WHO
WHO -- Six candidates from Africa, Asia and Europe - including one Briton - have been nominated for the position of director general of the World Health Organisation, at a time when experts have emphasised the need for the agency to prove it can be “transparent and accountable” to the public.

(Sep 17 2016) - Denver Post : Shots fired calls at Medical Center
DENVER -- A day after an emergency “shots fired” call at Rose Medical Center prompted a wide-scale police response authorities are no closer to finding a shooting suspect. “We didn’t find any suspects or victims,” Tyrone Campbell, said on Saturday. Police swarmed the facility after receiving multiple calls ...

(Sep 16 2016) - China Post : President vows aid in Meranti's wake
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- President Tsai Ing-wen paid a visit to the most severely flooded areas of Pingtung on Thursday and pledged later that the government would strive to quickly restore normalcy to affected citizens. Typhoon Meranti dumped about 800 millimeters of rainfall in a day, turning roads into small rivers.

(Sep 14 2016) - Patriot Post : No Country for Old (White) Men
WASH D.C. -- On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, civil rights icon Martin Luther King declared, “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.”

(Sep 13 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Did Clinton just lose the election ?
NEW YORK -- What Trump did so effectively the past few weeks was turn the tables and show us Hillary’s arrogance and her own refusal to apologize. Hillary Clinton’s stumble and near faint at the 9/11 memorial in New York achieved something I had not know was possible: it made me pity her.

(Sep 11 2016) - N.Y. Post : Hillary leaves 9/11 ceremony
NEW YORK -- Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed Sunday morning as she abruptly left Ground Zero during the annual Sept. 11 memorial ceremony. The 68-year-old Democratic presidential nominee appeared unable to stand on her own as she was helped into a black van along West Street in Lower Manhattan.

(Sep 07 2016) - Punchingbag Post : Health Care Almost Socialist
CALIFORNIA -- A new report released last week reveals that 70% of what is spent on health care in California is covered by taxpayers, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The analysis debunks the common assumption that the US health care system is supported by private dollars, specifically from ...

(Sep 06 2016) - Free Patriot Post : Dalai Lama Warns America
AMERICA -- The Dalai Lama this week had the temerity to suggest that maybe an unlimited flow of indefinitely housed refugees isn’t the greatest idea ever. “When we look into the face of every single refugee, especially the children & women, we can feel their suffering,” said the spiritual leader, who was exiled himself ..."

(Sep 05 2016) - Wash Post : Russia sowing distrust in U.S.
WASH D.C. -- U.S. intelligence & law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election & in U.S. political institutions, intelligence & congressional officials said. The aim is to understand the scope & intent ...

(Sep 04 2016) - Activist Post : Obama Extends War Powers Act
WASH D.C. -- Fifteen years ago the U.S. government, in response to 9/11, took the unprecedented step of declaring war on a tactic. Waging a ‘war on terror’ gave the president and his neocon cabal vast new powers to make the world a battleground and sacrifice constitutional rights. Key to this was the declaration ... (was)

(Sep 03 2016) - National Post : The environmental crowd ...
CANADA -- The environmental protesters who are determined to throttle Alberta’s oil industry are so invested in the narrow, regressive world of their own doom-laden vision of the future, and the fanatic, narcissistic righteousness that is the hallmark of that vision, that they see themselves as ...

(Sep 02 2016) - BRICS Post : UN prepares for Syria meet
U.N. -- New Zealand’s UN ambassador announced late Thursday that the Security Council will hold a meeting on Syria later this month on the sidelines of the annual General Assembly. New Zealand currently holds the UNSC’s rotating presidency; its Prime Minister John Key is expected to chair the meeting.

(Sep 01 2016) - Greenville Post : Burkini vs Bikini
FRANCE -- The debate about the admissibility of burkinis on European beaches has mostly spared the American audience. But the issue is sufficiently grotesque to deserve a few related notes. The idea that a state (like France), can limit the freedom to wear clothing in the name of liberation is logically insane ...

(Aug 31 2016) - Bangkok Post : Singapore confirms Zika spread
SINGAPORE -- The number of confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rose to 82 on Tuesday, with some of the latest infections detected beyond the area of the initial outbreak. Several countries advised pregnant women or those trying to conceive to avoid travelling to the city-state. In Bangkok, the Foreign Ministry said ...

(Aug 30 2016) - Huffington Post : Rice Rebukes Kaepernick
CALIFORNIA -- Football legend Jerry Rice used a discredited talking point to ask 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick to end his protest of the national anthem. Rice, a Hall of Fame wide receiver who spent the bulk of his career on the 49ers, began a tweet about Kaepernick on Monday night with the phrase “all lives matter.”

(Aug 29 2016) - Nagaland Post : World Pop' 10 billion by 2050
WORLD -- By 2050, the world population is projected to reach 9.9 billion, increasing 33% from an estimated 7.4 billion now, according to the Population Reference Bureau, a US based non-profit org. The latest ‘World Population Data Sheet’ released by the org. revealed that by 2053, the pop' will hit 10 billion.

(Aug 28 2016) - Post Star : Five years later ...
GRANVILLE -- The small piece of tape on a showroom wall at Zappone Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in Granville doesn’t appear to mean much to those who don’t understand why it’s there. It signifies the high water mark in that portion of the Route 22 dealership on Aug. 28, 2011, when the Indian River flooded the property ...

(Aug 27 2016) - Activist Post : Indians Unite Against Pipeline
DAKOTA -- From Aug 22 to 25 Activist Post reporter Derrick Broze visited the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation & Sacred Stone Spirit Camp in North Dakota. The reservation has been the site of an intense face off between local authorities & the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over access to the Pipeline.

(Aug 26 2016) - Phnom Penh Post : CNRP's leadership lockdown
CAMBODIA -- Under constant threat of arrest from a raft of court cases, acting Cambodia National Rescue Party president Kem Sokha today marks 3 months of virtual imprisonment within CNRP HQ. Unable to do what he’s known best for - rousing the party’s base in the provinces with heated speeches ...

(Aug 25 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Tropical system could hit Saturday
FLORIDA -- National Weather Service forecasters in Miami are pointing to late Saturday as the time when So. Florida will begin feeling impacts from the tropical wavenow nearing the Turks & Caicos. Pablo Santos, meteorologist in charge in Miami, told emergency managers during a special storm briefing this morning ...

(Aug 24 2016) - Borneo Post : No words from Interpol ...
KUCHING -- The state police have not received any official notice from either Interpol or the Australian authorities regarding the location of a fugitive ‘Datuk’ wanted in connection with the slaying of Bill Kayong. Speaking in response to a statement from Rod Smith, the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, that ...

(Aug 23 2016) - Post Independent : Possible mountain lion in area
SILT -- The police department is encouraging residents to be alert following a “probable” mountain lion attack on a deer Sunday. A resident living in the eastern rural part of town came home Sunday night to find a dead deer in his fenced-in backyard, Silt Police Chief Levy Burris said. A police officer observed what ...

(Aug 22 2016) - Conservative Daily Post : Leaked Report re: Huma
U.S.A. -- In a recent development, we have come across some very interesting and scary information regarding Huma Abedin. Huma has been Hillary Clinton’s top aide for over a decade, and she would be Hillary’s White House chief of staff should she win this election. Huma Abedin is a Muslim Brotherhood agent and ...

(Aug 21 2016) - NY Post : American journalism is collapsing
AMERICA -- Trump may or may not fix his campaign & Hillary may or may not become the first female president. But something else happening before our eyes is almost as important: the complete collapse of American journalism as we know it. The frenzy to bury Trump is not limited to the Clinton campaign & Obama ...

(Aug 19 2016) - Zambia Post : LUNATICS IN CHARGE ...
ZAMBIA -- Dr. Guy Scott says Zambia has given away all the strides made to its democracy because some lunatics have taken over the govt. And Dr Scott has challenged the PF to state whether they want to turn Zambia into a one party state. Dr Scott warned, it would take another 20 years to repair the damage ...

(Aug 18 2016) - Wash Post : Ending use of private prisons
WASH D.C. -- DOJ plans to end its use of private prisons after officials concluded the facilities are both less safe & less effective at providing correctional services than those run by the govt. Deputy A.G. Sally Yates announced the decision in a memo that instructs officials to decline renewing the contracts or ...

(Aug 17 2016) - Seattle Post : Monstrous California wildfire ...
SAN BERNARDINO -- California's newest huge wildfire advanced on thousands of homes Wednesday, feeding on drought-stricken vegetation & destroying an untold number of structures as it expanded to nearly 47 sq miles. Flames climbed the flanks of the San Gabriel Mountains toward the town of Wrightwood, where authorities said ...

(Aug 16 2016) - Cario Post : Israeli PM will not visit Egypt
EGYPT -- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled foreign visits during Sept did not include Egypt, according to a statement from Netanyahu's office Tuesday. The statement issued after some Arab media outlets reported that Netanyahu would visit Egypt to attend inauguration of a synagogue after being restored in Alexandria.

(Aug 15 2016) - Jakarta Post : No release of hostages in sight
SEMAYANG -- The Indonesian govt has admitted it still faces an uphill battle to secure the release of 7 Indonesians held hostage by a notorious Philippine militant group, as the reported deadline for their ransom payment falls on Monday. F.M. spokesperson Nasir said conditions had become more complicated ...

(Aug 14 2016) - SCM Post : Hundreds protest 'hero's burial'
PHILLIPINES -- Hundreds of Filipinos rallied in stormy weather Sunday against President Duterte's approval of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' burial in a heroes' cemetery, but he remained steadfast on his decision despite growing opposition. Police said about 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that read ...

(Aug 13 2016) - Free Patriot Post : Gymnasts told not to PRAY ?
RIO DE JANEIRO -- This week, it seems the liberal media has focused all of its attention on the story of Ibtijah Muhammad, the first American woman to wear a hijab while competing. While she is busy criticizing Trump, many other Olympic champions are thanking God for giving them the opportunity to compete.

(Aug 12 2016) - Christian Post : Trump Promises Evangelicals ...
FLORIDA -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promised a group of pastors Thursday that he will unmuzzle & empower the "silenced" church & increase church attendance by repealing the Johnson Amendment if he is elected. The Johnson Amendment, which is a piece of legislation prepared by LBJ and ...

(Aug 11 2016) - Threat Post : Microsoft Leaks Secure Boot Key
U.S.A. -- Two researchers this week posted a report - accompanied by a relentless chiptune - that reveals how Microsoft inadvertently published a Secure Boot policy that acts as a backdoor that allows for the UEFI firmware feature to be disabled and for anyone to load unsigned or self-signed code.

(Aug 10 2016) - Vicksburg Post : 3 charged in Sunday's shooting
VICKSBURG -- Authorities have arrested a 4th person in the early Sunday morning shooting that claimed the life of one Vicksburg man & wounded 3 others, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Andrew King, 23, 280 Curry St., faces charges of second-degree murder & 3 counts of aggravated assault in the shooting.

(Aug 09 2016) - African Post : Turkey Unnerves West with Putin Visit
TURKEY -- Turkey has seen an upheaval in its foreign & domestic politics, exacerbated by the near-disastrous coup attempt on 15 July. In view of the current "frost" in the AKP govt's relations with both the US & the EU, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's decision to choose Russia for his first official visit ...

(Aug 08 2016) - China Post : Thais approve junta-backed constitution
BANGKOK -- Thai voters on Sunday overwhelmingly approved a new junta-backed constitution that lays the foundation for a civilian government influenced by the military and controlled by appointed - rather than elected - officials. Although near-final results showed that more than 60% of voters in a referendum ...

(Aug 06 2016) - Patriot Post : Waiting for the Ransom
IRAN -- Fox Business network interviewed Saeed Abedini. Abedini is a Christian pastor who was one of the four hostages held by Iran and released at the same time the Obama administration was flying $400 million in cash to Tehran. Obama scoffed at the notion that the money was ransom for the hostages.

(Aug 05 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Defense Ministry rebukes Obama
ISRAEL -- The Ministry of Defense on Friday rebuked the White House in a formal statement concerning the Iran Nuclear deal, saying any compromise with the Islamic Republic was like capitulating to Hitler. "The Iran deal is harmful like the Munich agreement with Hitler," Haaretz's Barak Ravid quoted the statement ...

(Aug 04 2016) - Jersey Evening Post : Policing Pokémon Players
JERSEY -- Ghosts, broken television sets and a misplaced packet of biscuits are just some of the reasons why Islanders have sought help from the States police in recent years. But the force can now add another strange request for assistance to their lists - young people chasing Pokémon characters.

(Aug 03 2016) - Pakistan Christian Post : Muslim charged for rape
LAHORE -- A teenage Christian was raped by Muslim man only metres away from her home. After evidence stacked against the rapist he gave himself up to police realizing he could not escape justice. 16-year-old Sonia a student at Gov't High School in Sadar, was attacked on her way back from a Salvation Army church meeting.

(Aug 02 2016) - Minnesota Post : For Putin, one thing matters
RUSSIA -- Forget the talk about a Trump-Putin 'bromance.' And the somewhat overwrought speculation about collusion in the hacking & release of DNC's emails, or Trump's urging Moscow to dig around for Hillary's deleted messages. Sure, it clear that Russia would prefer to deal with Trump as the next U.S. president.

(Aug 01 2016) - Punchingbag Post : Destroyed By Terrorism
FRANCE -- If you were in America in the early 2000's, you will remember a very different France than that which currently exists. Just prior to the call for the renaming of French Fries to Freedom Fries, then French President Chirac said, "As far as we're concerned, war always means failure," during a 2003 UN speech.

(Jul 31 2016) - First Post : 4 killed & 12 injured after explosive
MOGADISHU -- At least 4 people were killed on Sunday when two cars packed with explosives were rammed into a police building in the centre of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. "The information we are getting indicates at least four people died and 12 others were wounded but we still don't have more details" ...

(Jul 30 2016) - National Post : U.S. has crossed the red line
PYONGYANG, Korea -- Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea's top diplomat for U.S. affairs told The Associated Press on Thursday that Washington "crossed the red line" and effectively declared war by putting leader Kim Jong Un on its list of sanctioned individuals, and said a vicious showdown could erupt ...

(Jul 29 2016) - Activist Post : Pokémon Go, the CIA ...
U.S.A. -- If anyone doubted that a percentage of the global population are akin to zombies, the incidents following the release of Pokémon Go have surely convinced you. Despite the game only being released in early July, we've already seen a man driving into a tree & a women getting locked in a graveyard ...

(Jul 28 2016) - NY Post : Chinese rocket makes re-entry ...
CALIFORNIA -- A mysterious streak of light burst across the sky late Wednesday near California - causing a frenzy on social media as witnesses speculated a meteor strike or alien invasion. That encapsulating trail of light turned out to be the remnants of a Chinese CZ-7 rocket re-entering atmosphere ...

(Jul 27 2016) - Huffington Post : Charges Dropped On Officers
BALTIMORE -- The 3 remaining officers waiting to stand trial in the death of Freddie Gray will walk after their charges were dropped on Wednesday morning. Charges against Baltimore officers Garrett Miller, William Porter & Sgt. Alicia White were dropped just as Miller was preparing to stand trial ...

(Jul 26 2016) - BRICS Post : Turning point in Turkey's history
TURKEY -- In Turkey the purges continue. There's little point in giving numbers because they change, upwards, every day but so far 'about' 60,000 people are reported to have been cleaned out of the education ministry, the judiciary, the police & the army, some dismissed, some suspended & some prosecuted.

(Jul 25 2016) - Bangkok Post : Ready to go cashless ?
BANGKOK -- The trend towards a cashless society is picking up steam as the government advances rapidly towards the use of electronic cash as part of its pursuit of a digital economy. However, legal experts have raised concerns about security, privacy, crime and computerisation -- issues that will crop up ...

(Jul 24 2016) - Nagaland Post : ISIS kills 80 Kabul protestors
KABUL -- Islamic State group jihadists claimed responsibility for twin explosions today that ripped through crowds of Shiite Hazaras in Kabul, killing at least 80 people and wounding 231 others in their first major attack in the Afghan capital. The bombings, apparently aimed at sowing sectarian discord in a country ...

(Jul 23 2016) - Saturday Evening Post : Getting Arrested at the DNC
PHILADELPHIA -- Hillary's upcoming shindig is likely to seem sedate in comparison to the zaniness of last week's spectacle in Cleveland. But, if anything, this is a turnaround from tradition. Historically, the Democrats have been the raucous ones. Just look at the 1968 Chicago convention. For context, recall that LBJ ...

(Jul 22 2016) - Daily Post Athenian : Thanking cops ...
ATHENS -- An act of terror in Dallas has led to an outpouring of support toward law enforcement officers from the community in Athens. On July 7, 12 law enforcement officers were shot & 5 were killed by 25-year-old Micah Xavier Johnson. According to reports from the incident, Johnson was upset about recent shootings ...

(Jul 21 2016) - First Post : UN holds informal poll ...
U.N. -- The UN Security Council held its first informal poll on Thursday on the dozen candidates competing to succeed Ban Ki-moon as sec-general on 1 Jan, a secretive vote behind closed doors. The 15 council members decided not to reveal the results unlike the informal "straw" polls 10 years ago ...

(Jul 20 2016) - Post Star : Self-driving cars have pitfall
WASH D.C. -- Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by many automakers: that the humans in them will be ready to step in and take control if the car's systems fail. Instead, experience with automation in other modes of transportation like ...

(Jul 19 2016) - Limerick Post : Visiting restrictions at hospital
LIMERICK -- Visiting restrictions have been put in place in Unit 5B, University Hospital Limerick due to two confirmed cases of Norovirus (the Winter vomiting bug). All infection control measures are in place & the outbreak is being managed. In the interests of patient safety, visiting to this unit is restricted.

(Jul 18 2016) - Phnom Penh Post : Another Cambodian voice silenced
CAMBODIA -- The cold blooded murder in broad daylight of Kem Ley on July 10, 2016, broke my heart & the hearts of many Cambodians from all walks of life as well as those from the international community. I cannot help but to reflect on the repeated failure of our most trusted institutions to protect our own people.

(Jul 17 2016) - Sunday Post : Terrified Scots family woken ...
TURKEY -- A father has described how he and his family hid in the room of their hotel in Turkey as a military coup wreaked havoc around them. Mike Dignan said he was woken at 4am when he heard two military helicopters roaring through the sky above the popular Mediterranean resort of Marmaris.

(Jul 16 2016) - Borneo Post : Turkey military coup deaths rise
ANKARA -- The death toll in the military coup attempt in Turkey has risen to 90, with 1,154 wounded, China’s Xinhua news agency reported, citing the state-run Anadolu news agency. At least 700 unarmed soldiers at the Turkish military headquarters have surrendered, the report said.

(Jul 15 2016) - Washington Post : Trump picks Governor Pence
CLEVELAND -- Trump announced Friday that he has selected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, ending days of feverish speculation & recruiting to the GOP ticket a soft-spoken and seasoned conservative who could help unify the Party. "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my V.P."

(Jul 14 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Pastors protesting with sit-in
FLORIDA -- Clergy members throughout Palm Beach County are expected on Thursday to lead four sit-ins at local city halls to call attention to the controversies surrounding police uses of force, particularly in light of the recent killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile and the five police officers killed in Dallas.

(Jul 13 2016) - Seattle Post : NATO, Russian ambassadors to meet
BRUSSELS -- Ambassadors from NATO nations met Wednesday with Russian envoys to explain decisions taken at the recent alliance summit and attempt to reduce tensions with Moscow. The meeting at NATO's Brussels headquarters follows last week's gathering of alliance heads of state and government in Warsaw.

(Jul 12 2016) - Cairo Post : Arab league urges self control
SOUTH SUDAN -- Arab League (AL) Secretary General has appealed to the warring parties in South Sudan to "exercise self-control" and stop the fighting erupted in the capital Juba since last week, according to AL's official statement on Monday. "We urge all conflicting parties to stop aggressive activities and ..."

(Jul 11 2016) - SCM Post : Questions of neutrality ...
CHINA -- Chinese officials and media have questioned the neutrality of judges handling the South China Sea case initiated by the Philippines. Fire has been focused on the person who picked the arbitrators - Japanese judge Shunji Yanai, who has been branded a "rightist" and "unfriendly to China".

(Jul 10 2016) - Christian Post : Apocalyptic Meaning Behind ISIS
MARYLAND -- According to renowned counterterrorism expert Sebastian Gorka, the Islamic State is not shy about its intentions of trying to usher in the end of the world with a series of battles in one "final jihad." In fact, the jihadis' apocalyptic aim can be seen just by analyzing the terrorist group's real name.

(Jul 09 2016) - Zambia Post : Election rerun may bring war
ZAMBIA -- Chieftainess Nyanje of the Nsenga people in Sinda fears that an election rerun resulting from next month's general election may cause war because of the level of violence already spreading in the country. Chieftainess Nyanje has further tasked all traditional leaders in her chiefdom to ensure all subjects ...

(Jul 08 2016) - Frontier Post : 35 killed at Shia sacred site
BAGHDAD -- ISIS claimed a triple suicide attack on Thursday evening near a Shia mausoleum north of Baghdad that killed at least 35 people & wounded 60 others. The attack on the Mausoleum of Sayid Mohammed bin Ali al-Hadi reignited fears of an escalation of the sectarian strife between Iraq’s Shias & Sunnis.

(Jul 07 2016) - Threat Post : Android KeyStore Encryption Broken ?
U.S.A. -- The default implementation for KeyStore, the system in Android designed to store user credentials and cryptographic keys, is broken, researchers say. In a an academic paper published this week, researchers argue that the particular encryption scheme that KeyStore uses fails to protect the integrity of keys and ...

(Jul 06 2016) - China Post : Double car bomb attack kills 6
YEMEN -- At least 6 people were killed in a double car bomb attack Wed targeting a military base adjoining Aden international airport in southern Yemen, according to a military source who blamed jihadists. The attackers detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the base, allowing a 2nd vehicle to drive inside where it exploded ...

(Jul 05 2016) - Vicksburg Post : FBI won't recommend charges
WASH D.C. -- FBI Director James Comey says the FBI will not recommend criminal charges in its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state. Comey made the announcement Tuesday, three days after FBI agents interviewed Clinton in a final step of its investigation.

(Jul 04 2016) - Patriot Post : Independence Day 2016
AMERICA -- "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty & the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Govts are instituted among Men ... July 4th, 1776."

(Jul 03 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Can US rabbis endorse ?
WASH D.C. -- When it comes to American politics, rabbis across the United States are just like the rest of us: They, too, are watching the spectacle that is the 2016 presidential election in amazement. They, too, are a politically diverse bunch. And many feel a moral or religious obligation to speak out ...

(Jul 02 2016) - Punching Bag Post : Bill Clinton Influence ?
ARIZONA -- Loretta Lynch's name has been popping up in a lot of headlines lately. And now, after a mysterious meeting with Bill Clinton, the AG says she will not have a role in the final decision regarding the Hillary's investigation. Lynch met privately with Bill on Monday, just before the Benghazi report was released.

(Jul 01 2016) - African Post : New U.N. Security Council Elected
NEW YORK -- The 193 members of the U.N. General Assembly today elected Sweden, Bolivia, Ethiopia & Kazakhstan to serve on the world body's Security Council for a period of 2 years, starting from 1 Jan 2017. After rounds of voting at the UN in New York on Tuesday, only one non-permanent Council seat remains to be filled.

(Jun 30 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : Lockdown at Andrews ... kinda lifted
MARYLAND -- A military post near Wash D.C. said a lockdown was lifted Thursday except for a medical building where an active shooter was reported earlier in the day. Joint Base Andrews said in a tweet about 10:20 a.m. that the all-clear was given for the base except for the medical building. The base did not say why ...

(Jun 29 2016) - Global Post : Witnesses recount panic & horror
ISTANBUL -- A petrified honeymoon couple hugged each other inside a hair salon cupboard as shots rang out outside, praying the gunmen rampaging through Istanbul's airport would not find them. Other survivors crouched under check-in counters frantically weighing up whether to stay put or flee.

(Jun 28 2016) - NY Post : Clinton pushed own version of attack
WASH D.C. -- Former Sec of State Hillary Clinton & her top aide ignored growing dangers at the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, when intelligence indicated an attack on the facility was possible, according to a report by the House Select Committee on Benghazi, which released its 800-pg analysis Tuesday.

(Jun 27 2016) - Greenville Post : False Prophets Hype Brexit Disaster
U.K. -- New World Order con man / billionaire speculator George Soros, known for profiting from color revolutions, imperial wars & neoliberal harshness warned of disaster from Brexit, saying : "Now the catastrophic scenario that many feared has materialized ... the disintegration of the EU (is) practically irreversible,"

(Jun 26 2016) - Sunday Post : End of the UK ???
SCOTLAND -- Nearly 6 in 10 Scots have said they'd vote Yes in a second independence referendum. In a clear reflection of the growing backlash north of the Border to Thursday's Brexit result, a new survey shows that 59% of Scots now back leaving the UK. The poll was carried out just hours after the EU result was confirmed ...

(Jun 25 2016) - YEP Post : Calls for speedy EU 'divorce' ...
U.K. -- Outgoing PM David Cameron faced increasing pressure to speed up "divorce" talks with the EU as Brussels made it clear it wants the UK out of the union as soon as possible. Prominent Brexit backers in the Tory party also expressed concern about Mr Cameron's plan to let the situation drift until he leaves Downing St.

(Jun 24 2016) - BRICS Post : BRICS reacts cautiously to Brexit
BRITAIN -- After Britain voted to leave the 28-member European Union, members of the BRICS reacted with caution on Friday. China's Foreign Ministry said Britain's choice to exit the EU will have significant ramifications, although China is still keen to strengthen its ties with the UK.

(Jun 23 2016) - Activist Post : FBI's Facial Recognition Database ...
WASH D.C. -- In 2014, the FBI announced their plans to launch a massive database containing 52 million images of faces, in order to keep tabs on Americans through a biometric facial recognition program known as Next Generation Identification (NGI). However, according to a report by the (GAO) ...

(Jun 22 2016) - Nagaland Post : Yoga no religious activity
NAGALAND -- Taking on those linking yoga to Hindu religion, P.M. Modi said that yoga was no religious activity & people must embrace it for better mental & physical health. Addressing over 30,000 yoga enthusiasts at 'City Beautiful' Chandigarh's Capitol Complex, Modi also said the International Day of Yoga ...

(Jun 21 2016) - Kyiv Post : Ukrainian lawmakers fuming ...
UKRAINE -- Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland's annual human rights report, given on World Refugee Day on June 20th, upset Ukraine's delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for failing to mention rights abuses in Russian-annexed Crimea and the occupied Donbas.

(Jun 20 2016) - Post & Courier : Weakness won't work on China
BEIJING -- Recent high-level talks between U.S. & Chinese officials ended badly in Beijing as China leans toward greater confrontation with its neighbours and the U.S. over the South China Sea. The Strategic & Economic Dialogue was instituted by Obama in 2009, following similar talks during the Bush administration.

(Jun 19 2016) - Business Post : Files reveal Central Bank's role
IRELAND -- Official files and secret notes reveal that a €7 billion fraud that led to the criminal conviction of three bankers earlier this month was “potentially based on encouragement” from the Central Bank, The Sunday Business Post can reveal. The secret documents reveal how the state had intimate knowledge ...

(Jun 18 2016) - Daily Post : North Wales X-Files ...
NORTH WALES -- The unidentified flying objects sometimes seemed to pulse or shimmer and grow in size before shrinking back, or silently moved across the night sky. He contacted the Daily Post to see if an answer could be found, and had taken hours of footage in a bid to try and establish what they were.

(Jun 17 2016) - First Post : Queen Elizabeth scolds grandson
BRITAIN -- For the world and the U.K., in particular, he is Prince William, the 2nd in line to the British throne. But that does not spare him from being scolded. According to the Daily Mail, the Queen reportedly scolded her grandson for not standing up while the airforce jets were flying past during a military parade.

(Jun 16 2016) - Borneo Post : Thai police bust call centre scam
BANGKOK -- The police have detained 14 Malaysians, including a teenage girl & a Vietnamese woman at the San Sai district in Chiangmai for suspected involvement in a call centre scam activities. According to San Sai police station’s head of investigations, Captain Srikuratanont, the 15 suspected members ...

(Jun 14 2016) - Wash Post : Russian gov't hackers penetrated DNC
U.S.A. -- Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump, according to committee officials and security experts who responded to the breach.

(Jun 13 2016) - Palm Beach Post : Shooting victims identified
FLORIDA -- Forty-six of the people killed in a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday have been identified by city officials. A gunman, identified by police as an American man named Omar Mateen, 29, opened fire at Pulse nightclub early Sunday, killing at least 49 people and injuring 53.

(Jun 12 2016) - Seattle Post : 50 slain in gay nightclub
ORLANDO -- A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle & a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub, killing at least 50 people before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers. It was the deadliest mass shooting in American history. Authorities were investigating the attack ... as terrorism !!!

(Jun 11 2016) - Cairo Post : ISIS claims responsibility
AMMAN -- Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for car and suicide bomb blasts that killed at least eight people and injured scores in a suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus on Saturday, the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency said. The Sayeda Zeinab suburb contains Syria’s holiest Shi’ite shrine and ...

(Jun 10 2016) - Patriot Post : Control of the Internet ???
WORLD -- As we’ve said before, we believe the Internet is perhaps the greatest vehicle for disseminating the ideas of Liberty ever made available to mankind. Perhaps we’re biased, being an Internet publication, but we don’t think we’re overstating things. That’s why Internet governance & regulation is so critical

(Jun 09 2016) - SMC Post : Japan protests China’s Navy ...
CHINA -- China hit back after Japan summoned its top envoy yesterday to express concern over the sailing of a PLA Navy ship close to what Tokyo considers its territorial waters in the East China Sea. A People’s Liberation Army vessel entered waters surrounding the Tokyo-administered isles, called the Diaoyu Islands ...

(Jun 08 2016) - Christian Post : The Role of Evangelicals ...
AMERICA -- Today, Americans & freedom-loving people everywhere commemorate one of the most momentous moments, not only in American history, but in human history. On June 8, 1789, 227 years ago, James Madison of Virginia introduced a list of proposed amendments to the newly ratified U.S. Constitution.

(Jun 03 2016) - Zambia Post : Empty Treasury awaits next govt
ZAMBIA -- The next government should be prepared to inherit an empty Treasury and a huge public debt, says economist Dr Lubinda Haabazoka. And Dr Haabazoka says the incoming administration will have to heavily rely on more debt to finance the 2017 national budget that will be difficult to implement.

(Jun 02 2016) - Threat Post : Irongate ICS Malware ...
U.S.A. -- New malware that targets industrial control systems called Irongate was found by researchers who say the discovery should serve as another wakeup call to the security industry to shore up its detection capabilities around ICS & SCADA threats. Irongate, which shares some of the same attributes ...

(Jun 01 2016) - Copenhagen Post : Sanctioning unvaccinated kids
DENMARK -- Half the Danish population believe that parents should be forced to vaccinate their kids, according to a new survey by YouGov for Metroexpress. 6 out of 10 believe that kids who are not vaccinated should not be allowed to attend public schools or be permitted in other publicly-operated institutions.

(May 31 2016) - Frontier Post : ISIS fighting back in Falluja
FALLUJAH -- Iraqi forces faced tough resistance from ISIS fighters as they attempted to enter the centre of Falluja, where there are fears for tens of thousands of trapped civilians. A day after announcing a push into the city, the last major population centre held by ISIS in western Iraq, forces led by Iraq's ...

(May 30 2016) - Activist Post : Self Censorship – Coming ...
BRITAIN -- In our article “Britain Moves From Democracy to Authoritarian State in Pernicious Veil of Secrecy” written back in September we described how in little more than a decade the state has gone from an open society with mainly democratic principles to one that is starting to resemble an authoritarian state.

(May 29 2016) - Jerusalem Post : 4 UN peacekeepers killed ...
AFRICA -- A terror attack in the African nation of Mali has left at least 4 UN peacekeepers dead, according to military sources. "We lost at least 4 men Sunday in the (central) Mopti region," the Mali military source said. Police later stated that a "mine explosion" was the weapon used in the "terror attack."

(May 28 2016) - Punching Bag Post : Are You Kidding ???
U.K. -- As announced this week by British Home Secretary Theresa May, the UK has launched an investigation to determine if Sharia law is being used to discriminate against women. May’s announcement comes after numerous accusations that such courts are abusing their powers to favor men in divorce cases and to ...

(May 27 2016) - Borneo Post : Philippines to pursue Sabah claim
KUCHING -- Philippines’ incoming president Rodrigo Duterte vowed to pursue the Philippines’s claim to Sabah, widely reported by the Fillipino press yesterday. The Phillipines Star quoted Duterte saying, “I’ll stick to our claim,” when asked for his stand on the country’s claim to Sabah. Pressed if he'd recognize the claim ...

(May 26 2016) - Christian Post : If You're a Christian ???
AMERICA -- To the surprise of most, the words missions & missionary are found nowhere in Scripture. However, the definition & concept of missions is a central theme in God's Word. A simple explanation of missions is that we have a glorious king who has rescued us into his kingdom & now we get to love him, worship him, and ...

(May 25 2016) - African Post : Thousands March for Mugabe
ZIMBABWE -- Thousands gathered in Zimbabwe Wednesday to support President Mugabe, with speakers calling for him to rule for life. On buses, trains, trucks & by foot, Mugabe's supporters traveled to the capital, Harare, for the rally. Speakers said 92-yr-old Mugabe should rule until he dies. His wife, Grace, went a step further

(May 24 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : TSA Replaces Chief ...
WASH D.C. -- Facing a backlash over long security lines & management problems, the head of the TSA shook up his leadership team on Monday, replacing the agency’s top security official & adding a new group of administrators at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. In an email, a series of changes were announced ...

(May 23 2016) - Global Post : Austria's new president ...
AUSTRIA -- Fans affectionally call him "the professor" or "Sascha", a diminutive of Alexander in reference to his Russian roots, while his critics decry him as a haughty "green dictator". Instead of healing Austria's political rift, Alexander Van der Bellen has proved as divisive a figure in the presidential race ...

(May 22 2016) - Sunday Post : New theories on EgyptAir disaster
MEDITERRANEAN SEA -- Mystery continued to surround the fate of the doomed EgyptAir flight last night – as harrowing images of debris from the wreckage emerged. Life vests, shoes, handbags & seats were all recovered from the expanse of Mediterranean where the flight crashed. Images released also showed ...

(May 21 2016) - Yorkshire Post : Fracking plan could devastate
YORKSHIRE -- Controversial plans to frack in North Yorkshire could have a devastating impact on the local economy, a former MP has warned. Baroness McIntosh claimed granting permission to use the controversial gas mining method could turn Ryedale into “an industrial site on a massive scale”.

(May 20 2016) - New York Post : Superbugs & New Dark Ages ???
WORLD -- Superbugs could kill 10 million people a year by 2050. That’s one person every three seconds. Superbugs could be killing more people than cancer. A new report on tackling our resistance to drugs has been released after a two-year investigation by former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O’Neill and ...

(May 19 2016) - Greanville Post : Roots of the Conflict ...
PALESTINE -- On May 15th of every year, over the past 68 yrs, Palestinians have commemorated their collective exile from Palestine. The ethnic cleansing of Palestine to make room for a ‘Jewish homeland’ came at a price of unrelenting violence & suffering. Palestinians refer to that as Nakba, or Catastrophe.

(May 18 2016) - Kyiv Post : NATO risks nuclear war with Russia
EUROPE -- Nato risks a nuclear war with Russia within a year if it does not increase its defence capabilities in the Baltic states, one of the alliance's most senior retired generals has said. General Sir Richard Shirreff, who served as Nato’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Europe between 2011 and 2014, said ...

(May 17 2016) - Vicksburg Post : Preparing for hurricane season
MISSISSIPPI -- Vicksburg resident and Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney reminded us in a press release that hurricane season begins in earnest of June 1. Many times, the advent of hurricane season doesn’t mean much. However, we Mississippians know all too well that is not always the case.

(May 16 2016) - Nagaland Post : Army denies ‘mutiny’ ...
INDIA -- The Indian Army denied there was a “mutiny” in an infantry unit in the northeast after the death of a soldier during training. The army, however, said, that an officer was injured when a few soldiers became agitated & scuffled with seniors following the death. The army said there was no “mutiny-like” situation.

(May 15 2016) - BRICS Post : China condemns US military report
CHINA -- China on Saturday condemned the US Defense Department’s annual report on the Chinese military that the Chinese Defence Ministry said has misrepresented China’s military development. Defense Ministry Spokesman Yang Yujun on Saturday expressed “strong dissatisfaction” and “firm opposition” to the Pentagon report.

(May 14 2016) - Post & Courier : Transgender toilets creating anger
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Politicians in Texas, Arkansas and elsewhere vowed defiance — and other conservative states could follow suit — after the Obama administration told public schools across the U.S. on Friday to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.

(May 13 2016) - Borneo Post : Maybank off-line for weekend
KUCHING -- Maybank will be taking its services offline over the weekend (May 14 to 15) as it performs its annual bank-wide system maintenance exercise. Customers will not be able to withdraw money from or access the bank’s ATMs between 12am & 7am on both days. Its website will be unavailable between 3am & 7am on both days.

(May 12 2016) - Daily Post : Super gun stationed at summit
WALES -- A 2 tonne gun is making its way up Wales’ highest peak. The 105mm gun was loaded onto a train at the Snowdon Mountain Railway station in Llanberis, for its 5-mile journey. The gun was placed onto the railway wagon by Matilda, a custom-made tracked vehicle used by 101 Battalion Royal Mechanical ...

(May 11 2016) - First Post : Foriegn banks not expanding
LONDON -- Foreign banks have stopped opening branches in India as they need to set aside a lot more capital due to the country's "higher risk" credit rating & they feel it is "not worth" doing so, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has said. In a lecture titled 'Why Banks?' as part of the Marshall Lecture 2015-16 series ...

(May 10 2016) - Washington Post : China scrambles fighter jets
BEIJING -- A U.S. warship sailed within 12 miles of one China’s largest artificial islands Tuesday, part of a continuing effort by the Pentagon to demonstrate that the U.S. remains undeterred by the rapid Chinese military buildup in the So. China Sea. The presence of the USS William P. Lawrence, prompted the Chinese ...

(May 09 2016) - Cairo Post : Erdogan reaffirms EU membership
ANKARA -- Membership of the E.U. remains Turkey’s strategic goal & a deal to liberalise visas for Turks visiting the bloc should accelerate the accession process, Erdogan said on Monday. His written statement appeared to be an attempt to clarify Ankara’s position days after Erdogan said Turkey would not make changes ...

(May 08 2016) - Sunday Business Post : Tackling new tax system
IRELAND -- The Sunday Business Post has learned that leaders from business groups, including the American Chamber of Commerce and Ibec, will ask for major reforms to how payouts from the sale of company shares are treated in a bid to make Ireland’s tax system more attractive to top-level executives of multinational employers.

(May 07 2016) - Saturday Evening Post : 100 Years Ago
U.S.A. -- Contested conventions, a possible split in the party vote, a self-funded campaign, collaborating opponents, name-calling, border walls & bathroom rights — many of the controversies that are part & parcel of this year’s presidential campaigns are unprecedented in U.S. history. Many, but not all.

(May 06 2016) - SCM Post : China to join US-led naval drill
PACIFIC OCEAN -- China will take part in a regular US-led naval exercise starting next month - despite tensions over Beijing’s territorial claims in the South China Sea. The U.S. will host multinational naval drills called the Rim of the Pacific Exercise – off Hawaii in June & July.

(May 05 2016) - Christian Post : 6 Prayers for Our Nation
AMERICA -- Of course we should pray for our country. But how ? What should we be praying for such a time as this ? I've got some suggestions. Let's face it, as Thomas Paine once said, these are the times that try men's souls. America is in crisis, from within and without.

(May 04 2016) - Patriot Post : 'Climate Refugees' and ...
WORLD -- Leftists are fascinating creatures. They claim to be the ones devoted to scientific inquiry, yet in reality they're only interested in the science that confirms their own biases & they're willing to use gov't force to silence anyone offering any objections, criticisms or facts that are contrary ...

(May 03 2016) - Seattle Post : Dozens escaped from mental hospital
LAKEWOOD -- When a man accused of torturing a woman to death broke out of Washington state's largest mental hospital with another patient in early April, officials called it a rare occurrence and cited only 2 other escapes in the past 7 years. But a review of police reports & interviews reveal 185 escapes.

(May 02 2016) - Financial Post : Satellite radio’s family squabble
CANADA -- Satellite radio has been an option for Canadian listeners for a decade. It hasn’t been an easy road for the subscription-based service, but the 2011 merger of XM Radio Canada & Sirius Canada provided some much-needed stability, while at the same time making things easier for users by narrowing the field.

(May 01 2016) - Latin Post : Immigration reform will pass ... if
NEW YORK -- Senator Chuck Schumer is vowing that comprehensive immigration reform will be achieved in 2017. The New York senator voiced his bold declaration while speaking with volunteers at the recent CUNY / Daily News Citizenship NOW ! hotline drive held at Manhattan's Guttman Community College.

(Apr 30 2016) - Vanuatu Post : Victims in 7.3 Magnitude quake
VANUATU -- The 7.3 Magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre very close to Malekula, yesterday morning caused damage to goods in shops in Luganville, particularly soft drinks in bottles and alcohol. Reports shows shops partly operating yesterday after a tsunami warning was issued.

(Apr 29 2016) - SCM Post : US aircraft carrier denied entry
CHINA -- Beijing denied a US aircraft carrier permission to make a port call in Hong Kong, a US consulate official says, a rejection that comes amid escalating tensions in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry told the US on Thursday night the visit by the USS John C. Stennis would not be allowed

(Apr 28 2016) - India Post : India launch of 7th satellite
SRIHARIKOTA -- India today completed its landmark mission for a regional navigational system on par with US-based GPS with the successful launch of IRNSS-1G, the 7th & last in the constellation of satellites that make up the system. When the IRNSS-1G becomes operational, they'll offer services like ...

(Apr 27 2016) - Kansas City Post : Major victories for Trump and ...
PENNSYLVANIA -- In what is being dubbed as a possible defining moment in the U.S. Presidential elections, both Trump and Hillary walked away with major victories in Northeastern states. With the White House nominations inching closer, both the candidates have recorded clean sweep victories that has helped them.

(Apr 26 2016) - Pakistan Christian Post : Christian boy killed ...
LAHORE -- Qaisar Masih a young boy of age about 18 yrs was brutally murdered on 21st April 2016, his only sin was that he fell in Love with a Muslim Girl named Mehwish daughter of Muhammad Billa Pehalwan. Billa along with his sons & relatives killed him & hanged him in front of his house displaying a message ...

(Apr 25 2016) - Huffington Post : Off To A Bad Start
INDIANA -- The mutual non-aggression pact between Kasich & Cruz appeared to hit a speed bump hours after it was announced on Sunday. The 2 Republican presidential candidates are hoping to stop front-runner Donald Trump from winning delegates in upcoming primaries by dividing time & resources between their campaigns.

(Apr 24 2016) - Bangkok Post : N.K. fires sub-launched missile
NORTH KOREA -- No. Korea fired Saturday evening what appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile from the Sea of Japan, according to the So. Korean military, as No. Korea's state-run television releases still photographs of leader Kim Jong Un supervising the missile test. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said ...

(Apr 23 2016) - Internet Post : Russia fired at Israeli jets
SYRIA -- Russian forces in Syria have fired at least twice on Israeli military aircraft, Israel’s top-selling newspaper says. The Yedioth Ahronoth daily on Friday gave no dates or locations for the incidents nor any indication Israeli planes were hit. Separately, Israel’s TV said a Russian warplane approached an Israeli warplane

(Apr 22 2016) - Conservative Post : ISIS Border Plot Revealed
U.S. BORDER -- ISIS had major plans of opening up routes to enter America through Mexican borders according to one of the American men accused in Minnesota of trying to join the Islamic State. Gules Ali Omar told the ISIS members about the route so that it could be used to send members to America to carry out terrorist attacks ...

(Apr 21 2016) - Zambia Post : US issues travel alert
ZAMBIA -- The U.S. has warned its citizens intending to visit Zambia in the coming months to be careful as the political campaigns leading to the Aug 11 general elections are likely to be violent. And the US Embassy has predicted that results of the polls may take long to tally and to be announced ...

(Apr 20 2016) - N.Y. Post : Trump Dominates New York
NEW YORK -- Donald Trump scored a smashing victory in New York’s Republican presidential primary on Tuesday - eclipsing even the most optimistic predictions & handing a crushing defeat to chief rival Ted Cruz. The race was called in Trump’s favor mere seconds after the polls closed ...

(Apr 19 2016) - Threat Post : Android Security Report ...
WORLD -- Last year was a landmark time for Android security. Google dealt with a major vulnerability in Stagefright, launched a monthly patch release and vulnerability rewards program, and continued to chip away at the number of malicious applications that find their way onto devices.

(Apr 18 2016) - Denver Post : Queen Elizabeth II to mark 90th
LONDON -- The longest-reigning monarch in British history turns 90, Thursday, but Queen Elizabeth II isn't planning a major fireworks-filled celebration to mark the happy occasion. Just a gentle stroll outside the grounds of Windsor Castle, the lighting of a beacon & a night at home with family what's on the royal plate.

(Apr 17 2016) - Frontier Post : Dozens killed in 7.8 earthquake
QUITO -- The strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings & buckled highways along the country's coast, killing at least 77 people & causing damage hundreds of kilometres away from the epicentre in the capital & other major cities. Vice President Jorge Glas said the death toll will likely rise ...

(Apr 16 2016) - Borneo Post : Rescuers scramble for quake survivors
JAPAN -- Rescuers were scrambling to find survivors Friday after an earthquake in southern Japan that left at least 9 people dead & hundreds injured, sparking fires & buckling roads. Tens of thousands of people fled their homes after the 6.5-magnitude quake struck the southwestern island of Kyushu on Thursday night ...

(Apr 15 2016) - Punchingbag Post : Ignoring Russia's Aggression
WASH D.C. -- A source from the DoD said that 2 Russian military jets engaged in “aggressive” flight maneuvers near a U.S. Navy ship sailing in international waters near Russia. The official accused Russia of running “simulated attack profiles” with the dangerous maneuvers that flew uncomfortably close to the U.S. vessel.

(Apr 14 2016) - Christian Post : Christian Woman Publicly Caned
INDONESIA -- A 60 year old Christian woman was tried and caned 30 times in Aceh, Indonesia's most conservative Islamic region, for selling alcohol and breaking Shariah law. International Christian Concern reported Wednesday that it is usually Muslims who are punished for breaking the Islamic law, for things such as ...

(Apr 13 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Sharia authority stripped ...
SAUDI ARABIA -- The Saudi gov't issued new regulations for the religious police operating in the state Tuesday, taking away the organization's authority to arrest & persecute citizens for not adhering to Sharia law in their daily lives. The unprecedented Saudi move came as a result of growing criticism of the police ...

(Apr 12 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : Trump to visit Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH -- It’s almost a job for Trump Force One: GOP front-runner Donald J. Trump plans not 1 but 2 events in Pittsburgh Wednesday evening, scheduled within a 1/2 hr of each other on a night with 2 sporting events taking place in town. Mr. Trump’s 1st appearance, taping a broadcast of Sean Hannity’s Fox News ...

(Apr 11 2016) - Global Post : Obama's worst mistake ?
WASH D.C. -- Barack Obama says the biggest mistake of his presidency was the lack of planning for the aftermath of the fall of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, with the country spiraling into chaos and grappling with violent extremists. Reflecting on his legacy in a Fox News interview aired Sunday, Obama said ...

(Apr 10 2016) - Sunday Post : David Cameron tax scandal grows
LONDON -- The PM is under fire over how much he benefited from his late father’s offshore fund, which was revealed in millions of leaked papers from a Panamanian law firm. Mr Cameron said HMRC & the National Crime Agency would be given an extra £10 million to investigate allegations of tax-dodging & money laundering

(Apr 09 2016) - Activist Post : VAXXED GETS AXED IN TEXAS
TEXAS -- Houston's Mayor has intervened to prevent the Houston International Film Festival from screening the film VAXXED. Only one week after being removed from New York’s Tribeca Film Festival, VAXXED: From Cover-Up to Catastrophe, the documentary which highlights a whistleblowing scientist from the CDC & Prevention

(Apr 08 2016) - Yorkshire Post : Illegal immigrants & driver arrested
BOROUGHBRIDGE -- A Lithuanian lorry driver & 3 Kurdish men have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after a group were spotted disembarking from a lorry near Boroughbridge. Searches continue for 5 men seen leaving the lorry, with householders in the Boroughbridge area urged to check their sheds & outbuildings.

(Apr 07 2016) - NY Post : Hillary's secret campaign cash
WASH D.C. -- The big-money campaign finance system that Hillary has pledged to dismantle as president is what’s fueling her White House bid, according to an investigation. The Dem's front-runner’s campaign behemoth is built on super PACs, secret cash & unlimited contributions - the very things she’s railed against.

(Apr 06 2016) - Kenyan Post : UHURU doubles his security ...
KENYA -- President Uhuru Kenyatta has moved to enhance his security detail ahead of the 2017 General Election. The Head of State received a whopping sh150 million from Treasury to buy motorbikes for his enhanced security detail. In a supplementary budget set to be approved by the National Assembly ...

(Apr 05 2016) - Free Patriot Post : Korea wants U.S. to surrender
NORTH KOREA -- North Korea’s gov't mouthpiece, DPRK Today, has published an article claiming North Korea is planning an attack on the U.S. to rival 9/11. The article claimed U.S. has no defense against the “most powerful, miniaturized, diversified weapon systems of [North Korea]” and called for the U.S. to surrender.

(Apr 04 2016) - Top Info Post : Evidence of a 9th Planet
WORLD -- A 737-page Kremlin report by Aerospace Defence Forces scientists warns that a new planet in our solar system appears to be heading towards us, confirming rumors that the elusive Planet X (or Nibiru) spotted last January is set to collide with the Earth in the near future. Scientists say that Planet x was ...

(Apr 02 2016) - Nagaland Post : CEO meets NGOs ...
NAGALAND -- Stressing the need to purify electoral roll in the state, various civil society organizations were unanimous in their support for Election Commission of India recently declared National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP) 2016 programme during a meeting convened by the chief electoral officer ...

(Apr 01 2016) - BRICS Post : China’s envoy on Korean affairs
CHINA -- China’s foreign ministry announced that its top diplomat on Korean Peninsula affairs will visit Japan in April in a bid to create consensus on resuming multilateral talks on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. The multilateral talks include delegations from China, the United States, and ...

(Mar 31 2016) - Pagosa Post : Steady Increase in Oil Production
COLORDO -- A new analysis of government data by the Center for Western Priorities reveals that oil production on U.S. public lands increased by more than 11 percent between the 2014 and 2015 fiscal years. This increase represents the tenth consecutive year oil production has risen on public lands ...

(Mar 30 2016) - Borneo Post : Fishing vessels chased away
PUTRAJAYA -- The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Malaysian Maritime) has driven away more than 100 foreign fishing boats, believed to be from China, after intruding into Malaysian waters at Beting Hempasan Banting (Luconia Breakers) off Sarawak, since March 24. Its director-general, Datuk Ahmad Puzi Ab Kahar said ...

(Mar 29 2016) - Vicksburg Post : Pleading Guilty to Terrorism
ABERDEEN -- A 2013 Warren Central High School grad reportedly will plead guilty today to a federal terrorism charge. Jaelyn Delshaun Young, 20, of Vicksburg, is expected to enter the guilty plea in federal court in Aberdeen. Specifically, she'll plead guilty to provide material support to a terrorist organization.

(Mar 28 2016) - Washington Post : Man-made earthquakes ???
U.S.A. -- Earthquakes are a natural hazard - except when they're man-made. The oil & gas industry has aggressively adopted the technique known as hydraulic fracturing, to shatter subsurface shale rock & liberate the oil & gas lurking there. But the process results in tremendous amounts of chemical-laden wastewater.

(Mar 27 2016) - First Post : Tragedy strikes Lahore
PAKISTAN -- A blast ripped apart a public park in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore, the capital of PM's Nawaz Sharif's political heartland of Punjab, rescue officials said. The deafening explosion hit gate no.1 around 6:30 pm when the park was teeming with families, specially women & children, dazed witnesses said.

(Mar 26 2016) - Cairo Post : 4 “Brotherhood members” Arrested
CAIRO -- Security forces in Upper Egypt’s governorate of Qena arrested four people; allegedly belong to the Muslim Brotherhood group on Friday, Youm7 reported. The suspects are charged with joining a banned group, inciting riots and violence against policemen, army personnel and state institutions.

(Mar 25 2016) - Business Post : Fears grow over radioactive plot
BELGIAN -- Eleven Belgian nuclear workers have had their work passes revoked amid fears that the Brussels bombers were plotting to build a radiological dirty bomb. Ibrahim & Khalid el-Bakraoui, the brothers suspected of suicide strikes on Brussels airport & Metro, are believed to have been involved in ISIS ...

(Mar 24 2016) - SCM Post : China-US talks re: North Korea
WASH D.C. -- The North Korean nuclear crisis will be on the agenda when President Xi Jinping meets his US counterpart Barack Obama in Washington next week, the foreign ministry said yesterday. Xi will be in the US for a nuclear security summit from Thursday after a state visit to the Czech Republic.

(Mar 23 2016) - Patriot Post : PC Police Won't Defeat ISIS
BELGIUM -- The sun had not yet begun to creep up over the horizon Tuesday morning when Americans awoke to the horrific news of carnage in Belgium after a series of Islamic terrorist attacks rocked the city of Brussels. Jihadis using firearms and suicide bombs killed nearly three dozen and wounded more than 200 ...

(Mar 22 2016) - China Post : Shots fired at fishing boats
TAIPEI -- Two Taiwanese fishing boats claimed to have been fired upon by an Indonesian gov't vessel while operating in the Strait of Malacca early on Monday. Taiwan's representatives in Jakarta are confirming the involvement of an Indonesian state vessel, noting that the area is known for rampant piracy.

(Mar 21 2016) - Financial Post : Rise of the robots ...
CANADA -- People show 7 clear emotions on their faces: joy, surprise, disgust, sadness, fear, anger & neutrality. You might run through all of them waiting in a long line at Walmart on a Saturday morning. And there’s a possibility that retailers might be looking at what your face while you shop.

(Mar 20 2016) - Latin Post : Border Patrol : Trump's our Man
U.S. BORDER -- "Mr. Trump is the only candidate that has publicly expressed his support of our mission and our agents," National Border Patrol Council president Art Del Cueto of Local 2544 said in a statement on behalf of the organization's 18,000 agents. The organization's nod toward Trump ...

(Mar 19 2016) - Seattle Post : 62 killed in Dubai airliner crash
MOSCOW -- A Dubai airliner with 62 people on board crashed & caught fire early Saturday while landing in strong winds in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, killing all aboard, officials said. A list published by Russia's Emergencies Ministry showed the Boeing 737-800 operated by FlyDubai was carrying ...

(Mar 18 2016) - India Post : Heckled at Trump rally cleared
WASH D.C. -- All charges have been dropped against an Indian-American journalist, who was arrested last week while covering Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s election rally in Chicago which was called off due to unprecedented protests. Police said they dropped all charges against CBS News reporter ...

(Mar 17 2016) - African Post : Kerry to meet with Putin
WASH D.C. -- Russia's defense ministry said more of its planes left Syria Wed., continuing its withdrawal as the U.N. held more indirect peace talks with Syria's warring sides in Geneva. U.S. Sec. of State John Kerry plans to travel to Moscow next week for talks with Russian Vladimir Putin about the drawdown and ...

(Mar 16 2016) - Pakistan Christian Post : Christians are fleeing ...
PAKISTAN -- Today in a meeting with a friend, when I told him that Dr. Paul Bhatti, former Religious Harmony Minister & brother of Martyr Shahbaz Bhatti has fled from Pakistan after life threats from Punjabi Talban on pursuing case of Shahbaz Bhatti murder in anti-terrorist court. My friend was not surprised ...

(Mar 15 2016) - Kansas City Post : North Korea warns of more tests
SEOUL -- South Korea Kim Jong Un of North Korea on Tuesday said that his country would soon be conducting an atomic warhead test together with a test launch of ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The official Korean Central News Agency said that Kim issued the order for the tests "in a short time".

(Mar 14 2016) - Huffington Post : It's '68 all over again
WASH D.C. -- It was the spring of a presidential election year, but there was no sense of hope & renewal in the land. Instead, the U.S. was in the grip of tribalism & seething fear. Voters were energized by anger and resentment. The media ran red with violent language; surging crowds, cops & protesters filled city streets.

(Mar 13 2016) - Internet Post : The Next Fukushima ???
JAPAN -- 5 yrs after the Fukushima disaster, things are getting worse. As we reported, “the fuel rods melted through their containment vessels in the reactors & no one knows exactly where they are now. Tepco has been developing robots, which can swim under water & negotiate obstacles in damaged tunnels & piping ... "

(Mar 12 2016) - Bangkok Post : Regime targets Iran market
THAILAND -- Thailand is targeting Iran as its key export market in the Middle East following the lifting of international sanctions against the country. The action plan on economic & trade cooperation between Thailand & Iran took effect on Jan 16 this year, which paves the way for the 2 countries to work together ...

(Mar 11 2016) - Conservative Post : Ben Carson Endorsed Trump
AMERICA -- Ben Carson backed Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump on Friday, lending his former rival a high-profile endorsement just days before the consequential 15 Mar primaries. Carson, who suspended his own presidential campaign earlier this month, said it's time for Republicans to rally around Trump ...

(Mar 10 2016) - Activist Post : Declassified Mind Control Programs
C.I.A. -- Most people would probably laugh at the idea of gov't mind control programs, but as the declassified CIA documents we’ll examine here make clear, it was (and probably still is) a real thing in which the U.S government took an active interest. I should warn that this info is unsettling to say the least.

(Mar 09 2016) - U.S. Finacial Post : Who's an outsider ?
U.S.A. -- A second super (small "s") Tuesday is set for March 15 when Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, the Northern Mariana Islands and OH will hold primaries and caucuses. Trump has the support of 38% of Florida's likely GOP primary voters, compared to 30% who back Rubio, 17% for Texas Sen.

(Mar 08 2016) - Threat Post : Facebook Password Reset Bug
WORLD -- Anand Prakash could have hacked your Facebook account or anyone else’s. The India-based security researcher found a glaring password-reset vulnerability last month that has since been patched. The bug allowed him to crack open any of Facebook’s 1.1 billion accounts using a rudimentary brute force password attack.

(Mar 07 2016) - Denver Post : SCOTUS won't hear Apple's appeal
WASH D.C. -- Apple Inc.'s battle against government antitrust enforcers ended in defeat Monday when the Supreme Court declined to consider its appeal of a lower-court ruling that found the company liable for conspiring to raise prices of e-books. The Justice Department and about 30 states sued Apple in 2012 ...

(Mar 05 2016) - Washington Post : Super Saturday States
NEW ORLEANS -- The 2016 election pressed forward Saturday as voters began casting their ballots here in Louisiana's (Rep) and (Dem) primaries, one of five states holding presidential nominating contests across the country. Dubbed "Super Saturday," Republicans will also caucus in Kansas, Maine and Kentucky.

(Mar 04 2016) - Frontier Post : India denies visas to religious body
WASH D.C. -- India has denied visas for a delegation from the U.S. gov't agency. The visas were denied to the body charged with monitoring international religious freedom, the agency said Thursday. The delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom had been scheduled to leave on Friday ...

(Feb 29 2016) - Jerusalem Post : Ohio pastor fatally shot
OHIO -- A pastor was shot and killed by his brother inside an office at his church in Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, police said. The pastor, William Schooler, 70, was not shot at the pulpit, as police and some media outlets reported initially, the Dayton Police Department said in a news release on Sunday.

(Feb 28 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : Analysis: What each side gets
U.S.A. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s announcement on Friday that he was endorsing Donald J. Trump startled the political world. But every political marriage involves a bit of calculation, and in this case, each man has much to gain from the alliance. So what does Gov Christie gain ? Relevance & Revenge ...

(Feb 27 2016) - Global Post : Bombing maps exchanged ...
SYRIA -- The Russian military said its warplanes suspended all sorties over Syria on Saturday in line with a ceasefire deal brokered by Russia and the United States, to avoid any "bombing mistakes." The Russian and American militaries also exchanged maps of Syria, while fighting stopped in 34 Syrian settlements, the military said.

(Feb 26 2016) - Irish Post : Pagan weddings in Ireland ...
IRELAND -- Three new Druids have been granted permission to perform Pagan weddings in Ireland. In 2013, the Irish Gov't legalised Humanist weddings after a decade-long campaign & according to the Central Statistics Office, there were 895 Humanist weddings the next year, which made up around 4% of marriages that year.

(Feb 25 2016) - Greanville Post : Hillary, the CFR & Establishment
WASH D.C. -- When asked by Wolf Blitzer in January if she was “the establishment,” Hillary replied: “I just don’t understand what that means. He’s been in Congress, he’s been elected to office a lot longer than I have.” Weeks later, her Dem' primary opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders made the case in a debate ...

(Feb 24 2016) - NY Post : Melania Trump: Follow the law like I did
NEW YORK -- Melania Trump, who could become the 1st foreign-born presidential spouse in U.S. history, defended her hubby’s rhetoric on immigration. The wife of GOP front-runner Donald Trump insisted that her husband has no beef with Mex-American immigrants - despite calling some “criminals, drug dealers & rapists.”

(Feb 23 2016) - Yorkshire Post : London Stock Ex. in merger talks
LONDON -- The London Stock Exchange is in talks over a “merger of equals” with Germany’s Deutsche Boerse. The pair are holding “detailed discussions” about a tie-up that would create a “leading European-based global markets infrastructure group”, according to the LSE. The combined group would be worth nearly £20 billion.

(Feb 22 2016) - Kenyan Post : I made a grave mistake
KENYA -- A Jubilee Member of Parliament has sensationally claimed that Kenyans made a mistake in electing Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto as President and Deputy in 2013. Speaking during a burial ceremony of Mugo Mutegi in Mutindwa, Maara, on Saturday, Maara MP, Karake Mbiuki, regretted supporting Uhuru / Ruto in 2013.

(Feb 21 2016) - Sunday Post : European Union Referendum :
BRITAIN -- The arguments will be fierce & the campaigning relentless, as both sides wrestle for the votes that'll decide Britain’s future for generations to come. Pro-European campaigners have insisted the deal struck last week secures a brighter future for Britain in Europe but those who want out say it amounts to very little.

(Feb 20 2016) - Jersey Evening Post : Sheikh wins court case
LONDON -- A Sheikh who was once at the centre of a long-running bribery investigation involving two Jersey trusts has this week fought off a lawsuit alleging that he falsely imprisoned a rival. Sheikh Hamad Bin-Jassim Bin-Jabar Al Thani, a former Prime Minister of Qatar, was accused of seizing land ...

(Feb 19 2016) - Nagaland Post : F-16's to be made in India
INDIA -- U.S. jet maker Lockheed Martin announced Thursday it is ready to manufacture F-16 fighter jets in India & that it supports the ongoing talks with India to set up the first manufacturing facility. The project is set to be the largest one under the ‘Make in India’ initiative, Times of India reported.

(Feb 18 2016) - BRICS Post : Russia opposed to Syrian no-fly zone
RUSSIA -- Moscow is against imposing a “no-fly zone” over Syria’s Aleppo because it would not aid the fight against terrorism, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. “The fact of the matter is that there are intense activities being carried out there in the fight against terrorist organizations ..."

(Feb 17 2016) - Post & Email : Technologies Changing Car Industry
AMERICA -- The car industry is always one of the first to test & use new technologies. Some are instant successes, while others fail to impress customers. In recent years, the latest technologies have had a huge impact on the car industry. These technologies have been introduced to make driving safer.

(Feb 16 2016) - Jesuit Post : In Memoriam: Antonin Scalia
WASH D.C. -- I met the late Antonin Scalia only once in my life. The college seminar I took on the Supreme Court included a trip to Wash., DC, during which we observed oral arguments & afterwards, Justice Scalia spoke with us for the better part of an hour. It was incredibly generous, meeting with students ...

(Feb 15 2016) - Activist Post : Other Chemtrail Project Agendas
WORLD -- So far we've only discussed the New Manhattan Project’s most obvious aspect: weather control. Just in that aspect alone, this Project is easily the biggest scientific endeavor in history. Believe it or not, it appears that other massive projects have been piggybacked upon this global weather modification scheme.

(Feb 14 2016) - First Post : Pope slams Mexico's rich
MEXICO CITY -- Celebrating Mass in front of thousands in one of Mexico´s poorest & most dangerous cities, Pope Francis took a swipe at the country's rich & corrupt elite. Decrying "a society of the few & for the few", he denounced deep inequality & the vanity & pride of those who consider themselves a cut above the rest.

(Feb 13 2016) - Cairo Post : Troops battle Zika mosquitoes
BRAZIL -- More than 200,000 army, navy & air force troops are fanning out across Brazil to show people how to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus, which many health officials believe is linked to severe birth defects. The nationwide offensive is part of President Rousseff’s war on the virus ...

(Feb 12 2016) - Business Post : David Drumm facing extradition
IRELAND -- The former banker is coming back to Ireland to fight 33 charges. Former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has abandoned his legal challenge against extradition from the U.S. As first revealed in the Sunday Business Post, the ex-banker has decided to return home to Dublin to fight the charges ...

(Feb 11 2016) - SCM Post : Hong Kong stocks suffer ...
CHINA -- Hong Kong stocks closed sharply lower on the first trading day of the Year of Monkey on Thursday, posting the worst loss to start a lunar new year since 1994, as traders fled equities for safe-haven assets over fears on declining oil prices, capital outflows from China, and dim economic outlook.

(Feb 10 2016) - Patriot Post : The Other Black History
AMERICA -- The irony is that black history in the first half of the 20th century is a history of tremendous progress despite overwhelming odds. During a period of legal discrimination and violent hostility to their advancement, blacks managed to make unprecedented gains that have never been repeated.

(Feb 09 2016) - China Post : 'We are all Tainanese'
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Search and rescue efforts continued in earnest Monday in Tainan on the third day after the Kaohsiung Meinong earthquake struck Southern Taiwan, with President Ma Ying-jeou building on a burgeoning spirit of national unity by proclaiming: "Today we are all Tainanese."

(Feb 08 2016) - Financial Post : ‘Zombie’ stocks haunt oil patch
CANADA -- Last year Michael Binnion considered selling some of his company’s assets to focus on its core play in Alberta, but then changed his mind as oil prices kept plumbing new lows. “In retrospect we really wished we had sold,” the CEO of Questerre Energy Inc. said last week.

(Feb 07 2016) - Webster Post : Multiple people shot in Rochester
NEW YORK -- The Rochester Police Dept. confirms that 8 people were shot & one person's dead after a shooting on State Street this morning. The shooting happened shortly after 2 a.m. Sunday at the Mexican Village nightclub located at 547 State Street in the city. A 29-yr-old man of Rochester was found dead at the scene.

(Feb 06 2016) - Seattle Post : Corrections secretary resigns ...
SEATTLE -- Washington state Corrections Secretary Dan Pacholke resigned Saturday amid a controversy over the early release of prisoners, telling a Republican senator he hoped his departure would satisfy the "need for blood." The Dept. of Corrections & governor's office disclosed in Dec that a software coding error ...

(Feb 05 2016) - India Post : Wikileaks founder should walk free
GENEVA / LONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be freed, a UN panel ruled today as it called on the UK & Sweden to compensate the whistleblower for his “arbitrary detention” of 5 yrs. “The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention considers that the various forms of deprivation of liberty to Julian Assange ... ”

(Feb 04 2016) - Pakistan Christian Post : Plea to return Teenager
FAISALABAD -- In a letter dated Feb 3, 2016 to Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab, Professor A. J. Paul, Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers’ Association has reminded for the recovery of Sana Shahid, a 13 yr old Christian student who's was abducted, converted to Islam & forcibly married in Sialkot, Pakistan.

(Feb 03 2016) - Kansas City Post : Sat' launch planned by N. Korea
SEOUL -- N. Korea announced Tues. it was launching an Earth observation satellite later this month, raising suspicion that planned launch may actually be a ballistic missile test by the reclusive nation in violation of U.N. resolutions. N. Korea informed the Inter' Maritime Organisation of its intention ...

(Feb 02 2016) - Huffington Post : Iowa's Winners & Losers
IOWA -- Tensions soared across the Hawkeye State during Monday's Iowa Caucuses. Polls were thwarted, 2 candidates ended their run for the presidency & another decided to leave the state all together to (...???). Democratic hopefuls, Clinton & Sanders were locked in a dead heat for most of the night ...

(Feb 01 2016) - Rotorua Post : Weather change to follow Red Moon
NEW ZEALAND -- Now we are into midsummer, midway between the summer solstice and the equinox. In ancient times this was known as a cross-quarter and called Lughnasadh in the Celtic culture. The days are still scorching hot and the nights are short, but this will noticeably change by month's end.

(Jan 31 2016) - Kyiv Post : Famous scientist & volunteer arrested
UKRAINE -- A wave of arrests started in a separatist stronghold Donetsk last week after someone blew up a local statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin in a city center on Jan. 27, damaging its pedestal. The Russian-backed separatists captured a renowned Ukrainian historian & religious scholar Ihor Kozlovsky ...

(Jan 30 2016) - African Post : Freedom By The Numbers
WORLD -- It’s January, which means we’ve just learned that freedom around the world is declining. This - for the 10th year in a row - is the conclusion of an annual report released earlier this week by Freedom House, the human rights and democracy organization. Freedom lost ground in 72 countries in 2015 ...

(Jan 29 2016) - Internet Post : Zika Outbreak In Same Area ...
BRAZIL -- When examining a rapidly expanding potential pandemic, it’s necessary to leave no stone unturned so possible solutions, and preventions, will be as effective as possible. In that vein, there was another development in 2015. Oxitec first unveiled its large-scale, genetically-modified mosquito farm in Brazil

(Jan 28 2016) - Activist Post : The CIA’s Presidents
U.S.A. -- Any unmasking of the shadow forces that pull the strings which often determine events requires a time frame context. Historical study can go back to antiquity for classic examples of surreptitious intrigue, but in an age of distorted & diachronic mind control, the creation of the CIA by President Truman

(Jan 27 2016) - Conservative Post : SIMPLY OUTRAGEOUS !!!
IRAEL -- UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon Tuesday made a fool of himself by justifying Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israel, the most recent of which claimed the lives of several unarmed Jewish women. “Palestinian frustration is growing under the weight of a half century of occupation ... ” said Ban.

(Jan 26 2016) - Bangkok Post : Vietnam begins new era ...
HANOI -- Reformist Vietnam PM Dung was not among 200 Communist officials elected to the party’s new Central Committee Tues., ending his bid to move into one of the most influential roles in the country. Mr Dung's name did not appear on a list of newly-elected Central Committee members after delegates voted ...

(Jan 25 2016) - Denver Post : Nuclear mishap withheld by Air Force
WASH D.C. -- In the spring of 2014, as a team of experts was examining what ailed the U.S. nuclear force, the Air Force withheld from them the fact that it was simultaneously investigating damage to a nuclear-armed missile in its launch silo caused by 3 airmen. Air Force gave (AP) a description of the accident ...

(Jan 24 2016) - Washington Post : Snowzilla is done with us
WASH D.C. -- The Washington region, battered by one of the biggest snow storms in recent memory, began a monumental dig out Sunday that is likely to continue for days and hobble the area well into the workweek. And, in the first sign of how difficult that digging out may be ...

(Jan 23 2016) - US Financial Post : USA seeks 30% increase
U.N. -- The end of sanctions frees about $100 bl, but he said Iran will get about $55 - not enough to upset the region's military balance. Kerry said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum the US or others can do little to prevent the now-unfrozen assets from getting into the hands of Iran's Revolutionary Guard ...

(Jan 22 2016) - Boiling Frogs Post : Narco News- Penn Envy
MEXICO -- Oscar winner Sean Penn and Mexican film and TV star Kate del Castillo recently played starring roles as citizen journalists and scooped the world’s major media outlets by scoring a sit-down interview with notorious Mexican narco-trafficker: Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera (aka Chapo Guzmán).

(Jan 21 2016) - Threat Post : Spyware transitions to Malware
INTERNET -- Asacub, once thought of as spyware, appears to have completed its transition into mobile banking malware, according to research published. When the Android malware surfaced in June 2015, researchers with Kaspersky Lab assumed it was spyware. It more or less fit the part; Asacub siphoned incoming SMS messages

(Jan 20 2016) - National Post : Germany discovers its limits
GERMANY -- One effect of a crisis is to test the limits of our compassion. In the case of Syria’s refugees, the limits appear to be directly related to how much inconvenience is caused. Europe was never broadly enthusiastic in its welcome for the wave of refugees that began landing on its shores last year.

(Jan 19 2016) - Frontier Post : 10 people killed in explosion
PESHAWAR -- 10 people have been killed & more than 20 wounded in an explosion near Peshawar. Officials say most of the victims are security forces, locally known as Khasadar Force. Initial investigation reveals that it was a suicide attack targeting security forces near Karkhano Market in Khyber Agency’s Jamrud tehsil.

(Jan 18 2016) - Punching Bag Post : Media Blackout re: Muslim Rape
EUROPE -- A recent episode of WND’s “Franklin in the Morning” explores the world media’s unexplainable silence regarding the epidemic of child rape that's being committed by Muslim rape gangs. This sexual violence has hit 6 countries & is prevalent in Europe. According to police, Muslims view rape as a game.

(Jan 17 2016) - Jerusalem Post : ISIS kidnaps 400 Syrians
BEIRUT -- Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked government-held areas in the Syrian city of Deir al-Zor on Saturday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday families of pro-government fighters were among those abducted.

(Jan 16 2016) - Pittsburgh Post : Strategy to fight violent crime
PITTSBURGH -- The number of homicides in Pittsburgh decreased in 2015 compared to the previous year but other violent crimes increased, city police said Friday. They held a press conference at police headquarters on the North Side to discuss not only trends in homicides & violent crimes in 2015 but also ...

(Jan 15 2016) - Christian Post : Greatest Persecutor of Christians
NORTH KOREA -- Despite the continued rise of the ISIS terror group & Islamic extremism across the world, persecution watchdog group Open Doors has again listed North Korea as the greatest oppressor of Christians worldwide. The North Korean gov't, now led by Kim Jong Un, was placed at the No. 1 for the 14th year.

(Jan 14 2016) - NY Post : Kurdish rebels car-bomb police station
CINAR, Turkey -- Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers & firearms, killing 6 people including civilians, officials said. 39 other people were injured. The attack late Wed targeted the police station in the town of Cinar ...

(Jan 13 2016) - Global Post : Hong Kong to ban ivory trade
CHINA -- Hong Kong will ban the import and export of ivory, the city's leader announced Wednesday, in a "historic" move hailed by animal welfare activists. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying told lawmakers in his annual policy address that officials were determined to crack down on the trade in Hong Kong.

(Jan 12 2016) - Irish Post : Inquest into helicopter crash
IRELAND -- An inquest will open in Bournemouth this week into the death of Lord Ballyedmond in a helicopter crash in 2014. Lord Ballyedmond was one of Ireland’s richest men – with a net worth in excess of £800million at the time of his death at the age of 70. He was killed along with 3 men when his helicopter came down ...

(Jan 11 2016) - Yorkshire Post : Out goes boss who holidayed ...
LONDON -- Environment Agency Chairman Sir Philip Dilley, who came under fire during the recent floods, has resigned, the agency said in a statement. Sir Philip faced criticism for holidaying in Barbados over Christmas while more flooding hit parts of England & for a statement put out by the Environment Agency ...

(Jan 10 2016) - Vicksburg Post : Units for people due to flood
VICKSBURG -- The Vicksburg Housing Authority has vacant units available at its housing properties for people displaced by flooding who may need temporary housing. “We currently have 10 vacancies that we can make available that we can readily move somebody into,” said Ben Washington, executive director of the VHA ...

(Jan 09 2016) - Nagaland Post : 9 injured by blast
INDIA -- 9 people were injured & 3 others are in a critical condition when tribal Garo triggered an IED blast in Williamnagar, the district headquarters of East Garo Hills in western part of Meghalaya. The IED exploded after the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) terrorists planted the bomb in a wine store ...

(Jan 08 2016) - Jakarta Post : South Korea resumes broadcasts
SOUTH KOREA -- S. Korea retaliated for N. Korea's nuclear test with broadcasts of anti-Pyongyang propaganda across the rival's tense border Friday, believed to be the birthday of N. Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The broadcasts will draw a furious response from N. Korea, which considers them an act of psychological warfare.

(Jan 07 2016) - BRICS Post : Chinese envoy travels to Saudi Arabia
SAUDI ARABIA -- Even as many countries downgraded diplomatic ties with Iran escalating the divide in its dispute with Saudi Arabia, Beijing on Thursday said a top envoy will hold talks with both sides to initiate dialogue. China’s foreign ministry on Thursday called on all sides to exercise restraint.

(Jan 06 2016) - Post & Email : Nobody knows who Obama is
COLUMBIA STATE UNIVERSITY -- In an article dated January 22, 2009, a Columbia University student offered his observations of the various elements involved in electing a president, in particular the election and inauguration of the man known as Barack Hussein Obama on November 4, 2008.

(Jan 05 2016) - Kenyan Post : Police thwart another terror attack
MOMBOSA -- Police in Mombasa on foiled another bloodbath by Al Shabaab Monday after they cornered terrorists in Nyali and recovered two assault rifles and over two hundred rounds of ammunition that were to be used by the suspects. Unfortunately, the terrorists escaped but police launched a manhunt for them.

(Jan 04 2016) - Activist Post : Bringing Back the Dead ???
WORLD -- There are a lot of outrageous claims being made within the halls of neuroscience & artificial intelligence. Whether exaggerations, wishful thinking, the dreams of the egocentric & megalomaniacal to be immortal, or just drumming up funding for a never-ending round of “scientific investigation,” ...

(Jan 03 2016) - Cairo Post : 26 terrorists killed in North Sinai
CAIRO -- A total of 26 “terrorist elements” were killed & 5 suspects were arrested Saturday during security raids in North Sinai, according to a Sunday military statement. The raids were carried out under an air cover in Arish, Sheikh Zuwayed, Rafah & some areas in Central Sinai, according to the Defense Ministry.

(Jan 02 2016) - First Post : Pathankot terror attack ...
INDIA -- A terror attack follows India-Pakistan peace moves, much as night follows day. This has been the pattern since Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Lahore bus diplomacy. PM Narendra Modi must have factored this in when he embarked on the perilous peace process with Nawaz Sharif. Knives and daggers will be out ...

(Jan 01 2016) - SCM Post : New wings for space & cyber age
CHINA -- China has officially launched two new wings of the military and established a separate command for ground units as it presses on with a massive overhaul of the armed forces. The Central Military Commission also released a guideline on Friday aimed a driving the rest of the reform programme.

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