bomb strikes at symbolic heart of Pakistan
The Taliban's Easter bombing of a crowded park in Lahore could prove the trigger for what many see as a long overdue counter-terror offensive in the bastion of Pakistan's establishment. But analysts warn a sweeping military operation in a region traditionally dominated by the current ruling party could be another step in a "creeping coup" by the increasingly assertive army.At least 73 people perished and hundreds were injured when a bomb packed with ball bearings exploded near a playground on S..>> view originalUber X proposal to reform taxi services in South Australia to be debated in Parliament
Uber X proposal to reform taxi services in South Australia to be debated in Parliament Posted March 31, 2016 15:37:49 Laws to make ride-sharing services like Uber X legal in South Australia will be introduced into Parliament by the State Opposition.It said the Government had taken too long to deliver on its review into the taxi industry.The review was commissioned in January last year, and its report was handed to the Transport Minister over a month ago.Opposition Lea..>> view originalMalaysia Airlines fails to stop MH370 lawsuit
Russia and the US expand forces in Europe and Syria
A Russian Su-24 takes off on a combat mission at Hemeimeem airbase in Syria in October last year. Photo: AP Washington: The US military has announced it would deploy rotations of US-based armoured brigade combat teams to Europe, part of a wider effort to counter what the US sees as Russian aggression on the continent. At the same time, analysis suggests that rather than the partial withdrawal of Russian forces from Syria, announced by Russian president Vla..>> view originalFrance drops bid to strip citizenship from people convicted of terrorism
France's president has dropped plans to change the country's constitution to allow convicted terrorists to be stripped of their French nationality. Francois Hollande says he decided to end the debate after parliament failed to reach an agreement. It was a pointed and divisive anti-terrorism bill, announced in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks last November that killed 130 people. French president Francois Hollande tabled it in a bid to change the constitution so militants convicted of terror..>> view originalMum charged with beating own daughter to death poses for bizarre 'ghost' photos with the toddler
Soldier Jeanie Ditty commissioned a photographer to superimpose her dead daughter Macy Grace who she in fact charged with the murder of. Picture: sunnyjophotography_2770769a.jpgA SOLDIER mum charged with murdering her two-year-old daughter ordered photos of the child appearing as a ghostly angel next to her own grave.The weird photos emerged after Jeanie Ditty, 23, of Spring Lake in North Carolina, was accused of neglecting and killing Macy Grace, The Sun reports.The active soldier at Fort Bragg..>> view original"We lost one of our best lions": Mohawk was shot dead by a ranger in Kenya.
"We lost one of our best lions": Mohawk was shot dead by a ranger in Kenya. Mohawk the lion, one of Kenya's most famous big cats, was fatally shot on Wednesday by wildlife rangers. In a country that has invested millions in protecting its wildlife, Kenyans are trying to figure out what went wrong.The rangers had no tranquilisers, only rifles. A veterinary team was on its way, but the rangers shot the lion anyway, saying he posed an immediate threat to human li..>> view originalPM Najib spent lavishly on luxury items using channelled funds: WSJ report
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak spent lavishly on luxury goods overseas, including on jewellery and clothes, using funds diverted from a state investment fund, according to a new report based on a probe into his bank transaction records.Mr Najib’s personal spending in the US, Europe and Malaysia was in excess of US$15 million, during a period between 2011 and 2014, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Mar 31).The report alleges that the Prime Minister spent abou..>> view originalPark arrives in US for Nuclear Security Summit
Posted : 2016-03-31 10:32 Updated : 2016-03-31 10:32 Park arrives in US for Nuclear Security Summit President Park Geun-hye arrived in Washington on Wednesday for a summit with her U.S. counterpart Barack Obama and dozens of other world leaders on how to tackle the threats on nuclear terrorism and to strengthen an international regime for nuclear security.The biennial meeting, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, has been held every two years since Obama hosted the inaugural summit in ..>> view originalLast 5 Western hostages on hijacked EgyptAir plane recall fear
First the hijacker said the women could leave. All the children, too. Then the man in the suicide vest agreed that all Egyptians and others from Muslim backgrounds would be allowed to escape from the plane. That left five Western men - at least one of whom thought they were about to die. “We looked each other in the eyes and we said: Here we are. We’re at the end of the line. It’s over,” recalled the Italian in the group, Andrea Banchetti, the day after an Egyptian man took control of a sho..>> view original
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